NT DriveSafe test traffic lights and signs practice questions

Question 1

The light ahead turns yellow as you approach. What should you do?

• Speed up so you clear the intersection first
• Stop, if you can do so safely before the stop lineCorrect answer
• Treat it the same as a green light
• Stop only if a vehicle is coming the other way

Yellow means stop unless you are so close that stopping would be dangerous, such as when a vehicle is right behind you.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: traffic lights

Question 2

You are facing a red arrow pointing right. What does it mean?

• You may turn right with care
• It applies only to buses and trucks
• You must not turn right until the arrow turns green or is replaced by a green lightCorrect answer
• You may turn right after coming to a complete stop

A red arrow bans that movement completely. Wait behind the stop line even if the road looks clear.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: traffic lights

Question 3

What does a green traffic light mean?

• You may go if the way ahead is clear and you can enter without blocking the intersectionCorrect answer
• You have priority over everything at the intersection
• You must move off straight away
• You may go without looking for pedestrians

Green is permission, not a guarantee. Pedestrians finishing a crossing and vehicles still clearing the intersection come first.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: traffic lights

Question 4

The light turns red as you approach. Where must you stop?

• Anywhere inside the intersection
• Level with the traffic light pole
• Past the crossing, so you can see the cross traffic
• Before the stop line, or before the traffic lights if there is no stop lineCorrect answer

Stopping short of the line keeps the pedestrian crossing and the cross traffic path clear.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 56, as adopted in the Northern Territory

Question 5

What does a red circle drawn around a symbol on a sign mean?

• A suggestion you can take or leave
• Something you must not doCorrect answer
• A warning about the road ahead
• An instruction that applies to heavy vehicles only

Red on a sign means a prohibition. It is a rule you must obey, not advice.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: road signs

Question 6

You see a yellow diamond shaped sign with a black symbol on it. What is it telling you?

• A rule you must obey or be fined
• A parking instruction
• The direction to the next town
• A warning about a hazard or a change in the road aheadCorrect answer

Yellow diamonds are warning signs. They tell you to get ready for something, such as a curve, a crest, a floodway or stock on the road.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: road signs

Question 7

You are facing a No Entry sign at the mouth of a street. What does it mean?

• You must not drive past the sign into that roadCorrect answer
• You may enter after coming to a stop
• Cars may enter but trucks may not
• You may enter outside the hours shown

No Entry usually protects a one way street. Driving in means facing traffic head on.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: road signs

Question 8

A yellow warning sign for a curve has a smaller yellow panel under it showing 45. What does the 45 mean?

• A legal speed limit that replaces the posted limit
• The minimum speed for the curve
• The speed the curve can be taken at safely in good conditions, which may still be too fast in the wetCorrect answer
• A limit that applies only to trucks

That panel is advice, not a posted limit. The posted limit still applies to the road, and the advisory number is what the curve will take in the dry.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: warning signs

Question 9

You come to a railway level crossing with a stop sign at it. What must you do?

• Slow down and look both ways
• Cross if you cannot see a train
• Stop completely, then cross only when you can see it is clear and safeCorrect answer
• Sound the horn and cross

Stop at the line every time. Make sure there is room on the far side too, so you never end up stopped on the tracks.

Rule cited: Northern Territory Road Users Handbook, topic: railway crossings