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1. What should you do if you want to overtake a long, slow-moving vehicle on a busy road?

Keep well back so that you get a good view of the road ahead

Flash your headlights for the oncoming traffic to give way

Stay behind until the driver waves you past

Follow it closely and keep moving out to see the road ahead

2. What should you do if you overtake a cyclist when it's very windy?

Overtake very slowly

Sound your horn repeatedly

Allow extra room

Keep close as you pass

3. You're leaving a safe gap as you follow a large vehicle. What should you do if a car moves into this gap?

Sound your horn

Start to overtake

Flash your headlights

Drop back further

4. What should you do as you approach this lorry?

Slow down and be prepared to wait

Make the lorry wait for you

Flash your lights at the lorry

Move to the right-hand side of the road

5. You're following a long vehicle approaching a crossroads. What should you do if the driver signals right but moves close to the left-hand kerb?

Wait behind the long vehicle

Warn the driver about the wrong signal

Report the driver to the police

Overtake on the right-hand side

6. What should you do if there's a bus at a bus stop ahead of you?

Flash your lights to warn the driver of your presence

Continue at the same speed but sound your horn as a warning

Watch carefully for the sudden appearance of pedestrians

Pass the bus as quickly as you possibly can

7. You’re approaching a mini-roundabout. What should you do if a long vehicle in front signals left but positions over to the right?

Sound your horn

Overtake on the left

Follow the same course as the lorry

Keep well back

8. You're travelling behind a bus. What should you do if it pulls up at a bus stop?

Look for pedestrians

Accelerate past the bus

Sound your horn

Pull in closely behind the bus

9. Why should drivers be more careful on roads where trams also operate?

Because trams can't steer to avoid obstructions

Because trams can't stop for cars

Because trams don't have lights

Because trams don't have a horn

10. You're following a large vehicle as it approaches a crossroads. What should you do if the driver signals to turn left?

Overtake if you can leave plenty of room

Overtake if there are no oncoming vehicles

Wait for the vehicle to finish turning

Wait for the driver to cancel their signal

11. Which vehicles are least likely to be affected by side wind?

Cyclists

Motorcyclists

High-sided vehicles

Cars

12. You're waiting to turn right out of a minor road. It's clear to the left but a lorry is coming from the right. Why should you wait, even if you have enough time to turn?

Anything overtaking the lorry will be hidden from view

The lorry could suddenly speed up

The lorry might be slowing down

The load on the lorry might be unstable

13. You're following a long vehicle as it approaches a crossroads. What should you do if it signals left but moves out to the right?

Stay well back and give it room

Get closer in order to pass it quickly

Assume the signal is wrong and that it's turning right

Overtake it as it starts to slow down

14. What should you be prepared to do in this situation?

Report the driver to the police

Sound your horn and continue

Slow down and give way

Squeeze through the gap

15. You're following a lorry on a wet road. What should you do when spray makes it difficult to see the road ahead?

Keep close to the lorry, away from the spray

Put your headlights on full beam

Speed up and overtake quickly

Drop back until you can see better

16. You're driving on a single carriageway road. Why should you keep well back while you're following a large vehicle?

To get the best view of the road ahead

To give yourself acceleration space if you decide to overtake

To leave a gap in case the vehicle stops and rolls back

To offer other drivers a safe gap if they want to overtake you

17. Why is it more difficult to overtake a large vehicle than a car?

It will take longer to overtake a large vehicle

A large vehicle will be fitted with a speed limiter

A large vehicle will have air brakes

It will take longer for a large vehicle to accelerate

18. You're towing a caravan. Which is the safest type of rear-view mirror to use?

Interior wide-angle mirror

Ordinary door mirrors

Extended-arm side mirrors

Ordinary interior mirror

19. It's very windy. What should you do if you're behind a motorcyclist who's overtaking a high-sided vehicle?

Overtake the motorcyclist immediately

Keep close to the motorcyclist

Stay level with the motorcyclist

Keep well back

20. You're driving in heavy traffic on a wet road. Which lights should you use if there's a lot of surface spray?

Dipped headlights

Sidelights only

Rear fog lights if visibility is more than 100 metres (328 feet)

Main-beam headlights

21. What should you do when you're approaching a bus that's signalling to move away from a bus stop?

Allow it to pull away, if it's safe to do so

Flash your headlights as you approach

Signal left and wave the bus on

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