Theory Exam - Meteoria

1. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Entrance to a one-way street.
Freeway ahead.
Follow the direction of the arrow. No entry for bicycles.
One-lane roadway ahead.

2. How is a driver required to conduct himself when approaching schools or playgrounds?

Avoid entering the street, except at night time.
Continue driving normally and pay attention to the pedestrian crossings only.
Honk continuously to warn children not to jump to the road.
Slow down and become more alert.

3. While overtaking or passing by another vehicle:

It is permitted to pass the speed limit for a moment, if necessary.
You should drive precisely at the same speed as the overtaken vehicle.
It is prohibited to drive over the speed limit.
You should drive 10 k.p.h slower than the overtaken vehicle.

4. What are you required to do when the truck in the picture enters your driving lane?

Allow it to enter the lane without disturbance.
You should stay on the left lane and drive faster.
You should drive faster and prevent it from entering.
You should move to the right lane in order to continue driving.

5. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Proceed carefully (hand held sign).
Drive fast.
Drive without stopping. Stopping is prohibited.
Stop and wait for the instructions of the traffic flagger.

6. When is it lawfully required to perform a vehicle license test?

Every two years, for all vehicle types.
Every two years for commercial vehicles and every year for motorcycles.
Every two years for all types of private passenger vehicles, without any restriction on the vehicle’s age.
Every year or any other lawfully defined period.

7. Who is permitted to summon a vehicle to undergo a technical examination?

A Municipal Inspector, an employee of the Public Works Department, and a policeman carrying a policeman certificate.
An examiner of the Licensing Authority as well as a policeman carrying a traffic examiner certificate.
Any manager of a licensed garage.
The Director of the Standardization Department in the Israel Bureau of Standards.

8. What impossible situation is depicted in the following picture?

the road signs contradict each other.
A “one-way road” sign should be placed on both sides of the roadway.
A “right of way” sign must be placed on both sides of the roadway.
A “one-way road” sign should be placed on the left side of the roadway.

9. On a single lane two-way road, when the lanes are divided by an unbroken separation line:

Stopping and parking are unrestricted, unless any appropriate road sign is placed.
Parking and stopping are prohibited, even on the “hard shoulder”.
Stopping and parking are permitted in parallel to the sidewalk only.
Stopping is permitted for buses only.

10. How would you respond to the indications in the following picture?

Swerve left and accelerate to avoid hitting passengers that are about to get out of the vehicle.
Continue driving normally.
Slow down and be prepared to stop, in order to avoid hitting the open door.
Honk loudly and continuously and swerve left, to avoid hitting the opening door.

11. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Cross the roundabout from its left.
The drivers inside the roundabout should yield when you enter it.
Roundabout ahead.
No right-of-way in the next square.

12. In your opinion, is the white vehicle within the curve positioned correctly?

No, the vehicle is close to the middle of the roadway and it endangers vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
In sharp curves it is necessary to “cut” through the curve, in order to reduce the centrifugal force (the force that acts on the vehicle while it turns).
When there is no other vehicle in the curve it is possible to be positioned anywhere within it.
When driving on a sharp curve, it is required to stay in it as shortly as possible; hence his position is correct.

13. What is the maximum allowed speed in a “play street”?

10 KPH.
20 KPH.
40 KPH.
30 KPH.

14. Is it permissible to stop a vehicle next to another vehicle that is parking at the side of the road?

Yes, in an urban road only.
It is absolutely forbidden.
Yes, during “light time” only.
Yes, when the lane’s width exceeds 2.5 meters.

15. In your opinion, why was a continuous line marked on the roadway?

Because of the limited field of vision ahead.
Because of the tree lines on both sides of the roadway.
Because there is a bus-stop bay on the right side of the roadway.
Because the roadway is narrow.

16. What is the legal definition of a “road”

Any place that is open for public passage, except for city streets
Asphalt or concrete paved road ways only.
The term “road” has no legal definition
Any rail, street, alley, square, passage, bridge and any other open space in which the public has a right to pass through

17. When are we not obligated to drive a private passenger car in the right lane?

When another vehicle overtakes us from the left.
When you pass another vehicle from its right side.
When the right lane is designated for another type of road users (e.g. public transportation lane).
When another vehicle that is driving on the left side of the road signals about its intention to start drive.

18. When approaching a junction with no traffic signs and you wish to turn right, whilst another vehicle approaches the junction from your opposite direction, you should:

Continue driving carefully.
Stop and give right of way to the approaching vehicle.
Slow down and, if needed, stop and give right of way.
In any case, stop.

