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Driving theory#

Key things#

  • The test takes 45 minutes, it is BW license type test, and I need 35 / 40 to pass.
  • I need to arrive at least 30 minutes before the test, and I need my passport.
  • I need to wear a mask for the full test.

TODO#

  • Check all questions answered wrong
  • Check all questions have been answered

Review list#

  • Review hand signals
  • Review the penalty points
  • Review blood alcohol related questions
  • Review all tractor terms
  • Review license types
  • Review technical questions
  • Review all questions with a number
  • Review signs

Hand signals#

  • Waving right hand up and down is slow down.
  • Hand out right is turn right.
  • Hand out left is turn left for cyclist.
  • Hand out to the right and moving hand in anti-clockwise direction is turn left for car driver for cars behind them.
  • Right hand and arm in towards the left is turn left for card driver for cars in front of them.
  • Straight on is left hand up in the air.
  • Cyclist signals also apply to motorcyclists and horse-drawn vehicles.

Guard signals#

  • Pulling hand means to beckon.
  • Stop hand is a palmed hand.

Rules of the road#

  • Vehicles on road must have a minimum of 1.6mm tread depth over the main treads. For motorcycles and vintage vehicles it is 1mm.
  • In speed zones of up to 50kmh at least 1 metre should be kept for passing cyclists. In over 50kmh zones you should keep a distance of at least 1.5 metres.
  • You can overtake on the left if the driver in front of you has moved out and signalled that they are turning right.
  • Do not allow a distance of more than 4.5 metres between the vehicles in trailing.
  • Typically car headlights let you see for 100 metres. Dipped lights only see about 30 metres and a car travelling at 100 kmh will cover this distance in about a second.
  • Longer broken white lines warn drivers to hazards such as restricted vision.
  • Double broken white lines warn drivers or upcoming continuous white lines.
  • A single broken yellow line along the side of the road indicates a hard shoulder.
  • A flashing amber arrow pointing left means you can move past the traffic light but only if you give way to traffic already coming through the junction on the other road.
  • In wet weather, double the two second rule saying, and in severe conditions, repeat is 4 or 5 times.
  • An 80kmph can be four diagonal black lines.
  • 30kmph, 12m stopping, 40kmph, 18m, 50kmph, 25m, 80kmph, 52m, 100kmph, 70m, 120kmph, 102m.
  • In wet conditions, 20kmph 9m, 30kmph 16m, 40kmph 25m, 50kmph 36m, 60kmph 49m, 70kmph 64m, 80kmph 81m, 100kmph 121m, 120kmph 169m.
  • Hit by car at 60kmph, 9/10 die, 50kmph, 5/10 die, 30kmph 1/10 die.

Resources#

Page 216 of the rules of the road lists the traffic signs.
Page 247 of the rules of the road lists penalty points

