SA DKT Road Rules Practice Test 05

There’s nothing quite as exciting as getting to drive for the first time. Of course, before you can hit the road in South Australia, you must first pass the written test. This is a test created by the Department of Planning, Transport, and Infrastructure to test the potential driver’s knowledge of driving rules and the ability to recognize road signs.

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South Australia Road Rules Test 5

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How long does the average fit and alert driver take to react to a hazard?

1.5 seconds

0.25 seconds

0.50 seconds

0.75 seconds

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When overtaking a truck, you should not pull back in until you can see...?

The truck driver’s face in your mirror

Both of the truck's headlights in your mirror

One of the truck’s headlights in your mirror

The truck’s offside front wheel in your mirror

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What’s the best thing to do if you start to feel fatigued when driving?

Drink some black coffee

Pull over and rest

Turn up your stereo

Open all the windows

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What is the speed limit on the approach to a wombat pedestrian crossing?

20 km/h

30 km/h

40 km/h

50 km/h

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You should increase your following distance of the vehicle in front if...?

Any of these apply

The road is wet

You are carrying a heavy load

It's nighttime

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Which of these must you carry when driving in South Australia?

Comprehensive insurance

All of them

Third party (property) insurance

Third party (bodily) insurance

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If you refuse to submit to a saliva or breathalyzer test, your licence will be disqualified for at least how long?

12 months

6 months

24 months

3 months

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If a passenger over 16 is found not wearing a seatbelt when in motion, which will be fined?

Driver and passenger

Either one but not both

The passenger

The driver

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If you are in a crash you must provide all involved parties with...?

Driver's name and address

Vehicle registration number

Name and address of owner of vehicle

All of these

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You will lose your licence immediately if you are caught with a blood alcohol concentration at or above what?

0.12

0.08

0.1

0.06

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It is recommended that children our safest in the backseat of the car until they are at least what age?

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If you are in a crash, you must stop...?

If someone is killed

If vehicles are severely damaged

If someone is injured

In all circumstances

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Which of these will help reduce your blood alcohol concentration and make you safe to drive?

Large meals

None of them

Cold showers

Black coffee

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In which of these circumstances is it acceptable to cross a single continuous dividing line?

Overtaking a bicycle

Overtaking a long vehicle

Overtaking a motorcycle

Overtaking a slow-moving car

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In South Australia, a radar detector is illegal...?

Everywhere

In built-up areas

On freeways

In rural areas

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The maximum default speed limit outside built-up areas in South Australia is what?

100 km/h

80 km/h

110 km/h

90 km/h

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At 60 km/h in good conditions, what is the minimum distance it will take you to stop?

48 m

32 m

16 m

64 m

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A school zone is active whenever a child...?

Is anywhere in the zone

Is on a footpath in the zone

Is riding a bicycle in a zone

Is on a road in the zone

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You must always park at least what distance from a fire hydrant?

2 m

3 m

50 cm

1 m

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You can be disqualified from driving with a learner's permit or provisional licence if you accumulate how many demerit points?

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Airbags reduce the chance of serious head injury in a crash by how much?

75%

12.50%

25%

50%

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On the approach to a pedestrian crossing, you must not park within what distance of the crossing?

20 m

25 m

15 m

10 m

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A young driver carrying 2 or 3 passengers under the age of 21 is how much more likely to crash?

Twice

Three times

Same risk

Five times

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Approximately what percentage of drivers and riders killed in South Australia each year have a blood alcohol concentration in excess of 0.05?

25%

7.50%

50%

12.50%

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What proportion of road deaths in South Australia are pedestrians?

One in five

One in twelve

One in seven

One in nine

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