Manitoba Class 5: Right-of-way, emergency vehicles and work zones

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1. What kind of light may the lead car of a funeral procession display?

   1. A flashing blue light
   2. A flashing green light
   3. A flashing amber light
   4. A flashing purple light

2. You are on a one-way street when an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren. Which way should you pull over?

   1. To the nearest curb, left or right
   2. Always to the right curb, as on any road
   3. Stop in your lane
   4. Always to the left curb

3. How do drivers use the lanes in a zipper merge?

   1. Merge as early as possible
   2. Only trucks use the closing lane
   3. The closing lane must stop and wait for a gap to open
   4. Use both lanes to the merge point, then take turns

4. You are driving out of a parking lot onto a street. What must you do?

   1. Sound your horn and pull out slowly
   2. Stop only if pedestrians are already on the sidewalk
   3. Slow down and merge with passing traffic
   4. Stop before the sidewalk and yield to everyone

5. You have the right-of-way at an uncontrolled intersection. What does the handbook still expect of you?

   1. Nothing more; others must stop
   2. Take care to avoid a collision
   3. Speed up to claim your turn
   4. Sound your horn as you enter

6. In a zipper merge, what must a driver staying in the through lane do?

   1. Close the gap to the car ahead
   2. Move onto the shoulder
   3. Let in two vehicles
   4. Let in one vehicle

7. You are passing a stopped police car with its lights flashing, on a highway posted at 100 km/h. How fast may you go?

   1. 50 km/h
   2. 40 km/h
   3. 60 km/h
   4. 80 km/h

8. An emergency vehicle with its siren and flashing lights is approaching. What must you do?

   1. Stop right where you are in the lane
   2. Pull to the right edge and stop
   3. Pull to the left and keep going
   4. Speed up to clear the way

9. In a designated construction zone, when are speeding fines doubled?

   1. Always, whether or not workers are present
   2. Only when workers are present
   3. Only when the limit has been reduced
   4. Only during daylight hours

10. You are stopped at a red light and an ambulance with siren on is blocked behind you. What should you do?

    1. Turn off your engine
    2. Back up to make room
    3. Stay stopped until the light changes
    4. Carefully go through to clear its path

11. Two vehicles approach an intersection that has no signs or signals. Who must yield?

    1. The vehicle on the right yields to the left
    2. The vehicle on the left yields to the one on the right
    3. The slower vehicle yields
    4. The vehicle turning yields to everyone

12. There are two lanes going your way and an ambulance is stopped ahead with its lights on. What must you do?

    1. Stop beside the ambulance
    2. Stay in your lane and keep up with the flow of traffic
    3. Move into the lane next to it
    4. Move to the lane farthest from it, if safe

13. Speeding through a construction zone can lead to which consequence besides a fine?

    1. A required new knowledge test before your next renewal
    2. Driver improvement action, up to suspension
    3. A free warning letter only
    4. Automatic loss of your vehicle

14. How are the beginning and end of a construction zone marked?

    1. With orange flags on every pole along the road
    2. With flashing purple lights
    3. With painted red lines
    4. With traffic control devices like signs

15. What else can happen if you speed past a stopped emergency vehicle, besides a fine?

    1. You can move down the Driver Safety Rating scale
    2. You must retake the road test
    3. Your vehicle registration is cancelled
    4. Nothing more; only a fine applies

16. You are passing a stopped tow truck with its warning lights on, on a road posted at 70 km/h. What is your maximum speed?

    1. 30 km/h
    2. 60 km/h
    3. 50 km/h
    4. 40 km/h

17. A funeral procession with headlights on is going through a red light at your intersection. What must you do?

    1. Honk to warn them
    2. Yield to the procession
    3. Go ahead if your light is green
    4. Join the end of the procession