Sample Test Questions

When can you overtake on the left?

1. When the person in front of you is turning right.

2. When you intend to turn left.

3. When the vehicle in the right-hand lane is moving slower than you.

At a stop sign that has no white line, where should you stop?

At the stop sign.

What position should you take up on a right turn on a one-way street?

The extreme right-hand hand lane.

How would you know a zebra crossing at night?

Flashing amber beacons.

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 in the use of the horn?

It cannot be used between the hours of 11:30pm and 7am, except in an emergency.

When driving at night when should you dip your headlights?

1. When meeting oncoming traffic.

2. When following close behind another vehicle.

3. On a continuously lit road.

4. In snow.

5. Dusk/dawn.

What should you do if you're dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming car?

Slow down and stop if necessary.

What is a clearway?

Parking or stopping is not allowed except for buses and taxis for the times shown.

What does a broken yellow line mean?

It marks the edge of the road.

What does a single yellow line mean?

No parking at certain times.

What is the legal parking distance from the kerb?

Half a metre.

How close to a junction can you park?

5 metres.

Where should you not park?

1. Near a bend.

2. On a brow of a hill.

3. On a humpback bridge.

4. A dip in the road.

5. Where your vehicle could obstruct a sign.

6. At an entrance.

7. At a bus stop.

8. Opposite another vehicle on a narrow road.

Where should you not overtake?

1. On a bend.

2. At a junction.

3. On a brow of a hill.

4. On a humpback bridge.

5. On a continuous white line.

6. Where your view of oncoming traffic is restricted.

What is the two second rule?

Stay two seconds behind the vehicle in front of you: Use a stationary object on the road, start counting when the vehicle in front of you passes the object. You should pass two seconds later.

If you saw a red triangle on the road, what would it mean?

There is an obstruction on the road ahead.

What rule applies to a yellow box junction?

You cannot enter the box unless your exit is clear, except for when turning right if you are not obstructing traffic.

What does a green light mean?

Go, provided the junction is clear.

What does an amber light mean?

Stop, unless you are too close to the line and it is unsafe to do so.

Name three people in authority for whom you must stop?

1. A garda.

2. School warden.

3. A person in charge of animals.

When can you cross a continuous white line?

1. To avoid an obstruction.

2. For access.

3. If there is a broken white line on your side.

What is the legal tyre tread depth?

1.6mm