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PRINTABLE TEST (answers on the bottom of the page)
Test Type: Car - Hazard awareness
Number of Questions: 10
Pass Mark: 10

1) A driver pulls out of a side road in front of you, causing you to brake hard. What should you do?
A - Ignore the error and stay calm
B - Flash your lights to show your annoyance
C - Sound your horn to show your annoyance
D - Overtake as soon as possible

2) Why are mirrors often slightly curved (convex)?
A - They give a wider field of vision
B - They totally cover blind spots
C - They make it easier to judge the speed of following traffic
D - They make following traffic look bigger

3) How would age affect an elderly person's driving ability?
A - They won't be able to obtain car insurance
B - They'll need glasses to read road signs
C - They'll take longer to react to hazards
D - They won't signal at junctions

4) You are driving on a motorway. The traffic ahead is braking sharply because of an incident.
How could you warn traffic behind you?
A - Briefly use the hazard warning lights
B - Switch on the hazard warning lights continuously
C - Briefly use the rear fog lights
D - Switch on the headlights continuously

5) After passing your driving test, you suffer from ill health. This affects your driving.
You MUST
A - inform your local police station
B - avoid using motorways
C - always drive accompanied
D - inform the licensing authority

6) You have been convicted of driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs. You will find this is likely to cause the cost of one of the following to rise considerably.
Which one?
A - Road fund licence
B - Insurance premiums
C - Vehicle test certificate
D - Driving licence

7) You think the driver of the vehicle in front has forgotten to cancel their right indicator.
You should
A - flash your lights to alert the driver
B - sound your horn before overtaking
C - overtake on the left if there is room
D - stay behind and not overtake

8) You take the wrong route and find you are on a one-way street.
You should

A - reverse out of the road
B - turn round in a side road
C - continue to the end of the road
D - reverse into a driveway

9) You are invited to a pub lunch. You know that you will have to drive in the evening.
What is your best course of action?
A - Avoid mixing your alcoholic drinks
B - Not drink any alcohol at all
C - Have some milk before drinking alcohol
D - Eat a hot meal with your alcoholic drinks

10) Hazard warning lights should be used when vehicles are
A - broken down and causing an obstruction
B - faulty and moving slowly
C - being towed along a road
D - reversing into a side road

Answers

1. a

2. a

3. c

4. a

5. d

6. b

7. d

8. c

9. b

10. a

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