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C1 You must turn your vehicle headlights on when visibility is less than: ___________ metres
C2 A vehicle should not send out visible smoke for more than: ___________ seconds
Important driver responsibilities
C3 Which of your vehicle's lights do you have on if you are driving in fog?
C4 What is the least distance of clear road you MUST have in front of you when you have finished passing another vehicle? ___________ metres
C5 If anybody is hurt in a crash, the driver must tell a police officer as soon as possible but within: ___________ hours
C6 To help you from being blinded by the headlights of an oncoming vehicle, what should you do?
C7 You must check that there is space for your vehicle on the other side of the line before going over a railway level crossing. True or False?
Giving way at railway level crossings
C8 What must you do when you hear a siren or see red flashing lights from an ambulance or fire engine?
C9 You are waiting at a railway level crossing and the red lights continue to flash after the train has passed. What should you do?
Giving way at railway level crossings
C10 For the purpose of applying the give way rule, entrance ways into public car parks should be treated as:
C11 What rule should you use to judge a safe following distance in wet or frosty conditions if driving a car?
C12 What is the purpose of the 2-second rule?
C13 When coming to a pedestrian crossing without a raised traffic island, what must you do?
Sharing the road with pedestrians
A pedestrian crossing without a raised island
C14 When coming to a pedestrian crossing with a raised traffic island in the middle, what must you do?
Sharing the road with pedestrians
A pedestrian crossing with a raised island
C15 When driving on a road with lanes, you must be able to stop in half the length of clear road you can see in front of you. True or False?
C16 When should you apply the 4-second rule?
C17 What should you do when you come up to a one-lane bridge?
Giving way on one-lane bridges
C18 When are you allowed to pass another vehicle?
C19 What does the legal definition of a road include?
C20 Directions from a police officer overrule traffic signals, road signs and give way rules at an intersection. True or False?
C21 You are turning right at traffic signals showing a red arrow pointing to the right. What should you do?
C22 What does one or more yellow lights flashing at traffic signals mean?
C23 At night, you MUST always dip the headlights on your vehicle when:
C24 What is the speed limit for vehicles passing a school bus that has stopped to let children on or off? ___________ km/h
C25 What must you do if you want to turn right at traffic signals where a green light is showing?
C26 What is the speed limit from the time you pass an Accident sign until you are past the crash site? ___________ km/h
C27 When coming up to a roundabout you must give way to all vehicles that will cross your path from your left. True or False?
C28 When driving at night, which vehicle lights should you turn on?
C29 When may you pass on the left at an intersection, if you can do so safely?
C30 What does the ‘speed limit’ mean?
C31 If you are turning left at an intersection, you must give way to all vehicles coming towards you that are turning right. True or False?
Turning left at an intersection
C32 If you are going straight through a roundabout, don't signal as you come up to the roundabout, only signal left as you pass the exit before the one you wish to take. True or False?
C33 If you are under 20 the legal alcohol limit is zero. What does this mean?
C34 What must you do when you see blue and red flashing lights behind you?
C35 What must you do when red lights are flashing at a railway level crossing?
Giving way at a railway crossing
C36 When must you signal that you are turning to the right?
C37 When must you turn your vehicle headlights on?
