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Example Test #89

1. After a collision, someone is unconscious in their vehicle. When should you call the emergency services?
Only as a last resort

As soon as possible

After you've woken them up

After checking for broken bones

2. How should you position yourself when you use the emergency telephone on a motorway?
Stay close to the carriageway

Face the oncoming traffic

Keep your back to the traffic

Stand on the hard shoulder

3. You're leaving a safe gap as you follow a large vehicle. What should you do if a car moves into this gap?
Sound your horn

Drop back further

Flash your headlights

Start to overtake

4. You want to reverse into a side road. What should you do if you aren't sure that the area behind your car is clear?
Look through the rear window only

Get out and check

Check the mirrors only

Carry on, assuming it's clear

5. When may you cross a double solid white line in the middle of the road?
To pass traffic that's queuing back at a junction

To pass a car signalling to turn left ahead

To pass a road maintenance vehicle travelling at 10 mph or less

To pass a vehicle that's towing a trailer

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6. What should you do if you want to overtake a long, slow-moving vehicle on a busy road?
Follow it closely and keep moving out to see the road ahead

Flash your headlights for the oncoming traffic to give way

Stay behind until the driver waves you past

Keep well back so that you get a good view of the road ahead

7. What information is found on a vehicle registration document?
The registered keeper

The type of insurance cover

The service history details

The date of the MOT

8. You're looking for somewhere to park at night. When may you park on the right-hand side of the road?
When you're in a one-way street

When you have your sidelights on

When you're more than 10 metres (32 feet) from a junction

When you're under a lamppost

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. Your insurer will issue you with an insurance certificate. When must you produce this document for inspection?
When making a SORN

When buying or selling a vehicle

When a police officer asks you for it

When your vehicle is having an MOT test

11. You're approaching a red light at a puffin crossing. Pedestrians are on the crossing. When will the red light change?
When you start to edge forward onto the crossing

When the pedestrians have cleared the crossing

When the pedestrians push the button on the far side of the crossing

When a driver from the opposite direction reaches the crossing

12. You're turning right onto a dual carriageway. What should you do before emerging?
Stop, apply the parking brake and then select a low gear

Position your vehicle well to the left of the side road

Check that the central reservation is wide enough for your vehicle

Make sure that you leave enough room for a vehicle behind

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13. When may you use hazard warning lights?
When driving on a motorway to warn traffic behind of a hazard ahead

When you're double-parked on a two-way road

When your direction indicators aren't working

When warning oncoming traffic that you intend to stop

14. What should you do if a vehicle pulls out in front of you at a junction?
Swerve past it and sound your horn

Flash your headlights and drive up close behind

Slow down and be ready to stop

Accelerate past it immediately

15. You're turning right at a crossroads. An oncoming driver is also turning right. What's the advantage of turning behind the oncoming vehicle?
You'll have a clearer view of any approaching traffic

You'll use less fuel because you can stay in a higher gear

You'll have more time to turn

You'll be able to turn without stopping

16. You're about to drive your car. What should you do if you can't find the glasses you need to wear?
Drive home slowly, keeping to quiet roads

Borrow a friend’s glasses and use those

Drive home at night, so that the lights will help you

Find a way of getting home without driving

17. You're travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?
When you can see well ahead that the hard shoulder is clear

When the traffic in the right-hand lane is signalling right

When you warn drivers behind by signalling left

When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you are

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

B

C

D

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19. What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?
Sound the horn

Use the mirrors

Select a higher gear

Flash the headlights

20. What do these motorway signs mean?
They're countdown markers to a bridge

They're distance markers to the next telephone

They're countdown markers to the next exit

They warn of a police control ahead

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21. Which arm signal tells you that the car you're following is going to pull up?
A

B

C

D

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22. 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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23. Why is it dangerous to drive too close to the vehicle ahead?
Your engine will overheat

Your mirrors will need adjusting

Your view of the road ahead will be restricted

Your satnav will be confused

24. What's the purpose of triangular shaped signs?
To give warnings

To give information

To give orders

To give directions

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25. 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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26. Why should you check the information leaflet before taking any medicine?
Drug companies want customer feedback on their products

You may have to let your insurance company know about the medicine

Some types of medicine can affect your ability to drive safely

The medicine you take may affect your hearing

27. What's the main hazard the driver of the red car (arrowed) should be aware of?
Glare from the sun may affect the driver's vision

The black car may stop suddenly

The bus may move out into the road

Oncoming vehicles will assume the driver is turning right

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28. You're carrying an 11-year-old child on the front seat of your car. They're under 1.35 metres (4 feet 5 inches) tall. What seat belt security must be in place?
They must use an adult seat belt

They must be able to fasten their own seat belt

They must use a suitable child restraint

They must be able to see clearly out of the front window

29. 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

30. What does this arm signal mean?
The driver is slowing down

The driver intends to turn right

The driver wishes to overtake

The driver intends to turn left

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