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QUIZ: How Good A Driver Are You, Really?

Strap in. We’re going to tell you.

IF YOU’RE A driver you probably haven’t thought of the rules of the road since you passed your test with flying colours, right?

It’s never any harm to brush up on them now and again, so take our quiz and find out how good a driver you really are.

Ready? Go.

You're stopped at a traffic light which is about to turn green. Some pedestrians start to cross. Do you:
Inch forward to show them you're ready to go
Give the horn a little beep
Wait for them to cross and the light to change before setting off
Blast the horn
If you're taking the second exit at a roundabout when should you indicate?
Before you enter the roundabout
After the first exit
You don't need to indicate if you're going straight through a roundabout
Just ahead of you is a bus indicating to pull out. Do you:
Overtake it so you won't get caught up behind it
Slow down and let it out
Beep the horn so the driver knows you're there
Flash your lights
The car ahead of you is driving erratically. Do you:
Flash your lights at them so they'll cop on
Overtake them
Start tailgating them
Stay well back until you can safely overtake
You have passengers who want to hop out of the car. Do you:
Pull in where safe and let them out on the kerb side
Pull in and let them out on the side they are sitting
Stop traffic to let them out
You're driving and there's a cyclist on the road ahead of you. Do you:
Overtake them if safe to do so while giving extra clearance
Stay behind them until they turn off
Overtake them whilst blowing your horn
You're turning off into a side street but a pedestrian is starting to cross it. Do you:
Slow down but keep going
Stop to let the pedestrian cross
Honk the horn to alert them and keep going
Your car breaks down at a level crossing. Do you:
Stay in the car
Get passengers clear of the car and phone the signal operator to tell them to stop the trains
Push the car out of the level crossing
Walk up the track to warn oncoming trains
What's the official way to say 'thanks' to another driver?
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Putting your hand up
Flashing hazard lights
There isn't one
Someone is driving slowly in the middle lane of a motorway. Do you:
Undertake them on the inside lane
Overtake them on the outside lane
Stay behind them and hope they speed up
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Pedal to the metal
You know what you're up to, alright. Drive on
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Maintain your speed
You're doing well, just watch those tricky corners
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Slow down
You need to brush up a little, but you're almost motorway ready
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Buckle up
You need to do a little catching up on your rules of the road
Share your result:

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    Mute Karl Patchell
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    Oct 29th 2016, 7:59 AM

    Knowing what to do and doing what that is will always be worlds apart though

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    Mute fergusob
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    Oct 29th 2016, 9:58 AM

    Plenty of apes who haven’t a clue at any part of driving a car manners would be a start for a lot of them.

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    Mute Lily
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    Oct 29th 2016, 11:36 AM

    There is no legal thank you, but common curtesy is nice!!!

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    Mute Greig Fairfield
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    Oct 29th 2016, 12:19 PM

    And by taking your hands of the wheel whilst driving is an offence

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    Mute Andy Byrne
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    Oct 29th 2016, 12:30 PM

    Don’t think it is greig, changing gear requires you to take a hand off the wheel!!

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    Mute Greig Fairfield
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    Oct 29th 2016, 1:54 PM

    I stand corrected, it is technically an offence in the UK belive it or not but not in ireland, changing gear is not included as it is essential for use of the vehicle, however changing radio stations, playing with temp controls etc is.

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    Mute Alan Scott
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    Oct 29th 2016, 3:04 PM

    Fergusob yes I agree and the majority of them are driving Audi and VW of some model

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    Mute Seán O'Sullivan
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    Oct 29th 2016, 10:40 PM

    @Lily: other week cycling sitting in a bus lane , hear sirens behind hop the bike off the road onto the footpath ,get a toot toot , it’s the little courtesies fire engine pushes through

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    Mute Ronan McDermott
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    Oct 29th 2016, 6:12 AM

    10/10 . I’m sure everyone else got the same. Mind you I wanted to answer differently for the cyclist question. Lol

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    Mute Tom Kelly
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    Oct 29th 2016, 6:46 AM

    If I broke down on a level crossing and I had passengers that could push me off it, that’s what I’d do. Sometimes it’s alright to use common sense?? Isn’t it?

