VicRoads Learner Permit Test Practice 2026: Practice test 6

Practice test 6 of 8 for the VicRoads Learner Permit Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Victoria
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 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 2 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Left lane ends
- You must not turn left
- Left turn only
- Keep left
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Answer: B. You must not turn left
A red circle with a slash across a left-turn arrow means you must not turn left here.
Question 3 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 4 of 25
In which direction does traffic travel around a roundabout in Australia?
- Either way
- It depends on the time of day
- Clockwise, keeping the centre island on your right
- Anticlockwise, keeping the centre island on your left
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Answer: C. Clockwise, keeping the centre island on your right
Australians drive on the left, so traffic goes clockwise around a roundabout with the centre island on the right.
Question 5 of 25
You see this sign where two lanes of traffic must merge into one with no lane lines. Who gives way?
- The faster vehicle goes first
- The vehicle on the right always goes first
- You give way to any vehicle that is ahead of you
- The larger vehicle always 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 markings, you give way to any vehicle ahead of you.
Question 6 of 25
An ambulance behind you has its siren on and red and blue lights flashing. What must you do?
- Speed up to stay ahead of it
- Stop immediately wherever you are, even in the middle of an intersection
- Give way and let it have a clear path, moving out of the way when it is safe
- Keep driving at the same speed in your lane
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Answer: C. Give way and let it have a clear path, moving out of the way when it is safe
You must give way to police and emergency vehicles with a siren or flashing red and/or blue lights so they have a clear and uninterrupted path.
Question 7 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 8 of 25
A fully licensed driver is stopped at red traffic lights. May they hold their phone to read a message?
- Yes, because the car is not moving
- Yes, for up to 10 seconds
- Yes, if the handbrake is on
- No, hand-held use is not allowed while stationary in traffic
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Answer: D. No, hand-held use is not allowed while stationary in traffic
You must not use a hand-held phone while your vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic, such as at traffic lights. You may use it when parked.
Question 9 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 10 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 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
What does this sign mean?
- Police checkpoint ahead
- A STOP sign is ahead, so be ready to stop
- Road closed ahead
- Stop only if a train is coming
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Answer: B. A STOP sign is ahead, so be ready to stop
This yellow warning sign tells you a STOP sign is coming up, often where it is hard to see in time.
Question 13 of 25
On a road with a single lane in your direction, where should you drive?
- Anywhere you like
- As close as possible to the centre line
- As close as practical to the left side of the road
- In the middle of the road
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Answer: C. As close as practical to the left side of the road
On a road without marked lanes or with one lane each way, keep as close as practical to the left side.
Question 14 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Bicycle riders may be on the road ahead
- Bicycle parking
- Bicycles are not allowed
- Bicycle lane only
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Answer: A. Bicycle riders may be on the road ahead
This yellow warning sign tells you to watch for bicycle riders using the road ahead.
Question 15 of 25
May a driver rest their phone on their lap while driving?
- Yes, on country roads
- No, the phone must not rest on or touch your body
- Yes, if it is switched to silent
- Yes, if it is on speaker
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Answer: B. No, the phone must not rest on or touch your body
A phone must not rest on or touch your body while you drive, even if you are not using it.
Question 16 of 25
You are turning right at an intersection and an oncoming car is turning left (not using a slip lane). Who gives way?
- The oncoming car gives way to you
- Whoever is closer goes first
- You give way to the oncoming car
- Both cars must stop and wait
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Answer: C. You give way to the oncoming car
A driver turning right gives way to oncoming vehicles turning left, unless they are turning left from a slip lane.
Question 17 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Lanes merge ahead
- The road ends at a T-intersection ahead
- Dead end with turning area
- Crossroad ahead
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Answer: B. The road ends at a T-intersection ahead
The T shape warns that your road ends ahead and you must turn left or right.
Question 18 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- The divided road ends and traffic will come towards you on the same road
- A divided road begins
- Road narrows on the right
- Lanes merge from the left
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Answer: A. The divided road ends and traffic will come towards you on the same road
The divided road is about to finish, so there will be no median between you and oncoming traffic.
Question 19 of 25
How close to a bus stop may you stop, unless a sign permits?
- You may stop right at the stop
- Not within 50 m before it
- Not within 3 m
- Not within 20 m before it or 10 m after it
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Answer: D. Not within 20 m before it or 10 m after it
You must not stop within 20 m before a bus stop or 10 m after it.
Question 20 of 25
When may you drive on the road shoulder outside a continuous edge line for up to 100 m?
- To overtake on the left on a single-lane road at any time
- When entering or leaving the road, turning, or stopping at the roadside
- Whenever traffic is slow
- Never
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Answer: B. When entering or leaving the road, turning, or stopping at the roadside
You may cross an edge line and travel up to 100 m to enter or leave a single-lane road, turn at an intersection or stop at the roadside, unless signs say otherwise.
Question 21 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 22 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 23 of 25
Hook turns (turning right from the left lane) are a local rule mainly used where?
- In central Melbourne
- In Darwin only
- On every Australian motorway
- At all roundabouts
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Answer: A. In central Melbourne
States can add local rules. Hook turns at signed intersections in central Melbourne are an example.
Question 24 of 25
You are joining a motorway from an on-ramp. What should you do?
- Drive slowly onto the motorway
- Expect motorway traffic to stop for you
- Stop at the end of the ramp and wait
- Build up speed on the ramp and merge into a safe gap
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Answer: D. Build up speed on the ramp and merge into a safe gap
Use the on-ramp to match the speed of motorway traffic, then merge into a safe gap in the nearest lane.
Question 25 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.

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