SA theory test give way and intersections practice questions

Question 1

There is a white stop line painted across your lane at a STOP sign. Where must you stop?

• Before the stop lineCorrect answer
• With your front wheels resting on the line
• Anywhere in the intersection where you can see clearly
• Only where there is traffic on the intersecting road

Stop before the line. Where there is no line, stop as near as practical to the intersection but before you enter it.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 67, as adopted in South Australia

Question 2

Your light is green but traffic is banked up on the far side of the intersection. What must you do?

• Enter and wait in the middle of the intersection for the queue to move
• Enter and stop across the pedestrian crossing
• Enter, then reverse out if the queue does not move
• Wait behind the intersection until you can drive right through itCorrect answer

Do not enter an intersection unless you can clear it. Stopping in the middle blocks cross traffic when their light turns green.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 128, as adopted in South Australia

Question 3

A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and signals you to stop, but your traffic light is green. What must you do?

• Follow the traffic light, because it is the legal signal
• Follow the officer's direction and stopCorrect answer
• Continue slowly through the intersection
• Wait for the light to turn red, then stop

Directions from a police officer or an authorised traffic controller override the signals and the signs.

Rule cited: The Driver's Handbook (South Australia), topic: directions from police and traffic controllers

Question 4

You are waiting at a GIVE WAY sign and a vehicle on the intersecting road is indicating that it will turn into your road. What should you do?

• Pull out immediately, because it is leaving the road you want to enter
• Sound your horn to confirm what the driver intends
• Wait until you can see that it really is turning and it is safe to goCorrect answer
• Pull out as soon as it starts to slow down

An indicator can be left on by mistake. Wait for the vehicle to slow and actually begin the turn before you commit.

Rule cited: The Driver's Handbook (South Australia), topic: give way rules

Question 5

You are turning left at an intersection on a road with no lane markings. Where should you position the vehicle before the turn?

• As near as practical to the far left of the roadCorrect answer
• In the centre of the road
• Halfway between the centre and the kerb
• On the right of the road so you can swing wide

Move left early and keep the turn tight, so nobody behind you is tempted to pass on your left.

Rule cited: The Driver's Handbook (South Australia), topic: turning at intersections

Question 6

You are approaching a multi lane intersection where painted arrows show which lane goes where. You want to turn right. Which lane do you use?

• Any lane, as long as you signal right
• The lane closest to the kerb
• The lane with the shortest queue
• The lane marked with a right turn arrowCorrect answer

Painted arrows are directions, not suggestions. Get into the correct lane early instead of changing at the last moment.

Rule cited: The Driver's Handbook (South Australia), topic: lane use at intersections

Question 7

You are already in the intersection waiting to turn right and the light turns red before you can complete the turn. What should you do?

• Reverse back behind the stop line
• Complete the turn as soon as there is a safe gapCorrect answer
• Stay where you are until the light is green again
• Turn left instead so you clear the intersection faster

Once you are legally in the intersection you clear it as soon as it is safe. Sitting there leaves you in the path of cross traffic.

Rule cited: The Driver's Handbook (South Australia), topic: turning at traffic lights

Question 8

Why should you not rely on a gap that looks just big enough when you are crossing a road that carries fast traffic?

• Because the speed limit changes at every intersection
• Because you cannot legally cross a main road without traffic lights
• Because approaching vehicles cover more ground than you expect while you get movingCorrect answer
• Because traffic on a main road has to give way to you anyway

Judging gaps is the hardest part of an intersection without signals. Wait for a gap that is clearly larger than you think you need.

Rule cited: The Driver's Handbook (South Australia), topic: judging gaps at intersections