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Sample questions from the Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins units of the Driving Theory syllabus. Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins 1 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins When should you especially check the engine oil level? Before a long journey When the engine is hot Early in the morning Every 6000 miles Click the writing to listen. Type X next to the correct answers. If correct, the X will turn blue. 2 of 20 Mark four answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Which FOUR of these MUST be in good working order for your car to be roadworthy? Temperature gauge Speedometer Windscreen washers Windscreen wiper Oil warning light Horn 3 of 20 Mark three answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Which THREE does the law require you to keep in good condition? Gears Transmission Headlights Windscreen Seatbelts 4 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins What can cause heavy steering? Driving on ice Badly worn brakes Over-inflated tyres Under-inflated tyres 5 of 20 Mark two answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Which TWO are badly affected if the tyres are under-inflated? Braking Steering Changing gear Parking 6 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins In some narrow residential streets you will find a speed limit of 20 mph 25 mph 35 mph 40 mph 7 of 20 Mark two answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins How should you dispose of a used vehicle battery? Take it to a local authority site Put it in the dustbin Break it into pieces Leave it on waste land Take it to a garage Burn it on a fire 8 of 20 Mark two answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Which TWO of the following will improve fuel consumption? Reducing your road speed Planning well ahead Late and harsh breaking Driving in lower gears Short journeys with a cold engine Rapid acceleration 9 of 20 Mark one answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins You cannot see clearly behind when reversing. What should you do? Open your window to look behind Open the door and look behind Look in the nearside mirror Ask someone to guide you 10 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Your vehicle is fitted with anti-lock brakes. To stop quickly in an emergency you should Brake firmly and pump the brake pedal on and off Brake rapidly and firmly without releasing the brake pedal Brake gently and pump the brake pedal on and off Brake rapidly once, and immediately release the brake pedal 11 of 20 Mark two answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Anti-lock breaks may not work as effectively if the road surface is Dry Loose Wet Good Firm 12 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins When driving in falling snow you should Brake firmly and quickly Be ready to steer sharply Use sidelights only Brake gently in plenty of time 13 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins You are trying to move off on snow. You should use The lowest gear you can The highest gear you can A high engine speed The handbrake and footbrake together 14 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins In windy conditions you need to take extra care when Using the brakes Making a hill start Turning into a narrow road Passing pedal cyclists 15 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Your indicators may be difficult to see in bright sunlight. What should you do? Put your indicator on earlier Give an arm signal as well as using your indicator Touch the brake several times to show the stop lights Turn as quickly as you can 16 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins How can you use the engine of your vehicle as a brake? By changing to a lower gear By selecting reverse gear By changing to a higher gear By selecting neutral gear 17 of 20 Mark two answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins You wish to park facing DOWNHILL. Which TWO of the following should you do? Turn the steering wheel towards the kerb Park close to the bumper of another car Park with two wheels on the kerb Put the handbrake on firmly Turn the steering wheel away from the kerb 18 of 20 Mark three answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins You should not overtake when Intending to turn left shortly afterwards In a one-way street Approaching a junction Driving up a long hill The view ahead is blocked 19 of 20 Mark two answers Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins How can you tell if you are driving on ice? The tyres make a rumbling noise The tyres make hardly any noise The steering becomes heavier The steering becomes lighter 20 of 20 Mark one answer Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Unbalanced wheels on a car may cause The steering to pull to one side The steering to vibrate The brakes to fail The tyres to deflate Click here to watch again.