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1
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What shape and colour are warning sign?

A

Diamond Shape – Yellow and Black

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2
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What should always be kept clean on your vehicle?

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Lights – Reflectors – Windows – Mirrors – Registration plate

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What does a single yellow line mean?

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Parking prohibited during business hours

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What is the rule about passing animals on the road?

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Slow down, give plenty of room, do not sound your horn or rev your engine

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What are the road markings for a no-entry street?

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full white line followed by a broken white line

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What vehicles are prohibited from using a motorway?

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Learner drivers, motorbikes under 50cc, invalid carriages or horse drawn vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians

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What does a broken white line mean?

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A broken white line means overtake if safe to do so

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Can you reverse from a minor road onto a major road?

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NO. (You should reverse from a major road to a minor road, being very aware of the possible following traffic)

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What does a double yellow line mean?

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No parking at any time

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10
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What is the sequence of traffic lights?

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Green - Amber – Red – green

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11
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When should you use your hazard lights?

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When your car is broken down, being towed, or at the scene of an accident

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12
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Where is the only place you will see a flashing red light?

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At a level crossing. (Trains)

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13
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What is the rule on entering a roundabout?

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Give way to traffic on your immediate right. always Keeping the back wheels of the vehicle in front in view!!

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14
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Name some places where you should not overtake?

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Where you cannot see far enough ahead – too close to junctions – corners- approach to a bend – pedestrian crossings (zig-zag lines, see Q.29); hatch markings – over a continuous white line, on approach to humpback bridges etc

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What is a contraflow bus lane?

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It is a bus lane that flows in the opposite direction to the traffic.

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16
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What shape and colour are a regulatory sign?

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Regulatory signs are round with red and white background apart from three: Stop, Yield and the end of speed limit

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17
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What is the hard shoulder used for?

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Emergencies, breakdowns, pedestrians and cyclists

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18
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When should you dip your lights?

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When meeting cars, built up areas, continuously lit up roads, following behind a vehicle, when fog or poor visibility persists, generally driving with parks lights all the time is a safe action

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What does the rules of the road say about sounding your horn?

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You should not sound your horn between the hours of 11:30pm and 7:00am except in an emergency

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20
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What does a clearway sign mean?

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Parking prohibited during the times shown (except by buses or taxis)

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21
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At a pelican crossing what does a flashing amber light mean?

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Proceed with caution, giving way to pedestrians who may still be crossing

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22
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To keep your Vehicle in legal condition, what should you pay attention to?

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Brakes – lights – tyres – steering – indicators – wipers – speedometer – horn

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23
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What are the minimum lighting requirements on your vehicle?

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A motor vehicle (except a motorcycle) must be equipped with two headlights (white or yellow), two white side lights (front), two red rear lights, two red rear stop lights, two red rear reflectors, Number plate lighting to the rear and amber directional indicators front and rear

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24
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What does a steady amber traffic light mean?

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Stop if it is safe to do so, or as to not inconvenience other drivers by braking harshly

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25
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How should you approach a green light that has been green from the first time you have seen it?

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Approach with caution at a speed which would allow you to stop safely if necessary

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26
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What are you legally required to have before you can drive on any public road?

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You must hold a valid licence (provisional or full) and have your vehicle taxed and insured and NCT if required.

27
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What does a green traffic light mean?

A

You may continue if it is safe to do so

28
Q

What is the safest way to park your car at night (If parked on a road)?

A

Passenger side (left) to the kerb with the rear reflectors showing to the following traffic

29
Q

What do Zig – Zag lines on approach to a pedestrian crossing mean?

A

Overtaking is prohibited, no set down to let out passengers and no overtaking inside the zone

30
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When may you overtake on the left?

A

When traffic in front is turning right, when you are turning left, when you are on a two-lane road where the traffic is slow and the lane on the right is moving slower than the lane on the left

31
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How would you recognize a pedestrian crossing at night-time?

A

Flashing Amber Beacons either side of the Zebra crossing

32
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At a pelican crossing what dose a flashing amber light mean?

A

Proceed with caution giving right of way to pedestrians crossing.

