Theory Exam - Meteoria

1. “Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front affects fuel consumption and vehicle wear and tear”. Correct or incorrect?

Incorrect: The distance has no influence on vehicle wear or fuel consumption.
Correct: Keeping distance prevents brake wear and excessive fuel consumption due to frequent acceleration and braking.
Incorrect: Using the breaks and the accelerator in order to regulate wind flow is important for increasing the driver’s alertness.
Incorrect: Keeping proper distance from the vehicle in front of you causes brake wear.

2. What are you required to ensure, among other things, before lifting the car in order to change a wheel?

That the handbrake is released until the wheel is taken off and a new wheel is installed.
That the handbrake is released throughout the change of the wheels.
That the car will not move.
There is no connection between the hand (parking) brake and the need to change a wheel.

3. What is the meaning of the light appearing in the following traffic light?

Stop – don't continue driving for as long as the red light is on.
You may continue driving after verifying that the intersection is clear.
Continue driving: Green light will appear shortly.
Drive faster before the intersection with the traffic lights, in order to cross it before the light changes.

4. What is the consequence of tyre pressure that is too high?

Uneven tire wear and shortened of tyre life.
It is harder to turn the steering wheel.
Rapid wear and tear of the steering wheel.
Longer tire life span and reduced fuel consumption.

5. The boundary of the intersection / junction is determined by:

The stop lines on each of the roads that meet in the intersection
The place in which traffic signs are posted before the intersection
The imaginary line drawn between the pavements or kerbs of each road meeting the junction.
The meeting of two or more pedestrian crossings in the intersection

6. 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.

7. What is the meaning of the signs?

Directional, above the lanes before an interchange on an Inter –urban road or a Motorway (Freeway).
Directional, to a central area or town.
Directional, to lanes before a junction, and positioned on the left.
Directional to lanes before a junction and placed on the right.

8. From the answers before you, where especially should a driver slow down?

On an inter-urban road.
In a congested area.
Whilst driving on a main road.
Whilst driving on an inter city road without a built central divider.

9. The level of which types of fluids is a driver required to check in his vehicle?

Clutch oil and engine oil.
Steering wheel oil and clutch oil.
Brake fluid and air-condition gas.
Engine oil, coolant, brake fluid and windshield cleaning fluid.

10. The manufacure date of a vehicle’s tire is:

Noted in the vehicle book.
Marked on the tire.
Noted in the vehicle’s registration document.
Noted in the vehicle’s insurance policy.

11. Are motorcycles permitted to enter a road before which the following traffic sign is placed?

Yes.
Yes, entry is permitted for all motor vehicles.
No.
Yes, except for tri-motorcycles.

12. 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.

13. The following illustration shows an intersection with traffic signs. What is the correct manner of making a turn from street C to street A?

From lane 5 to lane 3.
From lane 5 to lane 4.
From lane 6 to lane 4.
From lane 5 to lane 3 or to lane 4.

14. What is a “security vehicle”?

A fire-fighting vehicle only.
Any ambulance, police vehicle, fire fighting vehicle, or any other security vehicle that gives a red or blue light and makes a siren sound.
A Red Magen David Ambulance only.
Any Israel Police vehicle.

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

You have right-of-way on the narrow road.
Give right-of-way in a narrow road to traffic from the opposite direction.
Traffic restrictions on the right of the road.
Two-way traffic ahead.

16. What is the consequence of tyre pressure that is too low?

Increased driving noise at high speeds.
Increased wear and tear of the gear box.
Rapid wear and tear of the steering wheel.
Accelerated wear and tear of the tyres and reduced vehicle stability.

17. Within which distance before and after a railway crossing is it allowed to stand or park a vehicle?

At least six meters from the crossing.
At least twenty meters from the crossing.
At least four meters from the crossing.
At least twelve meters from the crossing.

18. Can a driver refuse to undergo a Breathalyzer test after being requested to do so by a policeman?

Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because the policeman represents the health care system and not the law.
A driver is forbidden to refuse a policeman’s request to undergo a “breath test” or to give a blood/urine/saliva sample for testing.
Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because the test contradicts the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty.
Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because of the Protection of Privacy Law.

19. What should a driver do when he detects a safety failure in the steering wheel or brakes while driving?

Continue driving carefully until the nearest garage.
He should stop driving only if the failure is in the ignition or fuel system.
Stop driving immediately.
Identify the source of the problem and try to overcome it.

20. You are driving vehicle no. 2. What should you do in the following situation?

Enter the intersection together with the red vehicle.
Give right of way to the red vehicle (1).
Continue driving (2), since you are on the main road
Continue driving normally - The red vehicle (1) is turning left and therefore it has to yield.

21. When does the law require a driver to “reduce the speed of a vehicle”?

When the driver approaches speed limit.
Before completing an overtaking maneuver in a two-way road.
Reduction of speed is required when there is imminent danger to life or property.
When the driver is tired.

