K53 learner's licence test: practice questions

Try three questions

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

1. After overtaking, when should you return to the left lane?

   1. Only at the next intersection, where the lanes divide
   2. When you can see the whole overtaken vehicle in your rear-view mirror
   3. After 100 m, whether or not the vehicle is clear behind you
   4. Immediately, as soon as you have passed the other vehicle's bumper
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   Answer: When you can see the whole overtaken vehicle in your rear-view mirror

   Seeing the entire vehicle in your rear-view mirror confirms you have enough clearance to move back safely.

2. You are driving behind a heavy truck on a hill. Why should you keep well back?

   1. To improve your view of the road ahead and stay out of the driver's blind spot
   2. A heavy truck brakes far more suddenly than a light vehicle does, so more room is needed
   3. To save fuel by sitting in the slipstream behind the truck
   4. Because the noise and exhaust of a truck are unpleasant to follow
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   Answer: To improve your view of the road ahead and stay out of the driver's blind spot

   Distance improves your forward view and keeps you visible in the truck driver's mirrors.

3. What is a blind spot?

   1. A dark stretch of road your headlights do not reach
   2. A dip in the road that hides oncoming traffic
   3. An area around your vehicle not visible in the mirrors
   4. An area of road covered by fog or low cloud
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   Answer: An area around your vehicle not visible in the mirrors

   Blind spots must be checked by turning your head, because mirrors alone cannot show them.

Where the questions come from

Written from the published rules · K53 rules of the road (National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996). See every official source

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