VIC learner permit test traffic lights and signs practice questions

Question 1

The traffic light turns yellow as you approach. What must you do?

• Stop, unless you are so close that stopping safely is not possibleCorrect answer
• Stop only if a vehicle is waiting on the cross street
• Continue at the same speed because yellow means proceed
• Speed up to clear the intersection

Yellow means stop. You may continue only when you are too close to pull up safely before the stop line.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 57, as adopted in Victoria

Question 2

You are facing a red traffic light with no arrows. What must you do?

• Stop, then turn left if the way is clear
• Stop at the stop line and wait for greenCorrect answer
• Slow down and continue if no cross traffic is visible
• Give way to the right, then proceed

A red light means stop and stay stopped. Turning on red is not permitted in Victoria unless a sign specifically allows it.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 56, as adopted in Victoria

Question 3

A red traffic light is showing and a green arrow points left. What may you do?

• Turn left only after stopping for five seconds
• Go straight ahead as well as turn left
• Turn left with care, giving way to pedestrians crossingCorrect answer
• Nothing, because the red light overrides the arrow

The green arrow allows the movement it points to. The red light still stops every other movement.

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

Question 4

What does a yellow diamond shaped sign with a black symbol tell you?

• A tourist attraction nearby
• A legal requirement you must obey
• The end of a speed zone
• A warning about a hazard or change in road conditions aheadCorrect answer

Yellow diamond signs warn. Regulatory signs, which carry legal force, are usually rectangular with a red or black border.

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

Question 5

What does a single continuous white line down the centre of the road mean?

• You must not cross it except to enter or leave the road, or to pass an obstruction safelyCorrect answer
• You may cross it to overtake if the road is clear
• It separates two lanes travelling in the same direction
• It marks the edge of the sealed surface

A continuous line means overtaking across it is not allowed. Limited exceptions cover turning into a driveway or passing an obstruction.

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

Question 6

You see a red circle with a white bar across it on a blue background beside the road. What kind of message is this?

• A warning of a hazard ahead
• A parking control sign telling you where you may not stop or parkCorrect answer
• A speed advisory for a curve
• A direction sign to a nearby town

Parking and stopping controls use these signs, and the times or conditions printed with them set when the restriction applies.

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

Question 7

A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and waves you to stop while the signal facing you shows green. What must you do?

• Obey the green light, because signals outrank hand directions
• Stop until the officer has left the intersection
• Decide for yourself which instruction seems safer
• Follow the officer's directions, even though they differ from the signalCorrect answer

Directions given by a police officer or an authorised traffic controller override traffic lights and signs.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: police and traffic controller directions

Question 8

You reach an intersection where the traffic lights are completely blacked out and not working. What should you do?

• Slow down, be ready to stop and give way as you would at an uncontrolled intersectionCorrect answer
• Proceed as though you had a green light
• Stop and wait until the lights start working again
• Follow the vehicle in front through without stopping

When signals fail, drivers fall back on the ordinary give way rules. Approach slowly, make eye contact where you can, and do not assume other drivers will yield.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: traffic lights not working

Question 9

The main traffic light facing you is green but a red arrow points right. What may you do?

• Turn right with care after giving way
• Go straight ahead or turn left if that is permitted, but you must not turn rightCorrect answer
• Turn right once oncoming traffic has cleared
• Stop and wait, even if you are going straight ahead

An arrow controls only the movement it points to. A red right arrow stops right turns while the rest of the intersection stays open on green.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: traffic light arrows

Question 10

Beside the road you see a round sign showing a right turn arrow inside a red circle with a red diagonal line through it. What does it mean?

• Right turns are permitted only for buses
• A warning that the road bends sharply to the right
• You must not turn right at that pointCorrect answer
• Right turns are allowed after you come to a complete stop

A red circle with a diagonal bar means the pictured movement is prohibited. These are regulatory signs and carry legal force.

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

Question 11

The centre of the road has two lines, and the line nearer to you is continuous while the far line is broken. What does that mean for you?

• You may cross freely in either direction
• You may cross to overtake whenever the road ahead is clear
• You must never cross the lines for any reason at all
• You must not cross to overtake, because the line nearer to you is continuousCorrect answer

Read the line closest to your side of the road. Continuous on your side means no overtaking, even though oncoming drivers may cross because their line is broken.

Rule cited: Road to Solo Driving handbook (Victoria), topic: road markings and dividing lines