ACT DKT ROAD RULES PRACTICE TEST 05

The ACT driving theory test is an essential first step for learner drivers in the Australian Capital Territory. Designed to ensure road safety, this test checks your knowledge of road rules, traffic signs, and safe driving practices.

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ACT Road Rules Test 5

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Holders of provisional driver licences will lose their licence if they accumulate how many demerit points?

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A head-on crash with another vehicle is almost certain to result in serious injury or death if you are traveling in excess of...?

100 km/h

90 km/h

80 km/h

70 km/h

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If you are dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming vehicle, what should you do?

Sound your horn long and continuously

Stare straight into them

Put your own headlights on high beam

Look down and to the left

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When you are driving you should be concentrating on the space...?

To your left and right

Directly behind you

Directly in front of you

All around you

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If you wish to change lanes while driving through a roundabout, you must...?

Decelerate

Sound your horn

Accelerate

Indicate

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If you are traveling on a major arterial road and you miss your turnoff, you should...?

Go on to the next exit

Any of these

Reverse up the hard shoulder

Make a U-turn

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When entering a major road from an entry ramp/lane, you should aim to join the road at...?

25% of the speed limit

75% of the speed limit

50% of the speed limit

Close to the speed limit

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When you are driving in fog, you should...?

Turn off all lights

Dip your headlights

Turn on full beams

Only use hazard lights

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You should not enter the junction at a crossroads unless...?

You can get your whole car into the intersection

You can get at least half your car into the intersection

You can cross without stopping

You can get at least halfway across

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Which of these places should you not park?

Left-hand side of the road facing away from oncoming traffic

Right hand side of the road facing oncoming traffic

Left-hand side of the road facing oncoming traffic.

Right hand side of the road facing away from oncoming traffic

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Driving away from a bus stop, you must not park within what distance of it?

5 m

10 m

15 m

20 m

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How long on average does it take a driver to apply the brakes after they have recognized a danger?

Three seconds

Half a second

One second

Two seconds

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In ACT, it is forbidden to do which of these with radar detection or jamming devices?

All of them

Sell them

Buy them

Operate them

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In which of these circumstances should you give way to all other traffic?

When making a U-turn

When leaving a carpark

When pulling away from the kerb

All of them

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If you move into the right-hand lane of a multilane road to overtake, you should return to the left lane...?

Within 60 seconds

As soon as it is safe to do so

Within 100 m

Unless it is clear ahead

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On a multilane road entering a roundabout, you want to go all the way around and back to where you came. Which lane should you choose?

The left-hand lane

The centre lane

Any lane

The right-hand lane

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Children must use appropriate child restraints with inbuilt harness until they are what age?

2 years old

4 years old

3 years old

5 years old

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When you are approaching the crest of a hill or a curve, you should not overtake unless you have a clear view for a minimum distance of...?

50 m

100 m

25 m

150 m

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Which of these drivers has to give way to a pedestrian at a T intersection?

The driver on the terminating road

The driver on the continuing road

Neither of them

Both of them

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At an unmarked intersection, you should give way to...?

Traffic coming from in front

All of these

Traffic coming from the right

Traffic coming from the left

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At bridges or narrow roads with give way signs, which of these vehicles should give way?

The vehicle already on the bridge/narrow road

The larger vehicle

The approaching vehicle

The slower vehicle

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If you caught on camera running a red light at over the speed limit, which offence will you be charged with?

The one that draws the biggest fine

Both of them

Neither of them

The one that draws the biggest points penalty

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The total stopping distance for a vehicle traveling 60 kilometres per hour is what?

55 m

45 m

65 m

35 m

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When approaching or coming up behind any other vehicle at night, you should dip your headlights at a minimum of what distance away?

300 m

200 m

50 m

150 m

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Which of these causes four-wheel skids?

Excessive braking

Inadequate braking

Harsh steering

Inadequate steering

Your score is

The test typically consists of multiple-choice questions, and you must correctly answer a set number to pass. It’s a computer-based exam, making it straightforward to take at designated testing centres. Passing the test earns you a learner’s permit, allowing supervised driving and further practice before you move on to a practical driving test.

Taking the ACT Driving Test is a comprehensive process that goes beyond simply memorizing facts. It emphasizes personal responsibility and the development of safe driving habits. First, familiarize yourself with the eligibility requirements for new drivers. Next, learn the road rules that are crucial to safe driving. Then, you’ll complete the application process, which involves filling out the required paperwork and paying the applicable fees. Each step matters and moves you closer to your driver’s license, culminating in the rewarding experience of driving independently on the open road.