QLD PrepL (Prep L) speed limits practice questions

Question 1

You are driving through a Queensland suburb and have not passed a speed limit sign. What limit applies?

• 40 km/h
• 50 km/hCorrect answer
• 60 km/h
• 70 km/h

The default limit in a built-up area is 50 km/h. Built-up means buildings beside the road or street lights spaced along it.

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

Question 2

You are on an unsigned road well outside any town. What speed limit applies by default?

• 80 km/h
• 90 km/h
• 100 km/hCorrect answer
• 110 km/h

Outside built-up areas the default is 100 km/h. Higher limits such as 110 km/h apply only where signs say so.

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

Question 3

What is the speed limit in a Queensland school zone during the times shown on the sign?

• 25 km/h
• 40 km/hCorrect answer
• 50 km/h
• 60 km/h

School zones drop to 40 km/h for the periods printed on the sign, whether or not children are visible.

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

Question 4

A speed limit sign says 80. What does that number mean?

• The recommended speed for heavy vehicles only
• The minimum speed for that road
• The speed you should try to hold
• The maximum legal speed in good conditionsCorrect answer

The posted number is an upper limit. Rain, gravel, night driving or heavy traffic all call for something lower.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 20, as adopted in Queensland

Question 5

You are in a 60 km/h zone and pass a stationary tow truck with flashing yellow lights attending a breakdown. What must you do?

• Slow to 40 km/h and move over if you safely canCorrect answer
• Keep your speed and stay in your lane
• Slow to 20 km/h and sound your horn
• Stop and wait for a signal to pass

Queensland requires drivers to slow to 40 km/h when passing a stationary emergency, tow or roadside assistance vehicle with flashing lights, on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or less.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: passing stationary emergency and roadside assistance vehicles

Question 6

Fog has cut visibility to about 50 metres on a 100 km/h highway. What is the correct speed choice?

• Drive at 100 km/h close behind another car to follow its lights
• Slow to a speed where you can stop within the distance you can seeCorrect answer
• Stop in the traffic lane and wait for the fog to clear
• Hold 100 km/h and use high beam

Your speed must suit conditions, not just the sign. In fog use low beam, because high beam reflects back and makes seeing worse.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: driving in poor conditions

Question 7

You are passing through roadworks where a temporary sign shows 40 km/h and no workers are present. What applies?

• The permanent limit, because no one is working
• Any speed up to 60 km/h
• The temporary 40 km/h limit, which is legally enforceableCorrect answer
• The limit only applies to trucks

Roadworks speed limits apply whenever the signs are displayed. Surfaces, gravel and changed lane layouts are hazards even with nobody on site.

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

Question 8

You are driving in a marked shared zone. What does it require of you?

• Drive at the normal built up area limit and expect pedestrians to move
• Use your horn to warn people you are coming through
• Treat it as a footpath and avoid entering at all
• Keep to the posted limit and give way to pedestrians using the roadCorrect answer

In a shared zone people on foot may use the whole width of the road, so the limit is very low and pedestrians have priority.

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

Question 9

How does doubling your speed change the distance your car needs to pull up?

• It more than doubles, because braking distance grows sharply as speed risesCorrect answer
• It stays about the same, because brakes work harder at speed
• It exactly doubles
• It halves, because momentum helps the tyres grip

Reaction distance grows in step with speed, but braking distance grows much faster than that, so small speed rises cost a lot of stopping room.

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

Question 10

You have just passed a sign showing 60 after driving in an 80 zone. Where does the 60 limit apply?

• Only until the next intersection
• From that sign onwards, until another speed limit sign changes itCorrect answer
• Only during daylight hours
• Only in the left lane

A speed limit sign applies from where it is posted until a new limit is signed. If you are unsure of the limit, drive to the safest speed for the road.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 20, as adopted in Queensland

Question 11

Why does driving a few kilometres per hour over the limit in a 50 km/h street still matter?

• It uses noticeably more fuel
• It voids the vehicle warranty
• The extra speed adds stopping distance and raises the risk of serious injury to anyone you hitCorrect answer
• It only matters if a camera is present

Residential streets are where pedestrians and children are, and the chance of surviving being struck falls quickly as impact speed rises.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: speed and crash risk