Driving licence test: practice questions

Try three questions

Three questions from the Nigeria bank, as you'll see them in the app.

1. Where a pedestrian crossing has a traffic signal, what does the law require of a pedestrian?

   1. The pedestrian must not enter the crossing except in accordance with the indications of that signal
   2. The signal only governs vehicles, not pedestrians
   3. The pedestrian may cross whenever there is a gap in traffic, signal notwithstanding
   4. The pedestrian must wait for a marshal's hand signal even where a light is present
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   Answer: The pedestrian must not enter the crossing except in accordance with the indications of that signal

   Regulation 173(1) requires that where a pedestrian crossing has a traffic signal, a pedestrian must not enter the crossing except in accordance with the signal's indications.

2. What restriction applies to opening a vehicle's door on the traffic side?

   1. The restriction applies only to commercial vehicles, provided the Commission has not published a variation or exemption applicable to that class of vehicle
   2. Doors on the traffic side may never be opened under any circumstances, at the discretion of the Federal Road Safety Corps having regard to the circumstances of the case
   3. It must not be opened until reasonably safe, and must not be left open longer than necessary to load or unload passengers
   4. Only the driver's door is restricted; passenger doors are unrestricted
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   Answer: It must not be opened until reasonably safe, and must not be left open longer than necessary to load or unload passengers

   Regulation 187(2)-(3) prohibits opening a vehicle door on the side available to moving traffic until it is reasonably safe, and prohibits leaving that door open longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.

3. Following the 2016 amendment, what is the default fine for failing to comply with a provision of the Regulations where no other penalty is specifically prescribed?

   1. N50,000
   2. N5,000
   3. N500
   4. N2,000
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   Answer: N5,000

   Regulation 219(1), as amended in 2016, substituted N5,000 for the original N2,000 as the omnibus penalty for contravening a provision of the Regulations for which no other penalty is prescribed.

Where the questions come from

Written from the published rules · National Road Traffic Regulations 2012 (Nigeria). See every official source

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