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Q1)

When driving near children playing or walking near the edge of the road, you should:

Continue at the same speed and drive around them.

Slow down‚ and be ready to make a safe stop.

Sound your horn to warn them of your presence.

Q2)

A car is carrying a driver and 3 adult passengers. There are seat belts in all seating positions. By law, seat belts must be worn by:

Only the driver and front seat passenger.

All four people.

Only the driver.

Q3)

Which one of the following statements is correct? Seat belts

Are not necessary for good drivers.

Save lives and prevent injury.

Do not have to be used in the rear seat.

Q4)

Seat belts and child restraints (eg baby capsules and child seats):

Are only needed on short trips.

Are only needed on long trips.

Must always be worn properly‚ and adjusted tightly.

Q5)

Which of the following statements is correct?

By law‚ all occupants of a car (unless exempt) need to be restrained by a properly fitted and adjusted seat belt or a child restraint.

Occupants in a car fitted with airbags are not required to wear a seat belt.

Seat belts and child restraints are only required on short trips.

Q6)

The adult passenger in the rear is breaking the law because she is:

Distracting the driver.

Sitting in the back seat.

Not wearing the available seat belt.

Q7)

You want to fit a baby restraint to your car. What should you secure the restraint to?

Only at the back using the seat belt provided.

An anchorage point designed for a baby restraint.

Any seat belt in the back or front of the car.

Q8)

You want to give a lift to a friend and his four month old baby. Before you do, you need to make sure:

You have a baby restraint properly fitted to your vehicle.

You have enough seat belts for all the passengers‚ including the baby.

Your driver's licence permits you to carry children under the age of twelve months.

Q9)

The most effective device for protecting passengers when in an accident is:

Seat belts.

Safety door latches.

Padded instrument panels.

Q10)

Child restraints (eg, baby capsules and child seats):

Should be fitted according to the manufacturers' instructions.

Are not as safe as holding a child in your arms.

Need only be used if the child wants to sleep.

Q11)

You give a friend and her 12 year old son a lift. Your friend sits in the front and her son gets in the back. The boy does not put his seat belt on. By law, who has to make sure the child wears his seat belt?

The child does because it is always the passenger's responsibility.

Your friend does because she is the parent.

You do‚ because you are the driver.

Q12)

When passengers get in the car and do not put their seat belts on, the safest thing to do is:

Drive slower than you normally would so the passengers are safe.

Say nothing because it's the passengers' responsibility to wear their seat belts.

Tell them the car has seat belts and they should wear them.

Q13)

You are driving a vehicle that only has a seat belt for the driver. To reduce the danger of being in a vehicle without a seat belt, where is the best place for passengers to sit?

In the front seat sharing your seat belt.

In the back seat.

In the front seat.

Q14)

This sign means you must:

Reduce your speed to what you think is safe but never below 10 km/h.

Drive at 10 km/h if there are pedestrians around.

Share this road with other people and vehicles and not exceed 10 km/h.

Q15)

You are driving in busy traffic in a 60 km/h zone. You feel 60 km/h is a bit too fast for the conditions. What should you do?

Slow down to a speed that suits the conditions.

Keep up with the other traffic because it's probably safe if the sign says 60 km/h.

Turn off the busy street and wait for traffic to clear.

Q16)

Having a radar detector or jammer in your car is against the law:

If you purchased it after 1998.

Only if it is turned on.

No matter what your reason is.

Q17)

You are driving in a 70 km/h zone, keeping to the limit. Several vehicles pass you. One of your passengers suggests you should keep up with the other traffic. What should you do?

Speed up to a little bit over the speed limit‚ because everyone does it.

Follow the suggestions and keep up with the traffic.

Decide your speed yourself‚ based on the speed limit and the conditions.

Q18)

It is 9.20am on a school day. You are driving at 60 km/h, the same speed as traffic around you. You pass this sign but the other cars do not slow down much. What should you do?

Slow down immediately to 40 km/h or less even though other drivers want to go faster.

Drive at the speed of the other drivers because it is safer to go with the flow of traffic than slow others up.

Stay at 60 km/h because it is nearly 9.30am and the times on the school sign are only advisory.

Q19)

Speed limit signs (such as the one shown) tell drivers:

The recommended speed they are allowed to drive.

The maximum speed they are allowed to drive.

The minimum speed they are allowed to drive.

Q20)

Driving faster than the maximum speed limit is:

Only permitted when other vehicles are going faster than the speed limit.

Never legally permitted.

Permitted only when passing another vehicle.

Australia Car Driving Knowledge Test - Exam 13

Car Driving Knowledge Test