NSW DKT speed limits questions

Question 1

Driving faster than the maximum speed limit is -

• Never legally permitted.Correct answer
• Permitted only when passing another vehicle.
• Only permitted when other vehicles are going faster than the speed limit.

Question 2

A Shared Traffic Zone, where pedestrians and other road users can share the road safely has a speed limit of -

• 10 Km/h.Correct answer
• 20 Km/h.
• 50 Km/h.

Question 3

You are driving in busy traffic in an 80 km/h zone. It begins to rain lightly. What should you do?

• Slow down to a speed that suits the conditions better.Correct answer
• Keep going at the same speed because that's how fast the signs tell you to drive.
• Pull over and wait till it stops raining.

Question 4

You are driving in a 70 km/h zone, keeping to the limit. Several vehicles pass you. One of your passengers suggests you should keep up with the other traffic. What should you do?

• Decide your speed yourself, based on the speed limit and the conditions.Correct answer
• Follow the suggestions and keep up with the traffic.
• Speed up to a little bit over the speed limit, because everyone does it.

Question 5

You are driving in busy traffic in a 60 km/h zone. You feel 60 km/h is a bit too fast for the conditions. What should you do?

• Slow down to a speed that suits the conditions.Correct answer
• Keep up with the other traffic because it's probably safe if the sign says 60 km/h.
• Turn off the busy street and wait for traffic to clear.

Question 6

What could be the penalties for driving over the speed limit -

• Fines, demerit points and possibly loss of licence.Correct answer
• Fines only.
• A letter of warning and a small fine.

Question 7

Having a radar detector or jammer in your car is against the law -

• No matter what your reason is.Correct answer
• Only if it is turned on.
• If you purchased it after 1998.

Question 8

Where there are no speed limit signs, the speed limit is 100 km/h, unless -

• There are street lights along the road.Correct answer
• The road you are driving on is gravel.
• There's an emergency, which mean speed limits don't apply.

Question 9

When you see this sign you must -

• Not exceed 40 km/h and keep a special lookout for bicycle riders, pedestrians and children.Correct answer
• Only enter the street if you live in the local zone.
• Drive at a speed less than 40 km/h if you are not a resident of the local zone.

This one is asked against a picture. The answer sets 40 km/h and the wrong answers argue about local residents, so the picture is either a plain 40 km/h sign or an area sign carrying one. The text does not settle which. So the question is readable here and stays out of the practice draw.

Question 10

This sign means you must -

• Share this road with other people and vehicles and not exceed 10 km/h.Correct answer
• Drive at 10 km/h if there are pedestrians around.
• Reduce your speed to what you think is safe but never below 10 km/h.

Question 11

It is 9.20am on a school day. You are driving at 60 km/h, the same speed as traffic around you. You pass this sign but the other cars do not slow down much. What should you do?

• Slow down immediately to 40 km/h or less even though other drivers want to go faster.Correct answer
• Drive at the speed of the other drivers because it is safer to go with the flow of traffic than slow others up.
• Stay at 60 km/h because it is nearly 9.30am and the times on the school sign are only advisory.

Question 12

Speed limit signs (such as the one shown) tell drivers -

• The maximum speed they are allowed to drive.Correct answer
• The minimum speed they are allowed to drive.
• The recommended speed they are allowed to drive.

Question 13

If you are driving along the highway and come across road works with a reduced speed zone, you must -

• Slow down to the new speed limit.Correct answer
• Drive through the road works zone as fast as you can to get past it.
• Drive at the same speed as other vehicles.