The real test has 70 questions in 50 minutes. You need 56 correct (80%) to pass.
“Can you speed up the metabolism? No! Forget all notions about speeding up your metabolism.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 210
“There is no miracle cure to speed up your metabolism, time is the decisive factor here.”
Swedish Transport Administration
“Learning from experience – ‘what normally happens’ – is referred to as probability learning.”
Du och jag i trafiken [You and me in traffic], 28th Edition, page 38
Road 55 and road 72 are in the middle, which means that you get there by continuing straight ahead. Both the right and the left lane continue straight, which means that you will arrive at 55 and 72 no matter which lane you choose.
You can assume that the speed limit is not above 70 km/h, as this appears to be in a built-up area. The question and the alternatives are also not designed for you to consider whether you may choose a lane or if you have to stay on the right.
The break lights are on, which indicates that the driver has not turned off the motor and is not intending to stay there. You should be prepared for the car to move soon, which makes it unwise to ignore it. However, it would be excessive to stop and wait; it could also be dangerous to brake and stop on the country road.
The best thing would be a combination of the first two alternatives, i.e. reducing your speed and passing at a good distance (however, you should stay in your lane, as there is a curve).
“A driver who is obliged to give way shall clearly show their intention to yield by slowing down or stopping in good time”.
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
Just because the car’s brakes make it possible for you to drive at high speed towards the junction and then brake hard, it does not mean you should. Imagine what this would look like to the traffic on the intersecting road: they may think that you do not intend to stop, brake suddenly and cause a multiple collision.
“Overtaking shall [...] be done on the right when the driver of car in front is turning left or is clearly preparing for such a turn.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
This situation is very common. The traffic would be significantly slower in urban areas if it was not permitted to overtake.
You “may tow the vehicle, but you must drive on the hard shoulder the entire time, and only to the nearest exit ramp.” (Du och jag i trafiken [You and me in traffic], 28th Edition, page 261)
This is viewed as being a good compromise. A stationary car on the motorway increases the risk of accidents and disrupts traffic. Getting hold of a tow truck can take a long time, which is why it is good
if the car can be towed by another car. However, this type of towing goes very slowly, meaning that the cars must leave the motorway as soon as possible.
The additional panel indicates that the prohibition on motor vehicle traffic only applies to “through traffic to Sveavägen”.
There is no clear and general definition of what “through traffic” actually is. Picking up a person is in all likelihood not classed as through traffic. It is not even certain that you will continue through to Sveavägen; maybe you will turn around and drive back the same way.
This situation is very common. The traffic would be significantly slower in urban areas if it was not permitted to overtake.
“Overtaking shall [...] be done on the right when the driver of car in front is turning left or is clearly preparing for such a turn. […] Overtaking may not be done just before or at a junction, except when [...] overtaking on the right hand side”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
”The sign is posted in connection to a junction.”
“For local institutions such as tourist office, police office, railway station, etc., there are black and white directional signs. These have lower-case letters.”
STR’s Vägmärken & vägmarkeringar [Road Signs & Markings], 6th Edition, page 13
”The sign indicates a prohibition against motor vehicles with a connected trailer of a type other than semi-trailer or centre axle trailer. If the prohibition also applies to motor vehicles with a connected semi-trailer or centre axle trailer, this will be indicated on an additional panel. If the prohibition only refers to vehicle combinations with a trailer whose total weight exceeds a certain tonnage, this will be indicated on additional panel T5, total weight.”
“This prohibitory sign does not apply to trailers with a rigid towbar, such as caravans.”
Du och jag i trafiken [You and me in traffic], 28th Edition, page 304
“Centre axle trailer is the designation that applies to caravans.”
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
”The marking indicates where a vehicle should be stopped according to a road sign or traffic signal.”
The position of the stop line is carefully considered with regard to good visibility and safety (minimal risk of being hit). You shall stop exactly at the line.
Since there is no sign warning you of the height, you can assume that the bridge is more than 4.5 metres high. The height should therefore not be an issue.
The slopes do not seem very steep or unusual, and the same is true for the width of the road.
However, it is difficult to judge the road conditions underneath the bridge. There may be water on the road, perhaps a puddle underneath the bridge that could cause aquaplaning? After the bridge, the visibility is very limited. There could be a maniac coming the other way at high speed performing a dangerous overtake.
