Driver's Handbook Quiz

According to the Basic Licence Driver’s Handbook, most skids are the result of:

• Bad brakes

• Icy roads

• Bad tires

• Driver error

How close can a driver legally park a vehicle to a Stop sign?

• 10 metres

• 5 metres

• 3 metres

• 1.5 metres

Parking in a space reserved for persons with disabilities is permitted:

• When all other parking spaces are filled

• While the driver is waiting in the vehicle

• When a driver stops for less than 5 minutes

• When the vehicle has a proper identifying placard or licence plate

At what minimum distance must headlights be dimmed at night when approaching another vehicle from behind?

• 60 metres

• 300 metres

• 150 metres

• 100 metres

When are dual turns permitted at an intersection?

• Only when turning from a one-way road onto a one-way road

• Only when indicated by pavement markings or traffic control signs

• Any time there are at least 2 lanes on the road being entered

• Only when the road has 6 or more lanes

This sign indicates:

• Through lane only

• Passing permitted

• No turns permitted

• Two-way traffic

Under the Graduated Driver Licensing program, a learner with a Class 7 operator’s license is suspended when they accumulate:

• 15 demerits

• 12 demerits

• 8 demerits

• 7 demerits

Speed limit signs indicate:

• The speed you should travel under all driving conditions

• The minimum speed permitted on all highways

• The maximum speed permitted when conditions are favourable

• The maximum speed permitted except when passing

An “uncontrolled intersection”:

• Has a flashing yellow light for one direction of traffic and a flashing red light for the

  other direction of traffic

• Has traffic signs but no traffic control signal lights

• Has no traffic control signal lights or traffic signs

• Has Yield signs but no Stop signs

This sign indicates:

• Sharp left curve in the road ahead

• Left turns are prohibited

• Vehicles may turn left or go straight

• Double lane left turn