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Example Test #97

1. You're waiting to emerge from a junction. The windscreen pillar is restricting your view. What should you be particularly aware of?
Lorries

Buses

Motorcyclists

Coaches

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2. When may you stop on an urban clearway?
To set down and pick up passengers

To use a mobile telephone

To ask for directions

To load or unload goods

3. You're driving in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway. What should you do if you see a sign showing that the right-hand lane is closed 800 yards ahead?
Keep in that lane until you reach the queue

Move to the left immediately

Wait and see which lane is moving faster

Move to the left in good time

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4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. You want to turn right from a junction. What should you do if your view is restricted by parked vehicles?
Move out quickly, but be prepared to stop

Sound your horn and pull out if there's no reply

Stop, then move forward slowly until you have a clear view

Stop, get out and look along the main road to check

8. You're driving your car. When may you use a hand-held mobile phone?
When you're receiving a call

When you've parked safely

When you're driving at less than 30 mph

When your car has automatic transmission

9. You're being overtaken by a long, heavily laden lorry. What should you do if it's taking a long time for it to overtake?
Speed up

Slow down

Hold your speed

Change direction

10. You want to turn right at a box junction. What should you do if there's oncoming traffic?
Wait in the box junction if your exit is clear

Wait before the junction until it's clear of all traffic

Drive on; you can't turn right at a box junction

Drive slowly into the box junction when signalled by oncoming traffic

11. What does this sign mean?
Side winds

Road noise

Airport

Adverse camber

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12. Why do motorcyclists often look round over their right shoulder just before turning right?
To listen for traffic behind them

Motorcycles don't have mirrors

It helps them balance as they turn

To check for traffic in their blind area

13. What should you check before you start a journey in foggy weather?
The radiator has enough anti-freeze

You have a warning triangle in the vehicle

The windows and lights are clean and clear

You have a mobile phone with you

14. Who has priority at an unmarked crossroads?
The larger vehicle

No-one has priority

The faster vehicle

The smaller vehicle

15. What can you expect if you drive using rapid acceleration and heavy braking?
Reduced pollution

Increased fuel consumption

Reduced exhaust emissions

Increased road safety

16. 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

17. 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

18. What might you expect to happen in this situation?
Traffic will move into the right-hand lane

Traffic speed will increase

Traffic will move into the left-hand lane

Traffic won't need to change position

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19. What should you do when you're unsure whether it's safe to reverse your vehicle?
Sound your horn

Rev your engine

Get out and check

Reverse slowly

20. What should you do when you leave your car unattended for a few minutes?
Leave the engine running

Switch the engine off but leave the key in

Lock it and remove the key

Park near a traffic warden

21. You're waiting to come out of a side road. Why should you look carefully for motorcycles?
Motorcycles are usually faster than cars

Police patrols often use motorcycles

Motorcycles can easily be hidden behind obstructions

Motorcycles have right of way

22. Which of these signs warns you of a zebra crossing?
A

B

C

D

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23. You're driving on a road that has a cycle lane. What does it mean if the lane is marked by a broken white line?
You shouldn't drive in the lane unless it's unavoidable

There's a reduced speed limit for motor vehicles using the lane

Cyclists can travel in both directions in that lane

The lane must be used by motorcyclists in heavy traffic

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24. What should you do if your anti-lock brakes (ABS) warning light stays on?
Check the brake-fluid level

Check the footbrake free play

Check that the parking brake is released

Have the brakes checked immediately

25. Which sign means you have priority over oncoming vehicles?
A

B

C

D

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26. What should the driver of the grey car be especially aware of?
The uneven road surface

Traffic following behind

Doors opening on parked cars

Empty parking spaces

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27. What does this sign mean?
No cycling

Cycle route ahead

Cycle parking only

End of cycle route

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28. You're driving on a road with several lanes. What do these signs above the lanes mean?
The two right lanes are open

The two left lanes are open

Traffic in the left lanes should stop

Traffic in the right lanes should stop

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29. What’s the safest thing to do if you have to leave valuables in your car?
Put them in a carrier bag

Park near a school entrance

Lock them out of sight

Park near a bus stop

30. What should you do when you park a car facing downhill?
Turn the steering wheel towards the kerb

Park close to the bumper of another car

Park with two wheels on the kerb

Turn the steering wheel away from the kerb