FAQ 's
Your questions answered
When can you overtake on the left?
When the driver in front is turning right, when you intend to turn left, or when vehicles in the lane on your right are moving more slowly.
At an uncontrolled junction of equal importance; to whom would you give the Right of way?
Traffic on the right and traffic already turning.
At a stop sign which has no white line where would you stop?
At the junction.
What position would you take up for a right turn on a one-way street?
The extreme right-hand lane.
How would you turn right on a major road?
Mirror and signal, then move into the right-hand lane when clear, keeping left of the centerline. When a safe gap occurs, complete your turn without cutting the corner, and always give way to pedestrians crossing.
How would you know a pedestrian crossing at night?
By the yellow flashing beacons.
What does the island in the center of a pedestrian crossing mean?
Each side of the island is a separate crossing.
What restrictions are there in relation to the use of the horn?
It must not be used between 11:30 PM and 7:00 AM in a built-up area except in an emergency.
When driving at night when should you dip your headlights?
- When meeting oncoming traffic.
- When following closely behind another vehicle.
- On continuously lit roads.
- At the beginning and end of lighting-up hours.
- In fog and snow.
What should you do if dazzled by lights of an oncoming car?
Slow down and stop if necessary.
What is a clearway?
Stopping or parking is prohibited (except by buses or taxis) for the period indicated on the sign.
What does a broken yellow line indicate?
A broken yellow line marks the edge of the road.
What does a single yellow line mean?
No parking at certain times.
What is the legal parking distance from the kerb?
Half a meter.
How close to a junction can you park?
5 meters.
Where should you not park?
Near a bend, brow of a hill, humpback bridge, at a continuous white line, where your vehicle obstructs a sign, at an entrance, bus stop, opposite another vehicle on a narrow road, or a taxi rank.
Where should you not overtake?
At a bend, junction, brow of a hill, humpback bridge, at a continuous white line, or anywhere your view of oncoming traffic is restricted.
What is a safe distance to drive from the car in front of you?
Allow 1 meter for each km/h, double if the surface is wet.
If you saw a red triangle on the side of the road what would it indicate?
That there is an obstruction on the road ahead.
What is the sequence of the traffic lights?
Green -> Amber -> Red.
At a junction where traffic lights are not working, to whom would you give the right of way?
Traffic on the right.
What does a green light mean?
Go, provided the junction is clear.
What does an amber light mean?
Stop unless you are too close to stop safely.
Name three people in authority whom you must stop for.
A Garda, a school warden, or a person in charge of animals.
If you were entering a one-way street at the no-entry end, what road markings would you see?
A continuous white line with a broken white line behind it.
When can you cross a continuous white line?
To avoid an obstruction.
What is the national speed limit?
- 100 km/h (Cars),
- 80 km/h (Trucks)
What is the motorway speed limit?
120 km/h (Motorway)
What is the new tyre depth?
The new tyre depth is 1.6mm.
What rules apply to a box junction?
You cannot enter unless your way ahead is clear, except when turning right. You can enter and wait in the box if you are not obstructing other traffic.
If you have two sets of white lines in the center of the road, one continuous one broken, what would that indicate?
You obey the line on your side.
What does two sets of broken white lines in the center of the road mean?
There will be one or two continuous white lines ahead.
What does a broken white line in the center of the road mean?
You may overtake if safe to do so.
What do white horizontal lines in the center of the road mean?
Use them like a traffic island; do not enter.
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