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Example Test #41

1. Which vehicles are least likely to be affected by side wind?
Cyclists

Motorcyclists

High-sided vehicles

Cars

2. What should you do if it's raining and you're following this lorry on a motorway?
Allow a two-second separation gap

Switch your headlights onto main beam

Move into a lane that has less spray

Be aware of spray reducing your vision

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3. How will your journey be affected by travelling outside the busy times of day?
Your journey will use more fuel

Your journey will take longer

Your journey will be more hazardous

Your journey will have fewer delays

4. You see this amber traffic light ahead. Which light, or lights, will come on next?
Red alone

Red and amber together

Green and amber together

Green alone

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5. When may you overtake another vehicle on their left?
When you’re in a one-way street

When approaching a motorway slip road where you’ll be turning off

When the vehicle in front is signalling to turn left

When a slower vehicle is travelling in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway

6. 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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7. 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

8. What does this sign mean?
Quayside or river bank

Steep hill downwards

Uneven road surface

Road liable to flooding

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9. 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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10. Why are these yellow lines painted across the road?
To help you choose the correct lane

To help you keep the correct separation distance

To make you aware of your speed

To tell you the distance to the roundabout

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11. You're on a motorway. When can you use hazard warning lights?
When a vehicle is following too closely

When you slow down quickly because of danger ahead

When you're being towed by another vehicle

When you're riding on the hard shoulder

12. What hazard should you be especially aware of if you're turning left into a side road?
One-way street

Pedestrians

Traffic congestion

Parked vehicles

13. Where is your vehicle most likely to be affected by side winds?
On a narrow country lane

On an open stretch of road

On a busy stretch of road

On a long, straight road

14. What does this sign mean?
T-junction

No through road

Telephone box ahead

Toilet ahead

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15. What advice should you give to a driver who has had a few alcoholic drinks at a party?
Have a strong cup of coffee and then drive home

Drive home carefully and slowly

Go home by public transport

Wait a short while and then drive home

16. How can you plan your route before starting a long journey?
Check your vehicle handbook

Ask your local garage

Use a route planner on the internet

Consult a travel agent

17. Which vehicle will use a blue flashing beacon?
Motorway maintenance

Bomb disposal

Snow plough

Breakdown recovery

18. How would age affect an older person's driving ability?
They won't be able to obtain car insurance

They'll need glasses to read road signs

They'll take longer to react to hazards

They won't signal at junctions

19. 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

20. You're driving a car fitted with automatic transmission. When would you use ‘kick down’?
To engage cruise control

To accelerate quickly

To brake progressively

To improve fuel economy

21. When may you enter a box junction?
When there are fewer than two vehicles ahead

When signalled by another road user

When your exit road is clear

When traffic signs direct you

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22. What does this sign mean?
Contraflow cycle lane

With-flow cycle lane

Cycles and buses only

No cycles or buses

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23. What will be a serious distraction while you're driving?
Looking at road maps

Switching on your demister

Using your windscreen washers

Looking in your door mirror

24. What can cause excessive or uneven tyre wear?
A faulty gearbox

A faulty braking system

A faulty electrical system

A faulty exhaust system

25. 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

26. What does this sign mean?
Ring road

Mini-roundabout

No vehicles

Roundabout

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27. You're driving towards a zebra crossing. What should you do if a person in a wheelchair is waiting to cross?
Continue on your way

Wave to the person to cross

Wave to the person to wait

Be prepared to stop

28. 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

29. Your car breaks down on a level crossing. What's the first thing you should do?
Tell drivers behind what's happened

Leave your vehicle and get everyone clear

Walk down the track and signal the next train

Stay in your car until you're told to move

30. You're driving on the motorway. What should you do if luggage falls from your vehicle?
Stop at the next emergency telephone and report the incident

Stop on the motorway and switch on hazard warning lights while you pick it up

Walk back up the motorway to pick it up

Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic down