Hungarian Drivers Quiz

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Hungarian Drivers Quiz Click once on slide to
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question. Last updated May 26th, 2009
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Hungarian Drivers Vocabulary (useful but not
required)
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Explain this Road Marking
Bus stop, trolly stop (may be crossed but no
waiting)
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Explain this Road Marking
Danger ahead
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Explain this Road Marking
Dangerous place ahead (two equal roads crossing)
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Explain this Road Marking
Dangerous place
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Explain this Road Marking
As the lines are getting closer to each other,
you are approaching a dangerous place
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Explain this Road Marking
Bicycle lane crossing the road
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Explain this Road Sign
Vehicles with dangerous goods are not allowed
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Explain these Road Signs
Vehicles with dangerous goods must follow the
direction arrow
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• Before departure what must you check on the car?

• Steering wheel
• Brakes
• Tires
• Lights

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• What personal conditions must a driver have
  before departure?

• Valid drivers license
• Not tired
• Not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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• What technical conditions must a driver fulfill
  before departure?

• Valid registration for car
• Registration plates are clean

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• Name 5 documents that a driver must have in the
  car

• Valid registration for car
• Drivers License
• Car Insurance
• Environmental Green Card
• Another ID (this may change)

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• How many seconds long is the brake delay from the
  time when you push the break pedal to the time
  when the car begins to brake?

0.2 - 0.3 sec
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• How long is the reaction time from the time you
  want to brake until the time you press the brake
  pedal?

0.5-0.7 sec
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• If you are driving 50 km/h how many meters would
  your overall stopping distance be?

7 -10 meters
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• Will police accept a written note from your
  doctor explaining that you cannot wear a seat
  belt for medical conditions?

Yes, but the note must be with you in the car
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• Before departure you notice a broken indicator.
  Can you depart?

No
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• Can vehicles obstruct pedestrians?

No
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• On what part of a one-way street should you place
  your car if you are making a left turn?

Left Edge
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• Choose the correct answer from the following
  options
• a. In danger, one must use the brake.
• b. Violating the rules results in danger.
• c. In order to avoid an accident, one can violate
  traffic rules if necessary.

c.
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• Is one violating a rule if he/she empties an
  ashtray onto the road?
• a. Yes
• b. No

a. Yes
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• Can mopeds go on bike lanes?
• a. Yes
• b. No

a. Yes, if outside an inhabited area
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• Must you obey police instructions if they come
  from a helicopter?
• a. Yes
• b. No

a. Yes
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• What is the speed limit in a pedestrian zone?

20 km/h
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• Are acceleration and deceleration lanes
  considered parallel traffic?

No, parallel traffic lanes must be doing the same
thing
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• Are bike lanes considered parallel traffic?

No, parallel traffic lanes must be doing the same
thing
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• If you dont ___________ the tram,
• then you can use tram lane.
• a. disturb
• b. obstruct
• c. stop

a. disturb
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• If on the highway can you overtake on the right?

No
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• Can probationary (beginner) drivers tow another
  vehicle?

No
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• What is the stopping distance before and after a
  railroad crossing?

30 meters
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• What is the stopping distance before and after a
  zebra crossing?

5 meters before and 0 meters after
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• A solid line (often yellow) is on the right edge
  of the road (not center of road). What does it
  mean?

No Waiting
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• A hyphenated (broken) line (often yellow) is on
  the right edge of the road (not center of road).
  What does it mean?

No parking
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• What should you do when you see a flashing white
  light at a railroad crossing?

Proceed carefully
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• Can you stop between a tram island and a
  sidewalk?

No
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• How often does your car need an environmental
  check?

• New cars once every 4 years
• Old cars once every year

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• Identify the three speed limits associated with
  crossing a railroad

• Minimum 5 km/h
• Max. inside inhabited areas 30 km/h
• Max. outside inhabited areas 40 km/h

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• Identify the three conditions that must be met
  before you can pass on a right hand lane

• There are road markings
• you are inside an inhabited area
• you do not disturb traffic behind you

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• Are cars allowed in the bus lane?

Yes, but only when you are turning right and just
before a crossing
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• You are in the bus lane because you want to turn
  right. Your traffic light is red, but a white
  Bus light is on. What should you do?

You must go
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• A traffic light has only two lamps, one yellow
  and the other red. What are the three conditions
  this light can show?

• Flashing yellow to proceed carefully
• Solid yellow to stop if you can
• Red to stop

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• A traffic officer is facing you in the middle of
  the intersection with her shoulders parallel to
  the front bumper of your car. What must you do?

Stop
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• What does it mean if your lane is marked with
  double lines beside one another?

Direction of traffic in lane will change
depending upon heavy traffic and time of day
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• Which car has priority if all road conditions are
  the same for two vehicles, but one is headed
  uphill and the other downhill.

Vehicle going uphill has priority
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The radiators refuse antifreeze liquid a. Can
be poured out because it is not harmful.
b. Cannot be poured out because it is harmful
for the environment. c. Can be poured into the
sewer if diluted with water.
b.
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Give the priority
A
B
Me
Answer A, B, Me
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Give the priority
Answer 1, 2, 3
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Give the priority
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B
Me
Answer A, B, Me
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Give the priority
A
B
C
Me
Answer C, B, A, Me
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Explain this Road Sign
White arrow has priority, red arrow must give way
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Explain this Road Sign
Closed to all vehicles
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What is the difference between these two signs?
The left is for a zone, but the right is not. The
left sign indicates an end of no parking/no
waiting zone while the sign to the right
indicates no parking and no waiting is allowed
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Explain this Road Sign
No four wheel vehicles can pass except emergency
vehicles
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• If the stopping distance is 16 meters when
  driving at 40 km/h how long will it be if driving
  at 80 km/h?

64 Meters
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• Whats the dead angle?
• (Blind Spot)

The surrounding space which the driver cannot see
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• How do you see in the dead angle (blind spot)?

Turn your head
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• How do drivers usually make errors in their
  estimates of distance and speed?

They overestimate their distance (further than
reality) and underestimate their speed (not as
fast as reality)
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• What are 5 compulsory accessories to the car?

• bulb set
• fuse set
• first aid kit
• triangle vests

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• What is the right order for moving off, if you
  have already checked the safe starting?

• Put in the gear
• give direction indication
• check the traffic again
• release the hand brake

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• How far will dipped (dimmed) headlights shine?

30-50 meters
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• A fan belt should have how much looseness?

10-20 mm
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• What do you do if your direction indicator is
  broken?

Use hand signal
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• How much play should there be in a clutch?

2-3 cm
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• Whats the minimum tread that a tire requires?

1.6 mm
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• What may cause a steering wheel to shake?

Tires and wheels that are out of balance
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• Will your power steering and power braking work
  when being towed?

Yes, but they will require more pressure to work
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• Give five road locations where you cannot
  reverse.

HighwaysMotor RoadsOne-way streetRoundaboutsRail
way crossingsexcept when parking
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• Give six road locations where you cannot make a
  U turn

• HighwaysMotor RoadsOne-way streetRoundaboutsRailwa
  y crossingsWhere signs prohibit

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• Can you U-turn in a tunnel?

Yes, unless signs prohibit
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• How wide is a lane?

3 meters
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• About how wide is a vehicle?

2.5 meters
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• How much space is needed to park on the left side
  of a one-way street?

5.5 (3 m 2.5 m)
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• How close to a curb must you be when waiting?

30 cm
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• Is there any way that you can remember the 23
  prohibitions against waiting?

Nope, never!
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• How close to a corner or zebra crossing can you
  wait?

5 meters
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• How close to a bus, trolly, tram or taxi stop can
  you wait?

15 meters before and 5 meters after
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• A sign shows that you can park on the sidewalk
  (pavement). How much space must you give so that
  pedestrians can pass?

1.5 meters
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• The roads are very wet. Give three conditions
  which could cause you to aquaplane (hydroplane)?

• increased speed
• worn tires
• more water on road

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• How far from hazard are warning signs placed?

Within inhabited areas 50-150 meters from
hazardOutside inhabited areas 150-250 from
hazardOn highways and motorways 250-500 meters
from hazard
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Fill in the speed limits of the given road types
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• List the five steps that are required to overtake
  another vehicle

• Check the vehicle behind does not intend to
  overtake youcheck the vehicle ahead does not
  intend to overtake
• check the lane you will join is clear
• check to ensure sufficient width
• ensure you can get back to right hand lane

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• How much play should a steering wheel have?

2-5cm or 5-10 degrees
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• How do you release the clutch pedal when moving
  off?

Fast until the friction point then steadily
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• When driving by parked vehicles, what is the
  right distance between your car and a car that is
  parked?

One car door width
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• At what rate and upon what conditions does
  centrifugal force change?

Increases by square with speed and decreases with
square by radius with curve
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• Give the rate of change between speed and kinetic
  energy?

Kinetic energy increases by square with speed
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• How does car weight on one axel effect gripping
  force?

Grip is increased with more axel weight
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• What does towing force depend on?

Gripping force
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• How much longer can stopping distance be on icy
  roads?

6 times longer
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• What kind of road surface is the most slippery?

Cobble stone
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• Is the road more slippery when it has started to
  rain or when it has been raining for a while?

Starting to rain
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• Upon what does the inertial force of passengers
  depend?

Speed
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• What happens to vehicle load when braking?

Load shifts forward
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• Whats the difference between braking reaction
  time and braking delay time?

Reaction time is the time from when you want to
brake until the time you touch the pedal brake
delay is when touching the pedal until it works.
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• How many times longer would braking distance
  increase if you drive 2 times faster?

4 times longer(2 squared)
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• How many times longer would braking distance
  increase if you drive 3 times faster?

9 times longer(3 squared)
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• Can you control a car if its front wheels are
  slipping?

No
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• Is it possible to avoid obstacles within the
  braking distance?

Yes, but you must drive around the obstacles
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• Outside inhabited areas what are the minimal and
  suggested following distances?

• Minimal Reaction Time
• Suggested 2 seconds

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• How will you change gear going uphill?

The steeper the hill, the faster you must change
gear
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• How much free lane is needed for overtaking?

At least twice as required for the overtaking
maneuver
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• What is the most difficult thing to estimate?

The speed of another vehicle
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• Define blind driving

When braking distance is greater then visibility
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• What 2 conditions make it most difficult to see?

Twilight and glare
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• Is a driver more apt to feel lengthways or
  sideways acceleration?

Sideways
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• How is it easiest to park into a perpendicular
  parking place?

Reversing
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• Define acceleration.

Change in speed over one unit of time
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• Is it possible to enhance the engine performance
  with the transmission?

No
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• What is the right adjustment of the seatbelt?

Should be able to put your fist between your
chest and the belt
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• What happens in a curve if your car has a heavy
  backload?

Car will go closer to the inside of the curve
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• Where can you expect heavy winds?

On bridges, open areas, and after woods
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• What is more dangerous, a continuous side wind or
  sudden pushes of wind?

Sudden pushes
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• What will you do if someone else is breaking
  traffic rules?

Avoid them and do not get angry at them
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• In a complicated crossing with poor visibility
  what is the best way to proceed?

Use a low gear for reserve power
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• Whats the minimal speed difference necessary to
  overtake?

20 km/h
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• Define informative driving

Showing intentions when driving
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• What are the laws that regulate the length of a
  tow rope?

• longer than half the length of the towed vehicle
• shorter than the full length of the towed vehicle
• If the tow rope is greater than 3 m then a red
  marker is required in the middle

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• What is the maximum speed limit when towing?

40 km/h
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• What are the different weight restrictions
  between towing with a rope and towing with a tow
  bar?

• With a tow bar you can only tow your own
  vehicles weight
• With a tow rope can you can tow twice your
  vehicles weight

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• When must you use a tow bar?

If the broken vehicle has brakes that will not
work
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• How many passengers can you take in your car?

You must refer to registration book to see
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• When are children required to be in a car seat?

If under 135 cm
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• What height must a passenger have to sit in the
  front seat?

150 cm
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• Define Night as it relates to traffic rules.

