KSA Driving Theory Practice

Road Parts: Practice Questions

This topic introduces the parts of a road and the vocabulary used throughout the handbook. You will learn what the carriageway, highway, service road, merge lane, traffic island and open road are, and what counts as an intersection. It also covers sidewalks, bicycle lanes and pedestrian crossings, including how pedestrian signals work: steady green means they may cross, flashing green means those who have not started should wait, and red means do not cross. Drivers must slow down and stop for pedestrians at unsignalled crossings.

32 questions (31 core, 1 extra) · Handbook pp. 39–44 · Unit 1: Signs, Road Rules & Violations

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Question 1What is the road (carriageway) intended for?

  1. AParking only
  2. BThe movement of vehicles (correct answer)
  3. CPedestrian walking
  4. DHolding public events

Correct answer: B. The road is intended for vehicle movement; it may have several lanes marked on its surface. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.Source: Handbook p. 39

Question 2How can you tell where the lanes of a multi-lane road are?

  1. AFrom the colour of the kerb
  2. BLanes are never marked
  3. CFrom the street lights
  4. DFrom the markings on the road surface (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. A road may contain several lanes, and their features are marked on the road surface.Source: Handbook p. 39

Question 3Which description fits a highway?

  1. AIt is a narrow road inside a residential neighbourhood
  2. BIt is entered and exited through entrances and exits and does not directly serve properties (correct answer)
  3. CIt is a lane reserved for pedestrians
  4. DIt gives direct access to houses and shops along it

Correct answer: B. A highway is accessed through entrances and exits and does not directly serve real estate.Source: Handbook p. 39

Question 4What is a service road?

  1. AA road accessed only through exits
  2. BA road used only by emergency vehicles
  3. CA lane for joining the motorway
  4. DA road that directly serves the neighbouring properties (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The service road directly serves neighbouring properties, unlike a highway.Source: Handbook p. 39

Question 5In the picture, which road is the service road?

Road layout: A, divided main road with double centre line; B, lower road beside buildings
  1. ARoad B, next to the buildings (correct answer)
  2. BBoth roads
  3. CNeither road
  4. DRoad A, the divided main road

Correct answer: A. Road B gives direct access to the buildings, so it is the service road. Road A is the main road that doesn't serve properties directly.Source: Handbook p. 39

Question 6What does the handbook mean by the 'open town' (open road)?

  1. AThe road network outside cities and towns (correct answer)
  2. BA road with no speed limit
  3. CA pedestrian zone in the city centre
  4. DA residential area inside the city

Correct answer: A. A residential area lies within the city; the open town is the road network outside cities and towns.Source: Handbook p. 40

Question 7Where is a residential area located?

  1. AWithin the city (correct answer)
  2. BOutside cities and towns
  3. COnly on highways
  4. DOnly next to industrial zones

Correct answer: A. A residential area is a geographic area within the city; the road network outside cities is the open town.Source: Handbook p. 40

Question 8What is a traffic island?

  1. AA parking area in the middle of a roundabout
  2. BA lane for slow vehicles
  3. CA bus stop on the side of the road
  4. DA small raised area that separates traffic moving in two different directions (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The traffic island is a small, elevated area dividing traffic into two different directions.Source: Handbook p. 40

Question 9What is the raised area marked X in the picture called?

Wide road with lane lines and a raised central strip marked X; blue car on one side, red car opposite
  1. AA service road
  2. BA merge lane
  3. CA traffic island (correct answer)
  4. DA pedestrian crossing

Correct answer: C. A small raised area separating the two directions of traffic is a traffic island.Source: Handbook p. 40

Question 10What is a merge lane?

  1. AA lane for parking
  2. BA lane reserved for buses
  3. CA lane for overtaking only
  4. DA lane that allows traffic to join a regular road or motorway (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. A merge lane lets traffic be incorporated into a regular road or motorway.Source: Handbook p. 40

Question 11Car 1 is in lane M, which ends as it joins the motorway. What is lane M called?

Motorway, one direction: car 1 in side lane M that joins the motorway, car 2 in the motorway lane, car 3 ahead
  1. AA service road
  2. BA merge lane (correct answer)
  3. CA traffic island
  4. DAn emergency lane

Correct answer: B. A lane that lets traffic join a regular road or motorway is a merge lane.Source: Handbook p. 40

Question 12Which of these counts as an 'intersection' in the handbook?