”The signal indicates a stop for the road user the light is facing. The sign is used when it is dark and in case of limited visibility. The light is positioned where it can most easily be detected by road users.”
”The signal indicates that the road user whom the officer is facing must reduce their speed. When it is dark and visibility is poor, the signal may be highlighted with a white or amber light or a reflective device that reflects white or amber light.”
”The signal means stop for the road user coming head on or from behind. The signal is used in a junction and applies as long as the officer is facing in the same direction. For road users approaching from the side, the signal means that the road is free and that it is permitted to drive. The signal may be given in combination with the signal P2, stop. The signal may be given using a stop paddle.”
”The signal indicates that road users in the direction the signal is given may continue onwards. The signal is given with a waving motion in the direction of travel.”
“If there is an obstruction when approaching an oncoming car, the driver who has the obstruction on their side shall stop, if this is necessary for the oncoming car to be able to pass.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
“A vehicle may not stop [...] in a roundabout”.
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
“Stopping a vehicle means bringing it to a standstill in a way which:
Are you not allowed to stop in a roundabout? You certainly have to do so if a queue forms!
– Standing still because the traffic situation requires it (e.g. due to a queue forming) is not counted as “stopping” according to the rules and is therefore allowed.
Why are signs not always used? It would makes things easier to understand.
– It would be impractical. For example, you may not stop in a curve where visibility is obstructed. What is considered obstructed visibility can vary. In winter there may be snow embankments that entirely obstruct visibility, whereas in the summer the visibility is good. Should the Swedish Transport Administration invest tax money into setting up new signs on the curve several times a year?
“Motorway [...] A vehicle may not be driven at speeds higher than 110 kilometres an hour [...] The Swedish Transport Administration may issue regulations indicating that the maximum permitted speed on a motorway is 120 kilometres per hour.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
The maximum permitted speed may thus vary. It is therefore impossible to say with certainty what the speed limit is at the location in the picture.
Probability learning means that you use prior experience of a situation to assess the probability of something happening.
B (M23) is a reinforcement of line M21 or M22. The significance of B is determined by M21 or M22.
”The marking indicates the boundary of a vehicle parking space. The marking can have a broken line.”
”This marking is used as a reinforcement of the road markings M21, no stopping and parking, and M22, no parking. No other colour may be used.”
”This marking indicates a prohibition on parking a vehicle and is placed along the side of the carriageway. The marking is also used to indicate an extension of a bus stop. The marking has a distance ratio of 1:1 between the dashes and spaces. No other colour may be used.”
”This marking indicates a prohibition on stopping and parking a vehicle and is placed along the side of the carriageway. No other colour may be used.”
“On walkways, paths intended for pedestrians and in terrain, drivers are obliged to give way to pedestrians. Drivers are also obliged to give way to pedestrians when a vehicle drives onto a carriageway or hard shoulder from a property exit by the road.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
This is not an official road sign, but a board that measures and shows you how fast you are going.
“A vehicle may not be parked so that [...] the vehicle has a wheel outside a parking space or other marking that indicates where you may park.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
In other words, it is the wheels that count, not the body of the car.
”The marking indicates an area where vehicles may not drive according to Chapter 3, Section 11 of the Road Traffic Ordinance. The marking consists of angled or oblique lines depending on the conditions at the location. Part or all of the area can be painted white.”
Chapter 3, Section 11: “A vehicle may not drive on an obstruction marking or across a solid line with any wheel.
However, departures from this rule are acceptable under particular caution if
1. this is required in order for the vehicle to pass an obstruction on the road;
2. the junction is otherwise too narrow for the vehicle;
3. a solid line needs to be crossed to enter or exit a property or equivalent area; or
4. if in the direction the vehicle is travelling there is a broken line immediately to the right of the solid line.”
(Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance)
There are no indications that one of these exceptions are applicable.
“In winter road conditions during the period 1 December–31 March, the tread depth must be at least 3 mm.”
Swedish Transport Agency
“LGF = Långsamtgående fordon (slow-moving vehicle)”
Transportstyrelsen
Good visibility is extremely important, as around 90% of all information required to drive safely is provided by visual input.
”The panel indicates how a vehicle is to be positioned in a parking space. The panel is specific to the conditions at the location.”
