VIC learner permit test alcohol, drugs and fatigue practice questions

Question 1

What blood alcohol concentration must a learner permit holder in Victoria be under while driving?

• ZeroCorrect answer
• Under 0.08
• Under 0.02
• Under 0.05

Learner and probationary drivers must have zero blood alcohol. Any reading at all is an offence.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: alcohol and driving

Question 2

What is the general blood alcohol limit for a fully licensed driver in Australia?

• 0.02
• 0.05Correct answer
• 0.08
• 0.10

Full licence holders must stay under 0.05. Lower or zero limits apply to learners, probationary drivers and some professional drivers.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: alcohol and driving

Question 3

Which of these actually lowers your blood alcohol concentration?

• Drinking strong coffee
• A cold shower
• TimeCorrect answer
• Eating a large meal

Your body clears alcohol at its own rate and nothing speeds it up. Coffee or food may make you feel more alert without making you sober.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: alcohol and driving

Question 4

You have been prescribed a new medicine and the label warns it may cause drowsiness. What should you do before driving?

• Drive anyway, since it was prescribed by a doctor
• Drive only at night when there is less traffic
• Take a smaller dose so you can drive
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist whether it is safe for you to driveCorrect answer

Prescription and over the counter medicines can impair driving. Being legally prescribed a drug is not a defence for driving while impaired.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: drugs and driving

Question 5

You start yawning and missing road signs on a long drive. What is the only real fix?

• Stopping and sleepingCorrect answer
• Chewing gum
• Opening a window and turning up the radio
• Drinking an energy drink and pressing on

Fresh air, noise and caffeine mask fatigue for a short time at best. Sleep is the only thing that clears it.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: fatigue

Question 6

A police officer asks you to take a roadside drug test. What is the position?

• You may refuse unless you are on a freeway
• You must comply, and refusing is an offenceCorrect answer
• You may refuse if you have not taken any drugs
• You may take the test at a later date instead

Roadside alcohol and drug testing is compulsory for drivers when requested by police.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: drugs and driving

Question 7

How does alcohol affect your ability to drive?

• It sharpens reflexes in small amounts
• It has no measurable effect until you are over the legal limit
• It slows reaction time and weakens judgement, even at readings below the legal limitCorrect answer
• It affects only your eyesight and nothing else

Alcohol makes you slower to react and worse at judging speed and risk, while also making you feel more confident about both.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: alcohol and driving

Question 8

What happens when alcohol is combined with a medicine that causes drowsiness?

• The two cancel each other out
• The combined effect is smaller than either would be alone
• It is safe to drive if you wait an hour after the last drink
• The impairment can be greater than either would cause on its ownCorrect answer

Alcohol and sedating medicines multiply each other's effects. Read the label, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: drugs, medicines and driving

Question 9

You are planning a long country drive. What is a sensible way to manage fatigue?

• Plan a rest break about every two hours, and share the driving if someone else can take a turnCorrect answer
• Drive through the night, when the roads are quieter
• Skip breaks so the trip is over sooner
• Drive for six hours straight before your first stop

Regular breaks and a swap of drivers keep you alert. Starting the trip well rested matters more than any trick you try on the road.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: fatigue

Question 10

What is a microsleep?

• A short planned nap taken in a rest area
• A loss of consciousness lasting a few seconds that a tired driver may not even noticeCorrect answer
• A gap in your memory that appears after a long trip is over
• A stage of sleep that only happens at night

A few seconds with your eyes shut at highway speed covers a long stretch of road with nobody steering. Once microsleeps start, only sleep fixes it.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: fatigue