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Example Test #73

1. What does third-party insurance cover?
Damage to your vehicle

Damage to other vehicles

Injury to yourself

All damage and injury

2. What's the reason for traffic-calming measures?
To stop road rage

To make overtaking easier

To slow traffic down

To make parking easier

3. You're driving past parked cars. What should you do if you see a bicycle wheel sticking out between the cars?
Accelerate past quickly and sound your horn

Slow down and wave the cyclist across

Brake sharply and flash your headlights

Slow down and be prepared to stop for a cyclist

4. What should you do when you're following a motorcyclist along a road that has a poor surface?
Follow closely so they can see you in their mirrors

Overtake immediately to avoid delays

Allow extra room in case they swerve to avoid potholes

Allow the same room as normal to avoid wasting road space

5. You're parked in a busy high street. What's the safest way to turn your vehicle around so you can drive in the opposite direction?
Turn around in a quiet side road

Drive into a side road and reverse out into the main road

Ask someone to stop the traffic

Carry out a U-turn

6. What does this sign mean?
Maximum speed limit with traffic calming

Minimum speed limit with traffic calming

‘20 cars only’ parking zone

Only 20 cars allowed at any one time

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7. In winter, road signs can become covered by snow. What does this sign mean?
Crossroads

Give way

Stop

Turn right

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8. What does this sign mean?
Level crossing with gate or barrier

Gated road ahead

Level crossing without gate or barrier

Cattle grid ahead

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9. You’re waiting at a pelican crossing. What does it mean when the red light changes to flashing amber?
Give way to pedestrians on the crossing

Move off immediately without any hesitation

Wait for the green light before moving off

Get ready and go when the continuous amber light shows

10. What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have been green for some time?
Accelerate hard

Maintain your speed

Be ready to stop

Brake hard

11. What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have red and amber showing together?
Pass the lights if the road is clear

Take care because there's a fault with the lights

Wait for the green light

Stop because the lights are changing to red

12. What does this sign mean?
Bend to the right

Road on the right closed

No traffic from the right

No right turn

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

Steep hill downwards

Uneven road surface

Road liable to flooding

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14. What should you do when a person herding sheep asks you to stop?
Ignore them as they have no authority

Stop and switch off your engine

Continue on but drive slowly

Try to get past quickly

15. What does this sign mean?
The right-hand lane ahead is narrow

Right-hand lane for buses only

Right-hand lane for turning right

The right-hand lane is closed

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16. What messages are given by circular traffic signs that have a blue background?
They give temporary directions during a diversion

They give directions to car parks

They give motorway information

They give mandatory instructions

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17. What will become more expensive after you've been convicted of driving while unfit through drink or drugs?
Road fund licence

Insurance premiums

Vehicle test certificate

Driving licence

18. Why should you test your brakes after this hazard?
You'll be on a slippery road

Your brakes will be wet

You'll be going down a long hill

You'll have just crossed a long bridge

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19. When may you wait in a box junction?
When you're stationary in a queue of traffic

When approaching a pelican crossing

When approaching a zebra crossing

When oncoming traffic prevents you turning right

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20. What should you do as you approach this bridge?
Move to the right

Slow down

Change gear

Keep to 30 mph

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21. You're carrying two 13-year-old children and their parents in your car. Who's responsible for seeing that the children wear seat belts?
The children's parents

You, the driver

The front-seat passenger

The children

22. What should you do if you see a large box fall from a lorry onto the motorway?
Go to the next emergency telephone and report the hazard

Catch up with the lorry and try to get the driver's attention

Stop close to the box until the police arrive

Pull over to the hard shoulder, then remove the box

23. You've stopped at a pelican crossing. What should you do if a disabled person is crossing slowly in front of you and the lights change to green?
Wait for them to finish crossing

Drive in front of them

Edge forward slowly

Sound your horn

24. 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

25. When must your vehicle have valid insurance cover?
Before you can make a SORN

Before you can sell the vehicle

Before you can scrap the vehicle

Before you can tax the vehicle

26. 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

27. When will you feel the effects of engine braking?
When you only use the parking brake

When you're in neutral

When you change to a lower gear

When you change to a higher gear

28. What does this sign mean?
Change to the left-hand lane

Leave at the next exit

Contraflow system

One-way street

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29. How can you reduce the chances of your car being broken into when leaving it unattended?
Take all valuables with you

Park near a taxi rank

Place any valuables on the floor

Park near a fire station

30. A police officer asks to see your documents. You don't have them with you. How many days do you have to produce them at a police station?
5 days

7 days

14 days

21 days