Sunset to sunrise
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• Under which conditions will your eyes adjust more
  quickly from light to dark or from dark to
  light?

dark to light
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• What can you not clearly see in the periphery?

color, dimensions, shapes
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• What kind of oil should you put into a car?

the same as before
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• Whats wrong with this tire?

too little air pressure
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• Whats wrong with this tire?

too much air pressure
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• What caused this tire problem?

faulty shock absorbers
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• Who has priority?

T, A
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• Who has priority?

B,T,A
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• Who has priority?

A,T,B
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• Who has priority?

A,T
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• Who has priority?

A,B,T
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• Who has priority?

B,T,A
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• Who has priority?

T,A
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• Who has priority?

T,A
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• Out of the three vehicles before the road
  crossing you are driving car T. Can you turn
  right at the crossing?

a. Yes b. No
B
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• You are driving car T. Is the way how you are
  about to turn correct?

a. Yes b. No
A
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• The car in the picture is moving along the shown
  path. Where does it have to indicate its
  intention of changing direction?

a. Only at A and B b. At A, B, C,
and D c. Only at C and D
C
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• Choose the correct statement! In the picture

a. Either vehicle can only move to the outer lane
if it wishes to leave the roundabout at the first
exitb. The cars can leave the roundabout at the
same time on path A and Bc. The vehicles along
path A and C are moving correctly
C
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• What problems might a loose fan belt cause?

insufficient charging and cooling
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• What is the normal temperature of an engine that
  is running?

80-95 C
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• What fluid is inside a battery?

sulphuric acid
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• How much fluid should be in a battery?

1 cm above lead elements
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• With what fluid should you refill your battery?

distilled water
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• How often should you check battery levels?

• winter every 4 weeks
• summer every 2 weeks

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• Give both the color and number of flashes per
  minute for direction bulbs ?

Yellow, 60-120/minute
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• What color are brake lights?

Red
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• What color are position (parking) lights?

White
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• What type of fuses should you bring in the car?
  If replacement is required, then which fuse
  should you use?

Use same as before
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• How often should you check tire pressure?

once per week or every 1000 kms and ensuring
that temperature is less than 20 C
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• What could cause too much play in the steering
  wheel?

Worn out ball joints or steering mechanism
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• How far should you be able to pull up the hand
  brake?

3-5 clicks
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• How do you know if you have good brakes?

• good resistance starts with 1/3 of pedal
• minimal resistance is 2/3 of pedal

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• What does irregular brake resistance mean?

air in brake line
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• How should you drive if your brakes are wet?

slowly and brake lightly until water evaporates
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• In the event of a breakdown, place your red
  warning triangles at least ___ m behind your
  car, on highways, at least ___ meters from car
• inside inhabited areas, are they necessary?

30, 100, no
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• You must not wait within ___ meters before and
  after railway crossing.

30
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• What is the minimum speed on a highway or
  motorway?

60 km/h
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• Where do pedestrians have right of way? List nine
  situations.

• On zebra crossings
• In roads where you are turning
• When you follow or leave a turning main road
• At a tram stop
• In a residential area where there is no pavement
• When you join the traffic
• When you leave the traffic
• When you U turn
• When you reverse

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• What are eight prohibitions on overtaking?

Not on or before a zebra crossing Not near a tram
before a tram stop Not at a railway crossing Not
on or before a blind curve Not at equal road
junctions Not when driving around a policeman Do
not overtake emergency vehicles Not if you dont
have enough room
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• 185. Vehicle A pulls aside onto the pavement in
  order to allow the ambulance to pass. Can you, in
  Vehicle T, keep such a short following distance
  behind the ambulance, which prevents Vehicle A to
  return to traffic easily?
• a. Yes
• b. No

B. No
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• 186. The vehicles pull aside onto the pavement in
  order to allow the ambulance to pass. Can you, in
  Vehicle T, keep such a short following distance
  behind the ambulance, which prevents the other
  vehicles to return to traffic easily?
• a. Yes
• b. No

B. No
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Explain this Road Sign
Bicycles must turn right before crossing road
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Explain this Road Sign
Two normal lanes with a bus lane that allows bikes
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Explain these Road Signs
Bicycle lane both directions
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Explain this Road Sign
End of bicycle lane both directions
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