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Ireland Driver Theory Test (Car, Category B)

Rules of the road: practice questions

Our Ireland Driver Theory Test bank has 36 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

A cyclist on a roundabout is in the left-hand lane signalling right. What is the most likely reason?

  1. They are about to stop
  2. They are turning back the way they came
  3. They are continuing around the roundabout
  4. They are leaving at the next exit
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C. They are continuing around the roundabout — Cyclists and horse riders may stay in the left lane and signal right if they intend to continue round. Give them plenty of room.

Question 2

When parking in a car park or your own driveway, what does the Rules of the Road advise?

  1. Park across two spaces
  2. Always drive in forwards
  3. Leave the engine running
  4. Reverse in where possible
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D. Reverse in where possible — Where possible, reverse in, which lets you drive out safely.

Question 3

Before turning right from a major road into a minor road, where should you position your car?

  1. Just left of the middle of the road
  2. Close to the left kerb
  3. On the right-hand side of the road
  4. Straddling the centre line of the road
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A. Just left of the middle of the road — Take up a position just left of the middle of the road or in the space for right-turning traffic, leaving room for others to pass on the left.

Question 4

In which of these places must you not overtake?

  1. When the vehicle ahead signals left and pulls in
  2. On a dual carriageway in the right lane
  3. On the approach to a junction
  4. On a straight road with broken white lines and good visibility
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C. On the approach to a junction — You must not overtake approaching a junction, at or near pedestrian crossings, on the approach to a bend, dip, hump-back bridge or brow of a hill, or where signs or markings prohibit it.

Question 5

What does a signal from your indicator give you?

  1. Permission to move without checking
  2. Right of way over traffic behind
  3. Priority when changing lanes
  4. Only a warning of your intention, not right of way
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D. Only a warning of your intention, not right of way — Signals show only what you intend to do. They never give you right of way.

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