driving test theory

when can you overtake on the left?

when the driver in front is turning right

when you intend to turn left

when the vehicles in the lane to your right are moving slower than the vehicles in your lane in queuing traffic

at a junction with roads of equal importance who should you give right of way to?

traffic on the right & traffic already turning

at a stop sign with no white line where do you stop?

at the stop sign itself

why are stop signs & yield signs different shapes (octagonal / triangular)

to help drivers distinguish between them in snowy conditions

what position would you take for a right turn at the end of a one way street?

take position in the extreme right hand lane

what do white zigzag lines on the road mean

a zebra crossing is ahead - no overtaking & no parking

how do you know a zebra crossing at night?

flashing yellow lights

what does the island in the middle of a pedestrian crossing mean?

each side of the island is a separate crossing

what are the restrictions related to use of your horn?

in a built up area you can’t use your horn between 11.30pm & 7.00am except in case of emergency

when driving at night when should you dip your headlights?

when:  (a)You’re meeting on-coming traffic.

(b) You’re following close behind another vehicle.

(c) You’re on continuously well lit roads.

(d) At the beginning and end of lighting up hours, i.e. dawn and dusk.

(e) When you’re driving in fog or snow.

(f) When you’re approaching a Junction.

what should you do if you are dazzled by oncoming lights?

slow down & stop if necessary

what is a clearway?

an area where stopping & parking is prohibited (except by buses or taxis) for the period indicated by a Clearway sign

what does a broken yellow line mean?

signifies the edge of a roadway aka a hardshoulder

what does a single continuous yellow line mean?

parking is prohibited at certain times

double yellow line meaning?

no parking at any time

legal parking distance from the kerb?

45 cm

how close to a junction can you park?

5 metres away

where should you not park?

near a bend, the brow of a hill, a humpback bridge, at double yellow lines, where you might obstruct a sign or entrance

where to not overtake?

at a bend, a junction, brow of a hill, humpback bridge, continuous white line or where your view of oncoming traffic is obstructed

safe distance to drive from the car in front?

1m for every km you’re travelling

double for wet roads, x4 for icy

meaning of red triangle on the road?

obstruction on road ahead

at a junction with traffic lights not working who do you give right of way to?

traffic to the right & traffic already turning

green traffic light meaning?

go if junction is clear (ie safe to do so)

amber traffic light meaning?

stop if you can do so safely at the stop line

3 authority figures you must stop for?

garda, school warden, person in charge of animals

road markings for no entry?

continuous white line with a broken line behind it

when can you cross a continuous white line?

avoid an obstruction, for access, if there is a broken white line on your side of the continuous white line

national roads speed limit?

100 km/hr

motorway speed limit?

120 km/hr

regional / local roads speed limit

80 km/hr

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rural roads speed limit 60 km/hr

acceptable tyre thread depth?

1.6 mm minimum

rules for a yellow box junction?

don’t enter a yellow box unless way ahead is clear - only exception being if turning right, then may enter if you’re not obstructing other traffic

2 parallel lines in center of road, one continuous, one broken, which do you obey?

closest to you

2 broken parallel lines in center of road meaning?

there will be one or two continuous white lines ahead

broken white line in the center of the road meaning?

may overtake if it is safe to do so

white diagonal lines in center of road meaning?

treat like a traffic island - don’t enter space between lines

aquaplaning

when a film of water builds up between tyres and road & your steering & breaking is affected