Pick an answer to check it. 56 of 70 correct (80%) is needed to pass.
The real test has 70 questions in 50 minutes, about 43 seconds per question.
There is no hearing requirement. Did you have to take a hearing test in connection to the application for a learner’s permit?
The only requirement made is on your vision.
In 2019 there were 64,930 wildlife accidents according to National Wildlife Accident Council.
The problem is that the traffic signal appears to be not working (otherwise there would be some colour showing). It is then the road sign that applies. Stopping and waiting for the signal to start working may take several days!
The last option sounds good, but you are indirectly saying that you can drive out without stopping first, which is wrong.
“If the prohibition also applies to light trucks, this is indicated on an additional panel.”
In many cases, light trucks do not weigh more than a heavy car with a trailer. It is therefore only in exceptional cases that the sign also refers to light trucks.
As of 1 July 2010, Bilprovningen no longer has a monopoly on car inspections. This means that the obligatory inspection can be carried out by the approved inspection company of your choice.
“A flying overtake [...] means that you pass a vehicle at high speed that you already decided to overtake from a long distance behind.”
Du och jag i trafiken [You and me in traffic], 28th Edition, page 250
“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 not solid on your side, you can cross it.
– Yes, but there is an exception for this. You may cross the solid line 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)
Note “in the direction the vehicle is travelling”. Despite the fact that you are over in the oncoming, the broken line still runs to the right of the right of the solid line when viewed from your perspective.
“In this study, coffee was shown to to have a slightly better effect on alertness and driving than a short nap – it took 30 minutes to kick in and the effect was clearly visible for another hour. The maximum effect is likely obtained by combining the two methods (Reyner and Horne, 1999). A number of other studies have shown that 100–200 mg caffeine (2–3 cups of coffee) would consistently improve the alertness in sleepy test subjects (Lumley et. al., 1987; Lorist et. al., 1994).”
Institute for Psychosocial Medicine and Karolinska Institutet/Swedish Transport Administration
Some people are taught that coffee is very bad and of no use. This is not true. Coffee often gives a kick that keeps the tiredness away for a while. However, the best thing is always to sleep longer.
“Begin by surveying the scene of the accident and prioritising what should be done first.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 257
What are the alternatives to surveying first?
This is general advice. Situations can of course arise where it is more appropriate to follow another order. As the question is generally posed (there are no special circumstances), you should assume that the general recommendations are correct.
“The sign indicates that traffic with vehicles over a certain width is prohibited. The greatest permitted width is indicated on the sign.”
2017 2,235
2018 2,195
2019 1,951
Note that there is a similar question that asks for the total number of injured.
“This sign indicates a path intended for pedestrians only.”
Note that D5 does not signify the same thing as E7. Pedestrian street:
“The sign indicates that the provisions of Chapter 8, Section 1 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276) apply. Any prohibition on driving vehicles that are permitted on a pedestrian street according to Chapter 8, Section 1, second paragraph of the Road Traffic Ordinance is indicated using an additional panel.”
Where E7 is posted, you are normally allowed to enter in order to unload cargo.
“A private car [...] A car equipped with no more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat.”
Act on road traffic definitions
8 passengers + 1 driver = 9 people travelling.
“A driver who intends to stop or quickly reduce their speed shall indicate their intention using the brake lights. […] This indication shall be given in good time before the intended manoeuvre and be clearly visible and unmistakable. The indicating shall stop as soon as the manoeuvre is completed.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
“On trailers with an unladen weight of over 400 kg, there must also be a parking brake.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 247
“You can be charged with aggravated drunk driving even if the alcohol concentration in your blood is less than 1.0 per mille. The reason for this may be that your driving has entailed a significant risk of causing an accident, or that an accident has occurred.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 209
All the alternatives are true to some extent. However, the “most important reason”, which is what the question is asking for, is the health aspect:
“The dangerous aspect is the impact on health [...] Particles in the outdoor air has a negative impact on our health. They irritate the airways and contribute to deteriorating different lung diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). […] If we reduce the proportion of studded tyres, it increases the conditions for a better air quality, health and quality of life. It probably also leads to lower medical costs.”
