Learners License NZ 2023

Question 1

What do compulsory signs do?

Answer 1

Compulsory signs tell you what you must or must not do.

Question 2

What colours are compulsory signs usually?

Answer 2

Red and white or blue and white, but a few are white with a red border

Question 3

What type of sign is a give way sign?

Answer 3

Compulsory sign

Question 4

A round white sign with a red border has the number 110 on it - what does this mean?

Answer 4

It is a speed limit sign. It means 110km/h is the fastest you can drive in good conditions.

Question 5

A round blue and white sign has a straight arrow - what does this mean?

Answer 5

This means keep going straight ahead

Question 6

A white sign with a red border that says bus only - what does this mean?

Answer 6

This means that this lane can only be used by buses.

Question 7

What do you do at a give way sign?

Answer 7

This sign means you must slow down and give way (or stop, if necessary)

Question 8

What do warning signs do?

Answer 8

Warning signs tell you about dangers on the road ahead.
They warn you to be careful for your own safety, the safety of other road users or the safety of road workers.
Warning signs can be temporary (like roadwork signs) or permanent (like pedestrian crossing signs).

Question 9

What colour are warning signs?

Answer 9

They’re usually orange and black or yellow and black.

Question 10

Are ‘roadworks ahead’ signs temporary warning signs or permanent warning signs?

Answer 10

Temporary

Question 11

Are pedestrian signs temporary warning signs or permanent warning signs? and what do they mean?

Answer 11

Pedestrian signs are permanent warning signs. It means that there is a pedestrian crossing ahead

Question 12

Is the diamond shaped yellow and black gravel sign a permanent or temporary warning sign and what does it mean?

Answer 12

This is a permanent sign that means there is a gravel road ahead.

Question 13

Keep left signs are signs that remind you to keep to the left side of the road. Where will you usually see these?

Answer 13

You’ll usually see it in places where there might be tourists driving, who might from countries where people drive on the right.

Question 14

Drive on left signs remind you to keep on the left side of the road when turning at an intersection or driveway. Where will you usually find these?

Answer 14

You’ll usually find them in tourist areas.

Question 15

Blue frost markers signs tell you to slow down when you see ice frost warning markers. These are blue flashing lights that you’ll see when driving in frosty areas. Okay?

Answer 15

Okay

Question 16

What are information signs?

Answer 16

These are signs that give you useful information. They don’t usually tell you what you must do. They come in a range of different colours including white, blue, green or brown.

Question 17

What does a round white sign with a black stripe striked through the middle mean?

Answer 17

This is an open road sign. It means 100 km/h is the fastest speed you can drive in good conditions. You’ll see them on some rural roads.

Question 18

Where are temporary signs like temporary speed limit signs seen?

Answer 18

Where there are roadworks

Question 19

If there is a speed limit sign on a black lit square with yellow dots in the corners what does that mean?

Answer 19

It is a changing speed limit sign. It can change, depending on weather or traffic conditions.

Question 20

Advisory speed signs are black numbers on a yellow background. What do these mean?

Answer 20

Advisory speed signs warn you that you’re coming up to speed bumps or a curve in the road. They give you advice about a safe speed to drive at.

Question 21

What does the number on advisory speed signs mean? ie. 35

Answer 21

That suggests the km/h that is a safe speed to drive around it. ie. 35km/h is a safe speed to drive around it.

Question 22

Theres a speed bump sign that says “next 400m” and a sign with ‘25’ on it - what does this tell us?

Answer 22

This sign tells us that there are speed bumps on the next 400m of road. It suggests 25km/h is a safe speed to drive across them.

Question 23

What do you do when you see an incident or emergency warning sign?

Answer 23

You must slow down to 20 km/h, even though there’s no compulsory speed limit sign.
You must slow down to 20 km/h before you reach the sign. You cannot speed up again until you’re clear of the incident or emergency.

Question 24

Incident and emergency signs are only exclamation mark signs with either incident or emergency under it - true or false

Answer 24

False - they may be a sign with the words ‘crash’ or ‘fire’ etc.

Question 25

When a school bus has stopped to let children on or off, what speed must you slow down to?

Answer 25

You must slow down to 20 km/h when you’re passing a school bus that has stopped to let children on or off. It doesn’t matter which side of the road you’re on - you still have to slow down.

Question 26

Outside some schools you may see ‘school zone’ speed limit signs.
These are compulsory speed limit signs, but the speed limits only apply at certain times of the day. What are the two types of school zone speed limit signs?

Answer 26

Fixed (red and white) and changing (digital sign)

Question 27

If you see a fixed school zone speed sign that tells you when the 40km/h speed limit applies - at all other times what speed do you drive at?

Answer 27

At all other times you can drive at the normal speed limits for that area.

Question 28

If you see a changing school zone speed limit sign that is turned on how do you know when the speed limit on it applies?

Answer 28

A changing(digital) school zone speed limit sign will only turn on when the speed limit on for example 40km/h applies. At all other times it is either blank or just shows the normal speed limit.

Question 29

If you have to drive at a slow speed which may hold up other vehicles, what should you do?

Answer 29

Keep as close as you can to the left side of the road. If you’re going more slowly than other traffic, and you know they want to pass you, drive as far to the left as you safely can.

Question 30

The give way rules can be applied to any situation at any time. True or false?

Answer 30

False - There are some situations where the give way rules don’t apply. When this happens, use common sense and courtesy.

Question 31

What is a road?

Answer 31

Roads are usually made of asphalt or gravel. Under New Zealand law, the word ‘road’ can also legally mean beaches, riverbeds, carparks and driveways that are open to the street.

Roads can include any places the public have access to.

Question 32

What isn’t a road?

Answer 32

What isn’t a road?

Private property and fenced-off areas are not roads. For example, a driveway with a gate or a fenced-off playground aren’t roads.

Question 33

Where do the road rules apply?

Answer 33

The road rules apply in all places that are legal roads.

This means that the police can protect the public from people who drive dangerously, even in places that aren’t normal, public roads.

However, even if an area is a ‘road’ in the legal sense, this doesn’t always mean you’re allowed to drive on it.

Question 34

In New Zealand, what side of the road do we drive on?

Answer 34

In New Zealand, we drive on the left-hand side of the road.

Question 35

What is the worst kind of crash?

Answer 35

Head-on crashes are the worst kind of crash. They often result in serious injury or death.

Question 36

What is the worst kind of crash?

Answer 36

Head-on crashes are the worst kind of crash. They often result in serious injury or death.

Question 37

What is a laned road?

Answer 37

A laned road is a road that has a centreline.

Question 38

How many lanes do most roads have? And what are the lanes usually seperated by?

Answer 38

Most roads in New Zealand have two lanes. They have one lane going in each direction.
The lanes are usually separated by the centreline. This is a white or yellow line. Sometimes it has raised reflectors or studs.

Question 39

When you’re driving on a road with a centreline, you must keep your car in the left lane unless what?

Answer 39

Unless you are passing a vehicle or passing something else that is blocking your lane.

Question 40

What should you do when there are two or more lanes on your side of the centreline?

Answer 40

Keep in the left-hand lane as much as you can.
Don’t use the lane closest to the centreline if you’ll hold up other vehicles.

Question 41

When should the lane closest to the centreline be used?

Answer 41

1. you want to pass another vehicle
2. you want to turn right
3. the left-hand lane is full up with other traffic or is blocked

Question 42

What are roads that don’t have a centreline or lane markings called?

Answer 42

Unlaned roads

Question 43

When you’re driving on an unlaned road what must you do?

Answer 43

You must keep as close as possible to the left side of the road. This helps you stay clear of vehicles coming the other way.