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Example Test #13

1. You're travelling on the motorway. How can you lower the risk of a collision when the vehicle behind is following too closely?
Increase your distance from the vehicle in front

Brake sharply

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Move onto the hard shoulder and stop

2. Where may you overtake on a one-way street?
Only on the left-hand side

Overtaking isn't allowed

Only on the right-hand side

On either the right or the left

3. How can you reduce the environmental harm caused by your motor vehicle?
Only use it for short journeys

Don't service it

Drive faster than normal

Keep engine revs low

4. You're leaving your vehicle parked on a road and unattended. When may you leave the engine running?
If you'll be parking for less than five minutes

If the battery keeps going flat

When parked in a 20 mph zone

Never if you're away from the vehicle

5. When should you check the engine oil level?
Before a long journey

When the engine is hot

Early in the morning

Every time you drive the car

6. What’s most likely to distract you while you’re driving?
Using a mobile phone

Using the windscreen wipers

Using the demisters

Using the mirrors

7. You're about to overtake. What should you do when you see this sign?
Overtake the other driver as quickly as possible

Move to the right to get a better view

Switch your headlights on before overtaking

Hold back until you can see clearly ahead

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8. You're driving with your front fog lights switched on. What should you do if the fog has cleared?
Leave them on if other drivers have their lights on

Switch them off as long as visibility remains good

Flash them to warn oncoming traffic that it's foggy

Drive with them on instead of your headlights

9. What's the national speed limit for a car or motorcycle on a motorway?
50 mph

60 mph

70 mph

80 mph

10. How can drivers help the environment?
By accelerating harshly

By accelerating gently

By using leaded fuel

By driving faster

11. What’s the purpose of the yellow lines painted across the road?
To show a safe distance between vehicles

To keep the area clear of traffic

To make you aware of your speed

To warn you to change direction

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12. What colour are the reflective studs between the lanes on a motorway?
Green

Amber

White

Red

13. At an incident, someone is unconscious and you want to help. What would be the first thing to check?
Whether their vehicle is insured

Whether they have any allergies

Whether they're comfortable

Whether their airway is open

14. What does this sign mean?
Tourist attraction

Beware of trains

Level crossing

Beware of trams

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15. What should you do before driving into a tunnel?
Switch off your radio

Take off your sunglasses

Close your sunroof

Switch on your windscreen wipers

16. What must you do if your eyesight has become very poor and you're no longer able to meet the driver's eyesight requirements?
Tell the driver licensing authority

Tell your doctor

Tell the police

Tell your optician

17. What does this sign mean?
T-junction

No through road

Telephone box ahead

Toilet ahead

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18. What should the driver of the red car (arrowed) do?
Wave towards the pedestrians who are waiting to cross

Wait for the pedestrian in the road to cross

Quickly drive behind the pedestrian in the road

Tell the pedestrian in the road she shouldn't have crossed

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19. You're waiting to emerge at a junction. Your view is restricted by parked vehicles. What can help you to see traffic on the road you're joining?
Looking for traffic behind you

Reflections of traffic in windows

Making eye contact with other road users

Checking for traffic in your interior mirror

20. You see these double white lines along the centre of the road. When may you park on the left?
If the line nearest to you is broken

When there are no yellow lines

To pick up or set down passengers

During daylight hours only

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21. Why should you never wave people across at pedestrian crossings?
Another vehicle may be coming

They may not be looking

It's safer for you to carry on

They may not be ready to cross

22. Which sign means the end of a dual carriageway?
A

B

C

D

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23. Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you need to call for help. Why might it be better to use an emergency roadside telephone rather than a mobile phone?
It connects you to a local garage

Using a mobile phone will distract other drivers

It allows easy location by the emergency services

Mobile phones don't work on motorways

24. Which type of vehicle does this sign apply to?
Wide vehicles

Long vehicles

High vehicles

Heavy vehicles

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25. You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle crash. The rider is injured. When should their helmet be removed?
Only when it's essential

Always straight away

Only when the motorcyclist asks

Always, unless they're in shock

26. What should you do first if your vehicle has broken down on an automatic railway level crossing?
Get everyone out of the vehicle and clear of the crossing

Telephone your vehicle recovery service to move it

Walk along the track to give warning to any approaching trains

Try to push the vehicle clear of the crossing as soon as possible

27. What should you do if you have to make a journey in foggy conditions?
Follow other vehicles’ tail lights closely

Avoid using dipped headlights

Leave plenty of time for your journey

Keep two seconds behind the vehicle ahead

28. Where should you take particular care to look for motorcyclists and cyclists?
On dual carriageways

At junctions

At zebra crossings

On one-way streets

29. What will help you to move off on a snowy surface?
Using the car's lowest gear

Using a higher gear than normal

Using a high engine speed

Using the parking brake and footbrake together

30. What should you do if you become tired while you're driving on a motorway?
Pull up on the hard shoulder and change drivers

Leave the motorway at the next exit and rest

Increase your speed and turn up the radio volume

Close all your windows and set the heating to warm