Free NZ Motorbike Driving Core Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the purpose of the two-second rule?
- To give you enough time to stop if the vehicle in front stops. (Correct answer)
- Two seconds is enough time to stop in any weather conditions, if required.
- To allow overtaking vehicles to move back into the line of traffic safely if required.
Correct answer: To give you enough time to stop if the vehicle in front stops.
It's only to allow you to stop safely in dry weather. If it's wet, apply the four-second rule. As regards overtaking, a vehicle should not overtake if the manoeuvre cannot be completed safely.
Question 2: When should you apply the four-second rule?
- If your brakes are almost worn out
- If the road is wet or frosty, or you are towing a trailer (Correct answer)
- At night
- If you're travelling at more than 100km/h
Correct answer: If the road is wet or frosty, or you are towing a trailer
Wet and frosty roads can double the stopping distance, so use the four-second rule. The extra weight of a trailer will also add to your stopping distance. In fact, if it's frosty to icy, it can take you 6-8 seconds to stop.
Question 3: What does one or more yellow lights flashing at traffic signals mean?
- All cars must stop as emergency vehicles are coming through
- Move to the left hand side of the road
- The lights are faulty. Be careful and apply the Give Way rules (Correct answer)
- There's a diversion ahead
Correct answer: The lights are faulty. Be careful and apply the Give Way rules
The lights are 'on the blink'. Use the Give Way rules for that intersection, and remember to be courteous to other drivers.
Question 4: What do you call the area of road you drive on?
- Verge
- Pathway
- Lane (Correct answer)
- Kerb
Correct answer: Lane
The lane is where you drive. A verge is the grass edge of a road. A pathway is where pedestrians walk. The road edge might have a kerb made from raised concrete or stone. Roads are marked with lines. Lanes are formed either between kerbs, verges, painted lines, a kerb and painted line or a verge and painted line.
Question 5: What should you do when you come up to a one-lane bridge?
- Slow down and flash your lights to warn oncoming drivers if you don't have the right of way
- Slow down, be prepared to stop and only proceed if the bridge is clear of oncoming traffic (Correct answer)
- Go only if you have a blue sign with a white arrow in your direction
- Drive on - oncoming vehicles will reverse off the bridge
Correct answer: Slow down, be prepared to stop and only proceed if the bridge is clear of oncoming traffic
Even if you have priority on the bridge you must still give way to cars that are already crossing it.
Question 6: When must you not pass a vehicle on its left at an intersection?
- When the other car is indicating left (Correct answer)
- When the other car is indicating right
- When the other car has stopped
Correct answer: When the other car is indicating left
If a vehicle is indicating left you must not pass it on the left because there is a risk it will turn into your path.
Question 7: What colour is the line painted on a sealed road at a Give Way sign?
- Yellow
- White (Correct answer)
- Red
Correct answer: White
It's white.
Question 8: How many standard drinks can you have before driving if you are under 20 years old?
- None (Correct answer)
- One
- Two
- Three
Correct answer: None
The legal limit is 0 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood. A drink consumed before driving will almost certainly put you over this limit. So you must not drink just before driving if you are under 20 years old as there is a zero alcohol limit.
Question 9: If anybody is hurt in a crash, the driver must tell a police officer as soon as possible but within how many hours?
- There's no need to tell the police - just make sure the injured people are OK
- Within 24 hours (Correct answer)
- Within 36 hours
- Within 48 hours
Correct answer: Within 24 hours
If anyone is hurt you must report it within 24 hours to the police, and as soon as possible.
Question 10: What is a courtesy crossing?
- It's a crossing at traffic lights where a green man symbol lets pedestrians know it's safe to
cross
- It's a raised crossing in the road that you aren't required to stop for, but allows for a safer place to stop if pedestrians do want to cross (Correct answer)
- It's a crossing controlled by orange or yellow flashing lights
Correct answer: It's a raised crossing in the road that you aren't required to stop for, but allows for a safer place to stop if pedestrians do want to cross
Courtesy crossings are usually made of bricks or paving and are often raised above the level of the road. They are not official pedestrian crossings, but they do provide a place where drivers can stop safely to allow pedestrians to cross.
Question 11: When driving at night on a road with lanes, you must be able to stop in half the length of clear road you can see in front of you. True or false?
- True
- False (Correct answer)
Correct answer: False
On a road with lanes, you must be able to stop in the length of clear road you can see in front of you; on a road without lanes you must be able to stop in half the distance you can see in front of you.