”The sign indicates a stretch of road where there are often heavy crosswinds. The symbol is adapted to the conditions of the location.”
“Moose and deer will rarely turn back once they have started crossing the road – if you do not have time to brake, you should always try to go behind the animal.”
Du och jag i trafiken [You and me in traffic], 28th edition, page 75
“Cyclists and moped riders may overtake vehicles other than bicycles and mopeds on the right side.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
The right-hand rule: “When the paths of two vehicles intersect, the one driver must give way to the vehicle approaching from the right”. (Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance)
Is a bicycle considered a vehicle? – The answer is yes: “Bicycle […] A vehicle intended to be propelled by pedal or crank device”. (Act on road traffic definitions)
Nationalencyklopedin on microsleep: “Sleep that occurs for a brief moment without being noticed, particularly when exhausted: it is believed that the train driver failed to see the stop signal due to ~.”
“Along a two-way road, verge posts for each direction shall display rectangular reflectors on the right side of the road and round reflectors on the left side.”
Swedish Transport Administration
On the left side of a two-way road, there is a post with round reflectors.
The plastic posts are not erected in such a way that could be interpreted as prohibiting a vehicle from driving straight on. The sign on the right means an area where parking is prohibited. The condition of the road does not prohibit driving straight on either.
“If everyone kept to the speed limits, 100–150 lives would be spared each year.”
Swedish Transport Administration
See the Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 144 or Vägvisaren B, 14th edition, page 55.
“It has been consistently found that men have more accidents related to tiredness than women, but primarily that younger drivers have more accidents due to tiredness late at night than older ones.”
Karolinska Institutet
”The panel indicates the direction to what is stated on the sign. The panel is specific to the conditions at the location.”
“Category B also gives the licence holder the right to drive
Swedish Transport Agency
- Moped class I (EU moped), a tractor, heavy equipment class I and class II as well as three and four- wheeled heavy motorcycles
- Terrain scooter (if the licence was issued before 1 January 2000)”
The risk is important to acknowledge; the Driving Licence Book (19th Edition, page 89) specifically addresses this type of situation: “[...] when overtaking a tractor, you must be aware that it may turn in essentially anywhere. A tractor does not require a road to turn off at.”
Mnemonic rule: “read” the sign from left to right, i.e. starting from the left side, then you will see that the slope is going downwards.
”The sign indicates a steep hill downwards. The numbers indicate the gradient in per cent and is specific to the conditions of the location.”
”The sign indicates a steep incline. The numbers indicate the gradient in per cent and is specific to the conditions of the location.”
The abbreviation rpm under A stands for revolutions per minute.
“As a rule, a wider tyre will consume more fuel than a narrow one.”
Swedish Consumer Agency
This is due to the increased air resistance and increased friction.
”This device indicates that accessibility on the road is restricted due to an obstacle. The device can also indicate that a road is entirely or partially closed for traffic. If the device is used during roadworks or similar work, it is red and yellow.”
“In order not to forget your theoretical knowledge after a short while, it is important that you strive to achieve deep learning.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 11
“The directional sign Private road entails a risk of unpleasant surprises. [...] in the form of railway crossings without warning signs or a junction with a major priority road where no warning sign is erected.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 99
If there was nothing special to consider when you see a Private road sign, a regular directional sign could be placed there, right?
It is therefore advisable to not only think of the text, but also what type of sign it is.
Packed or polished snow is formed when snow is compressed under hard pressure. It is often found at junctions where may cars (and trucks) are standing still to then accelerate.
Packed snow has approximately the same properties as ice, i.e. poor grip. Compare it to walking in deep snow. It is more difficult but the risk of slipping and loosing grip is small.
“The driver may not accelerate or otherwise hinder the overtaking.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
In most cases, it would create an even more dangerous situation if you tried to hinder the person.
You must take all signs into consideration. According to the three blue signs, you are allowed to park here, but the last sign prohibits you from doing so.
”The sign indicates it is prohibited to park a vehicle. The directions apply on the side of the road where the sign is posted.”
