ACT Road Rules Test Practice 2026: Practice test 4

Practice test 4 of 8 for the ACT Road Rules Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Australian Capital Territory
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
At a level crossing with no lights or boom gates and no STOP sign, what should you do?
- Use your horn and keep going
- Slow down, look both ways and listen for trains
- Speed up to cross quickly
- Stop on the tracks to look
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Answer: B. Slow down, look both ways and listen for trains
At a crossing without lights or booms, slow down, look and listen, and give way to any train.
Question 2 of 25
What should truck drivers do where this sign is shown?
- Use the right lane only
- Change to a low gear before going down the hill
- Leave the road at the next exit
- Stop and check their brakes
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Answer: B. Change to a low gear before going down the hill
On steep routes, trucks and buses must use a gear low enough to control their speed without relying on the main brakes.
Question 3 of 25
What must you do at a pedestrian (zebra) crossing?
- Give way to any pedestrian or bicycle rider on or entering it
- Give way only to pedestrians in your lane
- Sound your horn to warn pedestrians
- Stop only if police are present
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Answer: A. Give way to any pedestrian or bicycle rider on or entering it
At a pedestrian crossing you must give way to anyone on or entering the crossing, and approach at a speed that lets you stop.
Question 4 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Merge without checking
- Slow down and stop if needed to let other traffic go first
- You have right of way over cross traffic
- You must always stop fully at the line
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Answer: B. Slow down and stop if needed to let other traffic go first
Giving way means slowing down and, if needed, stopping so you do not cause a crash. Only go when it is safe.
Question 5 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Pedestrian crossing with lights ahead
- Walking track ahead, cars not allowed
- School zone starts here
- Watch for pedestrians on or near the road
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Answer: D. Watch for pedestrians on or near the road
This warning sign shows that people on foot may be on or crossing the road ahead.
Question 6 of 25
You reach this sign at a level crossing with no lights or booms. What must you do?
- Sound your horn and keep going
- Drive on without looking, as trains must give way
- Speed up to clear the tracks quickly
- Slow down, look and listen, and give way to any train
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Answer: D. Slow down, look and listen, and give way to any train
At a crossing without lights or booms, slow down (or stop if there is a STOP sign), look and listen, and give way to trains.
Question 7 of 25
What may you do where this sign applies?
- Leave your vehicle while you shop
- Park for up to 1 hour
- Nothing; you may not stop at all
- Stop for up to 2 minutes to pick up or drop off people or goods, staying near the vehicle
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Answer: D. Stop for up to 2 minutes to pick up or drop off people or goods, staying near the vehicle
At a NO PARKING sign you may stop briefly (usually up to 2 minutes) to drop off or pick up passengers or goods, but you must not leave the vehicle parked.
Question 8 of 25
Warning lights are flashing at the level crossing marked by this sign, but you cannot see a train. What must you do?
- Drive around the boom gates
- Sound your horn and go
- Cross quickly if no train is visible
- Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing
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Answer: D. Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing
You must not enter a level crossing while warning lights or bells are operating or a boom is closed or moving.
Question 9 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Playground ahead, no stopping
- School bus stop
- Children may be crossing the road ahead
- Pedestrian mall
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Answer: C. Children may be crossing the road ahead
This sign warns that children often cross here. Slow down and watch for them.
Question 10 of 25
Do child restraints have to be used when the car is stopped at traffic lights?
- Only at night
- Only on highways
- No, only when moving
- Yes, the rules apply when the vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic
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Answer: D. Yes, the rules apply when the vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic
Child restraint rules apply while the vehicle is moving or stopped in traffic, but not when it is parked.
Question 11 of 25
You pass this sign. What is the legal maximum speed in good conditions?
- 100 km/h
- 110 km/h
- 90 km/h
- There is no limit
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Answer: A. 100 km/h
The sign sets a 100 km/h limit. In poor conditions you should drive slower than the limit.
Question 12 of 25
You are turning right on a green light (no arrow). What must you do?
- Give way to oncoming traffic and turn through a safe gap
- Wait until the light turns red, then turn
- Turn immediately because the light is green
- Turn only if a pedestrian is crossing
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Answer: A. Give way to oncoming traffic and turn through a safe gap
On a plain green light you may turn right only through a safe gap in oncoming traffic, and you must give way to pedestrians crossing the road you enter.
Question 13 of 25
You are waiting in a break in a median strip to turn onto the far side of a divided road. Who must you give way to?
