TAS knowledge test give way and intersections practice questions

Question 1

You reach a cross intersection that has no signs, no traffic lights and no line markings. A car is approaching from your right at the same time. What must you do?

• Give way to the car on your rightCorrect answer
• Drive through first because you are on the through road
• Give way only if the other car is larger than yours
• Sound your horn and proceed

At an intersection with no signs or signals, you give way to any vehicle coming from your right. This is often called the give way to the right rule.

Rule cited: Tasmanian road rules handbook, topic: giving way at intersections

Question 2

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

• Drive through and let traffic on the continuing road sort itself out
• Give way to all vehicles on the continuing roadCorrect answer
• Give way only to vehicles coming from your right
• Give way only to vehicles coming from your left

At a T intersection, a driver on the road that ends must give way to traffic on the road that continues through, from either direction.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 73, as adopted in Tasmania

Question 3

You are turning right at an intersection and a vehicle is coming towards you and going straight ahead. Who goes first?

• You do, because turning traffic has priority
• Whichever driver reaches the middle of the intersection first
• The oncoming vehicle, because you must give way to itCorrect answer
• You do, if you have already started to signal

A driver turning right must give way to oncoming vehicles going straight ahead or turning left. Wait until there is a clear gap.

Rule cited: Tasmanian road rules handbook, topic: turning right at intersections

Question 4

What does a Give Way sign require you to do?

• Stop completely every time, then move off
• Keep your speed and rely on other drivers to slow down
• Stop only if a police officer is present
• Slow down, be ready to stop, and give way to traffic on the other roadCorrect answer

A Give Way sign does not always mean a full stop, but you must slow enough to stop if needed and let other traffic go first.

Rule cited: Tasmanian road rules handbook, topic: give way signs

Question 5

You approach a Stop sign and you can see the crossing road is completely clear. What must you do?

• Come to a complete stop, then give way before enteringCorrect answer
• Slow to walking pace and keep going
• Keep going, because stopping is only needed when traffic is present
• Stop only if there is a stop line painted on the road

A Stop sign always means a full stop, with the wheels no longer turning, even when the road looks clear.

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

Question 6

There is a Stop sign with a stop line painted across your lane. Where must you stop?

• Level with the sign itself, whatever the line shows
• As near as practicable to and before the stop lineCorrect answer
• Past the line, so you can see the crossing road better
• Anywhere within five metres of the intersection

Where a stop line is marked, you must stop before it. If you cannot see clearly from there, edge forward slowly once stopped and only when it is safe.

Rule cited: Tasmanian road rules handbook, topic: stop signs and stop lines

Question 7

You and an oncoming driver are both turning right at an intersection, into roads opposite each other. How should you pass each other?

• Behind each other, so each car passes the rear of the other
• The larger vehicle turns first and the other waits
• In front of each other, unless signs or road markings say otherwiseCorrect answer
• Whichever driver signalled first turns and the other gives way

The usual practice is to pass in front of each other so both drivers keep the other in view. Some intersections are marked or signed for turning behind, and there you follow the markings.

Rule cited: Tasmanian road rules handbook, topic: two vehicles turning right

Question 8

The light ahead is green, but traffic is banked up on the far side of the intersection. What should you do?

• Enter anyway, because a green light gives you the right to proceed
• Enter and stop in the middle so you are first away when it clears
• Move into the intersection slowly and hope the queue moves
• Wait behind the line until you can drive right through and clear itCorrect answer

You must not enter an intersection unless you can clear it. Stopping in the middle blocks cross traffic when the lights change.

Rule cited: Tasmanian road rules handbook, topic: blocked intersections

Question 9

You are driving out of a private driveway across a footpath and onto the road. Who must you give way to?

• Pedestrians on the footpath and all traffic on the roadCorrect answer
• Only traffic coming from your right
• Only traffic already indicating to turn into the driveway
• Nobody, because vehicles leaving a driveway have priority

A driver entering a road from a driveway or other land gives way to everyone: people on the footpath first, then traffic on the road in both directions.

Rule cited: Tasmanian road rules handbook, topic: entering a road from a driveway

Question 10

You are making a U turn at a place where U turns are allowed. Who must you give way to?

• Only vehicles coming towards you
• All vehicles and pedestrians, from every directionCorrect answer
• Only vehicles behind you
• Nobody, provided you signal for five seconds first

A U turn gives you no priority at all. You must give way to every other road user before starting the turn, and you need a clear view of the road in both directions.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 38, as adopted in Tasmania