Rules of the Road Flashcards by Catrina Gatt

You may drive over a footpath:

Choose 1 answer

If no pedestrians are near

When the pavement is very wide

To overtake slow-moving traffic

To gain lawful access into a property

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What is the national speed limit outside built up areas unless otherwise indicated for cars and motorcycles?

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100 kph

60 kph

80 kph

50 kph

80 kph

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What is the national speed limit unless otherwise indicated on dual-carriageways for cars and motorcycles?

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50 kph

70 kph

80 kph

100 kph

80 kph

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You are driving along a street with parked vehicles on the left-hand side. For which THREE reasons should you keep your speed down?

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Children may run out from between the vehicles

Driver’s door may open

Vehicles may be pulling out

You may set off car alarms

So that oncoming traffic can you more clearly

Children may run out from between the vehicles

Driver’s door may open

Vehicles may be pulling out

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You meet an obstruction on your side of the road. You should:

Choose 1 answer

Accelerate to get past first

Give way to oncoming traffic

Wave oncoming vehicles through

Drive on; it is your right of way

Give way to oncoming traffic

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There is a tractor ahead of you. You wish to overtake but you are NOT sure if it is safe to do so. You should:

Choose 1 answer

Speed through but flash your lights to oncoming traffic

Sound your horn to the slow vehicle to pull over

Follow another overtaking vehicle through

Not overtake if you are in doubt

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Which three of the following are most likely to take an unusual course at roundabouts?

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Bread vans

Horse riders

Delivery vans

Long vehicles

Cyclists

Estate Cars

Horse riders

Long vehicles

Cyclists

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You are leaving your vehicle parked on a road. When may you leave the engine running?

Choose 1 answer

When in a 40 kph zone

If the battery is flat

If you will be parked for less than five minutes

Not on any occasion

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In which Five places you must NOT park or wait?

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On the slope of a hill

On the brow of a hill

In front of someone else’s drive-way/garage

Opposite a traffic island

On a dual carriageway

At a bus stop

On the brow of a hill

In front of someone else’s drive-way/garage

Opposite a traffic island

On a dual carriageway

At a bus stop

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What is the nearest you may park your vehicle to a junction?

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5 meters (16 feet)

15 meters (49 feet)

12 meters (39 feet)

10 meters (32 feet)

5 meters (16 feet)

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You are finding it difficult to find a parking place in a busy town. You can see there is space on the zigzag lines of a zebra crossing. Can you park there?

Choose 1 answer

Yes, if you don’t block people from crossing

Yes, in order to drop off a passenger

No, unless you stay with your car

No, not under any circumstances

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You are looking for somewhere to park your vehicle. The area is full EXCEPT for spaces marked ‘disabled use’. You can:

Choose 1 answer

Use these spaces disabled or not

Park if you stay with your vehicle

Use these spaces when elsewhere is full

Not park there unless permitted

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In which TWO places must you NOT park?

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At a bus stop

In a one-way street

In a side road

Near a school entrance

Near a police station

At a bus stop

Near a school entrance

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You are driving at night with full-beam headlights on. A vehicle is overtaking you. You should dip your lights:

Choose 1 answer

Only if the other driver dips his headlights

Before the vehicles starts to pass you

Some time after the vehicle has passed you

As soon as the vehicle passes you

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You are driving on a two-lane carriageway. For which TWO of the following would you use the right-hand lane?

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Overtaking

Mending punctures

Constant high speed driving

Driving at the minimum allowed speed

Turning right

Normal driving

Overtaking

Turning right

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You are entering an area od roadworks. There is a temporary speed limit displayed. You must:

Choose 1 answer

Not exceed the speed limit

Obey the limit except for overnight

Accept the speed limit as advisable

Obey the limit during rush hour

Not exceed the speed limit

You are approaching a busy junction. There are several lanes with road markings. At the last moment you realise that you are in the wrong lane. You should:

Choose 1 answer

Continue in that lane

Use clear arm signals to cut across

Stop until the area has cleared

Force your way across

Continue in that lane

Where may you overtake on a one-way street?

Choose 1 answer

Only on the right-hand side

Overtaking is not allowed

Only on the left-hand side

Either on the right or the left

You are going straight ahead at a roundabout. How should you signal?

