Exam 52اِگزیم

Stop before entering the junction: Correct
If there is a stop sign or a red traffic light at the junction, you are required to stop before entering, regardless of your intention to turn right. In such cases, stopping is mandatory to ensure safety and to comply with traffic regulations. If the traffic signals or road signs indicate that you must stop before proceeding (such as a stop sign or red light), then you must stop before entering the junction.
Make the turn following general right of way rules: This option is generally correct in most situations, but not always. In normal cases, when there are no stop signs or signals, you would make the turn while following the right of way rules. However, if there is a stop sign or red traffic light, you must stop before entering the junction, even if you are turning right.
Keep going, as the traffic light is after the junction: This is incorrect because you are required to obey the traffic control devices at the junction itself, such as a stop sign or red light, regardless of the position of a traffic light beyond the junction.

The rotating yellow light on special vehicles only signals their situation, but it does not give them special priority over other drivers on the road.

To avoid hitting pedestrians, especially on roads in town, you should follow a series of instructions such as reducing your speed and being cautious in critical places like pedestrian crossings or school zones. You also should not signal pedestrians to cross the street using your hand or using acoustic signals.

Among the difficulties faced by elderly pedestrians when walking on public roads are the following:
• Difficulty in assessing several pieces of information at the same time (multitasking).
• Difficulty in estimating the speed of approaching cars or objects.
• Reduced field of vision
• The use of medications that may affect their abilities.
• Vision and hearing problems.

The documents that must be carried by a driver towing a trailer or semi-trailer whose Maximum Authorized Mass is more than 750 kilograms include the trailer’s traffic permit, the technical inspection (MOT/ITV) certificate and its proof of compulsory insurance.

Motorcycles and cars will be exempt from passing the technical vehicle inspection (MOT) for the first 4 years after registration.

After this first inspection, they must pass it every two years until the vehicle is 10 years old. From that moment on, the inspection will be annual.

When driving on a road, the driver of a vehicle intends to turn left, it shall be mandatory to approach the left edge of the road if it is a one-way road, and if it is a two-way road, he shall position himself in the center of the roadway, without encroaching on the opposite direction.

On curves and slopes with reduced visibility such as the one in the image, and at intersections except for roundabouts or traffic circles, it is completely forbidden to make a U-turn or overtake other vehicles. These manoeuvres are only permitted when you do not invade the lane with traffic in the opposite direction and when you have sufficient visibility.

A yellow broken line that is located on the curb itself or next to the edge of the roadway as in the image, will indicate to the driver of a vehicle that parking is prohibited or subject to some temporary restriction along the entire length of the line and on the side on which it is arranged.

When driving with insufficient tire pressure, tires wear more and more unevenly, because the wear occurs more on the sides than in the center of the tire. In addition, a tire that is too low in pressure increases fuel consumption. In the case of overinflated tires, wear occurs in the center.

The tires of a vehicle should always be inflated to the pressure recommended by the manufacture for that type of vehicle. This pressure is determined by the size of each tire, the mass supported by each axle, and the behaviour of each type of vehicle.

گاڑی کے ٹائروں میں ہمیشہ وہی ہوا کا پریشر ہونا چاہیے جو اس گاڑی کے لیے مینوفیکچرر نے تجویز کیا ہو۔ یہ پریشر ٹائر کے سائز، ہر ایکسل پر وزن، اور گاڑی کی نوعیت کے مطابق طے کیا جاتا ہے۔

The minimum speed that passenger cars and motorcycles can travel at is 60 kilometers per hour on motorways and dual carriageways; and 45 kilometers per hour on conventional highways no matter what the wide of the shoulder is.
So, in this case, the minimum speed that a passenger car can travel at would be 45 kilometers per hour.

Remember that with the last change of regulation (January 2019) the maximum speed on conventional roads is unified and the wide of the shoulder doesn’t matter anymore.

Traffic regulations state that on urban roads and cross-town roads where there are no signs indicating a different speed, as a general rule, the maximum speed at which vehicles may drive is 50 kilometers per hour. This obligation applies to all types of vehicles driving on this road within town limits.

Article 57 of the Road Traffic Regulations tells us that in the absence of signs regulating the priority of passage of vehicles, the driver will be obliged to give way to vehicles approaching from his right, except in some cases such as roundabouts where those already on the road will have priority of passage over those intending to enter.

