Driver's Education, Trinidad and Tobago Study Guide Part 1

Driver's Education, Trinidad and Tobago Study Guide

by KJ Gittens

​Hand Signals

​Right Turn

• To signal that you are making a Right Turn

Extend the right hand at shoulder level with palm facing forward.

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• ​Note well: This is also signal that it is UNSAFE TO OVERTAKE or that you are about to PULL OUT/MERGE.

Slowing Down or Stopping

To signal that you are slowing down or stopping: ​

Extend the right hand at shoulder level, with palm facing downward, wave it downwards and upwards, keeping it below the level of the shoulder.

​Making a Left Turn

​Extend the right hand at shoulder level, palm facing forward, and rotate it in an anti-clockwise direction.

​This can also signal that you are pulling in.

​Safe to Overtake

Extend the right hand with palm facing forward, below the level of the shoulder, and wave it forward and backward.

Multiple Select

What is this driver telling you?

Choose all that apply.

• My arm is cramping.

• i'm turning left.

• I'm driving in a convoy.

• I'm about to pull in.

Multiple Select

The driver in front of you does this. What's he trying to communicate?

Choose all that apply.

• Traffic up ahead.

• Unsafe to ovetake

• Nice to meet you.

• I'm about to turn right.

Multiple Choice

Everyone is supposed to give hand signals EXCEPT

• drivers

• pedestrians

• motor and pedal cyclists

• horse operators

Multiple Select

Hand signals should be given....

Choose all that apply.

• clearly

• with a lot of flair

• decisively

• in a timely manner

Multiple Choice

At an intersection where there is a flashing amber traffic light you must:

• Stop if making a left turn.

• Slow down and proceed with caution.

• Stop if making a right turn.

• Continue at the same speed.

Multiple Select

Identification plates must be placed in an upright position in front and rear of a motor vehicle. What should they look like?

Choose all that apply.

Multiple Choice

What does the law require as regards tinted glass and windshield of vehicles?

• When tinted, you can see the inside from three feet away.

• Tint, so as not to see who is inside of the vehicle.

• Tint, once it can be removed at short notice.

• It shall not be so tinted, treated or darkened as to obscure the view of the inside of the vehicle from the outside.

Multiple Choice

You should under all conditions drive at a speed which will permits you to:

• Stop within 90 metres (300 feet)?

• Stop within a safe distance?

• Stop within 150 metres (500 feet)?

• Stop within 60 metres (200 feet)?

Multiple Choice

At night when you meet another vehicle with blinding bright lights, the safest thing to do is:

• Blink rapidly

• Look at the head lights of the approaching vehicle.

• Try to blind the other driver with your bright beam.

• Look slightly to the lefthand-side of the roadway.

Multiple Choice

When descending a steep hill, a good safe driving practice is to:

• Turn off the ignition.

• Place the gear shift in neutral.

• Disengage the clutch and coast.

• Gear down and use motor to assist in braking.

Multiple Choice

When driving a motor vehicle on the highway at night, you should use low beam headlights (dim lights) when:

• Meeting or following another vehicle

• Blinded by the headlights of an approaching vehicle

• Another driver dims his lights

• Approaching an intersection

Multiple Choice

When a red signal light with a green arrow is shown at an intersection, it means:

• The green arrow is a signal for pedestrians only

• Proceed with caution in the direction of the arrow, giving way to traffic on the full green light

• Stop and then proceed

• Stop and wait for green light before making a turn

Multiple Choice

At what age a provisional driving permit for P. Car will be granted?

• 21

• 16

• 17

• 12 if the driver has sense.

Multiple Choice

In Port-of-Spain and San Fernando it is unlawful to reverse:

• On High Street, San Fernando

• Round a corner or junction

• On Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain

• Straight, for a reasonable distance