Road & Traffic Signs Motorbike Theory Test

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1. What does this sign mean?

Two-way traffic crosses a one-way road

Traffic approaching you has priority

Two-way traffic straight ahead

Motorway contraflow system ahead

2. What does this motorway sign mean?

Temporary minimum speed 50 mph

No services for 50 miles

Obstruction 50 metres (164 feet) ahead

Temporary maximum speed 50 mph

3. When may you sound your vehicle's horn?

To give you right of way

To attract a friend’s attention

To warn others of your presence

To make slower drivers move over

4. What does this sign mean?

Give way to oncoming vehicles

Approaching traffic passes you on both sides

Turn off at the next available junction

Pass either side to get to the same destination

5. What's the purpose of triangular shaped signs?

To give warnings

To give information

To give orders

To give directions

6. What does this sign mean?

Adverse camber

Steep hill downwards

Uneven road

Steep hill upwards

7. Where would you find these road markings?

At a railway crossing

At a mini-roundabout

On a motorway

On a pedestrian crossing

8. How can you identify traffic signs that give orders?

They're rectangular with a yellow border

They're triangular with a blue border

They're square with a brown border

They're circular with a red border

9. In winter, road signs can become covered by snow. What does this sign mean?

Crossroads

Give way

Stop

Turn right

10. What does this sign mean?

School crossing patrol

No pedestrians allowed

Pedestrian zone - no vehicles

Zebra crossing ahead

11. What does a red traffic light mean?

You should stop unless turning left

Stop, if you're able to brake safely

You must stop and wait behind the stop line

Proceed with care

12. What does this sign mean?

End of dual carriageway

Tall bridge

Road narrows

End of narrow bridge

13. What does this sign mean?

Through traffic to use left lane

Right-hand lane T-junction only

Right-hand lane closed ahead

11 tonne weight limit

14. What does this sign mean?

Direction to park-and-ride car park

No parking for buses or coaches

Direction to bus and coach park

Parking area for cars and coaches

15. You see this amber traffic light ahead. Which light, or lights, will come on next?

Red alone

Red and amber together

Green and amber together

Green alone

16.What does this sign mean?

Motorcycles only

No cars

Cars only

No motorcycles

17. What should you do when you see this sign as you travel along a motorway?

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Turn left immediately

Change lane

Move onto the hard shoulder

18. What does this sign mean?

Tourist attraction

Beware of trains

Level crossing

Beware of trams

19. You're at a junction controlled by traffic lights. When should you wait at a green light?

When pedestrians are waiting to cross

When your exit from the junction is blocked

When you think the lights may be about to change

When you intend to turn right

20. What does this line across the road at the entrance to a roundabout mean?

Give way to traffic from the right

Traffic from the left has right of way

You have right of way

Stop at the line

21. You're in the left-hand lane at traffic lights, waiting to turn left. Which signal means you must wait?

A.

B.

C.

D.

22. How should you give an arm signal to turn left?

A.

B.

C.

D.

23. What does this sign mean?

Change to the left-hand lane

Leave at the next exit

Contraflow system

One-way street

24. Where can you find reflective amber studs on a motorway?

Separating the slip road from the motorway

On the left-hand edge of the road

On the right-hand edge of the road

Separating the lanes

25. Which of these signs are you allowed to ride past on a solo motorcycle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

26. Which sign means no motor vehicles allowed?

A.

B.

C.

D.

27. What does this sign mean?

No trams ahead

Oncoming trams

Trams crossing ahead

Trams only

28. Which sign means there's a double bend ahead?

A.

B.

C.

D.

29. Other drivers may sometimes flash their headlights at you. What's the official meaning of this signal?

There's a radar speed trap ahead

They're giving way to you

They're warning you of their presence

There's a fault with your vehicle

30. You're on a motorway. A lorry has stopped in the right-hand lane. What should you do when you see this sign on the lorry?

Move into the right-hand lane

Stop behind the flashing lights

Pass the lorry on the left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

31. Why does this junction have a 'stop' sign and a stop line on the road?

Speed on the major road is derestricted

It's a busy junction

Visibility along the major road is restricted

The junction is on a downhill gradient

32. What does this sign mean?

Hump bridge

Traffic-calming hump

Low bridge

Uneven road

33. What's the meaning of this traffic sign?

End of two-way road

Give priority to vehicles coming towards you

You have priority over vehicles coming towards you

Bus lane ahead

34. What does this sign mean?

T-junction

No through road

Telephone box ahead

Toilet ahead

35. What should you do when you see this sign at a crossroads?

Maintain the same speed

Carry on with great care

Find another route

Telephone the police

36. What does this motorway sign mean?

Change to the lane on your left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Change to the opposite carriageway

Pull up on the hard shoulder

37. Which sign means the end of a dual carriageway?

A.

