Australian Capital Territory road-sign quiz

Question 1

You drive along a street where this sign applies. When may you stop there?

Accepted Answer

Not at all, unless traffic or an emergency forces you

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For up to 2 minutes to drop someone off or pick them up

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For as long as you stay in the car

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Whenever your hazard lights are on

Question 2

After this sign, at night, a kangaroo freezes in your headlights ahead. You have time to stop. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Brake carefully and sound your horn

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Swerve hard to the right to miss it

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Speed up so it jumps out of the way

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Turn your lights off so it can see

Question 3

This sign is on a traffic island in the middle of the road ahead. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Pass to the left of the island

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Pass to the right of the island

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Pass on whichever side is clear

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Stop before the island and wait

Question 4

You see this sign beside white stripes on the road. A cyclist is wheeling a bike onto the stripes. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Give way to the cyclist on the crossing

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Keep going; it is only for walkers

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Sound your horn to warn the cyclist

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Pass behind the cyclist without slowing

Question 5

You are driving along a street that has this sign and want to turn right at the next corner. Where should your car be?

Accepted Answer

As close as practical to the right edge

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As close as practical to the left edge

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In the exact middle of the street

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Wherever there is the least traffic

Question 6

At this sign you will take the first exit, less than halfway around. When should you signal left?

Accepted Answer

Before you enter, and keep it on until you leave

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Only once you are inside the roundabout

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Only as you pass the exit before yours

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Never, as the first exit is close by

Question 7

You reach this sign and the red lights beside the track are flashing. No train is in sight yet. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing

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Cross quickly before the train arrives

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Slow down and cross if you cannot hear a train horn

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Cross if the boom gates are still up

Question 8

You reach this sign at a quiet corner and can see no other traffic. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Stop fully behind the line, then go when safe

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Slow down and roll through if the road is clear

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Stop only if a car is coming from the right

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Sound your horn and drive straight through

Question 9

You see this sign on a road with tall hedges. What does it warn you about?

Accepted Answer

A stop sign ahead that may be hard to see

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A police check point that is set up just ahead

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A school crossing that is in use ahead

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A railway line that has no boom gates

Question 10

You see this sign at the start of a street. Which way may traffic travel in that street?

Accepted Answer

Only in the direction of the arrow

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In both directions, keeping left

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Only the opposite way to the arrow

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Either way outside peak hours

Question 11

At this sign there are two marked lanes. You plan to go all the way around to head back the way you came. Which lane do you enter from?

Accepted Answer

The right lane

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The left lane

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Either lane

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The lane with fewer cars

Question 12

In the ACT you reach this sign where the track has overhead wires. Your trailer carries a tall load. When must you not cross?

Accepted Answer

If the load could come close to the overhead wires

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Only if a tram is already on the crossing

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Only between sunset and sunrise

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Only if the load is wider than the lane

Question 13

This sign stands beside a road, away from any intersection. Over what stretch must you not make a U-turn?

Accepted Answer

From the sign to the next intersection

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For 75 metres past the sign

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Only at the exact spot of the sign

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Until you pass an end of rule sign

Question 14

Your GPS tells you to turn into a lane that has this sign facing you. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Ignore that turn and take another route

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Follow the GPS, as it knows the way

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Turn in slowly with your hazard lights on

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Turn in if no traffic is coming out

Question 15

You stop where this sign applies and walk to the back of the car to unload. How far away can you be before the car counts as unattended?

Accepted Answer

More than 3 metres away

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More than 4 metres away

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More than 8 metres away

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More than 12 metres away

Question 16

After this sign, a child waits at the kerb between parked cars. Why should you slow down even though the child is waiting?

Accepted Answer

Children can act on impulse and step out

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Children always cross where there is a sign

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The law says you must stop for any child

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Children are easy to see from a long way off

Question 17

You pass this sign on a cold winter morning near Canberra. Where are icy patches most likely?

