Germany Driving Theory Test Practice 2026: Practice test 8

Practice test 8 of 8 for the Germany Driving Theory Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Germany
250 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
Another driver is overtaking you. What should you do?
- Speed up so they cannot get in front
- Move to the left to block them
- Brake hard
- Keep to the right and do not speed up
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Answer: D. Keep to the right and do not speed up
A driver being overtaken must keep right and must not increase speed.
Question 2 of 25
Which group of drivers has a much higher crash risk in the first period after getting a licence?
- Drivers aged 40 to 50
- Professional bus drivers
- Young novice drivers
- Drivers of electric cars
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Answer: C. Young novice drivers
Young, inexperienced drivers are over-represented in crashes, which is why many countries have special rules for new drivers.
Question 3 of 25
You are turning into a side road. Pedestrians are crossing that side road. What must you do?
- Drive around them
- Carry on, because you are turning on a green light
- Sound your horn so they hurry
- Let them finish crossing
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Answer: D. Let them finish crossing
When you turn, give way to pedestrians crossing the road you are turning into.
Question 4 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Overtaking allowed on the right only
- Two-way traffic ahead
- You must not overtake other motor vehicles
- Car parking area
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Answer: C. You must not overtake other motor vehicles
The red car on the left shows the forbidden overtaking move. The ban lasts until a sign ends it.
Question 5 of 25
Where is overtaking especially dangerous and usually forbidden?
- On a straight road with good visibility
- On a motorway in the left lane
- After a sign ending a no-overtaking zone
- Near the top of a hill or before a bend where you cannot see far enough
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Answer: D. Near the top of a hill or before a bend where you cannot see far enough
Never overtake where you cannot see enough clear road ahead, such as before a crest or a bend.
Question 6 of 25
Traffic is queuing over a level crossing. When may you drive onto the crossing?
- As soon as the car in front moves
- Whenever the lights are off
- At any time, because trains stop for cars
- Only when there is room for your whole vehicle on the other side
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Answer: D. Only when there is room for your whole vehicle on the other side
If you enter while the exit is blocked, you could be trapped on the tracks when the barriers close.
Question 7 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Crossroads with priority to the right
- No stopping
- Hospital zone
- Railway crossing: trains have priority
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Answer: D. Railway crossing: trains have priority
The red and white cross stands right at a level crossing. Trains always have priority, so stop if one is coming.
Question 8 of 25
Who are vulnerable road users?
- Only children
- Drivers of large cars
- Truck and bus drivers
- Pedestrians, cyclists and riders of motorcycles and mopeds
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Answer: D. Pedestrians, cyclists and riders of motorcycles and mopeds
Vulnerable road users have little or no protection around them, so drivers must take extra care.
Question 9 of 25
Red lights are flashing at a level crossing. What must you do?
- Stop and wait
- Cross quickly before the train comes
- Sound your horn and cross
- Slow down and cross if you see no train
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Answer: A. Stop and wait
Flashing red lights at a level crossing mean a train is coming. You must stop.
Question 10 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Car wash
- Car hire office
- Car park
- Road for motor vehicles only (no pedestrians or cyclists)
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Answer: D. Road for motor vehicles only (no pedestrians or cyclists)
This sign marks an expressway reserved for motor vehicles. Pedestrians, cyclists and slow vehicles must not use it.
Question 11 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Stop at the line in all cases
- Road narrows ahead
- Give way to traffic on the road you are joining
- You have priority at the next junction
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Answer: C. Give way to traffic on the road you are joining
The upside-down triangle means give way. Stop only if you need to let traffic on the other road pass.
Question 12 of 25
You reach a junction with no signs, no traffic lights and no road markings. Who has priority?
- Whoever is on the wider road
- Vehicles coming from your left
- Vehicles coming from your right
- The faster vehicle
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Answer: C. Vehicles coming from your right
Where nothing is signed, the general rule in continental Europe is priority to the right.
Question 13 of 25
The fog has cleared but your rear fog light is still on. What should you do?