Hard questions#

  • Soft brake pedal means fault in the brake fluid system.
  • Braking and hearing scraping can mean brake linings or brake pads are worn.
  • Indicator switch rapid clicking can mean indicator may be blown.
  • Automatic transmission affect engine braking power.
  • The valve should be replaced when having a tubeless tyre fitted to ensure the tyre will remain inflated.
  • Continuous vibration in the steering can indicate that the wheel balance is uneven.
  • A, B, C in crash victims stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
  • Learner driver on just one unit of alcohol can get a three month disqualification from driving.
  • Over 17 years of age, only the passenger is responsible for ensuring they wear a seatbelt, younger than that it is the driver.
  • (odd wording) What should a driver do when they get a puncture while driving? A - stop at a safe place and change the wheel.
  • Traffic light sequence is green, full amber (illegal to go through unless unsafe to stop), red. Flashing amber means prepare to go, and can come after red.
  • You can overtake on the nearside if the car in front is signalling right.
  • You can't break the speed limit in cases of emergency vehicles.
  • The manufacturer's specifications is generally the right answer if there.
  • Light steering is usually in ice.
  • In icy conditions allow up to 10 times the normal stopping distance.
  • To ring emergency service call 112.
  • Over-filling the engine with oil can damage the catalytic converter.
  • When turning right at the end of a one way street a driver should position their vehicle as close as possible to the right hand side of the road.
  • If the vehicle goes into a front-wheel sideways skid release the accelerator.
  • Children can't be left unattended in a vehicle.
  • When dazzled, look towards the verge.
  • (odd wording) What should a driver do if the right-hand headlight bulb fails when driving at night? A - Have the bulb replaced immediately.
  • On a motorway, you don't need hazards to drive on the hard shoulder (as you shouldn't). You can overtake in the hard shoulder on a national road though.
  • Remember that left hand is straight on, right hand is stop for cyclists and drivers.
  • A power take-off shaft in a tractor can get clothes stuck in it if not covered.
  • When driving at night on an unlit road, watch out for pedestrians wearing dark clothing.
  • Heavy steering is usually caused by under-inflated tyres.
  • If you break down on the motorway, call the guards.
  • Blue smoke coming from the vehicles exhaust means the engine is burning oil.
  • Squigly white lines mean no parking in this area.
  • You may park at the entrance to a property with the owner's consent.
  • Drivers can locate the MAX (maximum authorised mass) on the metal plate on the vehicle.
  • Jack-knifing is when the towed vehicle travels faster than the towing.
  • The load index on a tyre indicates the max load it can carry.
  • Cross ply and raidal tyres can be fitted when both are on different axles.
  • If tyre bursts, hold firm on wheel and pull to side of road.
  • In four wheel skid turn wheel in same direction as skid.
  • Front wheel skid - release the accelerator.
  • Rear wheel skid - turn in the same direction as the rear wheels.
  • If no ABS in front wheel skid straight line, press and release footbrake rapidly.
  • Tyre blowout, apply footbrake gently.
  • Front wheel blowout, steering wheel will pull to one side.
  • Rear wheel blowout, can cause vehicle to sway side to side.
  • If engine blows, signal and steer to side of road.

Questions with numbers#

  • A car towing a caravan or trailer on national roads or motorway is 80 kmph max speed.
  • Out of 169 drivers killed in an alcohol related colision, 92% had consumed alcohol.
  • Between 41-90 pedestrians were killed where alchohol was consumed by the pedestrian (between 71-90 where known factor).
  • In fatal collisions alchohol was factor in 31-45% of them. (251-350 out of 867)
  • Drug driving has a max penalty of 5000eur fine and 6 months in prison.
  • 50kmph on dry road is 25m stopping distance.
  • 50kmph wet road is 36m stopping distance.
  • The minimum stopping distance for a car travelling at 100kmph on a dry road is 70m.
  • ANY driver with BAC of 20-80 mg per 100ml of blood faces 200eur fine and 3months driving disqualification.
  • Learner 3 month disqualification as consequence for just one unit of alchohol (probably as above).
  • Learner needs to be acompanied by a full license holder of at least 2 years.
  • BAC 80mg to 100mg per 100ml 400eur fine and 6 month disqual.
  • Learner BAC > 80mg is max six years driving disqual.
  • For not displaying L plates you face 2 penalty points.
  • For L driving unnacompanied faces (min 2 penalty points, max 4 penalty points) and (minimum 80eur fine and max 120).
  • The owner of a vehicle faces max 1000 eur fine is allow learner to drive their vehicle unacomppanied.
  • If you fail to provide a medical sample to the guards, you face at least 4 years disqualification.
  • A distance of 15m before a zebra crossing is prohibited for parking.
  • Parking with 5m before a road junction is prohibited.
  • Full headlights at night should let a driver see for 100m.
  • Dipped headlights at night should let a driver see for 30m.
  • The use of the horn is prohibited between 11:30 and 7:00 in built up areas.
  • The MAM of a car driven by category B license is 3500KG.
  • The max number of passengers in a category B vehicle is 8.
  • Above a weight of 750KG a trailer must have brakes fitted.
  • The minimum legal tread depth for tyres on cars is 1.6mm.
  • A red flag is a sufficent marker for a rear load overhang that exceeds 1m only during the day.
  • Saturday and Sunday more likely to drink and drive, and crashes involve 16-24 year olds. (17-24 as passengers)
  • A driver is disqualified for 4 years if they (on first offence) refuse to give a sample.
  • A driver is disqualified for 6 years if they (on second offence) refuse to give a sample.
  • At 50kmph leave min 1m passing distance around cyclist.
  • At over 50, 1.5m min distance around cyclists is required.
  • 7 penalty points in three years results in a 6 month driving ban.