Learner's licence test: practice questions

Try five questions

Five questions from the Namibia bank, as you'll see them in the app.

1. You are about to pass a bus that has stopped on the road. What must you do?

   1. Pass it with care for people getting on or off, or walking to it
   2. Hoot and pass quickly before the bus pulls away again
   3. Stop behind it and wait until it has driven away
   4. Pass it on its left so you stay clear of oncoming traffic
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   Answer: Pass it with care for people getting on or off, or walking to it

   Regulation 329(5) requires care for people approaching or leaving a stationary bus, since they often step out from in front of it.

2. May you let a passenger hold or turn the steering wheel while you drive?

   1. Yes, as long as the passenger holds a driving licence
   2. Yes, for short distances on a quiet road
   3. Yes, as long as your own hands stay near the wheel
   4. No, nobody may take hold of the steering while you drive
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   Answer: No, nobody may take hold of the steering while you drive

   Regulation 341 forbids a driver to let anyone take hold of or interfere with the steering or controls, unless the driver is clearly no longer able to control the vehicle.

3. Someone was killed or injured in a crash. When may the vehicles be moved?

   1. As soon as the drivers involved have agreed who was at fault
   2. With a traffic officer's permission, or to clear a fully blocked road after marking their positions
   3. Immediately, so that traffic can flow again
   4. Only after both insurance companies have inspected them
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   Answer: With a traffic officer's permission, or to clear a fully blocked road after marking their positions

   Section 78 forbids moving vehicles from a crash with injury or death without a traffic officer's permission, except to clear a fully blocked road after marking their positions.

4. What does ABS do?

   1. Warns of low fuel and of low tyre pressure at the same time
   2. Prevents the wheels from locking under heavy braking so you can still steer
   3. Increases engine power automatically when the wheels begin to slip
   4. Automatically parks the vehicle by steering it into a space at low speed
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   Answer: Prevents the wheels from locking under heavy braking so you can still steer

   Anti-lock braking pulses the brakes to keep the wheels turning, preserving steering control.

5. Under-inflated tyres cause:

   1. Better fuel economy, because the tyre rolls with less resistance
   2. Quieter running, because the softer tyre absorbs more road noise
   3. A shorter braking distance, because more of the tread is in contact with the road
   4. Increased wear on the outer edges, poor handling and greater blowout risk
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   Answer: Increased wear on the outer edges, poor handling and greater blowout risk

   A soft tyre flexes and overheats, wearing the shoulders and risking a blowout at speed.

Where the questions come from

Written from the published rules · Road Traffic and Transport Act 22 of 1999 and Road Traffic and Transport Regulations, 2001 (Namibia). See every official source

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