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Example Test #75

1. When is fuel consumption at its highest?
When you're braking

When you're coasting

When you're accelerating

When you're turning sharply

2. 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

3. Which sign means that the national speed limit applies?
A

B

C

D

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4. Which driving technique can help you save fuel?
Using lower gears as often as possible

Accelerating sharply in each gear

Using each gear in turn

Missing out some gears

5. Why should you keep well to the left as you approach a right-hand bend?
To improve your view of the road

To overcome the effect of the road’s slope

To let faster traffic from behind overtake

To be positioned safely if you skid

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6. What does the solid white line at the side of the road indicate?
Traffic lights ahead

Edge of the carriageway

Footpath on the left

Cycle path

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

At junctions

At zebra crossings

On one-way streets

8. What should you do when you're passing loose sheep on the road?
Briefly sound your horn

Go very slowly

Pass quickly but quietly

Herd them to the side of the road

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9. What should you do when going through a contraflow system on a motorway?
Use dipped headlights

Keep a good distance from the vehicle ahead

Switch lanes to keep the traffic flowing

Stay close to the vehicle ahead to reduce queues

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10. You're in a line of traffic. What action should you take if the driver behind is following very closely?
Ignore the driver behind and continue to travel within the speed limit

Slow down, gradually increasing the gap between you and the vehicle in front

Signal left and wave the driver behind to come past

Move over to a position just left of the centre line of the road

11. Why is it more difficult to overtake a large vehicle than a car?
It will take longer to overtake a large vehicle

A large vehicle will be fitted with a speed limiter

A large vehicle will have air brakes

It will take longer for a large vehicle to accelerate

12. What should you do if you're being followed by an ambulance showing flashing blue lights?
Pull over as soon as it's safe to do so

Accelerate hard to get away from it

Maintain your speed and course

Brake harshly and stop well out into the road

13. What should you do when you're driving in snowy conditions?
Brake firmly and quickly

Be ready to steer sharply

Use sidelights only

Brake gently in plenty of time

14. What should you do if you're driving on a motorway and you miss the exit that you wanted to take?
Carefully reverse along the hard shoulder

Carry on to the next exit

Carefully reverse in the left-hand lane

Make a U-turn at the next gap in the central reservation

15. You're driving on a one-way street. What should you do if you realise you've taken the wrong route?
Reverse out of the road

Turn around in a side road

Continue and find another route

Reverse into a driveway

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16. You're in a built-up area at night and the road is well lit. Why should you use dipped headlights?
So that you can see further along the road

So that you can go at a much faster speed

So that you can switch to main beam quickly

So that you can be easily seen by others

17. What does this sign mean?
Side winds

Road noise

Airport

Adverse camber

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18. Why is it particularly important to check your vehicle before making a long motorway journey?
You'll have to do more harsh braking on motorways

Motorway services areas don't deal with breakdowns

The road surface will wear down the tyres faster

Continuous high speeds increase the risk of your vehicle breaking down

19. Why do motorcyclists use dipped headlights in daylight?
So that the rider can be seen more easily

To stop the battery overcharging

To improve the rider’s vision

The rider is inviting you to proceed

20. You're on a motorway. What must you do if there's a red cross showing above every lane?
Pull onto the hard shoulder

Slow down and watch for further signals

Leave at the next exit

Stop and wait

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21. What information would be shown in a triangular road sign?
Road narrows

Ahead only

Keep left

Minimum speed

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22. You're following a large vehicle as it approaches a crossroads. What should you do if the driver signals to turn left?
Overtake if you can leave plenty of room

Overtake if there are no oncoming vehicles

Wait for the driver to cancel his signal

Wait for the vehicle to finish turning

23. Which instrument-panel warning light would show that headlights are on main beam?
A

B

C

D

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24. There's been a collision. A motorcyclist is lying injured and unconscious. Why should you only remove their helmet if it’s essential?
They might not want you to remove it

Removing it could make any injuries worse

Removing it could let them get cold

You could scratch the helmet as you remove it

25. How can you use your vehicle's engine as a brake?
By changing to a lower gear

By selecting reverse gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral gear

26. Your vehicle is stationary. When may you use its horn?
When another road user poses a danger

When the road is blocked by queuing traffic

When it's used only briefly

When signalling that you've just arrived

27. Where would you see this road marking?
At traffic lights

On road humps

Near a level crossing

At a box junction

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28. You're driving on a motorway and have to slow down suddenly due to a hazard ahead. How can you warn drivers behind of the hazard?
Switch on your hazard warning lights

Switch on your headlights

Sound your horn

Flash your headlights

29. What should you do if you start to feel drowsy while you're driving on a motorway?
Stop on the hard shoulder for a sleep

Open a window and stop as soon as it’s safe and legal

Speed up to arrive at your destination sooner

Slow down and let other drivers overtake

30. What should you do if your vehicle catches fire while you're driving through a tunnel?
Leave it where it is, with the engine running

Pull up, then walk to an emergency telephone

Park it away from the carriageway

Drive it out of the tunnel if it's safe to do so