Theory Exam - Meteoria

1. What are you required to do according to the following road sign?

Slow down and prepare for a possible stop if necessary, before the railway tracks.
Stop 2 meters before the railway tracks and check if a train is approaching.
Drive faster and quickly cross the railway tracks.
If you see the train’s lights, stop 30 meters before the railway tracks.

2. Define “own weight”:

The vehicle’s weight including all accessories plus fuel, water and oil, excluding driver and freight.
The vehicle’s weight with freight and with the driver, including the weight of the all accessories plus fuel.
The vehicle’s volume including all accessories plus fuel, water and oil, excluding driver and freight.
The vehicle’s weight including all accessories plus fuel, water and oil, including driver and freight.

3. What are the advantages in looking far ahead?

It allows the driver to engage in other activities while driving straight.
It allows you to plan your drive according to the road’s condition and to avoid being surprised by other road users.
There are no advantages in looking far ahead. The important thing is what’s happening close to the vehicle.
It has no advantages. Only looking to the sides assists the driver.

4. Which of the following traffic signs instructs to pass a given place from its left side only?

5. What should a driver do after parking his vehicle?

Turn on all the winkers.
Ensure that the vehicle remains immobile and cannot move
Place a warning triangle.
Place a “We’ll be back soon” sign.

6. According to the law, is there any significance to the manner in which the freight is arranged on the vehicle?

The load on the axles is not significant as long as the overall weight is within permitted levels.
Only the load on the rear axles should not exceed the permitted load according to traffic regulations.
Yes,it should be ensured that the freight is arranged and anchored to the vehicle so it doesn’t fall off.
The load on the axles may exceed the load that was determined by the vehicle’s manufacturer or by regulations by up to 20%.

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

You may pass the marked place from either its right or left.
Pass the place that is marked with a signpost from its right.
No right or left turn.
It is prohibited to drive forward.

8. What are you required to do according to the following road sign?

Drive fast in the right lane.
Slow down gently and refrain from sudden braking or sharp turns.
Shift into high gear.
Drive in the right lane and overtake quickly.

9. What should a driver do when there’s a change in his health condition?

Report it to the Licensing Authority.
Report it to the Licensing Office if it is a result of a road accident only.
Report it immediately to the Ministry of Health.
Report about it to the Licensing Office within 20 days.

10. 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.

11. How would you conduct yourself when approaching a place, as described in the picture?

Hoot to those standing by the vehicle, and make it clear that you intend on continuing driving without interruption.
Slow down and pull into the right “hard shoulder” until the opposite lane is cleared.
Stop at the right side of the road and wait for the rescue forces to arrive.
Slow down and stop if necessary, and give right of way to the traffic coming from the opposite direction.

12. Which of the following vehicles must carry a fire extinguisher?

All motor vehicles, except for private passenger cars, tractors, motorcycles and motorcycle and side-car
All commercial vehicles, public buses and tractors.
All motor vehicles with more than two wheels.
Trucks and public buses only.

13. In which cases are you legally obliged to slow down?

When the road is obstructed, or having poor visibility or sharp bends.
Before and during overtaking, for increased safety.
In a place that is shaded by a boulevard of high trees.
When you approach a place in which delinquent activity might take place.

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

No entry for vehicles the width of which is less than the width indicated in the sign.
No entry for freight-carrying vehicles the width of which (vehicle and freight) exceeds the width indicated in the sign.
No entry only for commercial vehicles the width of which exceeds the width indicated in the sign.
No entry for non-motor vehicles only.

15. 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.

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. Is it permitted to make a right U-turn where the following road sign is placed?

No.
Yes, when no other sign is placed to prohibit it.
It is permitted, even when a “no U-turn” sign is placed.
Yes, in daylight only.

18. Is it permitted to drive downhill on neutral gear?

It is allowed to shift to neutral gear while driving a public vehicle, a bus or a taxi downhill in a non-urban road only.
It is absolutely forbidden. the gears must always be selected and operated .
It is allowed to shift to neutral gear in any non-urban road which is moderately sloped, in order to save fuel.
It is possible to drive in neutral gear in a moderate slope, where there is no risk of brake overheating, in order to save fuel.