- Leave it on for safety
- Switch it off, because it can dazzle drivers behind you
- Switch your hazard lights on as well
- Leave it on until you park
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Answer: B. Switch it off, because it can dazzle drivers behind you
Rear fog lights are very bright. Use them only when visibility is really poor.
Question 14 of 25
Why can a train not stop to avoid a car on a level crossing?
- Train drivers are not allowed to brake
- Its high speed and weight mean it needs a very long distance to stop
- Trains have no brakes
- Trains always have a green light
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Answer: B. Its high speed and weight mean it needs a very long distance to stop
Trains are unable to stop in time when a road user crosses as they approach.
Question 15 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Information point
- Speed camera
- Other danger; a plate below often explains it
- Accident blackspot: road closed
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Answer: C. Other danger; a plate below often explains it
The exclamation mark warns of a danger that has no symbol of its own. Read the extra plate if there is one.
Question 16 of 25
Before you open your car door on the traffic side, what should you do?
- Sound your horn
- Open it quickly to get out fast
- Open it slowly without looking
- Check your mirror and look back for cyclists and other traffic
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Answer: D. Check your mirror and look back for cyclists and other traffic
A door opened in front of a cyclist can cause a serious crash. Look before you open it.
Question 17 of 25
You stop to help at a crash. What should you do with your own car?
- Stop right next to the crashed cars with lights off
- Park in a safe place, switch off the engine and turn on hazard lights
- Park in front of the crash to block traffic
- Leave your engine running in the lane
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Answer: B. Park in a safe place, switch off the engine and turn on hazard lights
Park safely, off the road if possible, so your car does not cause another crash.
Question 18 of 25
What should you do just before you drive into a tunnel?
- Switch on your headlights and take off sunglasses
- Switch off your headlights
- Put on sunglasses
- Switch on your rear fog light
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Answer: A. Switch on your headlights and take off sunglasses
Lights help you see and be seen, especially at the entrance. Sunglasses make the tunnel too dark.
Question 19 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Detour
- Slippery road
- Double bend ahead
- Road narrows
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Answer: C. Double bend ahead
The S-shaped line warns of two bends close together.
Question 20 of 25
When should you move an injured person after a crash?
- Only if they ask for a drink
- As soon as you arrive
- Always, to get them into a car
- Only if there is immediate danger, such as fire
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Answer: D. Only if there is immediate danger, such as fire
Moving an injured person can worsen their injuries. Only move them if staying would be more dangerous.
Question 21 of 25
You reach a level crossing marked only with a St Andrew's cross, without lights or barriers. What should you do?
- Assume the line is closed
- Cross at speed, because there are no barriers
- Stop on the tracks to look both ways
- Slow down, look and listen for trains, and cross only when it is safe
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Answer: D. Slow down, look and listen for trains, and cross only when it is safe
At a passive crossing you must decide yourself when it is safe. Trains always have priority.
Question 22 of 25
Your car breaks down on a motorway. What should you do first?
- Switch on hazard lights and stop as far to the right as possible, on the hard shoulder if you can
- Stop where you are in the lane and open the bonnet
- Walk to the next exit to find help
- Reverse to the last exit
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Answer: A. Switch on hazard lights and stop as far to the right as possible, on the hard shoulder if you can
Get the car out of the traffic lanes, switch on the hazard lights and make yourself visible.
Question 23 of 25
What number can you call for emergency services anywhere in the EU?
- 112
- 110 only
- 911
- 999 only
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Answer: A. 112
112 is the European emergency number. It is free from mobile and landline phones in every EU country.
Question 24 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Roundabout ahead
- Road works with diversions
- Recycling centre ahead
- U-turn ahead
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Answer: A. Roundabout ahead
The warning triangle with circling arrows warns you to slow down for a roundabout.
Question 25 of 25
You are driving on a road marked with this sign. A car waits at a side road on your right. Who goes first at the junction?
- The bigger vehicle
- Whoever arrived first
- The car on the right, because traffic from the right always goes first
- You do, because you are on the priority road
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Answer: D. You do, because you are on the priority road
On a priority road you keep priority at junctions. Priority to the right does not apply against you here.

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