What should you do before making a U-turn?

Give an arm signal as well as using your indicators
Check road markings to see that U-turns are permitted
Look over your shoulder for a final check
Select a higher gear than normal

What should you do as you approach this bridge?

Move to the right
Slow down
Change gear
Keep to 30 mph

Where should you avoid overtaking?

Just after a bend
In a one-way street
On a 30 mph road
Approaching a dip in the road

What does this curved arrow road marking mean?

Heavy vehicles should take the next road on the left to avoid a weight limit
The road ahead bends to the left
Overtaking traffic should move back to the left
The road ahead has a camber to the left

What should you do if your mobile phone rings while you're driving or riding?

Stop immediately
Answer it immediately
Leave it until you have stopped in a safe place
Pull up at the nearest kerb

Why are these yellow lines painted across the road?

To help you choose the correct lane
To help you keep the correct separation distance
To make you aware of your speed
To tell you the distance to the roundabout

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

What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?

Sound the horn
Use the mirrors
Select a higher gear
Flash the headlights

You're following a large vehicle. Why should you stay a safe distance behind it?

You'll be able to corner more quickly
You'll help the large vehicle to stop more easily
You'll give the driver a chance to see you in their mirrors
You'll keep out of the wind better

Why should you use your mirrors when you see a hazard ahead?

Because you'll need to accelerate out of danger
To assess how your actions will affect the traffic behind
Because you'll need to brake sharply and stop
To check what's happening on the road ahead

You're waiting to turn right at the end of a road. What should you do if your view is obstructed by parked vehicles?

Stop and then move forward slowly and carefully for a clear view
Move quickly to where you can see so you only block traffic from one direction
Wait for a pedestrian to let you know when it's safe for you to emerge
Turn your vehicle around immediately and find another junction to use

There are objects hanging from your interior mirror. Why could this be a hazard?

Your view could be obstructed
Your sun visor might get tangled
Your radio reception might be affected
Your windscreen could mist up more easily

You're on a long motorway journey. What should you do if you start to feel sleepy?

Play some loud music
Stop on the hard shoulder for a rest
Drive faster to complete your journey sooner
Leave the motorway and stop in a safe place

Why should you switch your headlights on when it first starts to get dark?

To make your dials easier to see
So others can see you more easily
So that you blend in with other drivers
Because the street lights are lit

What’s most likely to distract you while you’re driving?

Using a mobile phone
Using the windscreen wipers
Using the demisters
Using the mirrors

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

You're driving on a wet road. What should you do if you have to stop your vehicle in an emergency?

Apply the parking brake and footbrake together
Keep both hands on the steering wheel
Select reverse gear
Give an arm signal

What should you do when you move off from behind a parked car?

Give a signal after moving off
Look around before moving off
Look around after moving off
Use the exterior mirrors only

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

When do windscreen pillars cause a serious obstruction to your view?

When you're driving on a motorway
When you're driving on a dual carriageway
When you're approaching a one-way street
When you're approaching bends and junctions

What should you do if you can't see clearly behind when you're reversing?

Open the window to look behind
Open the door to look behind
Look in the nearside mirror
Ask someone to guide you

What does the term ‘blind spot’ mean?

An area covered by your right-hand mirror
An area not covered by your headlights
An area covered by your left-hand mirror
An area not visible to the driver

What's likely to happen if you use a hands-free phone while you're driving?

It will improve your safety
It will increase your concentration
It will reduce your view
It will divert your attention

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

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

How can you make sure that a satellite navigation (satnav) system doesn't distract you when you're driving?

Turn it off while you're driving in built-up areas
Choose a voice that you find calming
Only set the destination when you're lost
Set it before starting your journey

What must you do when the amber light is flashing at a pelican crossing?

Stop and wait for the green light
Stop and wait for the red light
Give way to pedestrians waiting to cross
Give way to pedestrians already on the crossing

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

Why is it dangerous to travel 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

What will happen if you follow this vehicle too closely?

Your brakes will overheat
Your fuel consumption will be increased
Your engine will overheat
Your view ahead will be reduced

What's the minimum time gap you should leave when following a vehicle on a wet road?

One second
Two seconds
Three seconds
Four seconds

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

Which vehicle will use a blue flashing beacon?

Motorway maintenance
Bomb disposal
Snow plough
Breakdown recovery

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

What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?

Fire engine
Road gritter
Ambulance
Doctor's car

Who should obey diamond-shaped traffic signs?

Tram drivers
Bus drivers
Lorry drivers
Taxi drivers

On a road where trams operate, which vehicles will be most at risk from the tram rails?

Cars
Cycles
Buses
Lorries

When should you use your vehicle's horn?

To alert others to your presence
To allow you right of way
To greet other road users
To signal your annoyance

You're in a one-way street and want to turn right. Where should you position your vehicle when there are two lanes?

In the right-hand lane
In the left-hand lane
In either lane, depending on the traffic
Just left of the centre line

You wish to turn right ahead. Why should you take up the correct position in good time?

To allow other drivers to pull out in front of you
To give a better view into the road that you're joining
To help other road users know what you intend to do
To allow drivers to pass you on the right

Which type of crossing allows cyclists to ride across with pedestrians?

Toucan
Puffin
Pelican
Zebra

You're travelling at the legal speed limit. What should you do if the vehicle behind approaches quickly, flashing its headlights?

Accelerate to make a gap behind you
Touch the brakes sharply to show your brake lights
Maintain your speed to prevent the vehicle from overtaking
Allow the vehicle to overtake

When should you flash your headlights at other road users?

When showing that you're giving way
When showing that you're about to turn
When telling them that you have right of way
When letting them know that you're there

You're approaching an unmarked crossroads. How should you deal with the junction?

Accelerate and keep to the middle
Slow down and keep to the right
Accelerate and look to the left
Slow down and look both ways

The conditions are good and dry. When should you use the 'two-second rule'?

Before restarting the engine after it has stalled
When checking your gap from the vehicle in front
Before using the 'Mirrors - Signal - Manoeuvre' routine
When traffic lights change to green

Which colour follows the green signal at a puffin crossing?

Steady red
Flashing amber
Steady amber
Flashing green

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

You're driving on a clear night. Which lights should you use if the national speed limit applies and there's a steady stream of oncoming traffic?

Full-beam headlights
Sidelights
Dipped headlights
Fog lights

You're driving behind a large goods vehicle. What should you do if it signals left but steers to the right?

Slow down and let the vehicle turn
Drive on, keeping to the left
Overtake on the right of it
Hold your speed and sound your horn

You're driving along this road. What should you do if the red car cuts in close in front of you?

Accelerate to get closer to the red car
Give a long blast on the horn
Drop back to leave the correct separation distance
Flash your headlights several times

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