33
Q

What is the minimum legal thread depth on a tyre?

A

1.6 mm, 1mm for vintage cars

34
Q

When should you not drive?

A

While under the influence of alcohol, drugs (prescribed or otherwise), or when tired or drowsy

35
Q

Name places you should not park?

A

Close to a junction (not within 15mts) –corners – double yellow lines – single yellow lines (within times zones) – opposite a continuous white line (causing other motorists to overtake) or anywhere you would obstruct other road users

36
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What should you do if blinded by oncoming lights at night?

A

SLOW DOWN!!, then look to the left, be aware of pedestrians, cyclists and obstructions on the left. If still blinded slow down more then and stop. Do not put on your own heads in retaliation!!

37
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What signs would you expect to see when you are approaching a major road?

A

Warning sign – major road ahead, Regulatory sign – Stop or Yield

38
Q

How would you check your brake lights on your car if you were alone?

A

Reverse your car towards a window and look at the reflection.

39
Q

What are the rules regarding the yellow box junction?

A

Don’t go near it if you can’t clear it, except when turning right

40
Q

What is the maximum legal speed limit on Irish Motorways?

A

120kmph

41
Q

What does the island in the centre of a pedestrian crossing mean?

A

Each side of the island is a separate crossing

42
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When can you overtake on the left?

A

When the driver in front of you is turning right, when you intend to turn left, when vehicles in the lane on your right are moving slower

43
Q

At an uncontrolled junction with all roads of equal importance to whom should you give way?

A

Traffic on the right and traffic already turning

44
Q

At a stop sign that has no white line where should you stop?

A

At the stop sign

45
Q

What position would you take up for a right turn in a one-way street?

A

The extreme right lane

46
Q

How would you turn right on a main road?

A

Mirror, signal, 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 your corner and give way to pedestrians

47
Q

When driving at night when should you dip your headlights?

A

When meeting oncoming traffic, when following close behind another vehicle, on continuously lit roads, in snow fog dusk/dawn

48
Q

What should you do if dazzled by lights of an oncoming car?

A

Slow down and stop if necessary

49
Q

What does a broken yellow line mean?

A

It marks the edge of the road

50
Q

What does a single yellow line mean?

A

No parking at certain times (during office hours)

51
Q

What is the legal parking distance from the kerb?

A

45cm/18inches

52
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Where shouldn’t you park?

A

Near a bend, the brow of a hill, a hump back bridge, a continuous white line, where your vehicle would obstruct a sign, at an entrance, at a bus stop, opposite another vehicle, on a narrow road or taxi rank, etc.

53
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Where shouldn’t you overtake?

A

At a bend, the brow of a hill, a junction, a jump back bridge, a continuous white line or anywhere your view of oncoming traffic is restricted

54
Q

What is the two-second rule?

A

Stay 2 seconds behind the car in front. Use a stationary object on the road, start counting when the car in from passes the object and you should pass after counting 2 seconds

55
Q

If you saw a red triangle on the road what would it mean?

A

That there’s an obstruction on the road ahead

56
Q

At a junction when traffic lights aren’t working, to whom would you give way?

A

Traffic on the right

57
Q

Name 3 people in authority for whom you must stop?

A

A Garda, school warden, person in charge of animals

58
Q

If you were entering a 1 way street at the no entry end, what road markings would you see?

A

A continuous white line with a broken white line behind it

59
Q

When can you cross a continuous white line?

A

To avoid an obstruction, for access, or if there’s a broken white line on your side of the road

60
Q

What is the speed limit on national primary roads?

A

100km/h

61
Q

What rules apply to a junction box?

A

You can’t enter unless your way ahead is clear, the exception is when turning right you can enter and wait in the box if you’re not obstructing other traffic

62
Q

If there are 2 sets of white lines in the centre of the road, 1 continuous and 1 broken, which would you obey?

A

You obey the line at your side of the road

63
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What do 2 sets of broken white lines in the centre of the road mean?

A

There’ll be 1/2 continuous white lines ahead

64
Q

What do white horizontal lines in the centre of the road mean?

A

You use them like a traffic island, you don’t enter

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