Article 64 of traffic regulations states that bicycle riders have right of way over motor vehicles when they are traveling in a group and the first has already begun to enter the intersection or roundabout. In this case, the first cyclist has already entered the intersection shown in the image, so the driver of the blue vehicle must yield to the entire group of cyclists and pass after they have gone.

When driving your vehicle on a road with many fallen leaves on the roadway, you should always adapt your speed to the conditions because the leaves will reduce the adherence of the tires on the pavement and can even obscure road markings, negatively affecting driving.

If during the day, with fair weather and under conditions of normal visibility, the load on your vehicle protrudes up to 10% of its total length, you must signal the load with a panel measuring 50 x 50 centimeters with alternating red and white diagonal stripes, placed on the back end of the load. This panel must be used on all types of vehicles with a protruding load, not only those designed for transport of goods.

The continuous longitudinal marking is that consisting of a continuous line that no driver must cross, circulate with his vehicle or animal on it, or circulate on the left of it when it separates traffic directions.

Road users who reach a level crossing or a moveable bridge with the gate or semi-gate closed or in motion should stop one behind the other in their respective lane until the way is clear. So, in this case, you would stop in the right lane, behind the red vehicle in the image.

The use of a mobile phone at the wheel, even one with a hands-free device, quadruples the risk of having an accident because the driver pays less attention to driving and focuses on the phone, causing distraction. Also, if the conversation lasts more than a minute and a half, the driver may stop noticing a considerable amount of signals and obstacles on the road, even when using a hands-free device.

Consumption of alcohol by the driver of a vehicle has an approximate response time of 30 minutes, reaching its maximum effect between 30 and 90 minutes after having the alcoholic drink. It is during this period of time that the driver’s capacity to drive will be most compromised, and so they should refrain from driving until they have fully recovered.

Among the various effects produced by distractions behind the wheel, we find that the driver’s reaction time increases, taking more time to receive the information needed to drive safely, the safety distance with other vehicles is altered and the speed will be modified, tending to go slower than it should.

The vehicle seat belt should be positioned as close as possible to the body, flat and without knots or folds, and tightly fastened to avoid the submarine effect.

Under no circumstances should it be left loose as this could reduce its effectiveness, and it should not be placed directly on the abdomen but on the driver’s or passenger’s hips.

Traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death among youth aged 15 to 24 years. This is because of a combination of factors, such as inexperience behind the wheel, exhibitionist behavior, or consumption of alcohol and drugs, along with other factors like insufficient knowledge of traffic rules. All of this causes the number of traffic accidents involving this segment of the population to be very high.

When on the road you encounter a white longitudinal road marking that is dashed, and the separation between the lines is shorter or the lines are very close together, this means that you are approaching a solid longitudinal marking or a section of road that presents a special risk or is dangerous.

Among the possible symptoms that may be experienced by a driver suffering from depression are an increase in oversights at the wheel, an insecure attitude when making decisions, a sometimes incorrect perception of the surrounding environment and a loss of focus.

Most traffic accidents can be avoided if we consider all the risk factors: vehicle condition, physical condition of the driver or weather conditions for example. When an accident is caused by a mechanical failure, it’s in many cases avoidable if we keep a regular servicing and maintenance of the vehicle.

Article 19 of traffic regulations indicates that the glass surfaces of the vehicle must allow the driver to have clear visibility of the entire road on which they are driving, without the interference of sheets or adhesives. Therefore, it is completely prohibited in your vehicle technical inspection to have unapproved tinted or coloured windows.

Traffic regulations state that vehicles designed for transport of persons with up to 9 seats (including the driver’s) are required to have the left and the interior rear-view mirrors, with the right mirror being optional. If the interior one is hindered for some reason, in this case because the cargo blocks the view through the rear window, the vehicle is required to have both exterior mirrors, one on each side.

Whenever a vehicle intends to overtake another vehicle on any type of roadway, it must ensure that it is traveling at a significantly higher speed than the vehicle it is overtaking in order to overtake safely and have sufficient time to perform the manoeuvre.
If the driver who wishes to overtake realizes that he is not able to reach at least the speed at which the overtaken vehicle is traveling, then he must desist from doing so.
The driver could never exceed the maximum speed in motorways and dual carriageways not even to overtake.