Road safety is best passed on to young people by:

(M) severe punishment when they make a mistake

(S) telling them over and over
(I) setting a good example
(B) showing them pictures of car crashes

Most road crashes are caused by:

(T) young people speeding and breaking the law

(F) the average motorist making an error of judgement
(O) truck drivers driving too many hours without a break
(R) elderly motorists

A traffic light displaying amber means:

(N) stop, but check for traffic behind first

(H) stop immediately
(E) try to stop if there is someone watching from behind
(C) accelerate and quickly go through the intersection

5: When turning right and the traffic lights show green:

(E) turn because the light shows green

(W) stop before the white line to give way to oncoming traffic
(N) slow down because the lights can change anytime
(D) enter the intersection and give way to oncoming traffic

Question 6: When traffic lights change from red to green:

(Y) move off quickly, traffic behind may get impatient

(T) look to the left and move away smoothly
(O) pause before take-off when the view is obscured
(V) look behind and move away straight away

Question 7: A spider crawls onto your lap while driving. What should you do?

(U) stop the car safely, then kill the spider

(S) kill it quickly, you dont want to get bitten
(I) while driving slowly kill the spider
(P) ask your passenger to kill the spider, while you drive on
Question 1: Road safety is
best passed on to young
people by:

(M) severe punishment

when they make a
mistake
(S) telling them over
and over
(I) setting a good
example
(B) showing them
pictures of car crashes

Question 2: Most road crashes

are caused by:

(T) young people

speeding and breaking
the law
(F) the average motorist
making an error of
judgement
(O) truck drivers driving
too many hours without
a break
(R) elderly motorists

Question 3: In an automatic
car the L (1st) and 2nd gears
are mainly used...

(G) when driving at

higher speeds
(A) while the driver is
still inexperienced
(P) as precaution when
there is limited visibility
or in heavy rain
(I) to assist the engine
braking in the wet
and/or downhill

Question 4: A traffic light

displaying amber means:

(N) stop, but check for

traffic behind first
(H) stop immediately
(E) try to stop if there is
someone watching from
behind
(C) accelerate and
quickly go through the
intersection

Question 5: When turning right

and the traffic lights show
green:
 (E) turn because the
light shows green
(W) stop before the
white line to give way to
oncoming traffic
(N) slow down because
the lights can change
anytime
(D) enter the
intersection and give
way to oncoming traffic

Question 6: When traffic lights

change from red to green:

(Y) move off quickly,

traffic behind may get
impatient
(T) look to the left and
move away smoothly
(O) pause before take-
off when the view is
obscured
(V) look behind and
move away straight
away

Question 7: A spider crawls

onto your lap while driving.
What should you do?

(U) stop the car safely,

then kill the spider
(S) kill it quickly, you
dont want to get bitten
(I) while driving slowly
kill the spider
(P) ask your passenger
to kill the spider, while
you drive on

Question 8: The effects of

alcohol can be reduced by:

(N) eating greasy foods

while drinking
(A) drinking plenty of
water to neutralize the
alcohol
(J) a cold shower
(B) time

Question 9: What do you

consider before accepting a lift
home after a party?

(D) how fast can the

driver get me home
(E) how long has the
 driver been licenced
(T) is the driver sober to
drive me home safely
(V) how old is the car

Question 10: How can you

check a safe following
distance?

(U) it must be at least a

car length
(L) one car length for
every 10 kilometers of
speed
(G) you must see the
tyres of the car ahead
(H) count out two
seconds when the car
ahead passes a fixed
point

Question 11: What is a basic

consideration before deciding
to overtake?

(Y) the prevailing

weather conditions
(K) how fast can the car
travel
(O) is it really necessary
(Z) what will traffic
behind think, if I stay
back

Question 12: Blind bends and

crests hold a common danger?

(I) traffic behind may

overtake
(L) hidden obstacles
beyond the bend or
crest
(W) tyres may not give
sufficient grip
(K) brakes may
overheat, if the bend is
too sharp

Question 13: Complete this

sentence: If you are late
leaving home ...

(F) ... try to find a

shortcut
(A) ... drive in the right-
hand lane to your
destination
(T) ... keep to the
maximum speed to
 arrive on time
(D) ... expect to arrive
late at your destination

Question 14: What 3 things are

appropriate when an animal is
blocking your path?

(K) look in the mirror,

brake sharply and
swerve around it on the
right
(O) brake hard, gear
change and drive
around it on the left
(B) sound the horn,
check mirror and
execute an emergency
stop
(P) run over the animal,
check if its alive and
call a vet

Question 15: What is the

correct action when a vehicle
on high beam is blinding you?

(A) gauge your course

by the left boundary of
the road
(L) look at the lights to
make sure you dont run
off the road
(G) keep a firm grip on
the steering wheel
(M) flash your lights to
signal that they are on
high beam

Question 16: You are braking

hard on a wet road, the car
starts to slide, what do you
do?

(U) steer to the left to

avoid oncoming traffic
(Y) press the brake
harder to regain traction
(C) ease off the brake
and reapply more gently
(I) apply the handbrake
to assist the footbrake

Question 17: What is the best

course of action for changing
lanes in heavy traffic?

(W) indicate briefly and

 squeeze into a gap,
other drivers will
understand
(K) indicate, try to keep
up with traffic and wait
for another driver to
create a gap
(T) slow down, look into
the mirror and move
over briskly
(S) speed up, it is easier
to change lanes when
accelerating

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Remember road safety is more
than knowing road rules, it is
an attitude!

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The slogan IF IN DOUBT, HOLD

BACK, relates to OVERTAKING.