VicRoads Learner Permit Test Practice 2026: Practice test 7

Practice test 7 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
You drank a lot last night. Which statement is true the next morning?
- Sleep always removes all the alcohol
- You are fine once you feel awake
- You may still be over the limit for much of the day
- A big breakfast makes you safe to drive
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Answer: C. You may still be over the limit for much of the day
After heavy drinking you may still be over the limit the next day. If in doubt, do not drive.
Question 2 of 25
An angle parking sign does not show the angle. How should you park?
- Parallel to the kerb
- At 45 degrees, front to the kerb
- At 90 degrees, rear to the kerb
- At any angle
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Answer: B. At 45 degrees, front to the kerb
If angle parking is shown without an exact angle, park at 45 degrees with the front of the vehicle to the kerb.
Question 3 of 25
In a built-up area with a speed limit of 70 km/h or less, a bus with a GIVE WAY TO BUSES sign on its back is signalling to pull out from a bus stop. What must you do?
- The bus must wait for you
- Give way to the bus
- Sound your horn
- Speed up and pass it
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Answer: B. Give way to the bus
In built-up areas (70 km/h or less), drivers must give way to a signalling bus displaying the give way to buses sign as it enters traffic from the kerb or a bus stop.
Question 4 of 25
You want to make a U-turn on a road with a single continuous centre line. Is it allowed?
- Yes, if there is no oncoming traffic
- Yes, at night only
- Yes, if you signal
- No, you must not U-turn across it
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Answer: D. No, you must not U-turn across it
U-turns are not allowed across a single or double continuous centre line, or across a painted centre island.
Question 5 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 6 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 7 of 25
The traffic light turns yellow as you approach. You can stop safely. What must you do?
- Keep going at the same speed
- Stop in the middle of the intersection
- Stop before the stop line
- Speed up to get through
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Answer: C. Stop before the stop line
A yellow light means stop, unless you are so close that you cannot stop safely.
Question 8 of 25
Who may drive in a T3 transit lane while it operates?
- Any vehicle
- Trucks only
- Vehicles with 3 or more people, plus buses, motorcycles and other allowed vehicles
- Any vehicle with 2 people
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Answer: C. Vehicles with 3 or more people, plus buses, motorcycles and other allowed vehicles
A T3 lane is for vehicles carrying at least 3 people. Some vehicles, such as buses, taxis and motorcycles, are allowed too.
Question 9 of 25
How should you check your following distance?
- Look at your speedometer
- Count the white lines between you and the car ahead
- Ask a passenger
- Count seconds from when the car ahead passes a fixed object until you reach it
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Answer: D. Count seconds from when the car ahead passes a fixed object until you reach it
Pick a fixed object such as a pole. When the car in front passes it, count. If you reach it before 2 seconds, drop back.
Question 10 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 11 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 12 of 25
A long truck displays a DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE sign and is signalling to turn left. What must you do?
- Pass it quickly on the left
- Sound your horn and pass
- Drive onto the footpath to get around
- Do not pass it on the left while it turns
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Answer: D. Do not pass it on the left while it turns
You must not overtake on the side of a vehicle with a DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE sign if it is signalling and turning to that side.
Question 13 of 25
At a two-lane roundabout with no lane arrows, which lane may you use to go straight ahead?
- Neither; you must turn
- The left lane only
- Either lane
- The right lane only
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Answer: C. Either lane
To go straight ahead, you may use either lane unless arrows or signs show otherwise.
Question 14 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 15 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 16 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.
Question 17 of 25
Why should you never overtake a heavy vehicle that is approaching a crossroad?
- It is only illegal at night
- A vehicle hidden by the truck could enter from the side
- Trucks have priority at all intersections
- Trucks always turn right at crossroads
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Answer: B. A vehicle hidden by the truck could enter from the side
The truck can hide a vehicle waiting to enter from a side road, which could pull out in front of you.
Question 18 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Turn right only
- Right lane closed
- A side road joins from the right ahead
- Road ends ahead
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Answer: C. A side road joins from the right ahead
This sign warns that a side road joins from the right. Watch for vehicles entering or turning.
Question 19 of 25
Where must you not stop near a marked pedestrian crossing?
- Only on the crossing itself
- Within 50 m on either side
- Within 3 m on either side
- On it, within 20 m before it or within 10 m after it
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Answer: D. On it, within 20 m before it or within 10 m after it
You must not stop on a pedestrian crossing, within 20 m before it or within 10 m after it, unless a sign allows it.
Question 20 of 25
How close to a railway level crossing may you stop?
- Not within 5 m
- Not within 20 m on either side of the nearest rail
- You may stop on the tracks if no train is coming
- Not within 100 m
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Answer: B. Not within 20 m on either side of the nearest rail
You must not stop within 20 m before or after the nearest rail of a level crossing.
Question 21 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- School buses stop here
- A school is ahead
- Children are crossing ahead
- The school zone and its lower limit end here
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Answer: D. The school zone and its lower limit end here
This sign marks the end of the school zone, so the reduced school zone limit no longer applies.
Question 22 of 25
What are the Australian Road Rules?
- A federal law that overrides all state laws
- Rules that apply only on national highways
- Guidelines with no legal force
- National model rules that each state and territory has adopted into its own law
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Answer: D. National model rules that each state and territory has adopted into its own law
The Australian Road Rules are model laws. Each state and territory has largely copied them into its own law, with some local differences.
Question 23 of 25
You are involved in a crash and someone is injured. What must you do?
- Leave if your car is not damaged
- Stop, help, call an ambulance, give your details and report it to police
- Move the injured person into your car
- Only swap details with the other driver
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Answer: B. Stop, help, call an ambulance, give your details and report it to police
You must stop, give your details, help injured people (including calling an ambulance) and report the crash to police if anyone is injured or killed.
Question 24 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- No stopping on this road
- One-way road ahead
- Road closed for roadworks only at night
- You must not drive into this road
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Answer: D. You must not drive into this road
The red circle with a white bar and the words NO ENTRY means vehicles must not enter the road from this direction.
Question 25 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- U-turn permitted
- No right turns at any time
- To turn right, you must make a hook turn from the left lane
- Right turn from the right lane only
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Answer: C. To turn right, you must make a hook turn from the left lane
This sign is used at some intersections, mainly in central Melbourne. You start a right turn from the far left side of the road instead of the centre.

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