ICBC Speed Limits and Driving Conditions 2

Question 1

What is the speed limit in a playground or school zone when the reduced speed sign is in effect?

Accepted Answer

30 km/h

Answer

20 km/h

Answer

40 km/h

Answer

50 km/h

Question 2

When driving on a slippery road and your vehicle begins to skid, you should:

Accepted Answer

Steer in the direction you want to go and ease off the accelerator

Answer

Brake hard to stop as quickly as possible

Answer

Accelerate to regain traction

Answer

Turn the wheel sharply in the opposite direction of the skid

Question 3

How does doubling your speed affect your braking distance?

Accepted Answer

It quadruples your braking distance

Answer

It doubles your braking distance

Answer

It triples your braking distance

Answer

It has no effect — braking distance is fixed

Question 4

You are driving at night on an unlit road. Your headlights allow you to see 100 metres ahead. You should drive at a speed that:

Accepted Answer

Allows you to stop within the distance you can see

Answer

Allows you to stop within 200 metres

Answer

Matches the posted daytime speed limit

Answer

Allows you to stop within 150 metres

Question 5

In a construction zone with workers present, what typically happens to the posted speed limit?

Accepted Answer

It is reduced and fines are doubled

Answer

It increases by 20 km/h to keep traffic flowing

Answer

It remains the same as the regular limit

Answer

It is advisory only

Question 6

What should you do if you must drive through a large puddle of unknown depth?

Accepted Answer

Slow down, drive through carefully, then test your brakes afterward

Answer

Drive through at normal speed to clear it quickly

Answer

Avoid it at all costs — stop and wait

Answer

Accelerate hard to hydroplane over it