ICBC Speed Limits and Driving Conditions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the speed limit in a playground or school zone when the reduced speed sign is in effect?
- 20 km/h
- 30 km/h (Correct answer)
- 40 km/h
- 50 km/h
Correct answer: 30 km/h
When a reduced speed zone sign is in effect near a school or playground, the limit is 30 km/h.
Question 2: When driving on a slippery road and your vehicle begins to skid, you should:
- Brake hard to stop as quickly as possible
- Steer in the direction you want to go and ease off the accelerator (Correct answer)
- Accelerate to regain traction
- Turn the wheel sharply in the opposite direction of the skid
Correct answer: Steer in the direction you want to go and ease off the accelerator
In a skid, ease off the accelerator and steer smoothly in the direction you want the vehicle to go to regain control.
Question 3: How does doubling your speed affect your braking distance?
- It doubles your braking distance
- It triples your braking distance
- It quadruples your braking distance (Correct answer)
- It has no effect — braking distance is fixed
Correct answer: It quadruples your braking distance
Braking distance increases with the square of speed, so doubling your speed quadruples the distance needed to stop.
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:
- Allows you to stop within 200 metres
- Allows you to stop within the distance you can see (Correct answer)
- Matches the posted daytime speed limit
- Allows you to stop within 150 metres
Correct answer: Allows you to stop within the distance you can see
You must always drive at a speed that allows you to stop within the distance your headlights illuminate ahead of you.
Question 5: In a construction zone with workers present, what typically happens to the posted speed limit?
- It increases by 20 km/h to keep traffic flowing
- It remains the same as the regular limit
- It is reduced and fines are doubled (Correct answer)
- It is advisory only
Correct answer: It is reduced and fines are doubled
In active construction zones with workers present, speed limits are reduced and fines for violations are typically doubled.
Question 6: What should you do if you must drive through a large puddle of unknown depth?
- Drive through at normal speed to clear it quickly
- Slow down, drive through carefully, then test your brakes afterward (Correct answer)
- Avoid it at all costs — stop and wait
- Accelerate hard to hydroplane over it
Correct answer: Slow down, drive through carefully, then test your brakes afterward
Drive through slowly and carefully, then gently test your brakes to dry them and confirm they are working normally.
ICBC Speed Limits and Driving Conditions 2
What is the speed limit in a playground or school zone when the reduced speed sign is in effect?