NSW Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) Practice 2026: Practice test 7

Practice test 7 of 8 for the NSW Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
New South Wales
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Train station parking
- A railway level crossing is ahead
- Old steam train museum
- Tram lane ahead
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Answer: B. A railway level crossing is ahead
This sign warns of a railway level crossing. Slow down, look and listen for trains.
Question 2 of 25
What is the default speed limit outside built-up areas where no sign shows a limit?
- There is no limit
- 80 km/h
- 110 km/h
- 100 km/h in most places
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Answer: D. 100 km/h in most places
The Australian Road Rules set a default of 100 km/h outside built-up areas, unless state or territory law says otherwise. In the Northern Territory the default is 110 km/h.
Question 3 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Loose gravel ahead
- Winding road ahead
- Car wash ahead
- The road may be slippery, especially when wet
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Answer: D. The road may be slippery, especially when wet
This sign warns that the road surface can be slippery. Slow down and avoid harsh braking or steering.
Question 4 of 25
A child is 3 years old. Which restraint is allowed?
- An adult seatbelt only
- A booster seat with a lap belt only
- Sitting on an adult's lap
- A rearward-facing restraint or a forward-facing seat with an inbuilt harness
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Answer: D. A rearward-facing restraint or a forward-facing seat with an inbuilt harness
Children from 6 months to under 4 years must use a rearward-facing restraint or a forward-facing seat with an inbuilt harness.
Question 5 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 6 of 25
A transit lane sign shows no times of operation. When does the restriction apply?
- Only in peak hours
- Never
- Only on weekdays
- At all times
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Answer: D. At all times
If a transit lane sign shows no times, the lane is a transit lane at all times.
Question 7 of 25
When may you use your horn?
- To tell a slow driver to hurry up
- To greet a friend
- At any time
- To warn other road users of your approach or position
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Answer: D. To warn other road users of your approach or position
The horn may be used only to warn other road users or animals of your vehicle's approach or position.
Question 8 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 9 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 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
What does this sign mean?
- There is a dip in the road ahead
- Speed hump for cyclists only
- Drive-in theatre ahead
- Road ends ahead
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Answer: A. There is a dip in the road ahead
A dip can hide oncoming vehicles and may hold water. Slow down before you reach it.
Question 12 of 25
What must you do in a shared zone, where pedestrians and vehicles share the road?
- Sound your horn so people move
- Give way to pedestrians and keep to the signed speed
- Pedestrians must give way to you
- Drive at the default speed of 50 km/h
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Answer: B. Give way to pedestrians and keep to the signed speed
In a shared zone, drivers give way to pedestrians and keep to the speed shown on the sign.
Question 13 of 25
What does a NO STOPPING sign mean?
- You must not stop at all, even to drop someone off
- You may stop to drop off passengers
- You may stop for 2 minutes
- Only trucks may stop
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Answer: A. You must not stop at all, even to drop someone off
Where a NO STOPPING sign applies, you must not stop at all, even briefly, unless an exemption such as avoiding a collision applies.
Question 14 of 25
This sign is under a curve warning sign. What does it tell you?
- The legal minimum speed
- The recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
- The speed limit for trucks only
- The distance to the curve in metres
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Answer: B. The recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
A yellow advisory speed sign gives the highest speed that is comfortable for the hazard in good conditions. Slow down even more in poor conditions.
Question 15 of 25
At an unsigned crossroads, you are going straight and a car approaches from your right, about to turn. Who goes first?
- Whoever is faster
- The car on your right must wait for you to pass
- You, because you are going straight
- The car on your right
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Answer: D. The car on your right
The give way to the right rule applies even if one vehicle is turning and the other is going straight.
Question 16 of 25
When turning at an intersection, who must you give way to as well as other vehicles?
- Pedestrians crossing the road you are turning into
- Pedestrians on the road you are leaving only
- Only pedestrians who wave at you
- No pedestrians, if your light is green
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Answer: A. Pedestrians crossing the road you are turning into
When turning, you must give way to pedestrians and riders on or entering the road you are turning into, even when you have a green light.
Question 17 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 18 of 25
You see a single continuous white centre line. Which of these is allowed?
- Crossing it to overtake a car
- Crossing it to make a U-turn
- Driving along it
- Crossing it to enter or leave a property
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Answer: D. Crossing it to enter or leave a property
You may cross a single continuous centre line to enter or leave a road or property, or to pass a bicycle rider safely, but not to overtake a vehicle or U-turn.
Question 19 of 25
On a two-way road, how must you park parallel to the kerb?
- On the right side, facing oncoming traffic
- On either side, facing either way
- In the middle of the road
- On the left side, facing the direction of traffic
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Answer: D. On the left side, facing the direction of traffic
On a two-way road, park parallel and as near as practical to the left edge, facing the same way as traffic.
Question 20 of 25
Two drivers reach this sign and a GIVE WAY sign at the same time. Which statement is correct?
- The STOP sign driver always goes last
- Neither driver needs to give way
- The GIVE WAY sign driver always goes first
- Both drivers must give way to other traffic before giving way to each other
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Answer: D. Both drivers must give way to other traffic before giving way to each other
A STOP sign is not "stronger" than a GIVE WAY sign. Both drivers apply the normal give way rules.
Question 21 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 22 of 25
You are about to pull out from a parked position at the side of the road. What must you do?
- Sound your horn and move off
- Pull out quickly without signalling
- Signal for 1 second and pull out
- Signal for at least 5 seconds and give way to all traffic
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Answer: D. Signal for at least 5 seconds and give way to all traffic
Before moving off from the side of the road or a median strip, give way to all other vehicles and signal for at least 5 seconds.
Question 23 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A 40 km/h limit applies during the times shown on school days
- Parking for school buses only
- Children must cross here
- A 40 km/h limit applies at all times
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Answer: A. A 40 km/h limit applies during the times shown on school days
School zone signs show a lower speed limit and the times it applies. Outside those times the normal limit applies.
Question 24 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 25 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Overtaking lane ahead
- The road ahead carries traffic in both directions
- Two lanes in your direction
- One-way road ahead
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Answer: B. The road ahead carries traffic in both directions
This sign warns that you are moving onto a road with traffic coming the other way, often after a one-way or divided section.

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