Question 1 of 30Signs and markings
Practice test 2 of 10 — Western Australia theory test
Practice test 2 questions
Question 2 of 30Alcohol, drugs and penalties
In Western Australia, a driver is caught doing burnouts for the third time. What can happen?
Question 3 of 30Alcohol, drugs and penalties
In Western Australia, a driver is caught doing a burnout for the first time. For how long can police take the car?
Question 4 of 30Hazards and sharing the road
You cut in front of a loaded truck just before traffic lights, then stop as they turn red. Why is this dangerous?
Question 5 of 30Signs and markings
You reach a quiet country crossroad and this sign faces you. You can see no other traffic. What must you do?
Question 6 of 30Signs and markings
After this sign, you reach a line across the road at the junction. The road looks clear. What must you do?
Question 7 of 30Learner and P-plate rules
In Western Australia, you have just passed your driving test. How long must you show red P plates?
Question 8 of 30Signs and markings
After this sign, you reach the junction. A car on the other road is turning into your road. What must you do?
Question 9 of 30Signs and markings
You want to stop and let a friend out near the crossing this sign marks. Where must you not stop?
Question 10 of 30Alcohol, drugs and penalties
In Western Australia, a full licence holder is served an Excessive Demerit Points Notice. How long do they have to choose a good behaviour period?
Question 11 of 30Signs and markings
At this sign, a car in front makes you stop well back from the line. The car then drives off. What must you do next?
Question 12 of 30Signs and markings
You are driving in a street with this sign and want to turn right at the next corner. No turning lanes are marked. Where should you turn from?
Question 13 of 30Signs and markings
You pass this sign late at night, well outside the times shown on it. Which speed limit applies?
Question 14 of 30Safe driving
Your manual car stalls on a level crossing and will not start. No train is coming. How can you try to move it off?
Question 15 of 30Learner and P-plate rules
In Western Australia, you have had red P plates for two months. During which hours are you not allowed to drive?
Question 16 of 30Signs and markings
You see this sign on a country trip and want to pull over to check your map. Where should you avoid stopping?
Question 17 of 30Signs and markings
You see this sign in a busy shopping street. How should you drive?
Question 18 of 30Safe driving
What is the only real way to stop fatigue before a drive?
Question 19 of 30Learner and P-plate rules
In Western Australia, your aunt's car licence has an automatic-only condition. She has held it for 10 years. When can she supervise you?
Question 20 of 30Road rules
You are driving along a freeway entry ramp. The freeway traffic is moving fast. How should you join it?
Question 21 of 30Alcohol, drugs and penalties
In Western Australia, a driver refuses a roadside drug test. What notice will police give them?
Question 22 of 30Signs and markings
You see this sign on an open country road. When should you slow down?
Question 23 of 30Hazards and sharing the road
You are driving behind a large truck and cannot see its side mirrors. What does this tell you?
Question 24 of 30Road rules
In Western Australia, you are on a road with two lanes each way and a 100 km/h limit. When may you drive in the right lane?
Question 25 of 30Hazards and sharing the road
You are driving past a long row of parked cars. Which hazard should you be watching for?
Question 26 of 30Road rules
A road has clearway signs that show peak hour times. What does this mean during those times?
Question 27 of 30Road rules
A car is already parked at the kerb of a narrow street. May you stop beside it, between it and the centre of the road, to let a friend out?
Question 28 of 30Road rules
You are waiting in the middle of an intersection to turn right across oncoming traffic. How should your front wheels point?
Question 29 of 30Signs and markings
You pass this sign on a wet day. How should you change the gap to the car in front?
Question 30 of 30Road rules
You want to change lanes. You have checked your mirrors and signalled. What else should you do before you move over?
Answer each question to see the explanation. Keyboard: A–D or 1–4 to answer, N next, P previous.
Answers and explanations (text version)
The correct answer to each question above, why it is right, and where it comes from. Try the test first.
Question 1: B. You must not drive into the street from here
This sign means you must not drive into that road from this direction. Find another way to reach where you are going.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.8 Traffic Signs (p. 51)
Question 2: B. The car is confiscated and the licence lost for good
On a third anti-hoon offence the car can be confiscated and the driver can be permanently disqualified from driving.
Handbook: Drive Safe 1.6 'Anti-Hoon' Legislation (p. 18)
Question 3: D. 48 hours
Under anti-hoon laws, a driver caught racing or doing burnouts can lose the vehicle for 48 hours.
Handbook: Drive Safe 1.6 'Anti-Hoon' Legislation (p. 18)
Question 4: C. Heavy trucks need more room to stop than a car
Heavy vehicles may need extra stopping distance. If you cut in and then brake, the truck may not stop in time.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.2.3 How long does it take to stop a heavy vehicle (p. 45)
Question 5: D. Stop fully at the line, then go when it is safe
This sign means you must stop fully at the stop line every time, even with no traffic in sight, then give way before you go.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.13.1 Controlled intersections (p. 68)
Question 6: B. Stop at the line, then give way to traffic
At a stop sign you must stop at the line every time, even when clear, then give way to traffic on the other road.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.13.1 Controlled intersections (p. 68)
Question 7: A. For the first 6 months
Red P plates are shown for the first 6 months of the provisional licence. Green P plates follow after that.
