New Brunswick Class 7 Practice Test 2

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1. An unlicensed driver is convicted of an offence that carries points. What does the Registrar do?

   1. Records the points for later
   2. Suspends their driving privilege
   3. Issues a learner's licence
   4. Gives a warning on the first offence

2. A driver is pinned by the steering wheel after a crash. How can you ease the pressure?

   1. Pull the driver out by the arms
   2. Deflate the tires
   3. Push the steering wheel forward with your hands
   4. Release the seat catch and slide the seat back

3. A climbing lane is ending. Who must yield?

   1. Whoever is behind
   2. The driver in the left lane
   3. The driver in the right lane
   4. Whoever is slower

4. How close to the driveway entrance of a fire station may you park on the same side of the street?

   1. No closer than 10 metres
   2. No closer than 5 metres
   3. No closer than 25 metres
   4. No closer than 50 metres

5. How far before a stop does a school bus begin flashing its amber lights?

   1. About 30 metres
   2. About 150 metres
   3. About 50 metres
   4. About 500 metres

6. What does this sign mean?

   
   1. The road ends ahead
   2. Turn left only
   3. A one-way street
   4. A detour is ahead

7. How long after the conviction date are demerit points returned to a driver's record?

   1. Three years
   2. Two years
   3. Five years
   4. One year

8. Who is covered by New Brunswick's zero tolerance program for drug-impaired driving?

   1. Only drivers with past convictions
   2. Only commercial drivers
   3. Only drivers over 65
   4. Novice drivers and drivers under 21

9. A tow truck is stopped on the shoulder with flashing lights, and you are on a two-lane highway in your direction. What must you do?

   1. Sound your horn and keep going at your speed
   2. Slow to half the limit and change lanes
   3. Keep your speed and your lane
   4. Stop in your lane behind it

10. When should you turn on your right signal in a roundabout?

    1. Only when changing lanes inside
    2. Never; signals are not used
    3. As you approach your exit
    4. Before entering the roundabout

11. Before turning right on a red light, what must you do besides stopping?

    1. Signal, and check pedestrians and traffic
    2. Sound your horn twice first
    3. Flash your headlights first
    4. Wait at least 10 seconds, then turn quickly

12. What does the colour red mean on a traffic sign?

    1. General warning
    2. Motorist services
    3. Stop or prohibition
    4. Permitted movement

13. How long can the vehicle be impounded for a second warning-range offence within five years?

    1. 30 days, at the officer's discretion
    2. 14 days, mandatory
    3. Three days, mandatory
    4. Seven days, at the officer's discretion

14. What vehicle document must you carry while driving in New Brunswick?

    1. The original purchase loan papers
    2. The bill of sale
    3. The last safety inspection invoice
    4. The registration certificate or a photocopy

15. What does a Railway Crossing sign require you to do?

    
    1. Sound your horn before crossing
    2. Stop every time, even with no train
    3. Yield to all trains
    4. Yield only when the lights flash

16. In winter, which parts of the road freeze first?

    1. Roads in towns
    2. Freshly paved roads
    3. Roads with salt on them
    4. Bridges and overpasses

17. How should you control your speed during a turn at an intersection?

    1. Speed up as you begin turning
    2. Slow before the crosswalk, then hold speed
    3. Coast through with the clutch down
    4. Keep braking all through the turn

18. How far away can retro-reflective material on a pedestrian be seen at night?

    1. About 30 metres
    2. About 10 metres
    3. Several hundred metres
    4. Only within headlight low beam range

19. What does this sign mean?

    
    1. No left turn
    2. Left turn only
    3. Road curves left
    4. No U-turn

20. What does this five-sided sign mark?

    
    1. A pedestrian crosswalk
    2. A playground ahead
    3. A hospital zone
    4. A school zone

21. A newly licensed driver loses every point they have been credited. What happens?

    1. Their points reset to four
    2. They receive a warning letter
    3. The Registrar suspends their licence
    4. They must retake the sign test only

22. You see a 'school bus stop ahead' sign. What should you be ready to do?

    1. Turn on your high beams
    2. Pass the bus quickly before it stops
    3. Stop for a bus with flashing lights
    4. Sound your horn to warn children

23. Children are present in a school zone with no other speed posted. What is the maximum speed?

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

24. Which foot should you use for both the brake and the accelerator?

    1. Your left foot for the brake
    2. Your right foot
    3. Either foot, whichever is closer
    4. Both feet in an emergency

25. Where are a car's blind spots?

    1. At the left and right rear corners
    2. Directly behind the trunk
    3. Only on the passenger side
    4. Directly in front of the hood

26. What do white lane lines separate?

    1. Lanes of traffic moving in the same direction
    2. Traffic moving in opposite directions
    3. Two-way left turn lanes
    4. Railway crossings from the road

27. A driver who already had a 0.08-or-over suspension within 10 years is caught again. How long is the mandatory impoundment?

    1. 30 days
    2. 60 days
    3. One year
    4. 90 days

28. What is Ellen's Law in New Brunswick?

    1. The rule to give cyclists one metre when passing
    2. The rule banning hand-held phones while you drive
    3. The rule requiring winter tires
    4. The rule for stopping at school buses

29. Which vehicle may use a flashing red light visible from the front and rear?

    1. A school bus while loading or unloading
    2. A rural mail carrier
    3. A vehicle carrying explosives
    4. A tow truck at a collision on the highway

30. You face a red light with a painted stop line. Where must you stop?

    1. Wherever you can see cross traffic
    2. In the crosswalk
    3. Past the crosswalk, at the edge of the intersection
    4. At the stop line

31. The centre line is a double yellow line, solid on your side and broken on the other. May you pass?

    1. Only if the oncoming driver signals you to go
    2. No, the solid line on your side forbids it
    3. Yes, if the road ahead looks clear
    4. Yes, but only during daylight

32. What does this sign tell you?

    
    1. The road narrows on both sides
    2. Keep right of the island
    3. Two lanes merge from the left
    4. The right lane ends ahead

33. What does this sign mean?

    
    1. Traffic moves in one direction only
    2. Two-way traffic ahead
    3. Detour in the direction shown
    4. Turn right only

34. How many signs are on the New Brunswick road sign recognition test?

    1. 25 signs
    2. 10 signs
    3. 30 signs
    4. 20 signs

35. Another driver sounds their horn to pass you. What must you do?

    1. Move right and do not speed up
    2. Move left to block them
    3. Brake hard to let them by
    4. Speed up to stay ahead

36. A large truck ahead of you swings left before turning right at an intersection. What should you do?

    1. Stay back and do not move into the open space
    2. Sound your horn and pass on the left
    3. Move up beside it to show you are there
    4. Pass it on the right through the gap

37. During what hours does the urban school zone speed limit apply?

    1. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days
    2. Only when the lights on the sign flash
    3. 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays
    4. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day

38. What vision standard must a Class 7 applicant meet?

    1. 20/50 in the weakest eye
    2. 20/40 in the best eye
    3. 20/20 in both eyes
    4. 20/30 in the best eye

39. You are towing a trailer. Where should the safety chain be attached?

    1. To the frame or bumper, not the hitch
    2. To the towing vehicle's tow hook
    3. To the trailer tongue only
    4. To the hitch ball

40. When are moose and deer most likely to be a danger on New Brunswick roads?

    1. At midday
    2. Only in winter
    3. At dawn and dusk
    4. Only on gravel roads