This is a timed quiz. You will be given 60 seconds per question. Are you ready?
Children and small animals love to play around cars and hide underneath them; the only way you can be sure they are not there is to make proper visual checks.
Rectangular signs give information to road users, for example directions to the nearest hospital or place of interest.
Always give way on roundabouts to traffic coming from the right, i.e. traffic which is already on the roundabout.
If you are in any way disturbed in your mind, don't drive. Mental conflict leads to accidents.
Tiredness can kill on the road. As soon as you begin to feel sleepy, pull over and rest until you feel more able to carry on.
Fire engines need plenty of room to get in and out of stations. Make sure you give them this room by not parking within 10 m of the entrance to a fire station.
If you are over a stop line when the lights turn to amber/yellow, you should proceed across the intersection. Under all other circumstances you should stop.
In any accident, you should when requested provide your name and address to other involved parties, and they should do the same for you.
If your accelerator sticks, using the brakes will not stop it and will put great strain on your engine. Shifting into neutral disengages the engine from the wheels, and you will then be able to come to a stop and deal with the problem.
A properly adjusted fan belt should have around 3 cm of play. If it is any tighter or looser it may snap or come off.
Never take a chance with an overtake: if it looks like there's a chance you won’t make it, don't take it.
Wild animals on the road can be extremely dangerous, either if they attack or if you hit them by accident. If you scare them with your horn or engine they may react unpredictably; drive past them slowly and give them as much room as you can.
If another driver is going faster than you, you won’t lose any space or time by letting them overtake. Trying to block someone will only cause aggression and possible accidents.
On three lane roads, the middle lane is only for overtaking and for turning right. Don't use it for normal driving.
A flashing red light is warning you of the potential hazard. Stop and make sure everything is safe before proceeding.
Don't start indicating your exit direction until you are approaching the exit you wish to take, otherwise you may confuse other drivers.
In this situation, drive in the right-hand lane, leaving the left-hand lane to slow-moving vehicles. Be ready to pull in to the left-hand lane if another driver wishes to overtake.
Your reaction times will be slower at night, and so your stopping distance is longer. Make sure you slow down to account for this.
Leave the left and right lanes on a one-way street for those who are turning left or right. The center lane is the safest place to use if you’re going straight across.
All uniformed public officials mentioned here have a right to make you stop, and it is an offense not to do so.
If you want to turn left, stay left all the way around the roundabout, however empty other lanes might be.
By law you must stop at the scene of an accident, check that nobody is hurt and exchange details if appropriate.
To avoid obstructing other road users, always park your car within 30 cm of the curb.
By law, you must have at least 1 mm of tread depth on your tires for them to be used on the road.