”The panel indicates when the directions on the road sign applies. If times are used in combination with other conditions, the panel also indicates when these conditions apply. Black or white figures without brackets indicate weekdays, except weekdays before Sundays or public holidays. Black or white figures within brackets indicate weekdays before Sundays or public holidays. Red figures indicate Sundays or public holidays. If the time limit extends past midnight, it applies after midnight the following day. If a certain day or certain weekday is indicated, the regulation applies to this day regardless of whether the day is a weekday, Sunday or public holiday.”
“[…] you should not have more than 10–15 per cent above the recommended pressure. […] If you increase the pressure an extreme amount, you reach a point there the tyre starts to bulge out, and the surface touching the road is reduced. The traction is reduced and the wear increases heavily. If the air pressure is too high, there is also an impact on your comfort – the car starts to feel bumpy and rough.”
Swedish Transport Administration
“Overtaking shall [...] be done on the right when the driver of the car in front is turning left or is clearly preparing for such a turn.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
If A is standing as in image 1, the car behind it can pass on the right side without any risk of collision.
If car A is instead placed as in 2, the car behind it may decide to overtake as A is turning, which results in a collision:
”This marking is used where it is not permitted for a vehicle on the side of the solid line to change lanes. The marking can also be used to indicate an oncoming solid line on the side where there is a warning line.”
Since the line is solid on your side, you may not normally cross it.
”If class II mopeds may not be driven on the path, this is indicated on an additional panel.”
A half-barrier is a gate at a railway crossing that only bars the right side of the road.
“Several car manufacturers have begun to replace the regular spare tyre with a so-called temporary spare. These tyres are narrower and lighter”.
Vägvisaren B, 14th edition, page 73
“Do not have the engine idling. The car uses more fuel than expected when idling. When the engine idles, the car also emits significant quantities of hazardous substances. [...] Only start the engine when you are about to drive away; the temperature then increases quickly in the engine and car.”
Swedish Transport Administration
”The panel indicates how a vehicle is to be positioned in a parking space. The panel is specific to the conditions at the location.”
“Newer car batteries are maintenance-free and cannot be filled up with distilled water.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 139
”The signs indicate a raised hump or gutter installed as a speed-reducing measure.”
Unladen weight: “The overall weight of the vehicle in normal, fully operational condition with the heaviest body belonging to the vehicle, tools and spare wheel belonging to the vehicle, fuel, lubricating oil and water, along with the driver.” (Road Traffic Definitions Act)
“Stop as far forward as possible so that it is easy for others to take the space behind you.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 104
It is safer and more practical for everyone if you stop as far forward as possible.
”The signal indicates that the road user whom the officer is facing must reduce their speed. When it is dark and visibility is poor, the signal may be highlighted with a white or amber light or a reflective device that reflects white or amber light.”
”The signal indicates that the driver of the vehicle in front of the police vehicle is to pull over to the side of the road and stop. The signal is given with alternately flashing blue and red lights.”
”The signal indicates that road users coming towards the officer must reduce their speed. When it is dark and visibility is poor, the signal may be highlighted with a white or amber light or a reflective device that reflects white or amber light.”
”The signal indicates that the driver of the vehicle behind the police vehicle is to pull over to the side of the road and stop. The signal may be given using a stop paddle.”
”The panel indicates when the directions on the road sign applies. If times are used in combination with other conditions, the panel also indicates when these conditions apply. Black or white figures without brackets refer to weekdays except for weekdays before Sundays and public holidays. Black or white figures within brackets refer to weekdays before Sundays and public holidays. Red figures refer to Sundays and public holidays. If the time indication extends past midnight, the time period applies after midnight the following day. If a certain date or day of the week is indicated, the regulation applies to this day regardless of whether the day is a weekday, Sunday or public holidays.”
“When going downhill, you can let up on the accelerator if the slope is steep enough. [...] If there is an uphill slope after the dip, you can utilise the higher speed from going downhill by staying in a high gear while going up it. This will conserve fuel. Do not accelerate going uphill; instead, maintain an even pressure on the accelerator to save as much as possible.”
Swedish Transport Administration
The sign is probably erected by the organisers of some event.
A diversion is, for example, indicated with this official sign:
”The sign indicates the direction of travel during the temporary diversion of traffic. No other colour may be used.”
”Maximum permitted gross weight is indicated on the sign.”
Heavy lorry: “A lorry with a total weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes.” (Act on road traffic definitions)
No questions to show here.