1. 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

2. When should you especially check the engine oil level?
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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
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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

4. Which THREE does the law require you to keep in good condition?
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Which THREE does the law require you to keep in good condition?
Gears
Transmission
Headlights
Windscreen
Seatbelts

5. What can cause heavy steering?
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What can cause heavy steering?
Driving on ice
Badly worn brakes
Over-inflated tyres
Under-inflated tyres

6. Which TWO are badly affected if the tyres are under-inflated?
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Which TWO are badly affected if the tyres are under-inflated?
Braking
Steering
Changing gear
Parking

7. In some narrow residential streets you will find a speed limit of
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In some narrow residential streets you will find a speed limit of
20 mph
25 mph
35 mph
40 mph

8. How should you dispose of a used vehicle battery?
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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

9. Which TWO of the following will improve fuel consumption?
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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

10. You cannot see clearly behind when reversing. What should you do?
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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

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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

12. Anti-lock breaks may not work as effectively if the road surface is
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Anti-lock breaks may not work as effectively if the road surface is
Dry
Loose
Wet
Good
Firm

13. When driving in falling snow you should
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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

14. You are trying to move off on snow. You should use
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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

15. In windy conditions you need to take extra care when
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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

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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

17. How can you use the engine of your vehicle as a brake?
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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

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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

19. You should not overtake when
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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

20. How can you tell if you are driving on ice?
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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

21. Unbalanced wheels on a car may cause
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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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