Switzerland Driving Theory Test Practice 2026: Practice test 7

Practice test 7 of 8 for the Switzerland Driving Theory Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Switzerland
250 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
You are in an inner lane of a large roundabout and cannot safely move to the outer lane before your exit. What should you do?
- Stop on the roundabout and wait
- Reverse back to the exit
- Go around again and leave at the next chance
- Cut across to the exit quickly
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Answer: C. Go around again and leave at the next chance
If traffic stops you reaching the exit safely, drive around again rather than cutting across other vehicles.
Question 2 of 25
You are first at the scene of a crash. In what order should you act?
- Call your insurance company first
- Move all the vehicles, then call for help
- Protect the scene, alert the emergency services, then help the injured
- Help the injured, then park your car
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Answer: C. Protect the scene, alert the emergency services, then help the injured
First make the scene safe so no one else is hurt, then call 112, then give first aid if you can.
Question 3 of 25
When may you use the hard shoulder (emergency lane) of a motorway?
- To make a phone call
- To overtake slow traffic
- Only in an emergency or breakdown, unless signs allow it
- To rest when you feel tired
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Answer: C. Only in an emergency or breakdown, unless signs allow it
The emergency lane is for emergencies. You may only drive on it where signs expressly allow it.
Question 4 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Residential zone: drive very slowly, people may walk and play on the road
- Housing estate: no entry for cars
- Children must stay on the pavement
- Car park for residents
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Answer: A. Residential zone: drive very slowly, people may walk and play on the road
In a residential zone pedestrians may use the whole width of the road. Drive at a very low speed and park only where allowed.
Question 5 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Turn left ahead
- No right turn
- No left turn
- Bend to the left
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Answer: C. No left turn
A red ring with a red bar across a black arrow forbids the move shown by the arrow.
Question 6 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Quarry exit
- Falling rocks
- Loose gravel thrown by tyres
- Road ends at a cliff
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Answer: B. Falling rocks
This sign warns that stones may fall onto the road or already be lying on it.
Question 7 of 25
When does alcohol start to affect driving skills such as reaction time?
- Only above 1.5 g/l
- Even at levels below 0.5 g/l
- Only when you feel drunk
- Only above 0.8 g/l
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Answer: B. Even at levels below 0.5 g/l
Basic skills such as tracking, reaction time and visual detection begin to get worse below 0.5 g/l.
Question 8 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- School ahead
- Path for pedestrians only
- Children playing in the street
- Pedestrians must not walk here
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Answer: B. Path for pedestrians only
A blue disc with people walking marks a footpath. Vehicles, including bicycles unless allowed by an extra sign, must not use it.
Question 9 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Road works ahead
- Farm vehicles only
- Gardening area
- Workers may not enter the road
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Answer: A. Road works ahead
The worker with a shovel warns of road works. Slow down, follow the signs and watch for workers.
Question 10 of 25
How should you leave a motorway?
- Use the hard shoulder to get to the exit
- Move to the right lane in good time and slow down in the exit lane
- Slow down on the main carriageway before the exit
- Brake in the left lane, then cut across
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Answer: B. Move to the right lane in good time and slow down in the exit lane
Get into the right lane early and do most of your slowing in the deceleration lane, not on the motorway itself.
Question 11 of 25
You drive out of a car park or private driveway onto the road. Who has priority?
- All road users on the road, including pedestrians and cyclists
- Only vehicles coming from your left
- Nobody; you are joining traffic
- You, because you are on the right
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Answer: A. All road users on the road, including pedestrians and cyclists
A driver coming out of a driveway, car park or track must give way to everyone already using the road.
Question 12 of 25
Your light is green, but the traffic on the other side of the junction is not moving. What should you do?
- Wait before the junction until you can drive through without stopping in it
- Enter the junction and wait in the middle
- Sound your horn at the queue
- Turn on your hazard lights and drive in
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Answer: A. Wait before the junction until you can drive through without stopping in it
Do not enter a junction if you will probably have to stop in it and block crossing traffic.
Question 13 of 25
The car in front of you stops just before a pedestrian crossing. What should you do?
- Pass it on the right
- Sound your horn and wait
- Overtake it carefully
- Stop as well, because someone may be crossing in front of it
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Answer: D. Stop as well, because someone may be crossing in front of it
A vehicle stopped at a crossing may be letting a pedestrian cross whom you cannot see. Never overtake it there.
Question 14 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Keep right
- Dangerous bend to the right
- Turn right ahead
- Double bend
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Answer: B. Dangerous bend to the right
A curved arrow in a warning triangle warns of a bend. Slow down before the bend, not in it.
Question 15 of 25
The traffic light at the entrance to a tunnel is red. What should you do?
- Stop and do not enter
- Enter slowly with hazard lights on
- Enter if you see no smoke
- Turn around on the road
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Answer: A. Stop and do not enter
A red light at a tunnel entrance means the tunnel is closed or there is a problem inside.
Question 16 of 25
An injured person is bleeding heavily. What should you do?
- Wash the wound with water and wait
- Press firmly on the wound
- Lift them up and walk them around
- Give them a drink
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Answer: B. Press firmly on the wound
Firm, direct pressure on a bleeding wound helps to stop the bleeding.
Question 17 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 18 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 19 of 25
Under the EU seat-belt directive, up to what height do children normally need a child restraint in cars?
- Under 180 cm
- Under 100 cm
- Under 150 cm (some countries allow an adult belt from 135 cm)
- Under 120 cm in all countries
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Answer: C. Under 150 cm (some countries allow an adult belt from 135 cm)
The directive sets 150 cm as the normal limit, but countries may let children of 135 to 150 cm use an adult belt.
Question 20 of 25
Why should you remove an empty roof rack when you do not need it?
- It blocks the rear window
- It increases air resistance and fuel use
- It makes the car too light
- It is always illegal
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Answer: B. It increases air resistance and fuel use
Even an empty roof rack creates drag. With luggage on it, fuel use rises a lot.
Question 21 of 25
Why are pedestrians so badly hurt in collisions?
- They usually walk on the wrong side
- Cars have no brakes at low speed
- They have no protection against the speed and weight of a vehicle
- They are mostly hit on motorways
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Answer: C. They have no protection against the speed and weight of a vehicle
Pedestrians are vulnerable road users and suffer the worst consequences in crashes.
Question 22 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Dead end: no through road
- T-junction with priority
- Parking for trucks
- Road closed to all traffic
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Answer: A. Dead end: no through road
The white bar with a red top shows that the road ahead does not continue.
Question 23 of 25
On a three-lane motorway in a country that requires an emergency corridor, where should the vehicles in the middle lane move when traffic stops?
- To the left
- To the right
- Onto the hard shoulder
- Stay exactly in the centre
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Answer: B. To the right
Only the far-left lane moves left. The middle and right lanes move right, so the corridor forms left of the middle lane.
Question 24 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Level crossing ahead
- Junction ahead where traffic from the right has priority
- Hospital ahead
- You have priority at the next junction
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Answer: B. Junction ahead where traffic from the right has priority
The plain cross in a warning triangle means priority to the right applies at the junction ahead.
Question 25 of 25
You are on a priority road. A driver in a side road starts to pull out in front of you. What should you do?
- Speed up to get past first
- Flash your lights and keep your speed
- Keep going, because you have priority
- Slow down and be ready to stop, even though you have priority
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Answer: D. Slow down and be ready to stop, even though you have priority
Having priority does not allow you to cause a crash. Always be ready for others to make mistakes.

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