Alertness

What should you do before making a U-turn?

• Look over your shoulder for a final check

• Give an arm signal as well as using your indicators

• Check signs to see that U-turns are permitted

• Select a higher gear than normal

What should you do as you approach this bridge?

• Change gear

• Slow down

• Keep to 30 mph

• Move to the right

In which of these situations should you avoid overtaking?

• Just after a bend

• On a 30 mph road

• Approaching a dip in the road

• In a one-way street

What does this road marking mean?

• Overtaking traffic should move back to the left

• Traffic should use the hard shoulder

• The road bends to the left

• It's safe to overtake

Your mobile phone rings while you're travelling. What should you do?

• Ignore it

• Stop immediately

• Answer it immediately

• Pull up at the nearest kerb

Why are these yellow lines painted across the road?

• To tell you the distance to the roundabout

• To make you aware of your speed

• To help you choose the correct lane

• To help you keep the correct separation distance

What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have been on green for some time?

• Accelerate hard

• Maintain your speed

• Be ready to stop

• Brake hard

Which of the following should you do before stopping?

• Select a higher gear

• Use the mirrors

• Flash the headlights

• Sound the horn

You're following a large vehicle. Why should you stay a safe distance behind it?

• You'll help the large vehicle to stop more easily

• You'll allow the driver to see you in their mirrors

• You'll keep out of the wind better

• You'll be able to corner more quickly

When you see a hazard ahead, you should use the mirrors. Why is this?

• To assess how your actions will affect following traffic

• Because you'll need to brake sharply to a stop

• Because you'll need to accelerate out of danger

• To check what's happening on the road ahead