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Road Theory Test 7

The document contains a 30-question road theory test covering various topics related to safe driving practices and road rules. Some of the key areas covered include speed limits, vehicle maintenance, right-of-way, traffic signs and signals, and defensive driving techniques. Correctly answering questions on this test demonstrates knowledge of important factors that help prevent accidents and promote safety for all road users.

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Road Theory Test 7

The document contains a 30-question road theory test covering various topics related to safe driving practices and road rules. Some of the key areas covered include speed limits, vehicle maintenance, right-of-way, traffic signs and signals, and defensive driving techniques. Correctly answering questions on this test demonstrates knowledge of important factors that help prevent accidents and promote safety for all road users.

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ROAD THEORY TEST 7

1. A motorist enters a bend driving at 140km/h resulting in the car over turning. What
caused the accident?
A. Excessive speed
B. Radius of the bend.
C. The height of the vehicle

2. What must be regularly serviced to prevent high fuel consumption and excessive
pollutant emission?
A. Carburetor or fuel injection system
B. Engine air filter
C. Ignition system

3. What can cause skidding on bends?


A. Faulty shock absorbers
B. Insufficient or uneven tyre pressure
C. Driving with an unloaded vehicle

4. Which motor vehicles must if possible use the hard shoulder on country roads?
A. Farm tractors and working machines driving at low speed.
B. Invalid carriages
C. Donkey carts

5. Which document must you carry as a driver?


A. Driving license
B. Vehicle registration book
C. Insurance certificate

6. What must you reckon with in residential areas with little traffic?
A. Children at play often run onto the roadway.
B. Pedestrians and cyclists often inattentive.
C. Grownups often behave properly in traffic

7. A faster car overtakes you on a country road and cuts into your lane. How do you react?
A. You control your annoyance, remain cool and proceed as if you had not noticed
this?
B. You sound your horn and flash your headlights to point out to the other driver that
he has behaved wrongly
C. You feel challenged and start overtaking
8. What is important with regard to the official registration plates?
A. They must be securely attached at the appropriate places.
B. They must always be easily legible.
C. The rear number plates must be lit up in darkness

9. Can danger arise when you turn off a well-lit road into an unlit road?
A. Yes, because the eyes cannot adapt to darkness so quickly.
B. Yes, because pedestrians are harder to make out.
C. No, if you have switched on dipped headlights.

10. What can diminish alertness in road traffic?


A. Strong emotions
B. An animated conversation
C. Thrilling programs on the car radio

11. At which places where there is no traffic sign regulating priority does the priority rule
‘Right before left’ apply?
A. At crossroads and junctions
B. At the end of traffic calmed areas.
C. At circles (roundabouts)

12. What happens as a result of tyre pressure being well below the recommended levels?
A. Fuel consumption increases.
B. Tyre wear increases.
C. Pollutant emission increases.

13. What should you understand by defensive driving?


A. Allowing for other peoples mistakes.
B. Not insisting on your rights
C. Stopping as a precaution at every crossroad

14. What can prevent you from hearing warning signals?


A. Using headphones
B. The exhaust being too loud
C. Having the radio too loud.
15. You want to turn onto a road from a traffic calmed area. A cyclist is approaching from
the right. Who must wait?
A. The cyclist must wait
B. You must wait
C. Both must stop and agree on who passes first.

16. What leads frequently to serious accidents when overtaking on highways?


A. Driving a twice the safe distance.
B. Not keeping a close enough eye on the traffic situation behind.
C. Driving too close to the vehicle in front

17. What must you remember when refueling?


A. Do not breathe in any fuel fumes?
B. Do not refuel when the tank is full and the nozzle switched off
C. Fill up as much fuel as possible.

18. What affects the degree of centrifugal force on the vehicle when driving around bends?
A. Higher speed,
B. Smaller radius of the bend
C. Higher tyre pressure

19. Where is parking prohibited?


A. At the edge of a roadway if this would prevent others from using designated
parking spaces.
B. Before sunken curbstones
C. Immediately behind pedestrian crossing.

20. What must you remember when you want to change lanes?
A. You must signal your intention to change lanes on time.
B. You must pay attention to the traffic situation behind.
C. You must always break heavily before changing lanes.

21. Who has parked?


A. Anyone who stops for more than 3 minutes.
B. Anyone who waits for longer than 3 minutes at a closed level crossing barrier.
C. Anyone who leaves his vehicle.
22. This sign means?

A. Warning of Y junction.
B. Warning of side road ahead.
C. Warning of crossroads ahead.

23. When seeing this sign I should?

A. Move to the center of the road.


B. Make an about turn.
C. Reduce speed and exercise caution.

24. This sign means?

A. Cyclists should ride in a single file.


B. Warning of cyclists ahead.
C. Cyclists prohibited.
25. This sign means?

A. Parking place ahead.


B. One way in direction of arrow.
C. Directional arrows ahead.

26. This sign means?

A. Weight restriction.
B. Height restriction.
C. Length restriction.

27. The road is muddy for a short distance. What must you avoid doing here?
A. Steering wheel movements.
B. Braking
C. Accelerating

28. Why is the hexagonal emission test important?


A. To avoid noise.
B. To avoid pollution.
C. To avoid oil consumption.

29. In which case must you report alterations made on your vehicle to the registration centre.
A. When the insurance has expired.
B. When fitting an engine with a different power rating.
C. When fitting a coupling device.
30. You are driving in darkness with headlights on full beam. When must you dip your
headlights?
A. If there is a vehicle travelling not far in front of you.
B. If there are vehicles in front of you.
C. If there is oncoming traffic.

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