Rules of Road and Test Prep?

celestial

Another question guys - when preparing for the test should you read through the whole Rules of the Road book or is there a rough list of questions you can be asked? I have the info on the technical checks so just wondering about the general questions...

Thanks for your help

LookBehindYou

celestial wrote: »

Another question guys - when preparing for the test should you read through the whole Rules of the Road book or is there a rough list of questions you can be asked? I have the info on the technical checks so just wondering about the general questions...

Thanks for your help

You should read and understand the whole lot.

Wishbone Ash

Don't learn to drive just to pass a driving test!

(When you applied for your Learner Permit, you would have had to sign section 28 stating that you have a satisfactory knowledge of the Rules of the Road. )

celestial

Aye, I do have a good knowledge already - just wondering if there is a handy list of questions out there somewhere...to which I guess the answer is no....

Wishbone Ash

If you do a search you might get a thread as it has been covered many times.

The classic ones are

When is it ok to overtake on the left
When do you used dipped headlights
What does an amber light mean
What should you do when blinded by oncoming headlights
When may one use foglights

greenie

Hi Celestial,
Below is a link for the road signs you'll be asked.... they will be from that page. Clearway, Pedestrianised zone & the Hospital sign are popular!

http://www.erneschoolofmotoring.com/roadsigns.html

The site also has a driving test questions page which is worth reading through.
A couple of other popular questions you can be asked are:

How do you recognise a zebra crossing at night?
What are the rules of the yellow box junction?
Speed limits for all roads (motorway, national & regional)
Who do you give way to at a roundabout? (The book just says traffic on the roundabout but they also want to hear you say traffic on your right)

If your test is soon then I would also read up on questions relating to the weather we're having...like black ice, skidding etc.
:)

celestial

greenie wrote: »

Hi Celestial,
Below is a link for the road signs you'll be asked.... they will be from that page. Clearway, Pedestrianised zone & the Hospital sign are popular!

http://www.erneschoolofmotoring.com/roadsigns.html

The site also has a driving test questions page which is worth reading through.
A couple of other popular questions you can be asked are:

How do you recognise a zebra crossing at night?
What are the rules of the yellow box junction?
Speed limits for all roads (motorway, national & regional)
Who do you give way to at a roundabout? (The book just says traffic on the roundabout but they also want to hear you say traffic on your right)

If your test is soon then I would also read up on questions relating to the weather we're having...like black ice, skidding etc.
:)

Wow, you're an absolute legend. Thanks!!

My test is two weeks from now, and hmm I'm prob not massively comfortable on the road. Maybe I should just do it anyway!!

mariaf24

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

If you do a search you might get a thread as it has been covered many times.

The classic ones are

When is it ok to overtake on the left
When do you used dipped headlights
What does an amber light mean
What should you do when blinded by oncoming headlights
When may one use foglights

Oh my god, thoseare the exact questions he asked me in the test the other day,in that order! Also road markings on a one way street, which wasnt a question on the list i was given :mad:

driverite

They must ask you at least one question on the following topics

1) Right of Way
2) Traffic Lights
3) Pedestrian Crossings
4) Road Markings
5) lights..ie When must you use your dipped head lights?

And then another question from any topic on the rules of the road....

Just a tip they have been asking about the 2 second rule a lot lately.

6 rules of the road questions, 12 signs questions, 3 technical, 3 in car questions, 5 hand signals...........you can get every question wrong and still pass your test. So dont be too worried about the questions.

youcancallmeal

driverite wrote: »

They must ask you at least one question on the following topics

1) Right of Way
2) Traffic Lights
3) Pedestrian Crossings
4) Road Markings
5) lights..ie When must you use your dipped head lights?

And then another question from any topic on the rules of the road....

Just a tip they have been asking about the 2 second rule a lot lately.

6 rules of the road questions, 12 signs questions, 3 technical, 3 in car questions, 5 hand signals...........you can get every question wrong and still pass your test. So dont be too worried about the questions.

Can you really pass if you didnt answer anything right??
Also whats the 2 second rule?

driverite

Its pick a point on the road, And let the car in front of you to pass it, and you should be at least 2 seconds behind passing the same point. You double it for wet conditions.

Its included in Edition 4 of the theory test.

If You get 3 questions wrong for Rules of the road and signs thats 1 mark.(blue mark)

If you get 3 wrong for technical checks thats 1 mark (blue mark)

If you get 3 hand signals wrong 1 mark(blue mark)

If you get 3 wrong for secondary controls 1mark (blue mark).

That leaves you with 4 blues and 8 blue you pass, 9 you fail.

Now before anyone begins to moralise, im not suggesting that people dont cover All the Rules of the Road, Of course they should. Only an idiot would want to start the driving part of his test with 4 marks.

Chet Zar

mariaf24 wrote: »

Oh my god, thoseare the exact questions he asked me in the test the other day,in that order! Also road markings on a one way street, which wasnt a question on the list i was given :mad:

Ha I got the dipped headlights one and the amber light one yesterday! I take it by your angry emoticon you didn't get it this time?

mariaf24

Chet Zar wrote: »

Ha I got the dipped headlights one and the amber light one yesterday! I take it by your angry emoticon you didn't get it this time?

I did, i passed :D
It's just that i had bought a book called driving test 'Get it' (i think this is the name of it) and i wasn't covered for quite a few of the questions he asked! I was sure the pages in it were all i needed to know but obvioulsy not. Ah well i got it anyway!
Did you? It was my second time.

Chet Zar

mariaf24 wrote: »

I did, i passed :D
It's just that i had bought a book called driving test 'Get it' (i think this is the name of it) and i wasn't covered for quite a few of the questions he asked! I was sure the pages in it were all i needed to know but obvioulsy not. Ah well i got it anyway!
Did you? It was my second time.

Nah I didn't, have only been driving properly since January, the big freeze put practice on hold and the test was actually the first time I was ever in a car out on main roads on 'my own' ever! As in not with an instructor or a family member! I actually enjoyed the experience - saw it more of a test run than anything else, finally to say I did the test after all these years! Going to reapply this week.