KSA Driving Theory Practice

Violations & Points: Practice Questions

This topic covers how traffic officers and the Traffic Department work and how violations are penalised. Officer instructions must be followed even when they conflict with lights or signs. The questions cover penalty points for violations, from 2 points for no seat belt to 24 for driving under the influence or drifting, and the 24-point threshold at which a licence is withdrawn for 3 months, 6 months, one Hijri year, and then permanently. You will also practise drifting penalties, fine ranges, payment periods, checking violations through Absher and reversing limits.

50 questions (41 core, 9 extra) · Handbook pp. 25–38 · Unit 1: Signs, Road Rules & Violations

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Question 1How can traffic employees be identified?

  1. ABy their uniform or official badge (correct answer)
  2. BBy a sticker on their windshield
  3. CThey cannot be identified
  4. DBy their private vehicle

Correct answer: A. Traffic employees represent the state and can be identified by their uniform or official badge.Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 2Traffic employees represent the state. Their instructions must be followed:

  1. AOnly during the daytime
  2. BIn all cases (correct answer)
  3. COnly on highways
  4. DOnly when they agree with the traffic signs

Correct answer: B. Traffic employees have the right to enforce the law, so their instructions must be followed in all cases.Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 3What are the responsibilities of traffic employees?

  1. ARepairing roads and painting lanes
  2. BTeaching at driving schools
  3. CSelling vehicle insurance
  4. DMonitoring the roads and checking driver's licenses (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Their responsibilities are to monitor the roads and check driver's licenses.Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 4Which of these is a task of the Roads and Traffic Department?

  1. ASpeed and distance measurements (correct answer)
  2. BBuilding new roads
  3. CIssuing vehicle insurance
  4. DSetting fuel prices

Correct answer: A. Tasks: implementing traffic controls, prosecuting criminal offenses, corrective action for violations, and speed and distance measurements.Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 5Which of these is listed among the Traffic Department's tasks?

  1. AProsecuting criminal offenses and taking corrective action for violations (correct answer)
  2. BManufacturing traffic signs
  3. CRegistering new car dealerships
  4. DApproving driving school fees

Correct answer: A. Prosecuting criminal offenses and taking corrective action for traffic violations are both department tasks.Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 6The traffic light is green, but a traffic officer signals you to stop. What should you do?

  1. AContinue, because the green light takes priority
  2. BStop, because the officer's instruction takes priority (correct answer)
  3. CChange lanes and pass the officer
  4. DSound the horn and continue slowly

Correct answer: B. The Traffic Department can issue orders that conflict with normal regulations, and these must be obeyed.Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 7The traffic light is red, but a traffic officer signals you to drive on. What should you do?

  1. AWait for the light to turn green
  2. BReverse away from the junction
  3. CTurn right instead
  4. DFollow the officer's signal and proceed carefully (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Officer instructions override traffic lights and other normal rules (green light but officer says stop, or vice versa).Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 8Instructions from a traffic officer that conflict with normal traffic regulations must be:

  1. AReported to the court before obeying
  2. BObeyed only if a sign confirms them
  3. CObeyed (correct answer)
  4. DIgnored

Correct answer: C. All drivers must follow traffic employees' instructions even when they conflict with normal regulations. Ignoring an officer's signals costs 8 points.Source: Handbook p. 25

Question 9What is the penalty for drifting for the FIRST time?

  1. AVehicle impounded for one month and a 40,000 SAR fine
  2. BVehicle confiscated and a 60,000 SAR fine
  3. CA warning only
  4. DVehicle impounded for 15 days and a 20,000 SAR fine (imprisonment may be considered) (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. First time: 15 days impound + 20,000 SAR. Second: one month + 40,000 SAR. Third: confiscation + 60,000 SAR.Source: Handbook p. 35

Question 10What is the penalty for drifting for the SECOND time?