19. What is the meaning of the following road sign (the yellow colored left arrow)?

It is permitted to drive to the right of the yellow line on the road.
Follow the direction of the yellow arrow only.
Public transportation vehicles are prohibited to pass the signpost on its left.
Only public transportation vehicles are permitted to pass the signpost on its left.

20. What is the risk in braking while being forced to pull onto the “hard shoulder”?

The Vehicle may spin as a result of braking on different types of road surfaces that have different grades of friction.
Loss of steering ability as a result of excessive air pressure in the tires.
Loss of steering ability as a result of excessive brake use.
Vehicle spinning, because its front wheels become locked.

21. What is a “breathalyzer test”?

A test of exhaled air by means of a device that provides information about a person’s blood alcohol level.
A stress test measuring the air quantity that enters the driver’s lungs while driving.
A test in which a person exhales into a device that gives information about his lung volume.
A test performed for new-driver applicants by a family doctor, at the requirement of the Licensing Authority.

22. When may a police officer revoke a driver’s license for a period of ninety days?

When the driver is involved in a car accident in which only property damage was caused
When the driver disobeys a stop sign
When a driver involved in an accident is reasonably suspected of causing the death of a person.
When the driver fails to give right of way.

23. In which direction should a motorcyclist focus his sight when entering into a turn?

Far ahead.
In the direction of the turn and the direction of its exit.
As close to the motorcycle as possible.
He should look far ahead and concentrate on the road signs and the surroundings of the turn.

24. What is “night time”?

The period of time in which it is required to turn on the vehicle’s parking lights
A period of heavy fog only
The period of time that starts 15 minutes following sunset and ends 15 minutes before sunrise
The period of time between sunset and the following sunrise.

25. When is it recommended to check the tire air pressure?

When the tires are hot.
When the tires are cold.
Once a year.
Before every periodic treatment.

26. How should you conduct yourself, from the place of the following sign until after the railway tracks?

Stop after the signpost and look left and right.
Slow down and cross the railway tracks at a constant speed. Don’t stop whilst on the tracks.
Give right-of-way to traffic coming from your opposite direction.
Cross the railway tracks quickly.

27. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Bar or coffee shop.
Camping spot.
Public washrooms.
Glass casting factory.

28. The “hard shoulders” are not designed for vehicle traffic, except for:

Hand propelled vehicles, tractors and slow moving vehicles, which delay the traffic behind them.
Private vehicles and motorcycles, in order to give right of way to buses.
All vehicles are prohibited to drive on the “hard shoulders”.
Taxis, in order to overtake other vehicles.

29. It is prohibited to start overtaking without verifying

Is it permitted? Will I manage to complete it safely, without any doubt?.
Does the road have a “hard shoulder”.
Does the insurance cover the damages in case of an accident?
What is the penalty for prohibited overtaking?

30. When and where are you required to turn on the direction indicator?

You should signal with the winker when you are 150 meters before the turn.
You should only signal before making right-hand and left-hand turns.
You should only signal when other passersby are near.
In such place and time that other road users can notice the given signal.

Theory Exam - Motorcycles Exam (A)

1. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

2. How is a driver required to conduct himself when approaching schools or playgrounds?

3. While overtaking or passing by another vehicle:

4. What are you required to do when the truck in the picture enters your driving lane?

5. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

6. When is it lawfully required to perform a vehicle license test?

7. Who is permitted to summon a vehicle to undergo a technical examination?

8. What impossible situation is depicted in the following picture?

9. On a single lane two-way road, when the lanes are divided by an unbroken separation line:

10. How would you respond to the indications in the following picture?

11. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

12. In your opinion, is the white vehicle within the curve positioned correctly?

13. What is the maximum allowed speed in a “play street”?

14. Is it permissible to stop a vehicle next to another vehicle that is parking at the side of the road?

15. In your opinion, why was a continuous line marked on the roadway?

16. What is the legal definition of a “road”

17. When are we not obligated to drive a private passenger car in the right lane?

18. When approaching a junction with no traffic signs and you wish to turn right, whilst another vehicle approaches the junction from your opposite direction, you should:

19. What is the meaning of the following road sign (the yellow colored left arrow)?

20. What is the risk in braking while being forced to pull onto the “hard shoulder”?

21. What is a “breathalyzer test”?

22. When may a police officer revoke a driver’s license for a period of ninety days?

23. In which direction should a motorcyclist focus his sight when entering into a turn?

24. What is “night time”?

25. When is it recommended to check the tire air pressure?

26. How should you conduct yourself, from the place of the following sign until after the railway tracks?

27. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

28. The “hard shoulders” are not designed for vehicle traffic, except for:

29. It is prohibited to start overtaking without verifying

30. When and where are you required to turn on the direction indicator?