Handbook: Drive Safe 2.1.1 The Graduated Driver Training and Licensing System (p. 34)
Question 8: C. Give way to it while it turns
At a give way sign you must give way to all traffic travelling along or turning from the other road.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.13.1 Controlled intersections (p. 68)
Question 9: D. Within 20 metres before or 10 metres after it
You must not stop within 20 metres on the approach side or 10 metres on the leaving side of a pedestrian crossing.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.17 Stopping (p. 76)
Question 10: C. 21 days
Eligible drivers have 21 days after the notice is served to elect a good behaviour period. After that, the option is gone.
Handbook: Drive Safe 5.3.3 Good Behaviour Period (p. 100)
Question 11: C. Move up and stop again as close to the line as you can
If you had to stop back from the stop line, you must stop again as close to the line as you can before you give way and go.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.13.1 Controlled intersections (p. 68)
Question 12: B. From the right side of the road
On a one-way street, you turn right from the right side of the road, unless marked turning lanes show something else.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.14.2 Turning (p. 71)
Question 13: A. The normal limit for that road
The lower limit on this sign applies only during the times it shows. Outside those times, the normal limit for that road applies.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.1.1 What are the speed limits? (p. 40)
Question 14: B. Put it in first or reverse, feet off the pedals, and hold the key in start
In first or reverse with the clutch out, holding the key in the start position can turn the wheels enough to move the car off the track.
Handbook: Drive Safe 4.2.7 Stalled on a railway crossing (p. 85)
Question 15: D. Midnight to 5 am
For the first 6 months on P plates you must not drive between midnight and 5 am, unless an exemption applies.
Handbook: Drive Safe 2.1.1 The Graduated Driver Training and Licensing System (p. 33)
Question 16: D. On or near the floodway
When driving in the country, do not stop on or near a floodway, a bridge or a narrow part of the road.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.3.4 Country driving (p. 48)
Question 17: B. More slowly, watching for people on the road
People may be walking on or crossing the road ahead. Warning signs mean you should slow down and watch for them.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.8 Traffic Signs (p. 52)
Question 18: B. Get enough sleep
There is only one way to prevent fatigue, and that is to get enough sleep. Stimulants only delay sleep.
Handbook: Drive Safe 1.5.2 The main causes of fatigue (p. 16)
Question 19: B. Only when you drive an automatic car
A supervising driver with an automatic condition on their licence can only supervise a learner in an automatic car.
Handbook: Drive Safe 2.1.1 The Graduated Driver Training and Licensing System (pp. 30–31)
Question 20: A. Build up speed on the ramp, signal and merge smoothly
Adjust your speed on the entry ramp so you can merge smoothly with the traffic, signalling before and while you merge.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.12.2 Entering a freeway (p. 66)
Question 21: A. A ban on driving for the next 24 hours
Police issue a notice that bans the driver from driving for 24 hours if they refuse a roadside drug test or test positive.
Handbook: Drive Safe 1.3 Alcohol and Drugs (p. 5)
Question 22: B. Before you reach the bend
The road bends left ahead, so slow to a safe speed before the bend. Braking hard in the bend can make you lose control.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.8 Traffic Signs (p. 52)
Question 23: B. The truck driver cannot see you either
If you cannot see the driver's side mirrors, the driver cannot see you. Drop back or move to where you can be seen.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.16.5 Large and oversize vehicles (p. 75)
Question 24: C. When you are overtaking another vehicle
On roads with a limit of 90 km/h or more, you may only use the right lane to overtake, turn right, U-turn, or when traffic is congested.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.4.2 Roads with 2 or more lanes (p. 48)
Question 25: C. A door opening or a person stepping out between cars
Near parked cars, a driver may open a door or pull out, and people may step out from between the cars. Slow down and scan.
Handbook: Drive Safe 1.2.2 Choosing what speed to travel (p. 3)
Question 26: D. You must not stop your car on that road
In a clearway you cannot stop during the times on the signs, so traffic flows freely, and cars left there may be towed away.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.19 Clearways (p. 79)
Question 27: B. No, you must not stop there at all
You must not stop between another stopped or parked vehicle and the centre of the road, even briefly to let someone out.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.17 Stopping (p. 76)
Question 28: D. Straight ahead until you start to turn
Keep your wheels straight while you wait, so if you are hit from behind you are not pushed into the path of oncoming traffic.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.14 Turning (p. 70)
Question 29: D. Make it at least twice as long
It takes longer to stop on a wet road. You should at least double your following distance when it is wet.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.3.2 Driving in wet or hazardous weather (p. 47)
Question 30: D. Look over your shoulder to check your blind spot
Mirrors do not show everything, so glance over your shoulder to check your blind spot and give way to cars already in that lane.
Handbook: Drive Safe 3.15 Changing Lanes (p. 72)
Practice test 2 of 10 for the Learner's Permit Computerised Theory Test (CTT) (DTMI): 30 questions · 24 of 30 (80%) to pass · no time limit.