Questions

Question 1

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

Answer 1

At the stop sign.

Question 2

What is the safe distance to drive from the car in front of you?

Answer 2

Allow 1 metre for each mile per hour and Double if the surface is wet.

Question 3

Where should you not park?

Answer 3

At a bend, the brow of a hill, a hump back bridge, opposite a continuous
white line, Double Yellow Lines, Single Yellow Lines (during Business
hours), Clearway (during hours shown) , Zig Zag Lines At Zebra/Pelican
Crossings.

Question 4

What does a green light mean?

Answer 4

Go provided the junction is clear.

Question 5

What does an amber light mean?

Answer 5

Stop unless you are too close to stop safely.

Question 6

What is the sequence of traffic lights?

Answer 6

Green, Amber, Red, Amber, Green

Question 7

When can you overtake on the left?

Answer 7

(a) When the driver in front of you is turning right,
(b) When you intend to turn left
(c) When the vehicles in the lane to your right are moving slower to
the vehicles in your lane.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

A continuous white line with a broken white line behind it.

Question 9

What is the legal parking distance from the kerb?

Answer 9

Half a metre (18 inches)

Question 10

What do Double Yellow lines mean?

Answer 10

No Parking at any time

Question 11

What do continuous White Lines on the road mean?

Answer 11

Keep left and do not cross the line except in case of emergency or for
access

Question 12

What does a broken yellow line along the edge of a major road mean?

Answer 12

It marks the edge of the road and shows where the hard shoulder begins.

Question 13

What is the rule of the yellow box junction?

Answer 13

Do not enter the box unless your exit ahead is clear, however you may
enter the box and wait if you are turning right, so long as you don’t block
traffic with right of way.

Question 14

What do zig zag markings either side of a zebra crossing mean?

Answer 14

Do not park in that area and do not overtake on the approach to the
crossing.

Question 15

What road users and vehicles are not allowed to use Motorways?

Answer 15

Learner Drivers. Cyclists. Pedestrians. Animals. Invalid Carriages.
Vehicles Under 50cc. Slow vehicles under 30 mph.

Question 16

At a roundabout, what traffic would you give right of way to?

Answer 16

Give way to traffic coming from the right and any traffic already on the
roundabout.

Question 17

At a junction with roads of equal importance which traffic would you
give right of way to?

Answer 17

Traffic coming from the right and any traffic already crossing at the
junction as you are on the approach.

Question 18

What does a broken White Line/ Lines in the centre of the road mean?

Answer 18

You may cross if it is safe to do so.

Question 19

What does a single yellow line along a kerb mean?

Answer 19

No parking during business hours

Question 20

When would you use dipped headlights?

Answer 20

When meeting other traffic. When following behind traffic that you do not
intend to overtake. In lit up areas. On continuously
Lit roads outside built-up or special speed limit areas. During bad
weather i.e heavy snow, rain or fog. At dawn and dusk..

Question 21

When may you use the right hand lane of a dual-carriageway?

Answer 21

When overtaking or when you intend to turn right a short distance ahead.

Question 22

Are you allowed to drive on the hard shoulder

Answer 22

The hard shoulder is not an extra traffic lane and should normally be
used by pedestrians and cyclists. Traffic may temporarily use the hard
shoulder to allow faster vehicles to pass provided there are no
pedestrians or cyclists using it.

Question 23

If dazzled by headlights by an oncoming car, What should you do?

Answer 23

Slow down and stop if necessary. To avoid dazzle , look towards the
verge until the oncoming car has passed.

Question 24

What do Double broken white lines along the centre of the road
indicate?

Answer 24

They alert drivers to continuous white lines a short distance ahead.

Question 25

When should you Yield ?

Answer 25

When moving off, When overtaking, When changing lanes, At
Roundabouts, At Junctions , When turning left, When turning right,
To a pedestrian on a zebra crossing, To a pedestrian on a pelican
crossing when the amber light is flashing,To a pedestrian already
crossing at a junction.

Question 26

Name 3 people in authority for whom you must stop.

Answer 26

Garda, Traffic Warden, Person in charge of animals.

Question 27

What should you do at an “unmarked junction”

Answer 27

Always stop and assess the situation. Proceed with caution.