B.

C.

D.

38. What does this sign mean?

Uneven road surface

Bridge over the road

Road ahead ends

Water across the road

39. What does this sign mean?

Leave motorway at next exit

Lane for heavy and slow vehicles

All lorries use the hard shoulder

Rest area for lorries

40. What does this sign mean?

Waiting restrictions apply

Waiting permitted

National speed limit applies

Clearway (no stopping)

41. You're on a motorway. What should you do if there's a red cross showing on the signs above your lane only?

Continue in that lane and look for further information

Don't continue in that lane

Pull onto the hard shoulder

Stop and wait for an instruction to proceed

42. What does this sign mean?

Two-way traffic straight ahead

Two-way traffic crosses a one-way road

Two-way traffic over a bridge

Two-way traffic crosses a two-way road

43. You're riding on a motorway. What should you do if there's a slow-moving vehicle ahead with this sign displayed?

Pass on the right

Pass on the left

Leave at the next exit

Drive no further

44. Which arm signal tells you that the car you're following is going to pull up?

A,

B.

C.

D.

46. You're giving an arm signal, ready to turn left. Why should you return your hand to the handlebars while you turn?

Because you might hit a pedestrian on the corner

To help you keep control of the steering

Because you'll need to hold the clutch lever

To stop other motorists thinking that you're stopping on the corner

46. Who has priority when traffic lights are out of order?

Traffic going straight on

Traffic turning right

Nobody

Traffic turning left

47. What does this sign mean?

End of restricted speed area

End of restricted parking area

End of clearway

End of cycle route

48. What does this sign mean?

Service area 30 miles ahead

Maximum speed 30 mph

Minimum speed 30 mph

Lay-by 30 miles ahead

49. What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road?

50 mph

60 mph

40 mph

70 mph

50. What does a sign with a brown background show?

Tourist directions

Primary roadsPrimary roads

Motorway routes

Minor roads

51. What does this sign mean?

Turn left for parking area

No through road on the left

No entry for traffic turning left

Turn left for ferry terminal

52. Where would you find green reflective studs on a motorway?

Separating driving lanes

Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway

At slip-road entrances and exits

Between the carriageway and the central reservation

53. Which of these signs warns you of a zebra crossing?

A.

B.

C.

D.

54. When may you cross a double solid white line in the middle of the road?

To pass traffic that's queuing back at a junction

To pass a car signalling to turn left ahead

To pass a road maintenance vehicle travelling at 10 mph or less

To pass a vehicle that's towing a trailer

55. What does this sign mean?

You can park on the days and times shown

No parking on the days and times shown

No parking at all from Monday to Friday

End of the urban clearway restrictions

56. What does this sign mean?

Ring road

Mini-roundabout

No vehicles

Roundabout

57. What information would be shown in a triangular road sign?

Road narrows

Ahead only

Keep left

Minimum speed

58. What do these zigzag white lines mean?

No parking at any time

Parking allowed only for a short time

Slow down to 20 mph

Sounding horns isn't allowed

59. What does it mean if you see this signal on the motorway?

Leave the motorway at the next exit

All vehicles use the hard shoulder

Sharp bend to the left ahead

Stop: all lanes ahead closed

60. Which sign means you have priority over oncoming vehicles?

A.

B.

C.

D.

62. What does this sign mean?

Distance to parking place ahead

Distance to public telephone ahead

Distance to public house ahead

Distance to passing place ahead

63. What does this sign mean?

Wait at the barriers

Wait at the crossroads

Give way to trams

Give way to farm vehicles

64. What shape is a 'stop' sign?

A.

B.

C.

D.

