Jamaica Driving Test - Questions With Trusted
Solutions
Coasting Right Ans - The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling down
a hill, must not coast with the gears or transmission of the vehicle in neutral.
Slip road Right Ans - a short road on which vehicles join or leave a main
road
What is the first rule of the road Right Ans - Keep well to the left unless you
are about to overtake or turn right
When should you not overtake? Right Ans - At a road junction, on a corner
or bend, on the brow of a hill, at a pedestrian crossing, on a hump-back bridge,
where the road narrows, or where the road is divided with an unbroken white
line
When the road is divided into three lanes and there is no other marking or
direction, what is the center lane used for? Right Ans - For overtaking only
How close to a fire hydrant are you allowed to park? Right Ans - 9m (30
feet)
When do you overtake on the left Right Ans - On a one way road, at a
roundabout when a driver in front gives a signal that he is about to turn right,
passing a line of slow moving vehicles in order to clear traffic congestion,
turning left at cross roads, on a four lane road
After overtaking à vehicle what should you do before rejoining the line?
Right Ans - Check your rear view mirror
If two vehicles of different sizes meet on a hill, which one had the right of way?
Right Ans - The larger one
Give two causes of skidding Right Ans - Faulty driving, smooth tyres
If you wish to turn with when traveling on a one way street, what should you
do? Right Ans - Keep to the right of the road
, What is a soft shoulder Right Ans - The unpaved side of the road which is
not intended for vehicular traffic
When must you dip your lights Right Ans - On wet roads, in brightly lit
areas, approaching an oncoming vehicle, approaching a police officer, on point
duty, at traffic lights, approaching cattle, ascending a hill and when
approaching a corner or bend
Who has the right of way on a hill Right Ans - The vehicle coming down, but
a heavier vehicle has the right of way up or down
Who has the right of way at a crossing which is not controlled by a police,
traffic lights or signs? Right Ans - No one
When should a driver make use of the right of way? Right Ans - When it is
safe to do so
Should a driver yield the right of way if a pedestrian enters the crossing
Right Ans - Yes
What is meant by filtration? Right Ans - If you are held up at a road
junction by a person regulating traffic and you turn without getting a definite
signal
When may you use a slip road at the traffic light? Right Ans - On any light
If you are driving along and your rear wheels skid, what should you do?
Right Ans - Steer in the direction of the skid
In which of the following situations may you overtake on the left?
1) on a four lane road (2) on a three lane road (3) on a one way street with
two lanes (4)on a wide bend on the road Right Ans - (1)on a four lane road
(3) on a one way street
What is a layby? Right Ans - A place at the side of the street where
motorists may park
Solutions
Coasting Right Ans - The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling down
a hill, must not coast with the gears or transmission of the vehicle in neutral.
Slip road Right Ans - a short road on which vehicles join or leave a main
road
What is the first rule of the road Right Ans - Keep well to the left unless you
are about to overtake or turn right
When should you not overtake? Right Ans - At a road junction, on a corner
or bend, on the brow of a hill, at a pedestrian crossing, on a hump-back bridge,
where the road narrows, or where the road is divided with an unbroken white
line
When the road is divided into three lanes and there is no other marking or
direction, what is the center lane used for? Right Ans - For overtaking only
How close to a fire hydrant are you allowed to park? Right Ans - 9m (30
feet)
When do you overtake on the left Right Ans - On a one way road, at a
roundabout when a driver in front gives a signal that he is about to turn right,
passing a line of slow moving vehicles in order to clear traffic congestion,
turning left at cross roads, on a four lane road
After overtaking à vehicle what should you do before rejoining the line?
Right Ans - Check your rear view mirror
If two vehicles of different sizes meet on a hill, which one had the right of way?
Right Ans - The larger one
Give two causes of skidding Right Ans - Faulty driving, smooth tyres
If you wish to turn with when traveling on a one way street, what should you
do? Right Ans - Keep to the right of the road
, What is a soft shoulder Right Ans - The unpaved side of the road which is
not intended for vehicular traffic
When must you dip your lights Right Ans - On wet roads, in brightly lit
areas, approaching an oncoming vehicle, approaching a police officer, on point
duty, at traffic lights, approaching cattle, ascending a hill and when
approaching a corner or bend
Who has the right of way on a hill Right Ans - The vehicle coming down, but
a heavier vehicle has the right of way up or down
Who has the right of way at a crossing which is not controlled by a police,
traffic lights or signs? Right Ans - No one
When should a driver make use of the right of way? Right Ans - When it is
safe to do so
Should a driver yield the right of way if a pedestrian enters the crossing
Right Ans - Yes
What is meant by filtration? Right Ans - If you are held up at a road
junction by a person regulating traffic and you turn without getting a definite
signal
When may you use a slip road at the traffic light? Right Ans - On any light
If you are driving along and your rear wheels skid, what should you do?
Right Ans - Steer in the direction of the skid
In which of the following situations may you overtake on the left?
1) on a four lane road (2) on a three lane road (3) on a one way street with
two lanes (4)on a wide bend on the road Right Ans - (1)on a four lane road
(3) on a one way street
What is a layby? Right Ans - A place at the side of the street where
motorists may park