Choose 1 answer

Signal right on the approach and then left to leave the roundabout

Signal left on the approach to the roundabout and keep the signal on until you leave

Signal left as you leave the roundabouts

Signal left just after you pass the exit before the one you will take

At a crossroads, there are no signs or road markings. Two vehicles apprach. Which has priority?

Choose 1 answer

Neither vehicle

Vehicles approaching from the right

The vehicle on the widest road

The fastest vehicle

Neither vehicle

Who has priority at an unmarked crossroads?

Choose 1 answer

The driver on the wider road

No one

The driver who is going faster

The driver of the larger vehicle

No one

You are intending to turn right at a junction. An oncoming driver is also turning right. It will normally be safer to:

Choose 1 answer

Keep the other vehicle to your RIGHT and turn behind it (offside to offside)

Hold back, wait for the other driver to turn first

Carry on and turn at the next junction instead

Keep the other vehicle LEFT and turn in front of it (nearside to nearside)

Keep the other vehicle to your RIGHT and turn behind it (offside to offside)

The dual carriageway you are turning right onto has a narrow central reservation. You should:

Choose 1 answer

Emerge slightly to show your intentions

Wait until the road is clear in both directions

Stop in the first lane so that the other vehicles give way

Proceed to central reservation and wait

Wait until the road is clear in both directions

While driving you intend to turn left into a minor road. On the approach, you should:

Choose 1 answer

Swing out wide just before turning

Keep in the middle of the road

Keep just left of the middle of the riad

Keep well to the left of the road

You may only enter a junction box when: | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote You need to turn left The traffc lights show green Your exit road is clear There are less than two vehicles in front of you

Your exit road is clear

Someone is waiting to cross at a zebra crossing. They are standing on the pavement. You should normally: | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote Ignore them as they are still on the pavement Stop before you reach the zigzag lines and let them cross Stop, let them cross and wait patiently Go on quickly before they step onto the crossing

Stop, let them cross and wait patiently

You are on a busy main road and find that you are in a wrong direction. What should you do? | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote Make a 'three point' turn in the main road Make a U-turn in the main road Turn into a side road on the road on the right and reverse into the main road Turn round in a side road

Turn round in a side road

You are parked in a busy high street. What is the safest way to turn your vehicle around to go the opposite way? | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote Find a quiet side road to turn round in Do a U-turn Get someone to stop the traffic Drive into a side road and reverse into the main road

Find a quiet side road to turn round in

Why is it important for you to maintain road position. | Choose 2 answers ## Footnote So that you are on the correct side of the road before and after turning left or roght at junctions and when approaching roundabouts So that you are always in the correct lane on a multi-lane road Staying in the lane of your choice as long as you are driving within the speed limit So that nobody can overtake you if they are speeding

So that you are on the correct side of the road before and after turning left or roght at junctions and when approaching roundabouts So that you are always in the correct lane on a multi-lane road

What lights should you use and why, when going through a tunnel? | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote No lights are necessary as tunnels have their own lighting Dipped-beam to help you see and also be clearly seen by others Hazard warning lights so nobody drives too near Main-beam to see clearly where you are going

Dipped-beam to help you see and also be clearly seen by others

When can you overtake in a tunnel? | Choose 2 answers ## Footnote On the outside lane if the vehicle in front of you on the inner lane is not going fast enough On the inside lane if the vehicle in front of me on the outside lane is not going fast enough Never under normal circumstances as overtaking in tunnels is prohibited If a broken down vehicle or other static hazard is obstructing the lane you are driving in, after having checked and signalled correctly

Never under normal circumstances as overtaking in tunnels is prohibited If a broken down vehicle or other static hazard is obstructing the lane you are driving in, after having checked and signalled correctly

You nay remove your seat belt temporarily when carrying out a manouvre that involves: | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote Reversing Driving slowly An emergency stop A hill start

Reversing

You must not reverse: | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote For longer than necessary In a built up area Into a side road For more than a car's length

For longer than necessary

When you are **NOT** sure that it is safe to reverse your vehicle you should: | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote Use your horn Reverse slowly Get out and check Rev your engine

Get out and check

You are reversing your vehicle into a side road. When would the greatest hazard to passing traffic occur? | Choose 1 answer ## Footnote After you've entered the side road Just before you actually begin to manoeuvre After you've completed the manoeuvre When the front of your behicle swings out

When the front of your behicle swings out