HOW well do you know the rules of the road and are you able to correctly answer the top questions learner drivers commonly get wrong?
The AA driving school has revealed the hardest questions on the theory test after analysing five and a half million answers on the Driving Theory Test app.
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With only a fifth of qualified drivers feeling very confident that they could pass if they retook it today, how do you stack up?
You can find the answers to all questions at the bottom of the article.
Here are the five ones that over half of all app users get wrong.
The first is based on rejoining the carriageway after stopping in an emergency area, and 55.3 per cent of users answered this incorrectly.
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You have stopped in an emergency area. What must you do before you rejoin the carriageway?
- A) Use the emergency telephone
- B) Give an arm signal as you are moving off
- C) Switch on your vehicle’s headlights
- D) Move away with your hazard lights on
Next up is a question about motorways and 55.2 per cent of app users answered this one wrong.
Where can you find reflective amber studs on a motorway?
- A) Separating the slip road from the motorway
- B) On the left-hand edge of the road
- C) On the right-hand edge of the road
- D) Separating the lanes
55.4 per cent of practising drivers incorrectly answered the following question:
What will happen if your car’s wheels are unbalanced?
- A) The steering will pull to one side
- B) The steering will vibrate
- C) The brakes will fail
- D) The tyres will deflate
Up next, what should you do when you park at night on a road that has a 40 mph speed limit? – 52.1 per cent got this one wrong:
- A) Park facing the traffic
- B) Leave parking lights switched on
- C) Leave dipped headlights switched on
- D) Park near a streetlight
Just over half of app users (51 per cent) got this question wrong:
You’ve broken down on a two-way road. You have a warning triangle. At least how far from your vehicle should you place the warning triangle?
- A) 5 metres (16 feet)
- B) 25 metres (82 feet)
- C) 45 metres (147 feet)
- D) 100 metres (328 feet)
With the last four questions, just under half of those quizzed got the answers wrong.
Where may you overtake on a one-way street?
- A) Only on the left-hand side
- B) Overtaking isn’t allowed
- C) Only on the right-hand side
- D) On either the right or the left
Just over 49 per cent of respondents got this one wrong.
What does the solid white line at the side of the road indicate?
- A) Traffic lights ahead
- B) Edge of the carriageway
- C) Footpath on the left
- D) Cycle path
The final question that 49.3 per cent of people got wrong is about a common road sign.
A single-carriageway road has this sign (a white circle with a black stripe in it).
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What’s the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?
- A) 30 mph
- B) 40 mph
- C) 50 mph
- D) 60 mph
AA research found that young drivers are much more likely to feel extremely confident in passing their theory test if they had to retake it.
Men are almost twice as confident as women despite curing pass rates for theory tests showing that 47.2 per cent of women will pass compared to 43.7 per cent of men.
Camilla Benitz, Managing Director of AA Driving School, said: “It’s fascinating to see which theory test questions people find the hardest to get right on our app, and hopefully the list will help people revise successfully for their test.
“Qualified drivers, many of whom are not confident they have enough knowledge to pass a retake of the theory test, may want to brush up on the Highway Code to ensure they have the information they need to drive safely and correctly.”
Now, it’s time to see how you did.
Here are the correct answers to the questions:
A.Use the emergency telephone
C. On the right-hand edge of the road
B. The steering will vibrate
B. Leave parking lights switched on
C. 45 metres (147 feet)
D. On either the right or the left
A. When you’re on a one-way street
B. Edge of the carriageway
C. 50 mph
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