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    Mute Martin Loughrey
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    Oct 29th 2016, 10:12 AM

    I thought exactly the same thing!

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    Mute John Hagin Meade
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    Oct 29th 2016, 10:55 AM

    @Tom Kelly:

    If your battery is still good you should put the car in 1st gear and use the starter motor to nudge the car forward enough to clear the tracks. If it is an automatic car you’re probably out of luck.

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    Mute Nick Drake
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    Oct 29th 2016, 1:21 PM

    @Ronan McDermott: lol, same here, just this morning for example about 6 cyclists decided it would be a good idea to take over the entire lane of a road, the line of traffic was about 30 cars long. Some drivers were attempting stupid stuff to overtake, but after about 20 mins I could understand why their patience was wearing thin. I’m not sure why cyclists think it’s ok to do this. It’s selfish and dangerous.

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    Mute Bilbo Baggins
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    Oct 29th 2016, 1:51 PM

    *some cyclists

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    Mute Alan Scott
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    Oct 29th 2016, 3:14 PM

    Nick Cyclist sometimes do stupid things to get a reaction from motorist.

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    Mute Ronan McDermott
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    Oct 29th 2016, 5:18 PM

    Well are cyclists pedestrians or motorists ? Cos noons seems to know . Red lights etc they thing don’t apply to them

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    Mute John O'Brien
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    Oct 29th 2016, 5:35 PM

    Oh yeah, and that’s when the train came! guess you shoulda warned them first!

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    Mute Dermot Lane
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    Oct 29th 2016, 9:21 PM

    Cyclists thinks it’s OK to do this because it is OK to do this, they were not breaking any rules by the sounds of it. A bicycle on the road is a vehicle, same as a car.

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    Mute John Moylan
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    Oct 30th 2016, 1:37 AM

    It’s not a vehicle – vehicles are governed by Construction & Use as well as EU Type Approval regulations and are required to display number plates amongst a whole other raft of things…..

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    Mute Dermot Lane
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    Oct 30th 2016, 8:41 AM

    A bicycle on the road is considered as a vehicle ie it has the same rights as every other vehicle on the road. Cyclists are not second class citizens on the roads as some drivers seem to think they should be.

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    Oct 29th 2016, 9:36 AM

    They were easy enough. 10 out of 10 for me. You should do a quiz about how to use a roundabout and see how people do.

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    Mute Celtic_Horizon
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    Oct 29th 2016, 2:03 PM

    Cracks me ppl on left lane onto roundabout going straight but indicating they are going right

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    Mute Shawn Rahoon
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    Oct 29th 2016, 2:54 PM

    Just as well the question wasn’t based on the Walkinstown roundabout, if you want to go straight from a 3 lane exit, what lane would you use? Lane 1,2 or 3.

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    Mute Alan Scott
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    Oct 29th 2016, 3:07 PM

    Shawn I’ll get use that roundabout a lot I have seen some hairy driving entering and exiting this roundabout

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    Mute Suzie Sunshine
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    Oct 29th 2016, 3:35 PM

    It took me ages to get over my nerves with that roundabout when I first started driving !

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    Mute Shawn Rahoon
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    Oct 29th 2016, 4:00 PM

    If you were to okay the two second rule on that roundabout you would be still driving home from yesterday.

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    Mute Keith Redmond
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    Oct 29th 2016, 5:09 PM

    @Shawn Rahoon: middle lane

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    Mute John
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    Oct 29th 2016, 6:34 PM

    Just close your eyes and hope for the best, works for me

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    Mute Shawn Rahoon
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    Oct 29th 2016, 7:25 PM

    @Keith, that’s what I thought.

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    Mute Ariana
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    Oct 29th 2016, 8:11 AM

    10/10, I don’t drive, haven’t even studied for theory test. Common sense goes a long way.

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    Mute Ross McCarthy
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    Oct 29th 2016, 9:46 AM

    10 out of 10 so the result is “Pedal to the metal”.
    That’s just stupid.

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    Mute Maximus
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    Oct 29th 2016, 8:37 AM

    Is their a phone at a level crossing, not sure i would know signal operators number off hand.

