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C1   You must turn your vehicle headlights on when visibility is less than: ___________ metres

Night driving 


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?

Driving in bad weather


C4   What is the least distance of clear road you MUST have in front of you when you have finished passing another vehicle? ___________ metres

Passing 


C5   If anybody is hurt in a crash, the driver must tell a police officer as soon as possible but within: ___________ hours

Crashes 


C6   To help you from being blinded by the headlights of an oncoming vehicle, what should you do?

Night driving 


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?

Receiving signals 


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: 

What is an intersection? 


C11   What rule should you use to judge a safe following distance in wet or frosty conditions if driving a car?

Driving in bad weather


C12   What is the purpose of the 2-second rule?

Following distance 


C13   When coming to a pedestrian crossing without a raised traffic island, what must you do?

Sharing the road with pedestrians 

A person is crossing the road from right to left, using a pedestrian crossing without a raised island.

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 person is crossing the road from right to left, using a pedestrian crossing with a raised island.

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?

Safe speed guidelines


C16   When should you apply the 4-second rule?

Following distance 


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?

Passing


C19   What does the legal definition of a road include?

Keeping left 


C20   Directions from a police officer overrule traffic signals, road signs and give way rules at an intersection. True or False?

Receiving signals 


C21   You are turning right at traffic signals showing a red arrow pointing to the right. What should you do?

Giving way at intersections 


C22   What does one or more yellow lights flashing at traffic signals mean?

Giving way at intersections 


C23   At night, you MUST always dip the headlights on your vehicle when:

Night driving 


C24   What is the speed limit for vehicles passing a school bus that has stopped to let children on or off? ___________ km/h

Speed limits 


C25   What must you do if you want to turn right at traffic signals where a green light is showing?

Giving way at intersections 


C26   What is the speed limit from the time you pass an Accident sign until you are past the crash site? ___________ km/h

Speed limits 


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? 

Giving way at roundabouts 


C28   When driving at night, which vehicle lights should you turn on?

Night driving 


C29   When may you pass on the left at an intersection, if you can do so safely?

Passing at an intersection


C30   What does the ‘speed limit’ mean?

Speed limits 


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?

Giving way at intersections 

A blue car is indicating to turn left at a T intersection. An oncoming red car is indicating to turn right into the same lane.

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?

Giving way at roundabouts 


C33   If you are under 20 the legal alcohol limit is zero. What does this mean?

Alcohol and drug limits 


C34   What must you do when you see blue and red flashing lights behind you?

Receiving signals 


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?

Giving signals


C37   When must you turn your vehicle headlights on?

Night driving