65. Why should you make sure that you cancel your motorcycle's indicators after you've turned at a junction?

To avoid flattening the battery

To avoid misleading other road users

To avoid dazzling other road users

To avoid damage to the indicator relay

66. What does this sign mean?

Traffic lights out of order

Amber signal out of order

Temporary traffic lights ahead

New traffic lights ahead

67. What does this sign mean?

Turn left ahead

T-junction

No through road

Give way

68. What does this arm signal mean?

The driver is slowing down

The driver intends to turn right

The driver wishes to overtake

The driver intends to turn left

69. Which type of vehicle does this sign apply to?

Wide vehicles

Long vehicles

High vehicles

Heavy vehicles

69. What does this traffic sign mean?

Compulsory maximum speed limit

Advisory maximum speed limit

Compulsory minimum speed limit

Advised separation distance

70. Which sign means 'no entry'?

A.

B.

C.

D.

71. What does this road marking mean?

Don't cross the line

No stopping allowed

You're approaching a hazard

No overtaking allowed

72. What does this sign mean?

End of motorway

End of restriction

Lane ends ahead

Free recovery ends

73. Which arm signal shows you're slowing or stopping your motorcycle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

74. What does this sign mean?

Low bridge ahead

Tunnel ahead

Ancient monument ahead

Traffic danger spot ahead

75. You've stopped at a railway level crossing. What should you do if the red lights continue to flash after a train has gone by?

Phone the signal operator

Alert drivers behind you

Wait

Proceed with caution

76. What does this traffic sign mean?

Slippery road ahead

Tyres liable to punctures ahead

Danger ahead

Service area ahead

77. What does this sign mean?

New speed limit 20 mph

No vehicles over 30 tonnes

Minimum speed limit 30 mph

End of 20 mph zone

78. Which sign informs you that you're coming to a 'no through road'?

A.

B.

C.

D.

79. What must you do when you see this sign?

Stop only if traffic is approaching

Stop even if the road is clear

Stop only if children are waiting to cross

Stop only if a red light is showing

80. Which is the sign for a ring road?

A.

B.

C.

D.

81. Which sign means that the national speed limit applies?

A.

B.

C.

D.

82. Your vehicle is stationary. When may you use its horn?

When another road user poses a danger

When the road is blocked by queuing traffic

When it's used only briefly

When signalling that you've just arrived

83. Which sign means that pedestrians may be walking along the road?

A.

B.

C.

D.

84. What does this sign mean?

Quayside or river bank

Steep hill downwards

Uneven road surface

Road liable to flooding

85. What shape are traffic signs giving orders?

A.

B.

C.

D.

86. Where would you see this road marking?

At traffic lights

On road humps

Near a level crossing

At a box junction

87. Which sign means 'no stopping'?

A.

B.

C.

D.

88. Where would you see a contraflow bus lane?

On a dual carriageway

On a roundabout

On an urban motorway

On a one-way street

89. What should you be aware of if you've just passed this sign?

This is a single-track road

You can't stop on this road

Only one lane is in use

All traffic is going one way

90. At traffic lights, what does it mean when the amber light shows on its own?

Prepare to go

Go if the way is clear

Go if no pedestrians are crossing

Stop at the stop line

91. Which sign means there will be two-way traffic crossing your route ahead?

A.

B.

C.

D.

92. Your indicators are difficult to see due to bright sunshine. What could you do to let other road users know your intentions?

Give an arm signal

Sound your horn

Flash your headlights

Keep both hands on the handlebars

93. What does this sign mean?

Cyclists must dismount

Cycles aren't allowed

Cycle route ahead

Cycle in single file

94. You're approaching a junction where the traffic lights aren't working. What should you do when a police officer gives this signal?

Turn left only

Turn right only

Continue ahead only

Stop at the stop line

95. How will a police officer in a patrol vehicle signal for you to stop?

Flash the headlights, indicate left and point to the left

Overtake and give a slowing down arm signal

Use the siren, overtake, cut in front and stop

Pull alongside you, use the siren and wave you to stop

96. What does this sign mean?

Crossroads

Level crossing with gate

Level crossing without gate

Ahead only

97. What does this signal mean?

Cars must stop

Trams must stop

Both trams and cars must stop

Both trams and cars can continue

98. What do the long white lines along the centre of the road mean?

Bus lane

Hazard warning

Give way

Lane marking

99. What does this sign indicate?

A diversion route

A picnic area

A pedestrian zone

A cycle route

100. What does '25' mean on this motorway sign?

The distance to the nearest town

The route number of the road

The number of the next junction

The speed limit on the slip road

101. What messages are given by circular traffic signs that have a blue background?

They give temporary directions during a diversion

They give directions to car parks

They give motorway information

They give mandatory instructions

102. What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have red and amber showing together?

Pass the lights if the road is clear

Take care because there's a fault with the lights

Wait for the green light

Stop because the lights are changing to red

103. Which type of sign tells you what you must not do?

A.