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    Mute dstaffx
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    Oct 29th 2016, 8:57 AM

    Is that a joke? There will be 2 phone ( one on each side) just pick it up and it rings automatically.

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    Mute John Knowles
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    Oct 29th 2016, 8:58 AM

    Most people know the correct answers but have you ever watched drivers? The worst drivers on the road are parents on school runs! I am a cyclist,but I am incensed by cyclists who use footpaths or jump red lights.

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    Oct 29th 2016, 11:05 AM

    Jasus there’s nothing wrong with the odd wave!

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    Mute Aging Lothario
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    Oct 29th 2016, 5:33 PM

    How about you’re on the motorway and your exit is the next one. Do you;
    A. Quickly get into the third or outside lane, overtake as many cars as possible before cutting across all three lanes and making your exit just at the last second or
    B. There is no option B, as most Irish drivers would go for option A.

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    Oct 29th 2016, 11:35 AM

    For the last one it depends what lane I’m in.

    If I’m in the left lane and a car is driving slowly in the the middle lane, I stay in the left lane.

    If I’m in the middle lane (over taking a series of slow moving cars in the left lane) and approach a slow moving vehicle I move to the right lane.

    I won’t be in the right lane unless I’m overtaking a series of slow moving vehicles.

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    Mute Shawn Rahoon
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    Oct 29th 2016, 7:15 PM

    Lily, Define “slowly”. Do you mean slow moving traffic, or driving slower than you are. if you are in left lane driving at 120kmh would you pass those in lanes to your right who are doing 110kmh?

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    Mute Ivan Enoughofit
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    Oct 29th 2016, 9:36 AM

    A stupid quiz . Common sense would give answers

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    Mute The Viking
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    Oct 29th 2016, 9:53 AM

    More of a reminder on common sense Ivan. Like the bus question. If a bus is pulling away from a stop , by law you have to hold back. Instead you will get twenty cars trying to pass it out or blaring their horns as you try to merge in to the traffic. Ive had drivers pass me out in that situation and then slam their brakes on. Luckily ive seen it comming. Tho some drivers have overtaken and hit traffic comming towards them. Or end up wedged between bus and oncomming veichle. They end up with their insurance and licenses docked..

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    Mute Warren Doyle
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    Oct 29th 2016, 5:34 PM

    @Ivan Enoughofit: try driving a bus up the Navan road and see how much common sense there is floating around, you could make a blooper reel out of 5 minutes of driving through Dublin city centre,

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    Oct 29th 2016, 1:54 PM

    I hot 9 out of 10 but i’m not always nice.

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    Oct 29th 2016, 1:55 PM

    Fat fingers about above i meant got not hot.

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    Mute Borys S
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    Oct 29th 2016, 3:34 PM

    Knowing driving rules doesn’t mean you can drive… Good instinct, paying attention and common sense are the important ones.

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    Mute OCallaghan TP
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    Oct 29th 2016, 6:27 PM

    People really need to check the rules of the road. How some drivers escape a crash or death is behond me. Near where I live there is a roundabout. I see near misses there almost everyday . Driver’s approaching the roundabout when they see no car on it speed up and take the roundabout at speed. Then you have idiots on it and haven’t a clue what lane to be in ..or what the indicator is for. Just today this moron was more interested in having a phone conversation at the roundabout than attempting to cross it. .. where are the cops then !!

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    Mute Arek Pierozynski
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    Oct 29th 2016, 10:50 AM

    10/10 but the question about overtaking on motorway had no right answer available. You can pass on both sides if there are 3 or more lanes.

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    Mute Lily
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    Oct 29th 2016, 12:00 PM

    No, you can pass on the left lane if traffic is moving slowly on the right lane.

    *not weaving in and out of traffic, but if you have middle lane hogs going slowly and traffic is moving faster on left lane and your in the left lane, you can pass them out.

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    Mute Greig Fairfield
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    Oct 29th 2016, 12:23 PM

    Correct lily. Especially when build up of traffic if you are in the left lane and traffic is slower in middle and offside you can pass, not undertake vehicles however

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    Mute Mjhint
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    Oct 29th 2016, 1:55 PM

    Correct lily or if the traffic is turning right on a dual carriageway.

