Bermuda Driving test with 100% correct answers 2024

If dazzled by high beams/headlights Slow down, even to standstill Dip headlights - When meeting other vehicles on road - Following another vehicle which you do not intend to overtake Traffic in front of you is held up Do not encroach on the offside of the road (and impede other traffic) Load carried behind vehicle Mark the end with red cloth by day or red lamp by night Turning right - Bear to the center - Make turn so that the vehicle is "outside" to the left of the center of the crossroads or of the road junction Turning - Do not attempt on curve or hill if vehicle cannot be seen within 200 feet - Best to go to side road or entrance, back into it and then come forward into main road Do not stop opposite (3) - Refuge - Road repairs (other obstacles) - Standing vehicle Do not stop near (4) - Bend - Road junction - Brow of hill - Hump-backed bridge Do not stop if you're obstructing (2) - Pedestrian crossing - Traffic sign Stopping distance - Leaving enough space between you and vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it suddenly slows down or stops - Also 2 second gap (double when roads are wet, light is poor, or hazardous conditions) Following position (proper distance) - You will be able to maintain a good view so that you are always aware of what is happening in the immediate vicinity - You can stop the vehicle safely in the event of the preceding driver breaking firmly is given more time in which to react - You can extend your braking distance so that the driver behind you is given more time to react - You can move up into the overtaking position when it is safe to do so - "Don't be a fool, use the 2 second rule" Give way To traffic on major road when entering from minor road, private drive or alleyway Roundabout (4 rules) 1. Give priority to traffic approaching from right (unless otherwise directed by road sign markings or traffic lights) 2. Check whether road markings allow you to enter roundabout without giving way (if so, proceed but still look to the right before joining) 3. Watch out for vehicles already on the roundabout (be aware that they may not be signaling correctly or at all) 4. Look forward before moving off to make sure traffic in front has moved off Skidding (4 causes) - Excessive speeding (in existing circumstances) - Coarse steering (in relation to a speed which is not in itself excessive) - Harsh acceleration - Excessive or sudden braking 8 commandments of safe motoring 1. Know and control your vehicle 2. Develop car sense and know the capabilities of your vehicle 3. Give proper signals, use horn and headlights thoughtfully 4. Concentrate all the time to avoid collisions 5. Think before acting 6. Exercise restraint and hold back when necessary 7. Corner with safety, controlling the vehicle at all times 8. Know traffic code handbook and put into practice Basic safe driving rule Be able to stop on your own side of the road within the distance you can see to clear Braking (4) 1. Brake firmly only when traveling in straight line 2. Brake in plenty of time 3. Vary brake pressure according to the condition of the road surface 4. When descending a steep winding hill, brake firmly on straight stretches and ease off in bends (remember value of engaging a lower gear at an early stage in descent) Signs with blue circles Positive instruction Signs with red circles - Mostly prohibitive - Give orders Triangular signs Mostly warning signs Rectangular signs Mostly informational Box junctions - Crisscross yellow lines painted on road you must not enter the box until your exit road or lane is clear - You may enter the box and wait when you want to turn right and are only stopped from doing so by oncoming traffic or by other vehicles waiting to turn right - Enter only if your exit road is clear Using handbrake - Only use when vehicle is stationary - Protect the locking mechanism by pressing the release button whenever you apply or release the handbrake Solid yellow line - May cross line if necessary to pass a stationary vehicle or over take a pedal cycle horse or road maintenance vehicle if they are traveling at 15 km/hr or less - Should not cross or straddle it (unless it is safe and you need to enter adjoining premises or a side road) - Must not wait or park opposite yellow line Filtration When held up at a road junction by a police officer regulating traffic, do not turn to the left, that is filter, unless you are given definite indication to do so by him Rule of the road in Bermuda Keep to the left unless about to overtake or turn right (does not apply on one way roads or roundabouts) Order of operations Observation — Signal — Maneuver Lane dividers Short, broken, white lines which are used on wide carriageways to divide them into lanes you should keep between them Horn does not - Give you right of way - Absolve you from duty of taking every precaution to avoid an accident Use of horn - Attract attention of a vulnerable road user - When approaching a hazard where view is very limited Signal - Informative - Warning, not instruction (gives no right to carry out the intended action unless it is safe) 4 occasions when it is permissible to overtake on the left 1. When preceding driver has signaled a right turn and there is room to pass safely on the left 2. 2-lane systems when traffic in the right lane is moving slower than you 3. When turning left at stop (except let turn sign) 4. 1-way systems 4 Places to never overtake 1. Corner or bend