VIC learner permit test speed limits practice questions

Question 1

You are driving on a street in a built-up area in Victoria and there are no speed limit signs. What is the speed limit?

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

In a built-up area the default limit is 50 km/h when no sign says otherwise. A built-up area is one with buildings next to the road or street lighting at regular intervals.

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

Question 2

You are on a country road outside a built-up area and you have not passed a speed limit sign. What speed limit applies?

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

Outside built-up areas the default limit is 100 km/h unless a sign shows a different number. Some freeways are signed at 110 km/h, but only where the sign says so.

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

Question 3

A sign shows a 40 km/h school speed zone with times listed underneath. When does the 40 km/h limit apply?

• Only on days when children are visible near the road
• Only between 8 am and 9 am
• During the times shown on the sign, on school daysCorrect answer
• At all times, all year round

The reduced limit applies for the periods printed on the sign. You must obey it whether or not you can see any children.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: school speed zones

Question 4

What does a speed limit sign tell you?

• The speed you should aim to travel at
• The minimum speed you must keep up
• The average speed expected over the whole road
• The maximum speed allowed in good conditionsCorrect answer

A speed limit is a ceiling, not a target. In rain, fog, heavy traffic or poor light you must drive slower than the posted number.

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

Question 5

You are approaching a stationary police car on the roadside with its emergency lights flashing. What must you do in Victoria?

• Slow to 40 km/h until you are past the vehicle and any people around itCorrect answer
• Keep your normal speed but move one lane to the right
• Stop completely until an officer waves you through
• Sound your horn as a warning and continue

Victoria requires drivers to slow to 40 km/h when passing a stationary emergency vehicle or enforcement vehicle displaying flashing lights. Move over safely as well if there is room.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: emergency and enforcement vehicles

Question 6

Heavy rain has made a 100 km/h country road slippery and visibility is poor. What speed should you drive at?

• Whatever speed the vehicle in front is doing
• A speed that lets you stop safely in the distance you can see to be clearCorrect answer
• 100 km/h, because that is the legal limit
• Exactly 80 km/h, which is the wet weather limit

You must never exceed the posted limit, and you must also drive slower than that limit when conditions call for it.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: speed and stopping distances

Question 7

Does a learner permit holder in Victoria have a lower speed limit than other drivers?

• Yes, learners are limited to 80 km/h everywhere
• Yes, learners are limited to 100 km/h on all roads
• No, learners must obey the same posted speed limits as everyone elseCorrect answer
• Yes, learners are limited to 90 km/h on freeways

Victoria does not set a separate lower speed limit for learner permit holders. The signed limit is the limit for every driver.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: learner permit conditions

Question 8

An electronic sign above a freeway lane displays 60 when the fixed roadside signs say 100. Which limit applies?

• An average of the two, so 80 km/h
• Whichever limit the traffic around you is using
• The 100 km/h fixed sign, because electronic signs are advisory
• The 60 km/h shown on the electronic signCorrect answer

Variable speed limit signs set an enforceable limit, usually because of a crash, roadworks or congestion ahead.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: freeway driving and variable speed limits

Question 9

You pass a 40 km/h roadworks speed limit sign but you cannot see any workers on the site. What speed limit applies?

• The 40 km/h limit, until you pass the sign marking the end of the roadworksCorrect answer
• The limit that applied before the roadworks sign, because nobody is working
• Any speed under 60 km/h, since roadworks limits are advisory
• The 40 km/h limit only on weekdays

A roadworks speed limit is enforceable from the sign until the end of roadworks sign, whether or not workers are present. Loose surfaces and changed line marking are hazards on their own.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: roadworks and temporary speed limits

Question 10

A shared zone sign shows a picture of people and vehicles together with a number. What does the number mean?

• The recommended speed for cyclists only
• The maximum speed for all vehicles in the zoneCorrect answer
• The minimum speed you must keep up in the zone
• The distance in metres to the end of the zone

In a shared zone pedestrians may use the whole road surface and you must give way to them. The number on the sign is the enforceable speed limit.

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

Question 11

A yellow sign before a bend shows the number 45. What is that number telling you?

• A legal speed limit of 45 km/h that applies only on the bend
• The distance in metres to the start of the bend
• The highest speed at which the bend can normally be taken safely in good conditionsCorrect answer
• A minimum speed you must maintain through the bend

Yellow advisory speed signs are a recommendation, not a limit. The posted speed limit still applies, and in rain or with a heavy load you may need to go slower than the advisory number.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: warning and advisory speed signs