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Example Test #24

1. You want to turn right from a main road into a side road. What should you do just before turning?
Cancel your right-turn signal

Select first gear

Check for traffic overtaking on your right

Stop and set the parking brake

2. What should you do when you're approaching roadworks on a motorway?
Speed up to clear the area quickly

Always use the hard shoulder

Obey the speed limit

Stay very close to the vehicle in front

3. The road is wet. Why would a motorcyclist steer around drain covers while they were cornering?
To avoid puncturing the tyres on the edge of the drain covers

To prevent the motorcycle sliding on the metal drain covers

To help judge the bend using the drain covers as marker points

To avoid splashing pedestrians on the pavement

4. What does it mean if you see a pedestrian with a dog that has a yellow or burgundy coat?
The pedestrian is an older person

The pedestrian is a dog trainer

The pedestrian is colour-blind

The pedestrian is deaf

5. What legal requirement must be met by a newly qualified driver?
They must display green L plates

They must have a new photograph taken for their full licence

They must be accompanied on their first motorway journey

They must have valid motor insurance

6. You're having difficulty finding a parking space in a busy town. Can you park on the zigzag lines of a zebra crossing?
No, not unless you stay with your car

Yes, in order to drop off a passenger

Yes, if you don't block people from crossing

No, not under any circumstances

7. What should you do if the amber lights come on and a warning sounds while you're driving over a level crossing?
Get everyone out of the vehicle immediately

Stop and reverse back to clear the crossing

Keep going and clear the crossing

Stop immediately and use your hazard warning lights

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8. You're on a motorway. A lorry has stopped in the right-hand lane. What should you do when you see this sign on the lorry?
Move into the right-hand lane

Stop behind the flashing lights

Pass the lorry on the left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

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9. What might you expect to happen in this situation?
Traffic will move into the right-hand lane

Traffic speed will increase

Traffic will move into the left-hand lane

Traffic won't need to change position

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10. You're driving on an open road in dry weather. What distance should you keep from the vehicle in front?
A two-second time gap

One car length

Two metres (6 feet 6 inches)

Two car lengths

11. Why does this junction have a 'stop' sign and a stop line on the road?
Speed on the major road is derestricted

It's a busy junction

Visibility along the major road is restricted

The junction is on a downhill gradient

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12. Why is a toucan crossing different from other crossings?
Moped riders can use it

It's controlled by a traffic warden

It's controlled by two flashing lights

Cyclists can use it

13. You've just been overtaken by this motorcyclist. What should you do if the rider cuts in sharply?
Sound the horn

Brake firmly

Keep a safe gap

Flash your lights

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14. When are you allowed to stop on a motorway?
When you need to walk and get fresh air

When you wish to pick up hitchhikers

When you're signalled to do so by traffic signals

When you need to use a mobile telephone

15. When may you stop on an urban clearway?
To set down and pick up passengers

To use a mobile telephone

To ask for directions

To load or unload goods

16. You're following a cyclist. What should you do when you wish to turn left a short distance ahead?
Overtake the cyclist before you reach the junction

Pull alongside the cyclist and stay level until after the junction

Hold back until the cyclist has passed the junction

Go around the cyclist on the junction

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17. What should you do when you move off from behind a parked car?
Give a signal after moving off

Look around before moving off

Look around after moving off

Use the exterior mirrors only

18. You wish to turn right ahead. Why should you take up the correct position in good time?
To allow other drivers to pull out in front of you

To give a better view into the road that you're joining

To help other road users know what you intend to do

To allow drivers to pass you on the right

19. What part of the car does the law require you to keep in good condition?
The gearbox

The transmission

The door locks

The seat belts

20. At an incident, someone is suffering from severe burns. How could you help them?
Apply lotions to the injury

Burst any blisters

Remove anything sticking to the burns

Douse the burns with clean, cool water

21. What does a red traffic light mean?
You should stop unless turning left

Stop, if you're able to brake safely

You must stop and wait behind the stop line

Proceed with care

22. What makes the vehicle in the picture 'environmentally friendly'?
It's powered by gravity

It's powered by diesel

It's powered by electricity

It's powered by unleaded petrol

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23. What does this sign mean?
Wait at the barriers

Wait at the crossroads

Give way to trams

Give way to farm vehicles

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24. How should you drive in areas with traffic-calming measures?
At a reduced speed

At the speed limit

In the centre of the road

With headlights on dipped beam

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25. When should you leave a two-second gap between your vehicle and the one in front?
When it's raining

When it's dry

When it's icy

When it's foggy

26. What do the long white lines along the centre of the road mean?
Bus lane

Hazard warning

Give way

Lane marking

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27. What should you do if a driver pulls out of a side road in front of you, causing you to brake hard?
Ignore the error and stay calm

Flash your lights to show your annoyance

Sound your horn to show your annoyance

Overtake as soon as possible

28. You're driving in a built-up area that has traffic-calming measures. What should you do when you approach a road hump?
Move across to the left-hand side of the road

Wait for any pedestrians to cross

Check your mirror and slow down

Stop and check both pavements

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29. What does this sign mean?
You have priority

No motor vehicles

Two-way traffic

No overtaking

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30. What's the legal minimum tread depth for tyres on your trailer or caravan?
1 mm

1.6 mm

2 mm

2.6 mm