VIC learner permit test give way and intersections practice questions

Question 1

You reach a cross intersection with no signs, no traffic lights and no line markings. Another vehicle arrives at the same time on your right. Who goes first?

• The vehicle on your rightCorrect answer
• You do, because you are going straight ahead
• The larger vehicle
• Whoever arrived at the intersection first

At an uncontrolled intersection you give way to any vehicle approaching from your right.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: give way rules

Question 2

At a T intersection with no signs or lights, which driver gives way?

• The driver on the continuing road gives way to the driver on the terminating road
• The driver on the terminating road gives way to traffic on the continuing roadCorrect answer
• The driver who indicates first goes through
• The driver turning left always goes first

The road that ends at the intersection is the terminating road. Drivers on it must give way to all traffic on the road that continues through.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: give way rules

Question 3

You are at a STOP sign with a stop line and the road ahead is completely clear. What must you do?

• Continue without slowing because nothing is coming
• Slow to walking pace and continue if it is clear
• Come to a complete stop at the line before proceedingCorrect answer
• Stop only if another vehicle is within 50 metres

A STOP sign requires the wheels to stop turning at the line, every time, even on an empty road.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: stop and give way signs

Question 4

What must you do at a GIVE WAY sign?

• Keep your speed and merge into any gap
• Sound your horn and proceed
• Always come to a complete stop, then move off
• Slow down, be ready to stop, and give way to traffic and pedestriansCorrect answer

A GIVE WAY sign does not demand a full stop, but you must stop if that is what giving way requires.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: stop and give way signs

Question 5

You are turning right at an intersection. A vehicle is coming the other way and is going straight ahead. What do you do?

• Give way to the oncoming vehicleCorrect answer
• Both of you should proceed at the same time
• Turn first because a right turn has priority
• Turn first if you started indicating earlier

A driver turning right must give way to oncoming vehicles going straight ahead or turning left.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: turning at intersections

Question 6

You and an oncoming driver are both turning right at the same intersection, and no signs or markings say otherwise. How should you pass each other?

• The driver on the wider road turns first and the other waits
• Pass in front of each other, so each car turns before reaching the otherCorrect answer
• Both stop and wave the other through
• Pass behind each other, turning around the back of the other car

Unless signs or road markings direct otherwise, opposing right turning drivers pass in front of one another.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: turning at intersections

Question 7

You are reversing out of a shopping centre car park onto a road. Who must you give way to?

• Only pedestrians, since vehicles can see you
• Only vehicles travelling towards you
• All vehicles on the road and any pedestrians on the footpathCorrect answer
• Nobody, because you were there first

When you enter a road from a driveway, car park or other land, everyone already on the road or footpath has priority.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: entering and leaving a road

Question 8

You are making a U turn on a two way road. Who must you give way to?

• Only vehicles that are already indicating
• Only traffic coming from behind you
• Nobody once you have signalled for five seconds
• All other vehicles and all pedestriansCorrect answer

A U turn is a low priority manoeuvre. You must be able to complete it without forcing anyone to slow or change direction.

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

Question 9

Can you make a U turn at an intersection with traffic lights in Victoria?

• Only where a U TURN PERMITTED sign is displayedCorrect answer
• Yes, but only between 9 am and 4 pm
• Yes, at any set of traffic lights when the light is green
• Only if you are turning from the far left lane

In Victoria U turns at traffic lights are banned unless a sign at the intersection specifically allows them.

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

Question 10

You have a green light and are turning left into a side street. Pedestrians are crossing that side street. What do you do?

• Sound the horn so they hurry across
• Give way to the pedestrians before completing the turnCorrect answer
• Complete the turn first because your light is green
• Stop in the middle of the intersection and wait

A green light lets you enter the intersection, but you still give way to pedestrians crossing the road you are turning into.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: pedestrians at intersections

Question 11

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

• Enter and then reverse back if the queue does not move
• Enter the intersection and wait in the middle
• Wait behind the stop line until you can clear the intersectionCorrect answer
• Change lanes in the intersection to find a gap

Entering an intersection you cannot clear blocks cross traffic when the lights change. Hold back until there is room on the far side.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: traffic lights and intersections

Question 12

You are turning left using a slip lane that has a GIVE WAY sign at its end. Who has priority?

• You do, because you are already committed in the slip lane
• Only bicycles have priority in a slip lane
• Nobody, because slip lanes are uncontrolled
• Traffic on the road you are entering, and any pedestrians crossing the slip laneCorrect answer

The sign applies to you, so you slow down and be ready to stop. Pedestrians often cross the slip lane at the traffic island, so check there before you look for a gap.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: slip lanes and turning

Question 13

At an uncontrolled T intersection you are on the continuing road turning right into the terminating road. Another driver is on the terminating road waiting to turn left. Who gives way?

• The driver on the terminating road gives way to youCorrect answer
• You give way, because a right turn always gives way
• Both drivers give way to any vehicle on their left
• Whichever driver arrived at the intersection second

Traffic on the road that ends must give way to everything on the road that continues through, including a vehicle turning across the intersection.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: give way rules at T intersections

Question 14

A bus displaying a give way to buses sign signals to pull out from a bus stop on a road with a 60 km/h limit. What must you do?

• Sound your horn to warn the bus driver
• Give way to the bus if you can do so safelyCorrect answer
• Speed up so you pass before the bus moves out
• Stop and wait until the bus is completely in your lane

On roads with a speed limit of 70 km/h or less you must give way to a bus that is signalling to leave a bus stop and displays the give way to buses sign.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: giving way to buses