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Road and traffic signs theory test questions
Signs, markings, lights and signals. Tap a question to see the answer and why it is right. The app has 26 questions on this topic.
What does a sign with a red circular border tell you?
Answer: What you must not do
Circular signs give orders. Red border signs prohibit, such as a speed limit or no entry.
Circular signs give orders. Red border signs prohibit, such as a speed limit or no entry.
What shape are most warning signs?
Answer: Triangular
Triangular signs with a red border warn of hazards, such as a junction or a steep hill.
Triangular signs with a red border warn of hazards, such as a junction or a steep hill.
Which sign shape is used only for a stop sign?
Answer: Octagonal
The octagon is unique to stop. You must stop at the line and give way.
The octagon is unique to stop. You must stop at the line and give way.
What colour background do signs on motorways have?
Answer: Blue
Motorway signs are blue. Primary routes have green backgrounds and local routes have white.
Motorway signs are blue. Primary routes have green backgrounds and local routes have white.
What colour background do signs on primary routes have?
Answer: Green
Primary route signs are green with white and yellow text.
Primary route signs are green with white and yellow text.
What do brown signs usually show?
Answer: Tourist attractions and leisure facilities
Brown signs lead to places of interest such as castles and country parks.
Brown signs lead to places of interest such as castles and country parks.
Red and amber traffic lights show together. What does this mean?
Answer: Stop and wait for green
Red and amber together still means stop. You may go when the green light shows.
Red and amber together still means stop. You may go when the green light shows.
You see double white lines in the road centre and the solid line is on your side. What does this mean?
Answer: You must not cross it to overtake
If the line nearest you is solid, you must not cross it to overtake.
If the line nearest you is solid, you must not cross it to overtake.
A white line in the middle of the road has short marks and long gaps. What does it mean?
Answer: It is a normal centre line
Lines with long marks and short gaps are hazard warning lines.
Lines with long marks and short gaps are hazard warning lines.
What does a broken white line with long marks and short gaps warn you of?
Answer: A hazard ahead
Take extra care and do not overtake unless you can see the road ahead is clear.
Take extra care and do not overtake unless you can see the road ahead is clear.
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