passdrill

Rules of the Road

9 cards · UK Driving Theory · answer each one, then read the explanation. Your score tallies below.

0 / 9 answered · 0 correct

UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 001/009 easy

You are driving along a dual carriageway when you notice a police car behind you flashing its blue lights and left indicator, positioning itself to draw level with you. According to the Highway Code, what should you do?

  1. Pull over to the side of the road and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, then switch off your engine
  2. Ignore the signal unless the police car also sounds its siren, since flashing lights alone are not a lawful signal to stop
  3. Slow to walking pace and drive alongside the police car so the officer can speak to you through the window while both vehicles are moving
  4. Stop immediately in your current lane, even if there is a safer verge or lay-by just ahead
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 002/009 medium

You are driving along a single carriageway road and see a side-road junction just ahead on your left. The vehicle in front of you is travelling at a steady, slightly slower speed, and no one is indicating. According to the Highway Code, why should you not attempt to overtake at this point?

  1. Because overtaking on a single carriageway is only lawful within sight of a police officer
  2. Because a junction is a place where another road user could pull out, cross, or turn into or out of the side road, putting you in conflict with them mid-overtake
  3. Because the Highway Code permits overtaking only on roads with a dual carriageway or motorway
  4. Because overtaking near a junction always requires two separate signals given one after the other, which is not physically possible
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 003/009 hard

You want to turn right off a dual carriageway into a side road. As you reach the gap in the central reservation, you judge that it is too shallow to protect the full length of your vehicle. According to the Highway Code, what should you do?

  1. Treat each half of the carriageway as a separate road, and wait in the central reservation gap until a safe gap appears in the second half
  2. Reverse back onto the carriageway you just left and look for a different junction with a wider central reservation
  3. Wait until you can see a safe gap that lets you cross both carriageways in a single, continuous movement, without stopping partway across
  4. Edge forward into the gap regardless of your vehicle's length, since oncoming traffic on the second carriageway is required to move around any vehicle already committed to the turn
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 004/009 easy

At a busy junction you see several people trying to influence traffic: a police officer giving a clear hand signal to stop, a pedestrian on the pavement waving impatiently for you to go, a driver in the opposite lane flashing their headlights at you, and a cyclist beckoning you to pull out. According to the Highway Code, whose signal are you legally required to obey?

  1. The police officer's signal
  2. The pedestrian's wave, since a pedestrian's safety takes priority over any other consideration
  3. The other driver's headlight flash, since it directly addresses you as a fellow driver
  4. The cyclist's beckoning gesture, since cyclists are classed as vulnerable road users whose signals must be obeyed
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 005/009 easy

You need to drop a passenger off quickly on a road marked with upright signs indicating a plain clearway, not an urban clearway. According to the Highway Code, are you allowed to stop there briefly just to let the passenger out?

  1. Yes, because any private car may always stop briefly on a clearway to set a passenger down
  2. No, a clearway is a place you must not stop or park at all, and unlike an urban clearway, there is no exception for setting down or picking up passengers
  3. Yes, but only if you switch on your hazard warning lights while stopped
  4. No, but only during the specific operating hours shown on the clearway sign; outside those hours it is permitted
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 006/009 easy

You want to park your car on the road, opposite a side-road junction where there is no marked parking bay. According to the Highway Code, how close to that junction are you allowed to park?

  1. No closer than 5 metres from the junction
  2. No closer than 15 metres from the junction
  3. No closer than 10 metres (32 feet) from the junction, unless you're in an authorised parking space
  4. There is no set distance, provided your car doesn't block the sightlines needed to see oncoming traffic
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 007/009 medium

You park your car overnight in a lay-by on a road with a 40 mph speed limit, and there is no working street lighting nearby. According to the Highway Code, what must you do?

  1. Nothing extra; lay-bys are exempt from any lighting requirement regardless of the road's speed limit
  2. Leave your lights on only if fog or mist is present at the time you park
  3. Display parking lights only if your vehicle is a large goods vehicle or coach
  4. Display parking lights, because all vehicles must show parking lights when parked on a road or lay-by with a speed limit greater than 30 mph
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 008/009 easy

You are parking a manual car close to the kerb on a steep hill, facing uphill. According to the Highway Code, what should you do with the gear and steering wheel before leaving the vehicle?

  1. Select a forward gear and turn the steering wheel away from the kerb
  2. Select a forward gear and turn the steering wheel towards the kerb
  3. Select reverse gear and turn the steering wheel away from the kerb
  4. Leave the gearbox in neutral and rely on the handbrake alone, without turning the wheel either way
UK Driving Theory · Rules of the Road · Card 009/009 hard

Driving along a motorway at night, you notice reflective studs set into the road surface. According to the Highway Code, which colour of stud marks the central reservation of a dual carriageway or motorway?

  1. Red
  2. Amber
  3. Green
  4. White