Swedish Transport Administration
“The background to the proposal is that the studded tyres, according to the government, increases the wear on the roads and thereby releases particles that are then inhaled by humans. This can in turn be linked to cardiovascular disease and other health issues linked to the airways.”
MHF
“This sign indicates that a one-way road is turning into a road with traffic in both directions.”
“The sign indicates a junction where the provisions of Chapter 3, Section 18 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276) apply.”
“The sign indicates a junction where drivers of vehicles on connecting roads are obliged to give way or stop. The symbol is adapted to the conditions of the location.”
“This sign indicates that a one-way road is turning into a road with traffic in both directions.”
“This marking indicates the line that a vehicle should not pass when the driver is observing the obligation to give way.”
“The catalytic converter turns [...] into mainly carbon dioxide and water. The carbon dioxide emissions is a problem that can currently only be solved through a reduced fuel consumption.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 225
“The sign indicates a stretch of road or an area where specific measures have been taken or where conditions are such that it is advisable to drive at a lower speed than the maximum permitted speed. The recommended lower speed is indicated on the sign.”
In the quote above, note the wording “lower speed than the maximum permitted speed”. This means that the maximum permitted speed is determined by the regular speed sign, i.e. 70 km/h in this case.
– Yes, however, “the maximum permitted speed” (which is the subject of the question) should be interpreted as “how fast are you allowed to drive at the very most under perfect conditions”. This particular question does not relate to making an assessment, but simply to understanding the sign.
“The sign indicates a stretch of road or an area where specific measures have been taken or where conditions are such that it is advisable to drive at a lower speed than the maximum permitted speed. The recommended lower speed is indicated on the sign.”
Note the words “advisable” and “recommended”. These words signify that this action is not compulsory. If it would have been compulsory to stay under 30 km/h, what then is the difference between this sign and a regular round speed sign (C31)? Nothing in that case, which would mean that E11 is completely unnecessary.
“The sign indicates that it is prohibited to drive a vehicle faster than the speed indicated on the sign.”
Therefore:
“If there has been damage to property and there is no-one around to receive information, the road user shall promptly notify the person who suffered the damage or the police.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
Review of the options:
“When a driver travelling on a road becomes aware that someone is intending to overtake them on the left, they shall keep as far to the right as possible.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
Reducing your speed is something you should only do in exceptional cases. If you reduce your speed at every overtaking, you will disrupt the flow of traffic and also increase your emissions, as you have to accelerate to the right speed again each time.
Hard braking means that you “waste” the speed you have built. It is better to adapt your driving so that you do not have to brake hard.
Accident type Number of deaths (2019)
Head-on 47
Overtaking 3
Catching up (from behind) 10
Turning off 9
Junction 16
Single vehicle – highest death rate 59
Bicycle and moped 11
Pedestrians 25
Roe deer and deer 1
Moose 6
Reindeer 0
Rail/tracks 4
Other issues 32
“If [...] the vehicle’s width, including load, exceeds 260 centimetres, [...] the vehicle or a vehicle coupled to this may only be driven on a private road.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
“The lane and where applicable the hard shoulder by the lane may not be used for traffic.”
“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 right side, there is a post with rectangular reflectors.
“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 more detailed provisions relating to sign C35, Vehicle parking is prohibited, also apply to this sign.”
“The sign indicates that it is prohibited to park vehicles on days with even-numbered dates on the side of the road that has even-numbered addresses and on days with odd-numbered dates on the side of the road that has odd-numbered addresses. The more detailed provisions relating to sign C35, Vehicle parking is prohibited, also apply to this sign.”
“The more detailed provisions relating to sign C35, Vehicle parking is prohibited, also apply to this sign.”
“A breathalyser can tell you your blood alcohol level, but many of the most common devices on the market give an incorrect result. This has been shown in laboratory tests of eight common consumer models.”
Testfakta
Nearly half the breathalysers tested by MHF failed: http://www.mhf.se/sv-SE/sakrare-i-trafiken/bast-pa-alkolas-alkomatare/alkomatare/
If you are giving way to someone crossing, you may of course remain stationary close to the pedestrian crossing. This is perhaps one of the most common traffic situations. Another example is if you need to remain stationary before a pedestrian crossing to avoid danger.