- Nobody, because you are already in the median
- Only vehicles coming from your left on the near side
- Vehicles on the roadway you are entering
- Only trucks
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Answer: C. Vehicles on the roadway you are entering
When turning through a break in a median strip, you give way to vehicles on the part of the divided road you are entering.
Question 14 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Right lane ends
- Turn right at the next street
- Detour to the right
- The road curves to the right ahead
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Answer: D. The road curves to the right ahead
The bent arrow warns of a curve to the right. Slow down before you reach it.
Question 15 of 25
You are turning left using a slip lane (a left-turn lane separated by an island). Who must you give way to?
- Only pedestrians
- Nobody, because slip lanes have priority
- Pedestrians in the slip lane and traffic on the road you are entering
- Only vehicles on your left
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Answer: C. Pedestrians in the slip lane and traffic on the road you are entering
In a slip lane you give way to pedestrians and riders on or entering the slip lane, and to traffic already on the road you are entering (except vehicles doing a U-turn).
Question 16 of 25
At the T-intersection this sign warns of, you are on the road that ends. There are no signs or lines. Who gives way?
- Whoever arrives first goes first
- You give way to vehicles on the road that continues
- Vehicles turning right always go first
- Vehicles on the continuing road give way to you
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Answer: B. You give way to vehicles on the road that continues
At a T-intersection, a driver on the road that ends must give way to vehicles on the continuing road (except those doing a U-turn).
Question 17 of 25
Unless a sign says otherwise, how close to an intersection WITH traffic lights may you stop?
- No closer than 5 m
- No closer than 20 m
- No closer than 100 m
- No closer than 10 m
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Answer: B. No closer than 20 m
You must not stop within 20 m of an intersection with traffic lights, unless a sign permits it.
Question 18 of 25
You see this sign facing you. What should you do?
- Stop when it is safe and go back, because you are going against the traffic
- Keep going and use your hazard lights
- Move to the right lane
- Speed up to leave the road quickly
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Answer: A. Stop when it is safe and go back, because you are going against the traffic
WRONG WAY GO BACK signs stop drivers going the wrong way, for example up a motorway exit ramp. Stop and go back when it is safe.
Question 19 of 25
The traffic lights are green, but the road on the other side of the intersection is blocked by queued traffic. What should you do?
- Sound your horn
- Drive into the intersection and wait
- Use the shoulder to go around
- Wait behind the stop line until there is room
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Answer: D. Wait behind the stop line until there is room
You may go on green only if the intersection is clear. Do not enter if the road ahead is blocked.
Question 20 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Left lane ends ahead
- Pass to the left of the sign or traffic island
- Turn left at the next street
- Keep left unless overtaking
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Answer: B. Pass to the left of the sign or traffic island
A KEEP LEFT sign means you must drive to the left of the sign, which is usually on a traffic island or median.
Question 21 of 25
A yellow sign under a curve warning shows "45 km/h". What does it mean?
- The minimum speed
- A recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
- The legal speed limit
- The speed for trucks only
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Answer: B. A recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
A yellow advisory speed sign recommends a speed for the hazard in good conditions. It is not a legal limit, but going faster increases risk.
Question 22 of 25
You are towing a 6 m caravan in good conditions. Roughly what following gap should you allow?
- 2 seconds
- 10 seconds
- 1 second
- About 4 seconds
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Answer: D. About 4 seconds
Add 1 second for every 3 m of trailer length to the basic 2 seconds: 2 + 2 = 4 seconds.
Question 23 of 25
When parking on a road with a continuous dividing line, how much room must you leave between your car and the line?
- At least 1 m
- At least 50 cm
- At least 3 m
- At least 10 m
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Answer: C. At least 3 m
You must leave at least 3 m between your vehicle and a continuous dividing line or strip, unless a sign permits otherwise.
Question 24 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A lane for bicycle riders
- Bicycle parking only
- Bicycle shop ahead
- Bicycles are not allowed
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Answer: A. A lane for bicycle riders
A bicycle lane is shown by this sign or by a bike symbol and the word LANE. Drivers may only enter it for a short distance and must give way to riders.
Question 25 of 25
What should you do before opening your car door next to traffic?
- Open it quickly so it is visible
- Sound your horn first
- Nothing, traffic must avoid you
- Check mirrors and look behind for bicycle riders and vehicles
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Answer: D. Check mirrors and look behind for bicycle riders and vehicles
You must not open a door in a way that causes a hazard. Check your mirrors so you do not open it into a rider's path.

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