Accepted Answer

In shady spots under trees and on timber bridges

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On sunny straight stretches of the road

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Only on roads that run beside rivers

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Only in the very middle of the lane

Question 18

You see this sign on a rural road near Canberra at dusk. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Slow down and watch for animals on the road

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Use high beam and keep the same speed as before

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Sound your horn all the way along the road

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Speed up to get through the area quickly

Question 19

In the ACT you see this sign on a yellow and red island in a busy shopping street. What should you expect?

Accepted Answer

People may be crossing using the island

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Buses will be turning right at the island

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The road ends just past the island

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Cars may park in the middle of the road

Question 20

You see this sign at an intersection, and no other signs or markings apply. Which moves are still allowed there?

Accepted Answer

Going straight ahead or turning right

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Turning left only, after a full stop

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Turning left only when the lights are green

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No moves at all; the road is closed ahead

Australian Capital Territory road signs test: free practice

Road-sign questions

You drive along a street where this sign applies. When may you stop there?

After this sign, at night, a kangaroo freezes in your headlights ahead. You have time to stop. What should you do?

This sign is on a traffic island in the middle of the road ahead. What must you do?

You see this sign beside white stripes on the road. A cyclist is wheeling a bike onto the stripes. What must you do?

You are driving along a street that has this sign and want to turn right at the next corner. Where should your car be?

At this sign you will take the first exit, less than halfway around. When should you signal left?

You reach this sign and the red lights beside the track are flashing. No train is in sight yet. What must you do?

You reach this sign at a quiet corner and can see no other traffic. What must you do?

You see this sign on a road with tall hedges. What does it warn you about?

You see this sign at the start of a street. Which way may traffic travel in that street?

At this sign there are two marked lanes. You plan to go all the way around to head back the way you came. Which lane do you enter from?

In the ACT you reach this sign where the track has overhead wires. Your trailer carries a tall load. When must you not cross?

This sign stands beside a road, away from any intersection. Over what stretch must you not make a U-turn?

Your GPS tells you to turn into a lane that has this sign facing you. What should you do?

You stop where this sign applies and walk to the back of the car to unload. How far away can you be before the car counts as unattended?

After this sign, a child waits at the kerb between parked cars. Why should you slow down even though the child is waiting?

You pass this sign on a cold winter morning near Canberra. Where are icy patches most likely?

You see this sign on a rural road near Canberra at dusk. What should you do?

In the ACT you see this sign on a yellow and red island in a busy shopping street. What should you expect?

You see this sign at an intersection, and no other signs or markings apply. Which moves are still allowed there?

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Australian Capital Territory road signs test: free practice

Road-sign questions

You drive along a street where this sign applies. When may you stop there?

After this sign, at night, a kangaroo freezes in your headlights ahead. You have time to stop. What should you do?

This sign is on a traffic island in the middle of the road ahead. What must you do?

You see this sign beside white stripes on the road. A cyclist is wheeling a bike onto the stripes. What must you do?

You are driving along a street that has this sign and want to turn right at the next corner. Where should your car be?

At this sign you will take the first exit, less than halfway around. When should you signal left?

You reach this sign and the red lights beside the track are flashing. No train is in sight yet. What must you do?

You reach this sign at a quiet corner and can see no other traffic. What must you do?

You see this sign on a road with tall hedges. What does it warn you about?

You see this sign at the start of a street. Which way may traffic travel in that street?

At this sign there are two marked lanes. You plan to go all the way around to head back the way you came. Which lane do you enter from?

In the ACT you reach this sign where the track has overhead wires. Your trailer carries a tall load. When must you not cross?

This sign stands beside a road, away from any intersection. Over what stretch must you not make a U-turn?

Your GPS tells you to turn into a lane that has this sign facing you. What should you do?

You stop where this sign applies and walk to the back of the car to unload. How far away can you be before the car counts as unattended?

After this sign, a child waits at the kerb between parked cars. Why should you slow down even though the child is waiting?

You pass this sign on a cold winter morning near Canberra. Where are icy patches most likely?

You see this sign on a rural road near Canberra at dusk. What should you do?

In the ACT you see this sign on a yellow and red island in a busy shopping street. What should you expect?

You see this sign at an intersection, and no other signs or markings apply. Which moves are still allowed there?

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