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	Question	Answer	% Correct
1.	What do you check before starting the engine?	Handbrake on, Gears are in neutral, Doors closed properly, Seat and steering wheel set correctly, Mirrors are positioned correctly and you and passenger have seatbelts on.	100%
16.	What is the maximum motorway speed limit?	120kmh	0%
18.	What is the minimum tyre thread depth?	1.6mm	0%
32.	Name three people in authority whom you must stop for?	A guard, a school warden, a person in charge of animals.	0%
6.	How far back is a safe distance to drive behind another vehicle?	Allow a 2 second gap, double it if the road is wet.	0%
17.	Where should you not overtake?	Approaching a bend, a junction, a pedestrian crossing, the brow of a hill or a hump-backed bridge, at a continuous white line or anywhere that your view is restricted.	0%
31.	What is a clearway?	A road where stopping and parking are prohibited during certain times.	0%
33.	If you wish to turn right from a minor road onto a dual-carriageway which has a wide central median, what should you do?	Drive onto the median slip when the nearest carriageway is clear. Then wait for a gap in traffic from the left, before proceeding.	0%
7.	What does the island in the middle of a pedestrian crossing mean?	Each side of the island is a separate crossing.	0%
22.	Which lane should you normally use on a motoryway?	Given the choice of lanes you would normally drive in the left lane.	0%
37.	When you see children just ahead on the road, what should you do?	Give them a wide clearance and be prepared to slow down if necessary.	0%
26.	What does a green light mean?	Go if safe to do so.	0%
19.	Starting with green, what is the sequence of traffic lights?	Green, Amber, Red (Flashing amber would occur at a pedestrian crossing)	0%
24.	If you break down on a motorway, what should you do?	Hazard lights, move as far left into the hard shoulder as possible, get out on passenger side and wait on the embankment, ring the guards, use a warning triangle if you have one.	0%
36.	If you are driving on a primary road which is not marked by a central dividing line, what should you do?	Imagine where it would be and drive on the left-hand side.	0%
9.	What does a broken yellow line mean?	It marks the edge of a road.	0%
38.	What is the correct position for a vehicle when turning right	Just left of the centre of the road.	0%
15.	Where should you not park?	Near a bend, less than 5m from a junction, more than 1/2 a metre from the kerb, opposite another vehicle on a narrow road, in an operational bus or cycle lane, a bus stop or taxi rank, blocking a gate or driveway, obscuring a sign.	0%
21.	What does a double yellow line mean?	No parking at any time.	0%
20.	What does a single yellow line mean?	No parking at the times specified on the nearby information plate.	0%
2.	When should you use the car's horn?	Only to warn other road users of an oncoming danger or to make them aware of your presence for safety reasons.	0%
5.	Who cannot use a motorway?	People who do not hold a full license for the vehicle they are driving, vehicles incapable of at least 50kmh, cyclists, pedestrians.	0%
10.	If dazzled by the lights of an oncoming vehicle, what should you do?	Slow down and stop if necessary.	0%
25.	What does a red light mean?	Stop before the stop line or before the light.	0%
27.	What does an amber light mean?	Stop if safe to do so.	0%
3.	What does a broken white line crossing the left hand lane mean?	This is a yield line. You must give right-of-way to any traffic on the major road ahead.	0%
8.	When can you cross a continuous white line?	To avoid an obstruction.	0%
23.	Why would you use the outside lane on a motorway?	To overtake or to accommodate traffic merging from the left. Once finished you should move back into the left lane.	0%
28.	What does a green arrow mean?	Traffic going the specified direction can go, assuming it is safe.	0%
13.	Who has priority at a road junction, crossroad or roundabout?	Traffic to the right, traffic already in the junction and pedestrians.	0%
35.	Where should you position yourself when you are driving on a one-way street and intend on turning right?	Try drive close to the right-hand side of the road.	0%
14.	In what situations should you use dipped headlights?	When meeting oncoming traffic. On continuously lit roads. When following close behind another vehicle. In snow or fog. During the day.	0%
29.	When can you overtake on the left?	When the vehicle in front of you is turning right, when you intend on turning left, when the vehicles in the lane and your right are moving more slowly than you.	0%
11.	At traffic lights, what does a flashing amber light mean?	Yield right of way to pedestrians.	0%
30.	At an uncontrolled junction of equal importance, to whom would you give way?	Yield to traffic on your right and traffic already turning.	0%
12.	What is the basic rule of a yellow box junction?	You cannot stop in the box, unless you are waiting to turn right into a clear road and are not obstructing oncoming traffic.	0%
39.	You see a vehicle with blue flashing lights approaching. What should you do?	You may move to the left and reduce speed, stopping if necessary.	0%
40.	When may you pass another vehicle on the left-hand side?	You may pass on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right or in slow moving lanes or traffic.	0%
4.	How should you position yourself for turning right on a one-way street?	You should drive as close as you safely can to the right hand side of the one-way street.	0%
34.	What should you do when you wish to turn right onto a dual-carriageway which has a narrow central median?	You should wait on the side road until there is a suitable gap in the traffic in both directions.	0%