Tasmania Learner Licence Test Practice 2026: Practice test 5

Practice test 5 of 8 for the Tasmania Learner Licence Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Tasmania
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 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.
Question 2 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Road clear of trucks only
- You must not stop on the road during the times shown
- No speed limit
- You may park for up to 2 hours
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Answer: B. You must not stop on the road during the times shown
A clearway keeps lanes open for traffic in busy times. During the times shown you must not stop (buses are among the few exceptions), and vehicles may be fined or towed.
Question 3 of 25
You and another driver each face a STOP or GIVE WAY sign at the same intersection. You are going straight and the oncoming driver is turning right. What is correct?
- The driver at the STOP sign always goes last
- The driver turning right gives way to you
- You must give way to the driver turning right
- Neither of you needs to give way
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Answer: B. The driver turning right gives way to you
When both drivers face a STOP or GIVE WAY sign, they first give way to other traffic, then apply the normal rules to each other, so the right-turning driver gives way.
Question 4 of 25
What do double continuous centre lines mean?
- They only apply to trucks
- You may overtake if the road is clear
- Do not cross, except when safely passing a bicycle rider
- You may U-turn across them
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Answer: C. Do not cross, except when safely passing a bicycle rider
Double continuous lines must not be crossed, except to pass a bicycle rider safely.
Question 5 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 6 of 25
Unless a sign says otherwise, how close to an intersection WITHOUT traffic lights may you stop?
- Right up to the corner
- No closer than 10 m
- No closer than 50 m
- No closer than 3 m
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Answer: B. No closer than 10 m
You must not stop within 10 m of an intersection without traffic lights (some exceptions apply at T-intersections), unless a sign permits it.
Question 7 of 25
On a long trip, how often should you take a break?
- At least every 2 hours, for about 15 minutes
- Every 6 hours
- Never, so you arrive sooner
- Only when you need fuel
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Answer: A. At least every 2 hours, for about 15 minutes
Take a break of about 15 minutes at least every 2 hours.
Question 8 of 25
A bicycle rider is ahead of you on the left and you want to turn left. What should you do?
- Slow down and turn behind the rider
- Turn from the right lane
- Sound your horn so they stop
- Overtake the rider and turn in front of them
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Answer: A. Slow down and turn behind the rider
Turn behind a rider going the same way. Overtaking and then cutting across a rider is very dangerous.
Question 9 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 10 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 11 of 25
A multi-lane road has a KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING sign. When may you drive in the right-hand lane?
- When overtaking, turning right, making a U-turn or avoiding an obstruction
- Never
- Only at night
- Whenever you are at the speed limit
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Answer: A. When overtaking, turning right, making a U-turn or avoiding an obstruction
The right lane may be used to overtake, turn right, make a U-turn, avoid an obstruction, in congested traffic or in a special lane you are allowed to use.
Question 12 of 25
When may you drive in a motorway emergency stopping lane?
- Only to avoid a crash, stop in an emergency or when your car breaks down
- To overtake on the left
- To make a phone call
- When traffic is slow
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Answer: A. Only to avoid a crash, stop in an emergency or when your car breaks down
Keep the emergency stopping lane free. Use it only to avoid a crash, stop in an emergency or if your vehicle is damaged or broken down.
Question 13 of 25
When must you dip your high-beam headlights?
- When a vehicle is within 50 m
- Only in built-up areas
- Only when a truck approaches
- When a vehicle is within 200 m ahead of you, either coming towards you or going the same way
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Answer: D. When a vehicle is within 200 m ahead of you, either coming towards you or going the same way
Do not use high beam if another vehicle is within 200 m, whether you are following it or it is coming towards you.
Question 14 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Zoo ahead
- Kangaroos may be on or crossing the road
- Wildlife park entrance
- Animals are not allowed
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Answer: B. Kangaroos may be on or crossing the road
This sign warns that wild animals such as kangaroos may be on or crossing the road. Slow down and be ready to stop.
Question 15 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 16 of 25
Warning lights are flashing at a level crossing, but you cannot see a train. What must you do?
- Sound your horn and continue
- Drive across quickly
- Drive around the boom gates
- Stop and wait until the lights stop
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Answer: D. Stop and wait until the lights stop
Do not enter a level crossing while lights or bells are operating, or while a boom gate is closed or moving.
Question 17 of 25
How should you change your following distance in rain or at night?
- Double it to at least 4 seconds
- Halve it so you can see the car's tail lights
- Keep it at 2 seconds
- Use one car length
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Answer: A. Double it to at least 4 seconds
In poor conditions, double your following distance.
Question 18 of 25
Above a motorway lane you see an illuminated red cross (X). What does it mean?
- Do not drive in that lane
- Speed cameras are in use
- The lane is open
- The lane is for buses only
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Answer: A. Do not drive in that lane
A red diagonal cross above a lane means you must not travel in that lane. A flashing red cross means leave the lane as soon as it is safe.
Question 19 of 25
A tram has stopped and pedestrians are crossing between the kerb and the tram. What must you do?
- Sound your horn
- Pass on the right of the tram
- Stop and give way to those pedestrians
- Drive past slowly
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Answer: C. Stop and give way to those pedestrians
You must stop and give way to pedestrians between the road edge and a stationary tram.
Question 20 of 25
At some traffic lights there is a bicycle storage area (a box painted in front of the stop line). Where must a car driver stop on red?
- At the second stop line
- Inside the bicycle box
- Anywhere, as long as bicycles can get past
- At the first stop line, behind the bicycle box
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Answer: D. At the first stop line, behind the bicycle box
Drivers of cars must not enter the bicycle storage area on red. They stop at the first stop line.
Question 21 of 25
Two lines of traffic merge into one where there are no lane markings. Who gives way?
- The vehicle on the left always goes first
- The vehicle on the right always goes first
- You give way to any vehicle that is ahead of you
- The larger vehicle goes first
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Answer: C. You give way to any vehicle that is ahead of you
Where lines of traffic merge and there are no lane lines, a driver gives way to any vehicle that is ahead (zip merging).
Question 22 of 25
In ideal conditions, what is the minimum gap you should keep behind the vehicle in front?
- 10 metres at any speed
- At least 2 seconds
- Half a second
- One car length
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Answer: B. At least 2 seconds
Keep at least a 2-second gap in good conditions, which is usually much longer than one car length. NSW recommends at least 3 seconds.
Question 23 of 25
At a Y-intersection with no signs or road markings, who do you give way to?
- The vehicle going faster
- Vehicles on your right
- Nobody
- Vehicles on your left
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Answer: B. Vehicles on your right
At a Y-intersection, give way to the right unless signs or markings say otherwise.
Question 24 of 25
What does a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05 mean?
- 0.05 grams of alcohol in every 100 mL of blood
- 5 standard drinks
- 5% of your blood is alcohol
- 0.05 litres of alcohol in your body
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Answer: A. 0.05 grams of alcohol in every 100 mL of blood
BAC is measured in grams of alcohol per 100 mL of blood. A BAC of 0.05 means 0.05 g per 100 mL.
Question 25 of 25
What do STOP lines or GIVE WAY lines painted on the road mean when there is no sign?
- They have the same meaning as the matching sign
- They are only advice
- They mark a parking area
- They apply only to trucks
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Answer: A. They have the same meaning as the matching sign
Stop and give way lines have the same meaning and legal force as STOP and GIVE WAY signs, even where no sign is installed.

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