B.

C.

D.

104. What does this sign mean?

Multi-exit roundabout

Risk of ice

Six roads converge

Place of historical interest

105. What's the reason for the hatched area along the centre of this road?

It separates traffic flowing in opposite directions

It marks an area to be used by overtaking motorcyclists

It's a temporary marking to warn of the roadworks

It separates the two sides of the dual carriageway

106. What does this sign mean?

No overtaking

No motor vehicles

Clearway (no stopping)

Cars and motorcycles only

107. What does this road marking mean?

Don't cross the line

No stopping allowed

You're approaching a hazard

No overtaking allowed

108. What does this sign mean?

Route for trams

Give way to trams

Route for buses

Give way to buses

109. What does this line across the road at the entrance to a roundabout mean?

Give way to traffic from the right

Traffic from the left has right of way

You have right of way

Stop at the line

110. You're giving an arm signal, ready to turn left. Why should you return your hand to the handlebars while you turn?

Because you might hit a pedestrian on the corner

To help you keep control of the steering

Because you'll need to hold the clutch lever

To stop other motorists thinking that you're stopping on the corner

111. A police car is following you. What should you do if the police officer flashes the headlights and points to the left?

Turn left at the next junction

Pull up on the left

Stop immediately

Move over to the left

112. You're in a tunnel and you see this sign. What does it mean?

Direction to an emergency pedestrian exit

Beware of pedestrians: no footpath ahead

No access for pedestrians

Beware of pedestrians crossing ahead

113. How should the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway be used?

As a high-speed lane

As an overtaking lane

As a right-turn lane

As an acceleration lane

114. Which diagram shows a hazard warning line?

A.

B.

C.

D.

115. Where would you find these flashing red light signals?

Pelican crossings

Motorway exits

Zebra crossings

Level crossings

116. What does this sign mean?

Service area 30 miles ahead

Maximum speed 30 mph

Minimum speed 30 mph

Lay-by 30 miles ahead

117. What do these zigzag white lines mean?

No parking at any time

Parking allowed only for a short time

Slow down to 20 mph

Sounding horns isn't allowed

118. What does this sign mean?

Side winds

Road noise

Airport

Adverse camber

119. What does this sign mean?

Level crossing with gate or barrier

Gated road ahead

Level crossing without gate or barrier

Cattle grid ahead

120. What does this sign mean?

No motor vehicles

End of motorway

No through road

End of bus lane

121. You're approaching traffic lights and the red light is showing. What signal will show next?

Red and amber

Green alone

Amber alone

Green and amber

122. What does this sign mean?

Vehicles may not park on the verge or footway

Vehicles may park on the left-hand side of the road only

Vehicles may park fully on the verge or footway

Vehicles may park on the right-hand side of the road only

123. You're about to overtake. What should you do when you see this sign?

Overtake the other driver as quickly as possible

Move to the right to get a better view

Switch your headlights on before overtaking

Hold back until you can see clearly ahead

124. Which sign means turn left ahead?

A.

B.

C.

D.

125. What does this sign mean?

Bend to the right

Road on the right closed

No traffic from the right

No right turn

126. What does this sign mean?

Distance to parking place ahead

Distance to public telephone ahead

Distance to public house ahead

Distance to passing place ahead

128. Which shape is used for a 'give way' sign?

A.

B.

C.

D.

128. Which sign shows that you're entering a one-way system?

A.

B.

C.

D.

129. What does this sign mean?

The right-hand lane ahead is narrow

Right-hand lane for buses only

Right-hand lane for turning right

The right-hand lane is closed

130. What does this signal mean?

Cars must stop

Trams must stop

Both trams and cars must stop

Both trams and cars can continue

131. What does this sign mean?

Buses turning

Ring road

Mini-roundabout

Keep right

132. What does this sign mean?

You have priority

No motor vehicles

Two-way traffic

No overtaking

133. What does this sign mean?

Change to the left-hand lane

Leave at the next exit

Contraflow system

One-way street

134. What does this sign mean?

Maximum speed limit with traffic calming

Minimum speed limit with traffic calming

20 cars only’ parking zone

Only 20 cars allowed at any one time

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