22. Non adjusted headlights:

Do not affect driving in the dark.
Cause self-blinding when driving in the dark.
Do not iluminate the road as required by law.
Increase the driver’s alertness – especially during the night.

23. How many vehicles is it permitted to tow by a commercial vehicle with an all up weight exceeding 2,200 kg?

Two vehicles.
One vehicle, unless approved otherwise by the Licensing Authority.
Only a tractor is permitted to tow another vehicle. A small commercial vehicle is prohibited to do so.
There is no restriction on the number of vehicles that can be towed.

24. What are you required to do after passing the following traffic sign, which is placed to your left?

Stop before level crossing.
Give right of way to traffic on the crossing road.
Drive normally. You are on a roadway that has right-of-way.
It is the end of the road section that has right of way.

25. What are you required to do according to the following traffic signs?

Turn leftt. Turn after the sign.
Drive left. Turn after the sign. A yellow arrow shows the direction of driving for restricted vehicles only.
Drive left. Turn after the sign.. A yellow arrow shows the direction of driving for private passenger cars only.
Drive right. Turn before the sign.

26. Do you (vehicle no. 3) have to give right-of-way to the cyclist (2) in the roundabout?

No, because the cyclist always yields to other vehicles.
No, it depends on my good will.
Yes, always
No, the rules of right-of-way in a roundabout do not apply to cyclists.

27. Is it permitted to use any other means for signaling when the electric signaling system is not functioning?

It is required to give signal by hand, but only in good weather conditions.
It is required under these circumstances to give signal by hand.
No. You must use the direction indicator for signaling.
It is required to give signal by hand, but only at night.

28. A driver’s license will not be renewed if it was expired for a period of more than:

Nine months, unless the license holder passes the required examinations and tests, as directed by the Licensing Authority
Four months, unless the license holder passes the required examinations and tests, as directed by the Licensing Authority
Six months, unless the license holder passes the required examinations and tests, as directed by the Licensing Authority
One year, unless the license holder passes the required examinations and tests, as directed by the Licensing Authority

29. Four parking spaces for handicapped drivers are marked, one next to the other, in Herzel Street. All four spaces are currently free:

Drivers that do not display the handicap card showing the same sign as The road sign, even if they are free at the moment cannot use the parking spaces
Non-handicapped drivers are permitted to use the handicapped parking spaces for a short while, as long as they leave a phone number in which they can be reached at any moment.
Non-handicapped drivers are permitted to use the handicapped parking spaces for a short while, as long as at least half of these spaces are free.
Non-handicapped drivers are permitted to use the handicapped parking spaces for a moment, as long as they stay in the vehicle while it is parked.

30. What is the meaning of the road sign?

Early warning to destinations before an Inter urban junction.
Early warning to destinations before a junction in an urban area.
Early warning to destination before leaving an Urban area.
Early warning to destinations before a motor –way (Freeway).

Theory Exam - Private Vehicles Exam (B)

1. “Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front affects fuel consumption and vehicle wear and tear”. Correct or incorrect?

2. What are you required to ensure, among other things, before lifting the car in order to change a wheel?

3. What is the meaning of the light appearing in the following traffic light?

4. What is the consequence of tyre pressure that is too high?

5. The boundary of the intersection / junction is determined by:

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

7. What is the meaning of the signs?

8. From the answers before you, where especially should a driver slow down?

9. The level of which types of fluids is a driver required to check in his vehicle?

10. The manufacure date of a vehicle’s tire is:

11. Are motorcycles permitted to enter a road before which the following traffic sign is placed?

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

13. The following illustration shows an intersection with traffic signs. What is the correct manner of making a turn from street C to street A?

14. What is a “security vehicle”?

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

16. What is the consequence of tyre pressure that is too low?

17. Within which distance before and after a railway crossing is it allowed to stand or park a vehicle?

18. Can a driver refuse to undergo a Breathalyzer test after being requested to do so by a policeman?

19. What should a driver do when he detects a safety failure in the steering wheel or brakes while driving?

20. You are driving vehicle no. 2. What should you do in the following situation?

21. When does the law require a driver to “reduce the speed of a vehicle”?

22. Non adjusted headlights:

23. How many vehicles is it permitted to tow by a commercial vehicle with an all up weight exceeding 2,200 kg?

24. What are you required to do after passing the following traffic sign, which is placed to your left?

25. What are you required to do according to the following traffic signs?

26. Do you (vehicle no. 3) have to give right-of-way to the cyclist (2) in the roundabout?

27. Is it permitted to use any other means for signaling when the electric signaling system is not functioning?

28. A driver’s license will not be renewed if it was expired for a period of more than:

29. Four parking spaces for handicapped drivers are marked, one next to the other, in Herzel Street. All four spaces are currently free:

30. What is the meaning of the road sign?