The prohibition in this regard refers to parking, not being stationary.
– No, it is important to be aware of this in order to be a good and safe driver. For example, if the traffic situation requires you to remain stationary in your car before a pedestrian crossing, as a safe driver, you can calmly stay where you are to analyse the situation. A driver who is not aware of this rule may panic and think “I have to move my car because I’m not allowed to stand here!” Such a driver may make an unexpected manoeuvre to get away from the crossing and thereby make the situation worse.
“The diagonal strap is to go across the chest, as close to the neck as possible.”
NTF
When the belt is placed close to the neck, it creates the best protection and reduces the risk of injury.
Normally it is prohibited to overtake on the right side. However, there are exceptions:
“In the following cases, it is not considered overtaking when a vehicle in one lane passes a vehicle in another lane: 1. if the carriageway has two or several lanes in the same direction and there is heavy queue formation in all lanes, 2. if the carriageway is divided into lanes for different destinations that are marked with lane assignment signs, or 3. or if the vehicles were in separate lanes in conjunction with a junction.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
Sometimes you receive several messages simultaneously in traffic. You then must choose which to adhere to. This is the order you should follow:
Police signals thus take priority over the stop sign and prohibition sign.
First, consider the calculations of stopping distance, reaction distance and breaking distance.
Reaction distance:
The image and the condition of the road are actually irrelevant to the answer. These factors only come into play when estimating the braking distance. The distance to the obstacle is also irrelevant.
– It shows whether you really know what you are doing and that you are certain. Also not that there are very few questions that try to trick you like this.
Driving defensively makes for safer traffic. Examples of defensive driving:
“Inexperienced drivers will often fix their gaze on stationary objects.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 197
”1 tim” = 1 hour
”Övrig tid” = Other times
”Avgift” = Fee
”Grön biljett” = Green ticket
”Tisd” = Tuesday
According to the additional panel, the public transport lane comes into use at 15:00. In other words, it does not stop you from parking.
The parking prohibition on Tuesdays starts at midnight and is then in force until 06:00 on Tuesday morning. In other words, there is no parking prohibition now in the afternoon.
The sign indicating the times along with the additional panel with the P symbol is to be interpreted like this: Parking is permitted (a fee is payable, the ticket you buy is green) for a maximum of one hour, provided that the time is not 06:00–10:00 or 15:00–19:00.
In other words, parking is permitted for one hour according to the sign. However, as the time is 14:30, you can only park for 30 minutes, because at 15:00 the public transport lane comes into use.
The opposite is true:
“There is no requirement to signal when entering [...] You are to signal when changing lanes or otherwise moving sideways. […] When you exit the roundabout, you are to signal to the right.”
Swedish Transport Agency
“Fog lights”
Driving Licence Book
Note that there is a similar question that is about the rear fog lights.
“Younger drivers react significantly slower than experienced drivers. The age group with the best reaction time is experienced drivers between the ages of 45–54. […] The explanation is likely that the experienced driver is often more prepared to act.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 199
Remember that this applies in traffic, where you are not prepared at each given moment to react quickly. A person with a 2-second reaction time in traffic may have a reaction time of 0.7 seconds in a test where you have to push a button at the sound of a signal.
“Road user [...] Those travelling or otherwise sojourning on a road or in a vehicle on a road or in terrain as well as those travelling across terrain”
Road Traffic Definitions Act
“A road user who, regardless of blame, has been involved in a traffic accident shall remain on the scene.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
“Been involved in” = you have in some way been involved in or contributed to the accident happening. In this case, it is you who caused A1 to brake, which means that you “are involved in” the accident.
Note that you probably have not done anything wrong! The reasons why you must remain at the scene of the accident:
“Environmental class 1 has been the predominant diesel fuel on the Swedish market since 1995: all diesel sold in regular petrol stations is environmental class 1.”
Swedish Transport Agency
“Immediately before a visually impaired person walks out into the street, they stretch their cane outwards”
Du och jag i trafiken [You and me in traffic], 28th Edition, page 218
“A road number is only given for roads in the number group 1-499. A sign with a dashed border indicates that the road is leading to the route with the number on the sign.”
