1- Scraping noise – brake pads worn

2- Vehicle skid – excessive heavy braking

3- Tractor uneven road slowly – bouncing
4- Handbrake halt – normally never
5- Handbrake while moving – wheel lock
6- Hand brake – works on rear wheels
7- Maximum gross weight, Cat B – 3500kg
8- Max permissible speed – national road – 100km/h
9- Distance before zebra – 15 metres
10- distance – road junction - 5 metres
11- parking footpath – never permitted
12- parking not permitted: sharp bend or taxi rank or brow of a hill
13- traffic calming – slow down traffic
14- unoccupied cycle lane – all
15- flashing amber arrows junction – when safe drivers proceed
16- clearway – stopping parking not permitted during certain times
17- pass test auto – cant drive manual
18- learner permit – canot drive motorways
19- must always display tax disc
20- tax disc expired – tax it immediately
21- tax disc cant be transferred to other vihicles
22- vehicle taxed – both driver n owner responsible
23- minimum insurance for public road – third party
24- Max Authorised Mass (MAM) – on metal plate
25- Light after green – amber only
26- After non flashing amber – red only.
27- Zebra crossing – flashing amber beacons
28- Maximum overall weight permitted – adding unladen weight of vehicle to max load permitted
29- Max no passengers allowed – 8
30- Green diesel fuel – can never be used in a car
31- STOP sign accompanied by white line – stop at line
32- Minimum legal tread depth tyres – 1.6mm
33- Tyr pressure motorway – ensure correct as per manufacturer’s recomm
34- Incident – no one injured – obstruction: TC wen moving damaged vehicles, warn other traffic
35- Incident – damage to property: no need report Garda if property owner told
36- Someone injured: only move them if there is risk of further injury or fire
37- Person unconscious: keep them warm with blanket
38- Collision, no one injured: exchange all details with each other
39- Drive at night but headlight bulb blown: don’t drive until fixed
40- When check tyre pressure: when tyres r cold
41- Worn tread edge of the inside of tyre: steering alignment faulty
42- Inc air pressure tyres: wen taking journey with additional passengers
43- Cause of heavy steering: under-inflated tyres
44- What to do before towing caravan: have extended mirrors fitted to towing vehicle
45- Vehicle stalled at unguarded level crossing cant start: walk clear phone signal operator
46- When use hazard lights: when causing unavoidable obstruction
47- Reduce neck injury read-end collision: use properly adjusted head restraint
48- Responsible for 17yr above passnegr seatbelt? Passenger only
49- Same Q above but below 17 yrs: driver only.
50- Child restraint: driver only
51- First aid – burnt: apply cold water
52- Hitting kerb effect on tyres: damages sidewalls
53- Flashing amber beacons on oncoming vehicle: vehicle slow moving or extra wide.
54- Wide road vehicle in front turning right: overtake from left and carry on if safe
55- When can overtake from left; when front vehicle has signalled to turn right
56- Performing u turn: check that the road isn’t one way
57- What to do for turnabout: check ahead n behind for oncoming traffic n do it carefully
58- Can drive on hard shoulder of national road temporariliy but on motorway only in emergency
59- Medication affecting driving: seek medical advice in relation to driving
60- Stopping distance snowy conditions: up to ten times
61- Minimum stopping distance for car at 50km/h on a dry road: 25 metres
62- Minimum stopping distance for car at 50km/h on a wet road: 36 metres
63- Minimum stopping distance for car at 100km/h on a dry road: 70 metres
64- Dense fog – dipped headlights and fog lights
65- Night, full headlight, how far can be seen: 100metres
66- Dipped headlights – 30metres
67- When driving behind traffic at night: use dipped headlights
68- Black ice: avoid harsh braking, steering n acceleration
69- Road markings – lines and arrows: tyre grip is reduced
70- Withflow bus lane – time specified: buses, taxis and cyclists
71- 2plus1 road: two lanes of traffic in one direction one in opposite
72- Joining motorway rom slip road: match vehicle speed with others merge when suitable gap
73- Cross junction of equal importance: traffic from the right always has right of way
74- Roundabout, making turn past 12o clock – stay in right lane.
