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Twelve questions on the rules that catch learners out on the Irish driving test. Answers explained as you go.
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Question 1 of 12: Yellow boxes
You are turning right at lights. The road you are turning into is backed up to the yellow box. Do you drive into the box?
Answer: No, I wait behind the box until there is room to get out. You may wait in a yellow box to turn right only while oncoming traffic is in your way. If the road you are turning into is full you would be stuck in the box, so wait behind it, green light or not.
Read the guideQuestion 2 of 12: Roundabouts
You are going straight ahead at a roundabout with no lane markings. How do you approach?
Answer: Left lane, no signal until you pass the exit before yours, then signal left. The Rules of the Road: approach in the left lane unless markings say otherwise, and do not signal left until you have passed the exit before the one you want.
Read the guideQuestion 3 of 12: Roundabouts
You are taking an exit past 12 o’clock. What do you do?
Answer: Right lane, signal right on approach, switch to left after passing the exit before yours. Exits past 12 o’clock: right lane (unless markings say otherwise), signal right on the approach, keep it on until you pass the exit before yours, then signal left.
Read the guideQuestion 4 of 12: Junctions
You reach a STOP sign and can see the road is completely clear. What must you do?
Answer: Stop completely at the line, then go when safe. At a STOP sign you must stop completely before entering the major road, however quiet it looks. Rolling through one is a common test fault.
Question 5 of 12: Traffic lights
Your light turns green as you wait to turn left. Pedestrians are still crossing the road you are turning into. What does green mean?
Answer: You may go if the way is clear: give way to the pedestrians. A green light is not right of way. It means you may go on if the way is clear, and you give way to pedestrians who are crossing.
Question 6 of 12: Speed limits
There is no speed limit sign on a local road (an L road) outside a town. What is the default limit?
Answer: 60 km/h. Default limits: motorways 120, national roads 100, regional roads 80, local roads 60, built-up areas 50 km/h. A sign always overrides the default.
Question 7 of 12: Speed limits
The limit is 80 km/h on a narrow, bendy road. How fast should you drive on your test?
Answer: A speed that lets you stop in the distance you can see is clear, up to 80. A limit is a maximum, not a target. You must be able to stop within the distance you can see to be clear. Testers mark both speeding and driving too slowly where it is safe to go on.
Read the guideQuestion 8 of 12: Junctions
You are turning right. A car coming the other way is turning left into the same road. Who goes first?
Answer: The car turning left. When you turn right and an oncoming vehicle turns left into the same road, the vehicle turning left has right of way.
Question 9 of 12: Observation
You are moving off from the kerb. In what order do you check?
Answer: Mirrors, signal, then a look over your right shoulder just before you move. All-round observation, mirrors, signal, and just before moving off a check of the blind spot over your right shoulder. Make the head check clear enough for the tester to see.
Read the guideQuestion 10 of 12: Pedestrians
The amber light is flashing at a pelican crossing and nobody is on the crossing. What do you do?
Answer: Go on, giving way to anyone who steps on. Flashing amber means pedestrians on the crossing have priority. If the crossing is clear you may go on with care.
Question 11 of 12: Test day
A dashboard warning light comes on just before your test. What happens?
Answer: The test will not go ahead, or will be cut short. Per the RSA checklist, any dashboard warning light showing a malfunction before or during the test means it will not go ahead or will be cut short. Get it fixed first.
Read the guideQuestion 12 of 12: Learner rules
Who can sit in with you when you practise on a learner permit?
Answer: Someone who has held a full licence for that category for at least two years. Learners must be accompanied by a qualified driver: someone who has held a full licence in the same category for a continuous two years. A novice driver does not count.
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