Q&A Flashcards
When can you overtake on the left?
When the driver in front of you is turning right and you are either going straight or if you intend to turn left. Also when the vehicles in the lane on your right are moving slower than the left lane.
At an uncontrolled junction of equal importance, to whom should you give way?
Traffic on the right and traffic already turning
At a stop sign with no white line, where would you stop?
At the stop sign.
What position would you adopt for a right turn on a one-way street?
The extreme right hand turn
How would you turn right on a main road?
Check mirrors and signal and then move into the right hand lane when clear, keeping left of the white line in the centre of the road. When a safe gap occurs, complete your turn, never cut corners and give way to pedestrians
How would you recognise a zebra crossing at night?
By amber flashing beacons.
What does an island in the middle of a pedestrian crossing mean?
Each side of the island is a separate crossing.
What restrictions are there in relation to the use of the horn?
It must not be used between the hours of 11:30 pm & 7:00 am in a built up area, except in an emergency and when the vehicle is stationary.
When should you dip your headlights?
When meeting oncoming traffic while driving at night.
When following close behind another vehicle.
On continuously lit roads.
Dawn and dusk.
During bad weather, in snow, fog, and heavy rain.
What should you do if dazzled by an oncoming vehicle?
Slow down and stop if necessary.
Always watch for pedestrians and cyclists on your side of the road.
Don’t look towards the lights.
Don’t flash your lights.
What is a clearway?
Stopping and parking prohibited (except by buses and taxis) for a period indented on the sign.
What does a broken yellow line on the left side of the road mean?
A broken yellow line marks the edge of the road and shows where the hard shoulder begins.
What does a single continuous yellow line on the left side of the road mean?
No parking during business hours.
What do two continuous yellow lines on the left side of the road mean?
No parking at any time
What is the legal parking distance from the curb?
Half a metre
How close to a junction can you park?
5 metres
Where should you not park?
Never on a bend, the brow of a hill, a humpback bridge, at a continuous white line, where your vehicle would obstruct a sign, at a bus stop, opposite another parked vehicle, opposite an exit road, blocking a gateway or driveway. on a narrow road or a taxi rank.
Where should you not overtake?
At a bend, a junction, brow of a hill, a hump back bridge, a continuous white line or anywhere your view of oncoming traffic is restricted
What is the safe distance to drive from the car in front of you?
Allow one metre for each mile per hour, double if the road surface is wet.
If you saw a red triangle on the road what would it mean?
There is an obstruction on the road ahead.
What is the sequence of the traffic lights?
Red. Green, Amber, Red
At a junction where the traffic lights are not working, to whom would you give way?
Traffic on the right.