  1. AA 5,000 SAR fine only
  2. BVehicle confiscated and a 60,000 SAR fine
  3. CVehicle impounded for 15 days and a 20,000 SAR fine
  4. DVehicle impounded for one month and a 40,000 SAR fine (imprisonment considered) (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The second time: impounded for one month, 40,000 SAR fine, and the authorities must consider imprisonment.Source: Handbook p. 35

Question 11What is the penalty for drifting for the THIRD time?

  1. AVehicle impounded for 15 days and a 20,000 SAR fine
  2. BVehicle impounded for 3 months and a 30,000 SAR fine
  3. CConfiscation of the vehicle and a 60,000 SAR fine (correct answer)
  4. DVehicle impounded for one month and a 40,000 SAR fine

Correct answer: C. The third time: the vehicle is confiscated and a 60,000 SAR fine is imposed.Source: Handbook p. 35

Question 12A driver drifts with a rented car. What happens regarding the vehicle?

  1. AThe rental company pays a 20,000 SAR fine
  2. BIt is confiscated from the rental company
  3. CIt is not confiscated, but a fine equal to the vehicle's value must be paid (correct answer)
  4. DNothing; rented cars are exempt

Correct answer: C. Rented or stolen vehicles are not confiscated, but a fine in the value of the vehicle must be paid.Source: Handbook p. 35

Question 13Which information is included on the traffic violation form?

  1. AThe officer's personal phone number
  2. BThe vehicle's purchase price
  3. CThe driver's monthly salary
  4. DThe date, time and place of the violation and the period given to pay the fine (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The form contains information related to the driver, the vehicle, the offense category, the date/time/place, and the period to pay.Source: Handbook p. 36

Question 14Within what period can a violating driver pay the MINIMUM fine?

  1. A30 days from the date of the violation (correct answer)
  2. B90 days
  3. C7 days
  4. D60 days

Correct answer: A. The minimum fine may be paid within a maximum of 30 days, and an official receipt is issued.Source: Handbook p. 36

Question 15What happens if the fine is not paid within the specified period?

  1. AThe driver must pay the maximum fine (correct answer)
  2. BThe fine is cancelled
  3. CThe fine stays at the minimum amount
  4. DThe vehicle is confiscated immediately

Correct answer: A. If not paid on time, the competent authority obliges the driver to pay the maximum fine.Source: Handbook p. 36

Question 16What does the number of points given for a violation depend on?

  1. AThe size of the vehicle
  2. BThe driver's age
  3. CThe amount of the fine
  4. DThe degree of danger to public safety (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Each violation has a set number of points based on its danger to public safety, recorded in the driver's record.Source: Handbook p. 36

Question 17At how many points is a driver's license withdrawn?

  1. A12 points
  2. B30 points
  3. C24 points (correct answer)
  4. D20 points

Correct answer: C. The license is withdrawn when the points reach 24, which is the maximum score.Source: Handbook p. 36

Question 18How many points are recorded for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs?

  1. A8
  2. B12
  3. C6
  4. D24 (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, and drifting, each carry 24 points - enough for license withdrawal.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 19How many points are recorded for drifting?

  1. A24 (correct answer)
  2. B6
  3. C8
  4. D12

Correct answer: A. Drifting carries 24 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 20How many points are recorded for not stopping at a red light?

  1. A24
  2. B8
  3. C6
  4. D12 (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Running a red light, like driving against the direction of travel, carries 12 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 21How many points are recorded for driving against the direction of travel?

  1. A12 (correct answer)
  2. B4
  3. C8
  4. D24

Correct answer: A. Driving against the direction of travel carries 12 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 22How many points are recorded for not complying with the signals of a traffic police officer?

  1. A2
  2. B4
  3. C8 (correct answer)
  4. D12

Correct answer: C. Ignoring a traffic officer's signals carries 8 points, as do reckless driving between vehicles and driving without brakes or lights.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 23How many points are recorded for driving a vehicle without brakes or lights?

  1. A4
  2. B6
  3. C12
  4. D8 (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Driving vehicles without brakes or lights carries 8 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 24How many points are recorded for fast and reckless driving between vehicles on public roads?

  1. A6
  2. B24
  3. C2
  4. D8 (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Fast and reckless driving between vehicles carries 8 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 25How many points are recorded for not stopping completely at a STOP sign?

