VicRoads Learner Permit Test Practice 2026: Practice test 8

Practice test 8 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 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 2 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Single lane bridge ahead
- Detour to the right
- Turn right only
- Traffic on this road may only travel in the direction of the arrow
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Answer: D. Traffic on this road may only travel in the direction of the arrow
A ONE WAY sign shows that all traffic must travel in the direction of the arrow.
Question 3 of 25
In a built-up area with street lights and no speed limit sign, what is the default speed limit under the Australian Road Rules?
- 60 km/h
- 40 km/h
- 70 km/h
- 50 km/h
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Answer: D. 50 km/h
The Australian Road Rules set a default limit of 50 km/h in built-up areas when no other limit is signed. The Northern Territory default is 60 km/h instead.
Question 4 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Pedestrian bridge ahead
- Road closed ahead
- The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
- Divided road begins
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Answer: C. The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
This sign warns that the road narrows at a bridge. Slow down and be ready to give way to oncoming traffic.
Question 5 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Pedestrian crossing with no lights
- Railway crossing ahead
- Traffic lights are ahead
- Roadwork with a traffic controller ahead
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Answer: C. Traffic lights are ahead
This sign warns that there are traffic lights ahead. Be ready to stop if they change.
Question 6 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 7 of 25
How does alcohol affect your driving?
- It improves your judgement of distance
- It makes you more alert
- It slows reactions and gives false confidence
- It has no effect below 0.05
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Answer: C. It slows reactions and gives false confidence
Alcohol slows your brain, affects judgement of speed and distance, and creates false confidence.
Question 8 of 25
When may a 6-year-old sit in the front seat of a car with two rows of seats?
- Only on a motorway
- Never, until age 16
- Only when all the back seats are taken by children under 7, and they are properly restrained
- Whenever the parent agrees
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Answer: C. Only when all the back seats are taken by children under 7, and they are properly restrained
A child aged 4 to under 7 may sit in the front only if all other seats are occupied by children under 7, and they must use the right restraint.
Question 9 of 25
The speed limit sign shows 80 km/h, but it is raining heavily and visibility is poor. What should you do?
- Drive faster to get out of the rain
- Drive slower than 80 km/h to suit the conditions
- Turn on your hazard lights and keep to 80 km/h
- Drive at 80 km/h because that is the limit
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Answer: B. Drive slower than 80 km/h to suit the conditions
A speed limit is the maximum in good conditions. In poor weather or hazards, drive below it.
Question 10 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Right turn only
- Right lane closed
- No U-turn
- You must not turn right
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Answer: D. You must not turn right
A red circle with a slash across a right-turn arrow means right turns are not allowed here.
Question 11 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 12 of 25
A passenger in your car is 17 years old. Who is responsible for making sure they wear a seatbelt?
- Only the car owner
- Only the police
- Nobody, seatbelts are optional for adults
- The passenger is legally responsible, and the driver should make sure everyone is buckled up
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Answer: D. The passenger is legally responsible, and the driver should make sure everyone is buckled up
Passengers aged 16 or over commit an offence if they do not wear an available seatbelt. In some states, such as South Australia, the driver is responsible too.
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
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 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
What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?
- Stop and wait for green
- Go with caution and follow the give way rules
- The intersection is closed
- Only buses may go
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Answer: B. Go with caution and follow the give way rules
At a flashing yellow light or arrow you may go with caution, but you must follow the normal give way rules.
Question 17 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 18 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Bus stop
- Taxi rank
- Free parking for all cars
- Space set aside for vehicles that are loading or unloading goods
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Answer: D. Space set aside for vehicles that are loading or unloading goods
A loading zone is kept for vehicles that are loading or unloading goods. Other drivers must not park there.
Question 19 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- No pedestrians allowed
- Footpath ends ahead
- A pedestrian crossing is ahead
- Shared zone begins
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Answer: C. A pedestrian crossing is ahead
This sign warns of a pedestrian (zebra) crossing ahead. Be ready to stop for anyone on or entering it.
Question 20 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 21 of 25
You are turning right at an intersection with no signs or lights. An oncoming car is going straight ahead. What must you do?
- Turn first because you signalled
- Give way to the oncoming car
- Flash your lights and turn
- Turn at the same time as the other car
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Answer: B. Give way to the oncoming car
When turning right, you must give way to oncoming vehicles that are going straight ahead or turning left.
Question 22 of 25
You have moved into the intersection to turn right on green. The light changes to yellow, then red. What should you do?
- Complete the turn as soon as it is safe
- Reverse back behind the stop line
- Stay in the intersection until the next green
- Turn left instead
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Answer: A. Complete the turn as soon as it is safe
If you are already in the intersection when the light changes, you must leave it as soon as you can do so safely.
Question 23 of 25
A painted island is surrounded by a single continuous line. How far may you drive on it to enter a turning lane that starts right after it?
- Up to 50 m
- Up to 200 m
- As far as you like
- You may never drive on it
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Answer: A. Up to 50 m
You may drive on a painted island with a single continuous line for up to 50 m to enter or leave a road or a turning lane that starts right after the island.
Question 24 of 25
You approach a children's crossing. What must you do?
- Only stop if the supervisor blows a whistle
- Give way only to children in your lane
- Stop and stay stopped while anyone is on or entering the crossing
- Slow down and drive around the children
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Answer: C. Stop and stay stopped while anyone is on or entering the crossing
At a children's crossing you must stop and remain stopped while any pedestrian is on or entering it.
Question 25 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.

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