The first options are wrong since the word only is used.
“declutching […] (temporarily) break the connection between the driving shaft and the driven shaft of the engine: with ~d engine”
Nationalencyklopedin
Aggravated drunk driving: “The sanction is imprisonment for no more than two years. […] gross negligence manslaughter, the sanction can be up to six years in prison.” (Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 209)
In the dark it is better to drive closer to the middle of the road (keep left in the lane), since it is more difficult to see what is happening along the edges, for example, if an animal jumps out.
If you encounter an oncoming car, however, you should move a little to the right to reduce the risk of a head-on collision.
Note: Keeping left in the lane often more or less means the same position as driving close to the middle of the carriageway. See the definitions:
“This marking indicates the line that a vehicle should not pass when the driver is observing the obligation to give way.”
“This marking indicates a speed bump, gutter or similar obstacle.”
“This marking indicates that there is an obligation to give way or to stop further down the road.”
The sign is posted within the track area, and therefore only relates to railway traffic.
“A driver who is obliged to give way shall clearly show their intention to yield by slowing down or stopping in good time. The driver may continue driving only if there is no risk or obstruction involved, with regard to other road users’ position, the distance to them and their speed.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
You therefore do not need to stop if there are no other road users on the intersecting road that you would disrupt by driving out.
“The sign refers to traffic with vehicles in both directions.”
“The sign indicates that vehicle traffic on the road is one-way in the direction of the arrow. An arrow pointing up indicates that the traffic is one-way in a forward direction.”
“If the prohibition also applies to class II mopeds, this is indicated on an additional panel.”
“Road traffic produces [...] and inaudible sound, i.e. infrasound.”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 228
The question specifies that you are going uphill. Is there any alternative where the slope means that you should pay particular attention to a certain aspect?
Review of the options:
“If a motor vehicle or a vehicle coupled to this has a load where either side protrudes more than 20 centimetres outside the vehicle, or if the vehicle’s width, including load, exceeds 260 centimetres, [...] the vehicle or a vehicle coupled to this may only be driven on a private road.”
Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance
The measurement is under 260 cm and the load may protrude up to 15 cm from the side (175- 160=15). The load is therefore within the parameters.
“The sign indicates an emergency site during roadworks or similar. No other colour may be used.”
The Spanish turn is not mentioned in any law texts, but is a well-established term that is mentioned in both the Driving Licence Book (19th Edition, page 94) and Du och jag i trafiken [You and me in traffic] (28th Edition, pages 256). You should therefore be familiar with the term.
“Vehicles with unbraked trailers whose total weight [...] exceeds half of the towing vehicle’s unladen weight. [may drive at a maximum of] 40 [km/h]”
Swedish Transport Agency
The road you want to turn out onto is a priority road (see the sign to the right of the picture). This means that the last option is wrong.
You cannot make a good assessment of the traffic situation from where you are positioned. You therefore need to drive a bit further forward.
“The right hand rule does not apply [...] in a roundabout”
Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 41
The reasons why you should not drive extremely close to the right edge:
If there is no reason to do something, it is safest and best to continue as normal.
Review of the options:
Answering a mobile phone counts as parking, not stopping. See the Driving Licence Book (19th Edition, page 104): “The parking prohibition on the priority road means that you may not even stop and answer your phone”.
As parking is prohibited on priority roads (assume that it is a priority road, see the above point), it is prohibited to answer a mobile phone at this location.
A mature driver listens to their passengers but makes their own decisions about what to do.
Listening to the passengers and adapting to their will can be both good and bad. It is good if the passengers are asking the driver to slow down because they have seen animals on the side of the road. It is bad if the passengers say that they are moving too slowly, pressuring the driver to make a dangerous overtaking.
Total weight = unladen weight + maximum load
The unladen weight is the car’s “weight when unloaded [...], including the driver” (Driving Licence Book, 19th Edition, page 246).
The driver’s weight of 75 kg has already been included in the unladen weight of 1,300 kg. That means that only the load has to be added to get the total weight: 1,300 kg + 500 kg = 1,800 kg.
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