75- Turning right on a two-way road: position just left of the middle of the road
76- Traffic halts in a tunnel: turn off engine
77- Red flag – overhang that exceeds one metre: only during the day.
78- Jackknifing occurs when reducing speed sharply when travelling downhill
79- Rearwheel sideways skid: turn steering in same direction as rear wheels
80- Vehicle on fire in tunnel: leave vehicle n follow emergency escape route
81- Pre crash report: single vehicle collision
82- Pre crash report: days of the week: sat n Sunday
83- Pre crash report – age group – fatal collisions: 16-24 years
84- Pre crash report – age group – alcohol: 17-24 years
85- Pre crash report - % of the 169 killed due to alcohol: 92%
86- Pre crash report – pedestrians killed due to alcohol: 41-90
87- Pre crash report – how many fatal collisions due to alcohol as contributary factor?: 31-45%
88- Pre crash report – how many passengers killed due to alcohol: between 71-90
89- Pre-Crash Report, out of 867 fatal collisions, how many had alcohol as a contributory factor?: 251-350
90- When use dipped headlights?: after dusk before dawn
91- Duration disqualification if not provide Garda with blood n urine sample: 4 years
92- Max disqualification period – alcohol > 80mg: six years
93- Lights at dusk: dipped headlights
94- Where pedestrian walk when no footpath: right side of the road
95- Blue smoke from vehicle: engine is burning oil.
96- Worn exhaust: filtering of fumes reduced and engine noise louder
97- Use of horn prohibited: 1130pm-7am in a built up area.
98- When to use rear fog lights: on dense fog or falling snow
99- Overfilling the engine with oil: can damage the catalytic converter
100- Four-wheel sideways skid: turn steering in same direction and ease off accelerator
101- Effect of front tyre blow out: steering will pull to one side.
102- Effect of rear tyre blow out: vehicle will sway from side to side
103- Hazard on the road: decelerate and apply footbrake firmly.
104- Starting journey in bad weather: top up windscreen washer reservoir
105- Learner driver drinking 1 unit of alcohol: 3-month disqualification from driving
106- What are the drink driving penalties for a learner driver with a blood alcohol concentrate (BAC) of 20 mg to 80 mg per 100
millilitres of blood?: 200 fine and 3 months driving disqualification.
107- What are the drink driving penalties for a professional driver holding a full car licence and found to have a blood alcohol
concentrate (BAC) of 20 mg to 80 mg per 100 millilitres of blood?: 200 fine and 3 months driving disqualification.
108- What are the drink driving penalties for a driver with a blood alcohol concentrate (BAC) of 80 mg to 100 mg per 100 millilitres of
blood?: 400 fine and 6 months driving disqualification.
109- What is the penalty for a driver who refuses to give breath, blood or urine samples as evidence for a second offence to An Gárda:
Automatic disqualification for 6 years.
110- What is the maximum penalty on conviction for drug driving?: 5000 fine and 6 months in prison
111- If it is safe to overtake a cyclist in speed zones up to 50 km/h, what is the recommended minimum passing distance?: minimum 1
metre
112- If it is safe to overtake a cyclist in speed zones over 50 km/h, what is the recommended minimum passing distance? Minimum 1.5
metres
113- What is a courtesy pedestrian crossing?: An uncontrolled pedestrian crossing place.
114- Penalty for a vehicle owner who allows a learner driver to drive their vehicle unaccompanied: Their vehicle will be seized.
115- A learner permit driver who receives 7 penalty points in a 36 month period (three years) will be banned from driving for how
many months?: 6 months
116- How many penalty points will an unaccompanied learner driver receive on conviction?: 4 points
117- What is the fine for a learner driver for driving a vehicle unaccompanied?: 120
118- A learner driver who has been stopped by a Garda for driving unaccompanied faces a minimum fine of how much? 80
119- If the owner of a vehicle allows a learner driver to drive their vehicle, what is the maximum f the owner could face? 1000
120- What are the fixed charge amount and penalties incurred for a learner driver who drives unaccompanied? 80 fine and 2 penalty
points
121- What can be achieved by the driving style known as ?Eco-Driving?? Improved road safety
122- above what gross vehicle weight must a trailer have brakes fitted?: 750kg