  1. AOnly roundabouts
  2. BAny crossing, junction or branching of roads, on one or more levels, including the area it forms (correct answer)
  3. COnly roads that cross at exactly 90 degrees
  4. DOnly crossings that have traffic lights

Correct answer: B. The term covers any intersection, crossing or branching of roads on one or more levels, including the area formed.Source: Handbook p. 41

Question 13Which of the following is NOT a way a controlled intersection is regulated?

  1. ABy a traffic officer
  2. BBy traffic lights
  3. CBy the driver who arrives first (correct answer)
  4. DBy road signs

Correct answer: C. Controlled intersections are regulated by light signals, road signs, or a traffic officer.Source: Handbook p. 41

Question 14An intersection has no signs, markings, lights or traffic officer. What governs who goes first?

  1. AWhoever sounds the horn first
  2. BThe priority rules (right-of-way law) (correct answer)
  3. CNothing; drivers decide freely
  4. DThe biggest vehicle

Correct answer: B. Uncontrolled intersections are without any marks and are governed by the priority rules.Source: Handbook p. 41

Question 15What does this sign warn you about?

Warning sign: red-framed triangle with three arrows in a circle, roundabout ahead
  1. AA roundabout ahead (correct answer)
  2. BA recycling area
  3. CA mandatory roundabout direction you must follow now
  4. DA U-turn ahead

Correct answer: A. A red-framed triangle is a warning sign; the circular arrows mean a roundabout ahead.Source: Handbook p. 41

Question 16What does this sign warn you about?

Warning sign: red-framed triangle with an X, crossroads ahead
  1. ARoad closed
  2. BA railway crossing
  3. CA crossroads (intersection) ahead (correct answer)
  4. DHospital ahead

Correct answer: C. The black X in a red-framed triangle warns of a crossroads ahead.Source: Handbook p. 41

Question 17 · extraHow is a bicycle lane indicated?

Mandatory sign: blue circle with a white bicycle, marking a bicycle lane
  1. ABy a brown rectangular sign
  2. BBy a yellow square sign
  3. CBy a red triangle showing a bicycle
  4. DBy a blue round mandatory sign showing a bicycle (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. A bicycle lane is marked with a mandatory (blue, circular) sign for cyclists.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 18Who is the sidewalk (pedestrian path) intended for?

  1. ACyclists and cars
  2. BMotorbikes only
  3. CVehicles that are parking
  4. DPedestrians, not vehicles (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The sidewalk is part of the road intended for pedestrian use and not for vehicles.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 19What is a pedestrian crossing?

  1. AA lane where pedestrians walk along the road
  2. BA specific part of the road that pedestrians are entitled to cross (correct answer)
  3. CA bridge for vehicles over a footpath
  4. DAny place where a pedestrian decides to cross

Correct answer: B. A pedestrian crossing is a specific part of the road pedestrians are entitled to cross. It may have white markings and traffic lights.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 20How may a pedestrian crossing be marked?

  1. AWith red painted circles
  2. BWith white markings on the road (correct answer)
  3. CIt is never marked
  4. DWith yellow zigzag lines only

Correct answer: B. Pedestrian crossings may be marked with white road markings and can also be controlled by traffic lights.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 21What does this sign mean?

Mandatory sign: blue disc with two white pedestrians, path for pedestrians only
  1. ASidewalk / path for pedestrians only (mandatory) (correct answer)
  2. BWarning: children crossing ahead
  3. CPedestrians prohibited
  4. DSchool zone ends

Correct answer: A. A blue circular sign is mandatory: this one indicates a pedestrian path. Don't confuse it with the red triangle warning of children crossing.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 22What does this sign mean?

Warning sign: red-framed triangle with two children walking, children crossing ahead
  1. AWarning: children crossing ahead (correct answer)
  2. BPlayground: no vehicles
  3. CPedestrian path only (mandatory)
  4. DPedestrians prohibited

Correct answer: A. A red-framed triangle is a warning sign; this one warns of children crossing. The blue circle with figures is the mandatory pedestrian path.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 23A blue round sign and a red-framed triangle both show walking figures. What is the difference?

  1. AThe blue circle marks a mandatory pedestrian path; the triangle warns of children crossing (correct answer)
  2. BThe blue circle bans pedestrians; the triangle allows them
  3. CBoth mean exactly the same thing
  4. DThe blue circle warns of children; the triangle marks a pedestrian path

Correct answer: A. The handbook stresses never confusing these two: blue circle = mandatory pedestrian path, red triangle = children crossing warning.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 24What does this sign warn you about?

Warning sign: red-framed triangle with a walking pedestrian on a zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing ahead
  1. AA bus stop ahead
  2. BA pedestrian path only
  3. CA pedestrian crossing ahead (correct answer)
  4. DNo pedestrians allowed

Correct answer: C. This red-framed warning triangle shows a pedestrian on a crossing: a pedestrian crossing is ahead.Source: Handbook p. 42

Question 25You approach a pedestrian crossing with no traffic lights and no traffic officer. A pedestrian wants to cross. What must you do?

Zebra crossing: a pedestrian waits at the kerb; car 1 approaches from the left; pedestrian-crossing sign at the roadside
  1. ASlow down and stop in front of the crossing to let them cross (correct answer)
  2. BSpeed up to pass before they step out
  3. CSound the horn so the pedestrian waits
  4. DKeep your speed; pedestrians must wait for a gap

Correct answer: A. At crossings without lights or an officer, drivers must slow down to stop in front of the crossing if pedestrians want to cross.Source: Handbook p. 43

Question 26When approaching an unsignalled pedestrian crossing, what should your speed allow you to do?

  1. APass the crossing before anyone steps out
  2. BStop in front of the crossing if a pedestrian wants to cross (correct answer)
  3. CBrake only after reaching the crossing
  4. DOvertake the car ahead on the crossing

Correct answer: B. Slow down in time so you can stop before the crossing; the safety of pedestrians must not be endangered.Source: Handbook p. 43

Question 27The pedestrian signal shows a steady green figure. What does it mean for pedestrians?

Pedestrian signal: steady green walking figure in a dark signal box
  1. AThey must run across immediately
  2. BThey may cross but should still watch the traffic (correct answer)
  3. CVehicles have priority on the crossing
  4. DThey must not start crossing

Correct answer: B. A continuous green light allows pedestrians to cross, but they need to monitor traffic.Source: Handbook p. 44

Question 28The pedestrian signal is flashing green. What should a pedestrian who has NOT yet stepped onto the crossing do?

Pedestrian signal with a flashing green walking figure below a red figure, labelled FLASHING
  1. ACross slowly
  2. BStart crossing quickly
  3. CWait and not enter the crossing (correct answer)
  4. DCross only if no car is visible

Correct answer: C. Flashing green means the signal will soon turn red: those already crossing should speed up, those approaching must wait.Source: Handbook p. 44

Question 29A pedestrian is halfway across when the signal starts flashing green. What should they do?

  1. AContinue at a slow pace
  2. BGo back to where they started
  3. CSpeed up to finish crossing (correct answer)
  4. DStop in the middle of the road

Correct answer: C. Flashing green warns that red is coming soon, so pedestrians already crossing must speed up.Source: Handbook p. 44

Question 30What does a red pedestrian signal mean for pedestrians?

Pedestrian signal: red standing figure lit at top, green walking figure unlit below
  1. AThey may cross carefully
  2. BOnly children may cross
  3. CThey should cross quickly
  4. DThey must not cross (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Pedestrians are not allowed to cross on a red (or orange) signal.Source: Handbook p. 44

Question 31At a pedestrian crossing outside an intersection that has flashing yellow lights, who has priority?

  1. APedestrians, though they must still watch traffic carefully (correct answer)
  2. BWhoever is faster
  3. CNobody; the crossing is closed
  4. DVehicles always

Correct answer: A. At such crossings pedestrians have priority to cross, but must watch traffic carefully, especially where drivers may drive fast.Source: Handbook p. 44

Question 32According to the handbook, about how many times heavier is a car than a pedestrian?

  1. A5 times
  2. B10 times
  3. C100 times
  4. D25 times (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. A car weighs about 25 times the weight of a pedestrian, so always be careful and watch traffic.Source: Handbook p. 44

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