WA DKT ROAD RULES PRACTICE TEST 05

It should be your aim to pass with flying colors keeping in view the fact that you are aware of all the rules of driving, and thus, you could be a better and safe driver. Also, the best thing to help you would be a practice test and you can practice and match answers to see where you stand!

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Western Australia Road Rules Test 5

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Unless traffic, weather, or visibility stops you doing so, you must not drive more than how much below the speed limit on a freeway?

20 km/h

25 km/h

15 km/h

10 km/h

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On the freeway, somebody signals that they wish to move into your lane. What should you do?

Switch over to their lane

Speed up so they can move in behind you

Speed up so they can’t move in

Slow if necessary and let them in

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Which of these are not permitted on freeways?

Tractors

Any of them

Motorcycles

Bicycles

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You must not park within what distance of the leaving side of a bus stop?

15 m

5 m

10 m

20 m

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Under which of these circumstances should you cut your speed?

When it's raining

All of them

When pedestrians are around

On unsealed roads

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Under 'anti-hooning' legislation, you can have your license suspended or canceled if you are found traveling at what speed above the posted speed limit?

45 km/h

25 km/h

15 km/h

35 km/h

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A full license holder will be liable for disqualification if they accrue how many demerit points within three years?

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Outside a built-up area you must not park on a crest or a curve in such a way that an approaching driver cannot see your vehicle for at least what distance?

150 m

200 m

50 m

100 m

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When you park a manual transmission vehicle facing uphill, you should leave it in what gear?

Reverse

First

Second

Neutral

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In a built-up area you must not park on a crest or a curve in such a way that an approaching driver cannot see your vehicle for at least what distance?

100 m

50 m

75 m

25 m

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The only reason for moving an injured person from a crash scene is...?

To get them into a warm building

To get them out of danger

To get them off the road completely

To allow traffic to pass

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You approach a junction where you wish to go straight on, but find yourself in a lane with an arrow pointing to the right. There is too much traffic to change lanes. What should you do?

Stop and wait for a gap

Go straight

Turn right

Sound your horn to warn people you are moving over

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When waiting to turn across oncoming traffic, you should have your wheels positioned...?

Pointing to the left

Any of these

Pointing to the right

Pointing straight ahead

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If a crash victim is unresponsive, what is the first thing you should do?

Call for an ambulance

Cover them with a blanket

Slap their face

Begin CPR

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When being overtaken, you must not...?

Increase your speed

Hold your line

Decrease your speed

Maintain your speed

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When driving in the country, where should you park in roadside parking bays?

In the middle

At the front end

It doesn’t matter

At the back end

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Never enter intersection unless...?

You can get your car halfway into the intersection

You can completely clear it

You can get your car fully into the intersection

You can get halfway across

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On a single lane road, which of these is the only allowable reason to undertake a car on its left?

A police officer instructs you to

They have held you up for more than 1 km

There is enough room for your car +1 m

They are travelling below half the speed limit

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When overtaking, you are allowed to exceed the speed limit by how much?

5 km/h

20 km/h

0 km/h

10 km/h

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A built-up area is one with buildings by the side of the road or where there is street lighting for at least 500 m at intervals of not more than...?

150 m

50 m

200 m

100 m

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Unless signs say otherwise, you must not park within what distance of an intersection?

20 m

5 m

15 m

10 m

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Accruing between 12 and 15 demerit points results in a disqualification of...?

Two months

Three months

Four months

One month

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You must not travel in the right-hand lane of a road with two or more lanes (except for specific reasons like making a U-turn) if the road's speed limit is...?

70 km/h +

90 km/h +

80 km/h +

100 km/h +

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Anyone supervising a learner driver must have a maximum blood alcohol content of...?

0.03

0.02

0.01

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Skidding is nearly always caused by...?

Driver error

Poor weather conditions

Poor road conditions

Mechanical faults

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