  1. A2
  2. B24
  3. C12
  4. D6 (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Not completely stopping at a STOP sign carries 6 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 26How many points are recorded for not giving priority to vehicles in a roundabout?

  1. A4
  2. B2
  3. C6 (correct answer)
  4. D12

Correct answer: C. Not giving priority to vehicles in a roundabout carries 6 points, as does not respecting priority rules in general.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 27The speed limit is 80 km/h and you drive at 110 km/h. How many points are recorded?

  1. A4
  2. B8
  3. C6 (correct answer)
  4. D12

Correct answer: C. You are 30 km/h over the limit. Exceeding by more than 25 km/h carries 6 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 28The speed limit is 100 km/h and you drive at 115 km/h. How many points are recorded?

  1. A6
  2. B8
  3. C2
  4. D4 (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. You are 15 km/h over. Exceeding the limit by not more than 25 km/h carries 4 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 29How many points are recorded for stopping on railway tracks?

  1. A2
  2. B24
  3. C6 (correct answer)
  4. D4

Correct answer: C. Stopping on railways carries 6 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 30How many points are recorded for overtaking in prohibited places?

  1. A2
  2. B6 (correct answer)
  3. C12
  4. D4

Correct answer: B. Overtaking vehicles in prohibited places carries 6 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 31How many points are recorded for overtaking a school bus that has stopped to let students in or out?

  1. A8
  2. B4 (correct answer)
  3. C12
  4. D2

Correct answer: B. Overtaking school buses when they stop for students carries 4 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 32How many points are recorded for transporting loads that are uncovered or untied?

  1. A4 (correct answer)
  2. B8
  3. C2
  4. D12

Correct answer: A. Uncovered or untied transported loads, driving on lanes not intended for driving, and illegal body modifications each carry 4 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 33Which violation carries 4 points?

  1. ADriving against the direction of travel
  2. BNot wearing a seat belt
  3. CMaking amendments to the vehicle's body without following legal procedures (correct answer)
  4. DDrifting

Correct answer: C. Illegal body modifications = 4 points. Wrong direction = 12, no seat belt = 2, drifting = 24.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 34How many points are recorded for not wearing a seat belt?

  1. A6
  2. B2 (correct answer)
  3. C4
  4. D8

Correct answer: B. Not wearing a seat belt carries 2 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 35How many points are recorded for using a mobile phone without a hands-free device?

  1. A2 (correct answer)
  2. B4
  3. C6
  4. D12

Correct answer: A. Using a mobile phone without a hands-free device carries 2 points.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 36Which of these violations carries the FEWEST points?

  1. ADriving against the direction of travel
  2. BNot wearing a helmet while riding a motorbike (correct answer)
  3. CNot stopping completely at a STOP sign
  4. DDrifting

Correct answer: B. Not wearing a helmet = 2 points. STOP sign = 6, wrong direction = 12, drifting = 24.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 37Which of these violations carries the MOST points?

  1. AOvertaking in prohibited places
  2. BDriving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (correct answer)
  3. CNot stopping at a red light
  4. DNot respecting priority rules

Correct answer: B. Alcohol/drugs = 24 points. Red light = 12, prohibited overtaking = 6, priority rules = 6.Source: Handbook p. 37

Question 38Your license is withdrawn for reaching 24 points for the FIRST time in one Hijri year. For how long?

  1. A3 months (correct answer)
  2. BPermanently
  3. COne Hijri year
  4. D6 months

Correct answer: A. 1st time: 3 months. 2nd: 6 months. 3rd: one Hijri year. 4th: permanent revocation.Source: Handbook p. 38

Question 39Your license is withdrawn for reaching 24 points for the SECOND time in one Hijri year. For how long?

  1. APermanently
  2. B3 months
  3. C6 months (correct answer)
  4. DOne Hijri year

Correct answer: C. The second withdrawal in one Hijri year lasts 6 months.Source: Handbook p. 38

Question 40Your license is withdrawn for reaching 24 points for the THIRD time in one Hijri year. For how long?