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

Tunnel entrance.
Barrier ahead.
Vehicle height restriction. No entry for a vehicle that exceeds, with its cargo, the height that is indicated in the sign.
Narrow and low roadway.

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

Road for motor vehicles only.
You have right of way in the road that crosses.
No through road (cul-de-sac) to your right.
Special entrance to schools or kindergartens.

21. “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.

22. A paraplegic is driving it the city and is in a hurry to a scheduled medical examination :

He is prohibited to use the bus lane as well as to exceed the speed limit.
He is permitted to exceed the speed limit.
He is permitted to exceed the speed limit while driving in a bus lane only.
He is permitted to use the bus lane, but is prohibited from exceeing the speed limit.

23. What are the risks of driving in high speeds?

Serious damage to the vehicle's front tires and steering system.
Fast wear and tear of the engine.
There is risk in driving in high speeds.
Reduced ability of stopping the vehicle in time in order to prevent an accident, and even loss of control over the vehicle.

24. When is it permitted to drive in reverse?

When it is required from a traffic-related point of view.
When it is required for personal reasons, even if driving in reverse is not essential.
Only when the roadway is wider than 4 meters.
It is always permitted, as long as we are always seen by other drivers.

25. What should you carefully check while purchasing a used tire for your vehicle?

Only that the size of the new tire is identical to that of the old tire.
Only that the shape of the tire’s sole (the tire’s surface) is identical to that of the old tire.
Only that the air pressure of the new tire is identical to that of the old tire.
The tire’s manufacture date, to ensure it is not too old (over 2 years).

26. How would you conduct yourself according to the picture?

Glance at the mirrors, slow down and stop if necessary.
Drive faster and honk gently.
Honk for warning and continue driving in normal speed.
Honk loudly to warn pedestrians.

27. When is it permitted to drive on a pavement?

It is permitted to drive on the sidewalk when one wants to cross it in order to enter/exit a yard or building.
It is absolutely prohibited to drive on the sidewalk.
It is permitted to drive on the sidewalk when it is free of pedestrians.
It is permitted to drive on the sidewalk when the road is blocked or obstructed

28. Driving behind the heavy vehicle in the given road conditions, obligate you to:

The road conditions do not require any special conduct.
Drive closely behind the heavy vehicle ahead.
Keeping distance is not necessary because the speed is anyway slow.
Keep your distance, drive slowly and patiently.

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

The number of a regional road.
The distance to the nearest roadway (in k.p.h).
The number of a freeway. (Motorway)
The distance to the nearest intersection (in k.p.h).

30. When a driver gives “right of way”, it means that:

He merges with traffic without causing an accident
He allows other drivers to continue driving without causing them to change their speed or to stop
He barely manages to push into the traffic flow
He enters the traffic flow in the same speed as the other vehicles.

Theory Exam - Heavy Trucks Exam (C)

1. What are you required to do according to the following road sign?

2. Define “own weight”:

3. What are the advantages in looking far ahead?

4. Which of the following traffic signs instructs to pass a given place from its left side only?

5. What should a driver do after parking his vehicle?

6. According to the law, is there any significance to the manner in which the freight is arranged on the vehicle?

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

8. What are you required to do according to the following road sign?

9. What should a driver do when there’s a change in his health condition?

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

11. How would you conduct yourself when approaching a place, as described in the picture?

12. Which of the following vehicles must carry a fire extinguisher?

13. In which cases are you legally obliged to slow down?

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

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

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

17. Is it permitted to make a right U-turn where the following road sign is placed?

18. Is it permitted to drive downhill on neutral gear?

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

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

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

22. A paraplegic is driving it the city and is in a hurry to a scheduled medical examination :

23. What are the risks of driving in high speeds?

24. When is it permitted to drive in reverse?

25. What should you carefully check while purchasing a used tire for your vehicle?

26. How would you conduct yourself according to the picture?

27. When is it permitted to drive on a pavement?

28. Driving behind the heavy vehicle in the given road conditions, obligate you to:

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

30. When a driver gives “right of way”, it means that: