ONTARIO G1 RULES 4

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Ontario Driving Test - Rules 4

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What is meant by 'overdriving' your headlights?

Flashing your headlights constantly

Using your headlights when unnecessary

Driving so fast that your stopping distance is farther than you can see with your headlights

Driving with high beam headlights at all times

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Who has the right -of-way in a roundabout?

Traffic in the roundabout

Traffic turning right in the roundabout

Traffic approaching the roundabout

Traffic turning left in the roundabout

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Always be aware of traffic around you as you drive, check your mirrors every ______ seconds or so.

three

six

five

ten

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If there are continuity lines to the right of your lane, what must you do?

You must merge with the traffic to your left

You are not required to do anything unless you want to exit. Your lane is unaffected

You must merge with the traffic to your right

You must change the lane as your lane is exiting or ending

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Road test failures may result from…?

Lack of skill and control

Any/all of these

Difficulty obeying traffic laws

Unsafe actions

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What action should be taken if your brakes fail?

Pump the brakes rapidly and shift into a lower gear

Firmly press down on your brakes until they re-engage

Use your emergency brake and sound your horn to warn other drivers while looking for a soft collision point

Wave down the nearest police officer and shout for help

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If a front tire goes flat, your vehicle will pull strongly to the:

Left side

Centre of the road

Right side

Side that has the flat tire

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What is the safest action to take when your vehicle drives over black ice?

Accelerate hard to clear the ice

Brake hard while gripping the steering wheel tightly

Ease off the accelerator and steer immediately to side of the road

Calmly remove your foot from the accelerator and steer in the direction you want to go

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How much room do cyclists need on either side of themselves as a safety zone?

4 metres

1 metre

2 metres

3 metres

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When do you stop for a school bus if there is a median?

Any time it is stopped

At no time

If you are approaching it

If you are behind it and it has red lights flashing

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What should you do if you become stranded in snow?

Run your vehicle engine for approximately 5 minutes every hour for heating

Run the engine continuously to keep the interior of the vehicle as warm as possible

Any of these

Immediately leave the vehicle to look for help

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Drivers licensed under the Graduated Driver License Program are restricted from operating a vehicle…?

During daytime

When any amount of alcohol has been consumed

Without airbags

With a blood alcohol concentration over .08

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When a red "X" is indicated over a driving lane…?

A driver must not enter or remain in that lane

It applies to pedestrians only

Drivers in that lane must stop immediately

It indicates traffic lights ahead

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The Accessible Parking Permit allows…?

The holder to park anywhere

The holder’s family members to use designated spaces

A vehicle carrying the person to whom it was issued to use a designated disabled parking space

A designated parking space to be used by any vehicle showing the permit

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How many days do new Ontario residents have to register their vehicles?

30 days

120 days

90 days

60 days

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What you cannot see in your vehicle rear and side-view mirrors is said to be in your…?

Safe zone

Blind spot

Dark area

Danger zone

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When can you pass on a shoulder?

If a vehicle turning left and only if the shoulder is paved

Whenever you can do so safely

Only if a vehicle is turning left and you have an unpaved shoulder on the right

Never

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Hydroplaning can cause your vehicle to skid. It is caused by…?

Flat tires

Overinflated tires

Your tires riding on top of the water

Ice on roadway

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You must not follow any emergency vehicle that has its siren or lights operating within…?

250 metres

150 metres

100 metres

50 metres

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High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on provincial highways are reserved for vehicles carrying how many passengers?

At least three people

At least two people

At least four people

At least five people

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How many demerit points will be recorded on your license for failing to remain at the scene of a collision?

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If you fail or refuse to give a breath or blood sample when asked by police, your license will immediately be suspended for…?

30 days

3 days

90 days

10 days

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What should you do when exiting a freeway?

Do what the vehicle ahead of you does

Signal, and then accelerate while merging smoothly into traffic and then proceed to the exit lane

Signal, move into the deceleration lane, reduce speed gradually and obey exit signs

Signal and then stop to wait for an opening in traffic

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What should you do if you feel drowsy while driving?

Turn up your radio

Open a window

Reduce speed

Stop for a short rest in a safe area

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Signs giving instructions around roadworks are…?

Legally enforceable

Only applicable to site traffic

Optional

Only applicable to large vehicles

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When a police officer signals you to pull your vehicle over you must…?

Slow down and stop in the lane you are in

Pull over as far to the right as you safely can and come to a complete stop

Pull over as far to the left as possible

Signal and stop at the nearest parking lot

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Wet roadways can cause…?

Loss of traction

Hydroplaning

All of these

Poor visibility

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Never make a U-turn unless you can see at least _______ in both directions.

125 metres

50 metres

250 metres

150 metres

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Why must you use signals when turning?

All answers are correct

To inform cyclist of your intentions

To advise pedestrians of what you want to do

To notify the other driver(s) of your intentions

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Coming to a complete stop at an intersection is required, but where do you stop if there is no stop line, crosswalk or sidewalk?

A little into the intersection

Right before the stop sign

At the edge of the intersection

Right beside the stop sign

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