WA learners test practice

10 free sample questions

1. Road Signs & Markings

   Warning signs, like "curve ahead" or "T-intersection ahead", are usually what shape and colour?

   1. Red octagon with white letters
   2. Red circle on a white background
   3. Blue rectangle with white symbols
   4. Yellow diamond with black symbols
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   D. Yellow diamond with black symbols

   Warning signs are usually yellow diamonds. They tell you about hazards ahead so you can slow down.

   Source: Drive Safe handbook (DoT WA) — Warning signs

2. Intersections & Giving Way

   At an intersection with no signs, no lines and no traffic lights, who must you give way to?

   1. No one — the first to arrive goes first
   2. Vehicles approaching from your right
   3. Vehicles approaching from your left
   4. Only trucks and buses
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   B. Vehicles approaching from your right

   At uncontrolled intersections you must give way to vehicles approaching from your right.

   Source: Drive Safe handbook (DoT WA) — Intersections: Give way

3. Road Rules

   On a single-lane road (one lane each way), where should you drive?

   1. As far to the left as practicable
   2. In the centre of the road
   3. Anywhere in the lane
   4. On the right side when the road is clear
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   A. As far to the left as practicable

   On single-lane roads you must drive as far to the left as practicable (motorcyclists are an exception).

   Source: Road Safety Commission WA — Road rules explained — Keeping left

4. Speed & Stopping

   In WA, what is the default speed limit in a built-up area when no speed sign is shown?

   1. 40 km/h
   2. 50 km/h
   3. 60 km/h
   4. 70 km/h
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   B. 50 km/h

   In a built-up area the default speed limit is 50 km/h unless a sign shows a different limit.

   Source: Drive Safe handbook (DoT WA) — Speed limits

5. Licence Conditions

   What is the minimum age to get a learner's permit for a car in WA?

   1. 15 years
   2. 16 years
   3. 16 years and 6 months
   4. 17 years
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   B. 16 years

   You must be at least 16 years old to apply for a car learner's permit in WA.

   Source: Transport WA — Get your learner's permit

6. Alcohol & Drugs

   What is the BAC limit for a fully licensed driver who is not a novice and not in a special category?

   1. Under 0.05
   2. Under 0.08
   3. Zero
   4. Under 0.02
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   A. Under 0.05

   The general limit in WA is 0.05. Novice drivers and some other drivers must have zero BAC.

   Source: Drive Safe handbook (DoT WA) — Blood alcohol limits

7. Safe Driving

   Which of these is a warning sign of driver fatigue?

   1. Yawning, heavy eyes and wandering over the road
   2. Wanting to change the radio station every few minutes
   3. Seeing road signs and reading them clearly
   4. Feeling hungry an hour after eating lunch
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   A. Yawning, heavy eyes and wandering over the road

   Signs of fatigue include yawning, sore or heavy eyes, daydreaming, drifting in your lane and slow reactions.

   Source: Drive Safe handbook (DoT WA) — Fatigue

8. Sharing the Road

   The speed limit is 60 km/h. What is the minimum gap you must leave when passing a bicycle rider?

   1. 0.5 metres
   2. 1 metre
   3. 1.5 metres
   4. 2 metres
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   B. 1 metre

   Where the limit is 60 km/h or less, leave at least 1 metre when passing a bicycle rider.

   Source: Road Safety Commission WA — Overtaking

9. Road Signs & Markings

   When may you cross a continuous edge line at the left side of the road?

   1. Whenever you want to pass slower traffic quickly
   2. To overtake on the left on a single-lane road
   3. Never, for any reason, while you are driving
   4. To enter or leave the road, to stop, or to turn
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   D. To enter or leave the road, to stop, or to turn

   You may cross a continuous edge line to enter or leave the road, to stop, to turn right or make a U-turn, or to pass a vehicle on the left (for example one turning right).

   Source: Road Safety Commission WA — Road rules explained — Crossing continuous lines

10. Intersections & Giving Way

    You are turning right at an intersection with a green traffic light (no arrow). Who must you give way to?

    1. Only buses and taxis that are coming from the opposite direction
    2. No one — a green light means you have right of way
    3. Oncoming vehicles and pedestrians crossing the road you enter
    4. Only vehicles behind you that are also turning right
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    C. Oncoming vehicles and pedestrians crossing the road you enter

    A green circle lets you turn right, but you must give way to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians crossing the road you are turning into.

    Source: Drive Safe handbook (DoT WA) — Traffic lights

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