  1. APermanently
  2. B6 months
  3. C3 months
  4. DOne Hijri year (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The third withdrawal in one Hijri year lasts one Hijri year.Source: Handbook p. 38

Question 41What happens the FOURTH time a driver reaches 24 points in one Hijri year?

  1. AA fine only
  2. BThe license is permanently revoked (correct answer)
  3. CWithdrawn for one Hijri year
  4. DWithdrawn for 6 months

Correct answer: B. On the fourth time in one Hijri year, the license is permanently revoked.Source: Handbook p. 38

Question 42 · extraLeaving children under what age in the vehicle without an accompanying adult is a violation?

  1. A5 years
  2. B7 years
  3. C10 years (correct answer)
  4. D15 years

Correct answer: C. Leaving children under ten in the vehicle without an adult is in violations table (3), fined 300-500 SAR.Source: Handbook p. 28

Question 43 · extraWhat is the fine range for running a red light (violations table 6)?

  1. A500-900 SAR
  2. B150-300 SAR
  3. C100-150 SAR
  4. D3,000-6,000 SAR (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Running a red light is in table (6): 3,000-6,000 SAR. It also carries 12 points.Source: Handbook p. 32

Question 44 · extraWhat is the fine range for driving under the influence of intoxicants or narcotics (violations table 7)?

  1. A500-900 SAR
  2. B5,000-10,000 SAR (correct answer)
  3. C3,000-6,000 SAR
  4. D1,000-2,000 SAR

Correct answer: B. Table (7) fines 5,000-10,000 SAR, including driving under the influence.Source: Handbook p. 33

Question 45 · extraReversing on a highway for more than how many metres is a violation?

  1. A20 metres (correct answer)
  2. B5 metres
  3. C50 metres
  4. D100 metres

Correct answer: A. Reversing on the highway for more than twenty metres is in table (2), fined 150-300 SAR.Source: Handbook p. 27

Question 46 · extraOn a road with a 120 km/h limit or less, what is the fine range for exceeding the limit by more than 50 km/h?

  1. A300-500 SAR
  2. B800-1,000 SAR
  3. C1,500-2,000 SAR (correct answer)
  4. D150-300 SAR

Correct answer: C. Table (8): over 50 km/h above a 120-or-less limit is 1,500-2,000 SAR. On 140 km/h roads that band starts at more than 30 km/h over.Source: Handbook p. 34

Question 47 · extraA driver commits a violation and a traffic policeman is coming. What must the driver do?

  1. ALeave the documents on the seat and wait outside
  2. BRemain inside the vehicle until the policeman arrives (correct answer)
  3. CDrive away to a safer place
  4. DGet out and walk to the policeman

Correct answer: B. A driver who commits a violation must remain inside the vehicle until the traffic policeman arrives and completes the procedures.Source: Handbook p. 35

Question 48 · extraWhere can you inquire about your traffic violations?

  1. AOnly through Najm
  2. BOnly at the Red Crescent
  3. COnly at a driving school
  4. DThrough the Absher website (correct answer)

Correct answer: D. Violations can be paid via phone banking or ATMs and inquired about through Absher.Source: Handbook p. 35

Question 49 · extraA driver is caught driving during a license revocation period. How is he treated?

  1. AOnly given a warning
  2. BAs not holding a license, referred to court to double the penalty (correct answer)
  3. CHis revocation period is cancelled
  4. DHe pays a 100 SAR fine

Correct answer: B. He is treated as unlicensed and referred to court to double the penalty; he may be directed to a 15-day rehab program.Source: Handbook p. 38

Question 50 · extraAfter a license is permanently withdrawn, when can the driver apply for a new one?

  1. AOne year after revocation, after a one-month rehab program and passing both tests (correct answer)
  2. BNever
  3. CImmediately, after paying a fine
  4. DAfter 5 years with no conditions

Correct answer: A. A new license can be applied for one year after revocation, after a one-month rehabilitation program and passing the theory and practical tests.Source: Handbook p. 38

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