QLD PrepL give way and intersections practice questions

Question 1

At an intersection with no signs, lights or markings, a vehicle approaches from your right at the same time. Who gives way?

• The vehicle going straight has priority
• The vehicle on your right gives way to you
• The first to sound the horn goes first
• You give way to the vehicle on your rightCorrect answer

The give way to the right rule covers uncontrolled intersections where nothing else decides priority.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: give way rules

Question 2

You are on the road that ends at a T intersection with no signs or lights. What must you do?

• Give way to all traffic on the road that continues throughCorrect answer
• Give way only to vehicles turning right
• Proceed, because the continuing road gives way to you
• Give way only to vehicles on your right

Traffic on the terminating road gives way to traffic on the continuing road, in both directions.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: give way rules

Question 3

There is a STOP sign but no painted stop line. Where do you stop?

• Only once the front of your car is level with the kerb line of the other road
• As near as practical to the intersection, before entering itCorrect answer
• Anywhere within 10 metres of the sign
• You do not need to stop if there is no line

Without a line you still stop, as close to the intersection as you safely can while keeping a clear view of the other road.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: stop and give way signs

Question 4

You are turning right at an intersection and an oncoming vehicle is turning left into the same road. Who gives way?

• Neither, you both turn together into different lanes
• The vehicle turning left gives way to you
• You give way to the vehicle turning leftCorrect answer
• The vehicle with the larger engine goes first

A driver turning right gives way to oncoming vehicles going straight ahead and to oncoming vehicles turning left.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: turning at intersections

Question 5

You are pulling out of a service station driveway onto a road. Who has priority?

• Only vehicles indicating to turn into the driveway
• You, because you are joining moving traffic
• Only vehicles coming from your right
• All road users already on the road, and pedestrians on the footpathCorrect answer

Entering a road from a driveway or car park puts you last in priority. Cross the footpath slowly and check both directions.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: entering a road

Question 6

Your lane ends ahead and you must merge into the next lane, which has lane lines. What must you do?

• Give way to any vehicle already in the lane you are moving intoCorrect answer
• Merge only after stopping completely
• Keep your speed and expect others to make room
• The vehicle in the continuing lane must give way to you

When your lane ends you are the one changing lanes, so you give way, signal early and fit into a gap.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: merging

Question 7

Two lanes join into one and there are no lane lines at the merge point. Who gives way?

• Both drivers must stop and negotiate
• The driver whose vehicle is behind gives way to the vehicle aheadCorrect answer
• The driver on the right always gives way
• The driver on the left always gives way

Where lines end and lanes blend, the vehicle in front has priority. This is the zip merge many drivers get wrong.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: merging

Question 8

A bus displaying a GIVE WAY TO BUSES sign is signalling to pull out from a bus stop in a 60 km/h zone. What must you do?

• Give way only if the bus has already moved out
• Sound your horn and pass on the right
• Give way to the busCorrect answer
• Keep going, the bus must wait for all traffic

Where the speed limit is 70 km/h or less and the bus displays the sign, drivers must give way to it as it pulls out.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: sharing the road with buses

Question 9

You are approaching a railway level crossing with flashing red lights. What must you do?

• Cross quickly if you cannot see a train
• Stop only if the boom gates are down
• Slow to 20 km/h and continue
• Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing and it is safe to crossCorrect answer

Flashing lights mean a train is coming or is still close. Never enter a crossing until the signals stop and there is room on the far side.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: level crossings

Question 10

You approach a GIVE WAY sign and there is no traffic on the road you are joining. What must you do?

• Stop completely for at least three seconds
• Keep your speed, because the sign only applies when traffic is present
• Sound your horn before entering
• Slow down, be ready to stop, then proceed without stopping if it is safeCorrect answer

A give way sign asks for a controlled approach and a proper look, not a full stop. A stop sign always requires the wheels to stop turning.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: stop and give way signs

Question 11

You are waiting in an intersection on a green light to turn right across oncoming traffic. What is the safest way to wait?

• Keep your wheels straight until a safe gap appears, then complete the turnCorrect answer
• Turn your wheels to the right so you can go the moment a gap opens
• Creep forward into the oncoming lanes to make the gap
• Reverse back behind the stop line and wait for a red

If you are hit from behind with the wheels turned, your car is pushed into oncoming traffic. Straight wheels keep you in your own path.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: turning at intersections

Question 12

The light is green but traffic is queued and there is no room for your car on the far side of the intersection. What must you do?

• Enter anyway, because the light is green
• Wait behind the intersection until there is room for your vehicle to clear itCorrect answer
• Enter and stop in the middle so nobody takes your place
• Change lanes inside the intersection to find a gap

Blocking an intersection stops cross traffic and emergency vehicles. A green light is permission to go only when the way through is clear.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: intersections and blocking

Question 13

You reach a railway level crossing controlled only by a GIVE WAY sign. What must you do?

• Cross at normal speed, because a give way sign means the track is disused
• Stop for exactly ten seconds before crossing
• Slow down, look both ways along the track and give way to any trainCorrect answer
• Follow the vehicle in front across without your own check

Trains cannot stop for you and need well over a kilometre to pull up. Only cross when the track is clear and there is room on the far side.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: level crossings