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Example Test #83

1. You're looking for somewhere to park your vehicle. What should you do if the only free spaces are marked for disabled drivers?
Use one of these spaces

Park in one of these spaces but stay with your vehicle

Use one of the spaces as long as one is kept free

Wait for a regular parking space to become free

2. Why have 'red routes' been introduced in major cities?
To raise the speed limits

To help the traffic flow

To provide better parking

To allow lorries to load more freely

3. When may you stop on a motorway?
If you have to read a map

When you're tired and need a rest

If your mobile phone rings

In an emergency or breakdown

4. You're travelling along this road. How should you pass the cyclist?
Sound your horn as you pass

Keep close to them as you pass

Leave them plenty of room as you pass

Change down one gear before you pass

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5. Which vehicle is most likely to take an unusual course at a roundabout?
Estate car

Milk float

Delivery van

Long vehicle

6. How much can stopping distances increase in icy conditions?
Two times

Three times

Five times

Ten times

7. Which is the most vulnerable road user?
Car driver

Tractor driver

Lorry driver

Motorcyclist

8. 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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9. Which sign means 'no stopping'?
A

B

C

D

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10. When may you stop on a clearway?
Never

When it's busy

In the rush hour

During daylight hours

11. Who may use toucan crossings?
Motorcyclists and cyclists

Motorcyclists and pedestrians

Only cyclists

Cyclists and pedestrians

12. What should you do if you see a pedestrian waiting at a zebra crossing?
Go on quickly before they step onto the crossing

Stop before you reach the zigzag lines and let them cross

Be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross

Ignore them as they're still on the pavement

13. You're driving at night with your headlights on main beam. A vehicle is overtaking you. When should you dip your headlights?
Some time after the vehicle has passed you

Before the vehicle starts to pass you

Only if the other driver dips their headlights

As soon as the vehicle passes you

14. In which conditions will your overall stopping distance increase?
In the rain

In fog

At night

In strong winds

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

To make overtaking easier

To slow traffic down

To make parking easier

16. You're waiting at a level crossing. What must you do if a train passes but the lights keep flashing?
Carry on waiting

Phone the signal operator

Edge over the stop line and look for trains

Park and investigate

17. What restrictions apply if you're towing a trailer on a three-lane motorway?
You mustn't exceed 50 mph

You mustn't overtake

You must have a stabiliser fitted

You mustn't use the right-hand lane

18. 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

19. You service your own vehicle. How should you dispose of the old engine oil?
Take it to a local-authority site

Pour it down a drain

Tip it into a hole in the ground

Put it in your dustbin

20. When must you contact the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)?
When you get a parking ticket

When you change your vehicle

When you use your vehicle for work

When your vehicle's insurance is due

21. What does this line across the road at the entrance to a roundabout mean?
Give way to traffic from the right

Traffic from the left has right of way

You have right of way

Stop at the line

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22. You're in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. What do these overhead signs mean?
Move to the left and reduce your speed to 50 mph

There are roadworks 50 metres (55 yards) ahead

Use the hard shoulder until you've passed the hazard

Leave the motorway at the next exit

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23. If you're involved in a collision, what will reduce the risk of neck injury?
An air-sprung seat

Anti-lock brakes

A collapsible steering wheel

A properly adjusted head restraint

24. What does it mean if your vehicle keeps bouncing after you sharply press down and release on the bodywork over a wheel?
The tyres are worn

The tyres are under inflated

The vehicle is on soft ground

The shock absorbers are worn

25. What should you do if your vehicle breaks down in a tunnel?
Stay in your vehicle and wait for the police

Stand in the lane behind your vehicle to warn others

Stand in front of your vehicle to warn oncoming drivers

Switch on hazard warning lights, then go and call for help

26. How can you reduce the risk of your vehicle being broken into at night?
Leave it in a well-lit area

Park in a quiet side road

Don’t engage the steering lock

Park in a poorly lit area

27. You're driving on a busy main road. What should you do if you find that you're driving in the wrong direction?
Turn into a side road on the right and reverse into the main road

Make a U-turn in the main road

Make a ‘three-point’ turn in the main road

Turn around in a side road

28. You're following other vehicles in fog. You have your headlights on dipped beam. What else can you do to reduce the chances of being in a collision?
Keep close to the vehicle in front

Use main beam instead of dipped headlights

Keep up with the faster vehicles

Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front

29. 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

30. 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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