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NSW Driver Knowledge Test (DKT, Car)

Signs, signals and road markings: practice questions

Our NSW DKT bank has 23 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 children's crossing has red-orange flags displayed. What must you do?

  1. You must stop before the crossing to give way to pedestrians
  2. Slow to 25 km/h and drive through if no child is on the road in front of you
  3. Proceed if no children are close
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A. You must stop before the crossing to give way to pedestrians — When the flags are out, slow down and stop to give way, staying stopped until all pedestrians have left.

Question 2

What do wide centrelines (up to 1.5 m apart) do?

  1. Mark a lane for buses and taxis only
  2. Show a parking area
  3. Increase the space between opposing traffic to prevent head-on crashes
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C. Increase the space between opposing traffic to prevent head-on crashes — Wide centrelines separate oncoming lanes to help prevent head-on crashes; the same rules apply.

Question 3

What is an S-lane?

  1. A school lane that is open only during school zone hours, when other cars must keep out
  2. A lane for slow vehicles
  3. A right-turn lane created by S-shaped lanes, which you must not enter across a continuous line
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C. A right-turn lane created by S-shaped lanes, which you must not enter across a continuous line — An S-lane creates a right-turn lane; you must not cross the continuous line to enter it.

Question 4

What does a 'Keep left' sign mean?

  1. Turn left at the next street
  2. Stay to the left of the sign
  3. Overtake on the left only
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B. Stay to the left of the sign — When you see a 'Keep left' sign you must stay to the left of the sign.

Question 5

What is a median turning lane?

  1. A lane in the middle of the road used only by buses and emergency vehicles
  2. A shared middle lane for vehicles from either direction turning right
  3. A lane only for emergency vehicles
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B. A shared middle lane for vehicles from either direction turning right — A median turning lane is a shared middle lane for turning right; give way to an oncoming vehicle already in it.

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