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Test Type: Motorway
Number of Questions: 50
Pass Mark: 43
MOTORWAY QUIZ

Research by the IAM suggests that in their first year of driving nearly 20 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women avoid motorways.
By the third year after passing the test, 11 per cent of men and 28 per cent of women did no motorway driving.
Take this simple motorway quiz and get more confident of using the Motorway Network.


1) You are intending to leave the motorway at the next exit.
Before you reach the exit you should normally position your vehicle




2) You are on a motorway at night. You MUST have your headlights switched on unless




3) What is the maximum speed for cars towing caravans on a Motorway?




4) What does this motorway sign mean?
traffic sign





5) Setting down or picking up passengers on a motorway is only allowed:-




6) You're towing a small trailer on a busy three-lane motorway. All the lanes are open. You must




7) What do AMBER studs on the motorway show?




8) When may you use the right hand lane of the motorway?




9) Motorway hard shoulders should ONLY be used for?




10) If you are driving in the left lane of the motorway and find another vehicle merging from a slip road, what should you do?




11) Travelling on a wet motorway with road spray you should :




12) You must not stop on a motorway. What are the 2 exceptions to this rule?
2 answers required





13) If you break down on the motorway - which way should you walk to use the emergency telephone on the hard shoulder?



14) In WET motorway road conditions the minimum distance you should leave between you and the vehicle in front should be?




15) A motorcycle is not allowed on a motorway if it has an engine size smaller than:-




16) In which circumstances may you reverse on the motorway?




17) You are towing a small trailer on a busy three-lane motorway. You must :
2 answers required




18) How will a police officer in a patrol car get you to stop on the Motorway?




19) When driving along the motorway your overall stopping distance will be much longer when:-




20) Which of the following statement is correct?




21) What is the Maximum speed for a Heavy Goods vehicle (exceeding 7.5 tonnes maximum laden weight)" on a Motorway?




22) What do GREEN studs on the motorway show?




23) The left-hand lane of a motorway should be used for
road




24) What does this motorway sign mean?





25) Which FOUR of these must NOT use motorways?
4 answers required






26) Motorway road surfaces tend to be at their most slippery:-




27) You are travelling on a motorway. You decide you need a rest.
You should




28) What basic rule applies when you're using a motorway?




29) You are driving along the motorway in the inside lane.
You intend to turn left at the next available exit.
When should you signal left?





30) Your vehicle has broken down on a motorway. You aren't able to stop on the hard shoulder. What should you do?




31) A motorcycle is not allowed on a motorway if it has an engine size smaller than




32) You are travelling on the motorway and are feeling tired. What should you do?




33) Which of the following are not allowed to use a motorway?
3 answers required





34) Motorway emergency telephones are usually linked to the police.
In some areas they are now linked to




35) You are joining a motorway.
Why is it important to make full use of the slip road ?




36) On a motorway what is used to reduce traffic bunching?




37) You are the only one on a three lane motorway.
Which lane should you drive in if you are travelling at 70 mph in a car?




38) You are driving in very wet weather on the motorway. Your car begins to slide.
This effect is called?




39) What does this motorway sign mean?





40) You have broken down on a motorway. You have stopped on the hard shoulder.
Where is the safest place to wait for help ?




41) When joining a motorway you should ?
2 answers required




42) Where are you most likely to see this sign?





43) A two-second gap between you and the car in front is when conditions are?




44) You are travelling on a motorway. A bag falls off the roof rack. What should you do?





45) What should you do when driving or riding along a motorway?




46) What colour backgrounds do Motorway signs show?




47) The car below is moving with its hazard warning lights on. It's to let you know there is a hazard ahead.
What type of road is this allowed on?





48) What does tailgating on a motorway mean?




49) You are driving on a wet motorway with surface spray. You should:-




50) Usually, on a motorway, how far from the exit is the first sign showing the junction number?
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