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    Oct 29th 2016, 1:59 PM

    I hate the steady 30 miles an hour no matter if they are on the m50 any road. Even thinking about it makes my blood boil and then i tailgate. Bad i know!!!!!

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    Mute Shawn Rahoon
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    Oct 29th 2016, 2:20 PM

    Jayo You must have missed the quiz a few weeks ago. Q5 When can you overtake in the left lane? Ans, When traffic in the right lane is turning right or when traffic in the right moving slower than the left.

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    Mute Shawn Rahoon
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    Oct 29th 2016, 4:57 PM

    Greig. Undertaking is overtaking on the left or passing on nearside. You don’t have to be changing lanes for it to be called undertaking, If traffic in lane 3 is passing lane 2 they are overtaking. If lane 1 is passing lane 2 then they are undertaking.

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    Oct 29th 2016, 12:54 PM

    Shyte quiz

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    Mute Warren Doyle
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    Oct 29th 2016, 5:35 PM

    @AJB123: very good quiz , some people need the obvious pointed out to them

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    Oct 29th 2016, 8:03 PM

    10/10. But when I do it truthfully it’s a 0/10.

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    Mute patrick boland
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    Oct 29th 2016, 7:40 PM

    Could you pass on my 100% mark to my insurance company

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    Mute Robert O'Rourke
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    Oct 29th 2016, 11:02 PM

    That’ll be an extra 200 on your premium please.

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    Mute Francid Dooley
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    Oct 30th 2016, 12:00 AM

    I got 10 out 10 so I sent it to Facebook to show how clever I am. But it wont show what a mighty man I am so no point sending to Facebook

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    Oct 29th 2016, 8:31 PM

    I refused to get 10/10

    I refused to answer the following correctly .

    What’s the official way to say ‘thanks’ to another driver?

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    Oct 29th 2016, 10:59 PM

    It’s time the drivers hit back at them cyclists. We should have a cull every second Sunday at least!

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    Mute Jimmyjoe Wallace
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    Oct 30th 2016, 8:55 AM

    Hate speech alert

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    Mute Hugh Jass
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    Oct 29th 2016, 2:57 PM

    Slow down and wait for the bus to pull out in front of you??? Are you joking. Why would I want a big slow bus that is stopping every 2 minutes in front of you.

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    Oct 30th 2016, 12:22 AM

    Anyone who got less than a full 10/10 on this shouldn’t be allowed to use a public bus, let alone drive a car

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    Oct 30th 2016, 12:31 AM

    Straight on can’t go wrong!!

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    Oct 29th 2016, 3:55 PM

    The question:
    If you’re taking the second exit at a roundabout when should you indicate?
    The correct answer (which is not given) is to indicate your intentions as soon as you reach the roundabout.
    So in this example you indicate right and then indicate left when your turnoff is coming up.
    The correct indicator procedure at roundabouts tells other drivers that you are leaving the roundabout or staying on it and speeds up traffic leaving or joining the roundabout.

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    Oct 29th 2016, 4:14 PM

    Depends where the second exit is and if there are subsequent exits.

    If it’s a 3oclock with no subsequent exits you should indicate right approaching roundabout. It it’s at 12 o clock and there are subsequent exits you only indicate left after passing the first exit. You never indicate right.

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    Mute Alan Rothwell
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    Oct 29th 2016, 4:20 PM

    Nope. At a standard roundabout (four roads off it), you indicate left before you get to the roundabout, if you’re going left, indicate right on approach, if you’re going right and don’t indicate on approach if you’re going straight on. Thay way everyone knows what you’re doing before you yet there. And ALWAYS indicate left when you pass the exit just before your exit. DON’T indicate right when you’re in the left lane!!

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    Mute Neville Patterson
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    Oct 30th 2016, 6:59 AM

    You’re exactly the problem. No clue. At all.

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    Oct 30th 2016, 7:50 AM

    Alan, what if the 1st exit is to your right?

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    Mute Jimmy Murphy
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    Oct 29th 2016, 7:08 PM

    10/10, but stupidly easy questions. Besides most drivers know what they should do, what they actually do are very different things.

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