Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Sample questions from the Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins units of the Driving Theory syllabus. Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins ESOL for Driving

When should you especially check the engine oil level? 1 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark four answers 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

Which THREE does the law require you to keep in good condition? 3 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark three answers Which THREE does the law require you to keep in good condition? Gears Transmission Headlights Windscreen Seatbelts

What can cause heavy steering? 4 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer What can cause heavy steering? Driving on ice Badly worn brakes Over-inflated tyres Under-inflated tyres

Which TWO are badly affected if the tyres are under-inflated? 5 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark two answers Which TWO are badly affected if the tyres are under-inflated? Braking Steering Changing gear Parking

In some narrow residential streets you will find a speed limit of 6 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer In some narrow residential streets you will find a speed limit of 20 mph 25 mph 35 mph 40 mph

How should you dispose of a used vehicle battery? 7 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark two answers 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

Which TWO of the following will improve fuel consumption? 8 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark two answers 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

You cannot see clearly behind when reversing. What should you do? 9 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answers 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 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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

Anti-lock breaks may not work as effectively if the road surface is 11 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark two answers Anti-lock breaks may not work as effectively if the road surface is Dry Loose Wet Good Firm

When driving in falling snow you should 12 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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

You are trying to move off on snow. You should use 13 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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

In windy conditions you need to take extra care when 14 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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

How can you use the engine of your vehicle as a brake? 16 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark two answers 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

You should not overtake when 18 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark three answers 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

How can you tell if you are driving on ice? 19 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark two answers 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

Unbalanced wheels on a car may cause 20 of 20 Safety & Your Vehicle and Safety Margins Mark one answer 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

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