All four wheels lock and skid when you brake. What should you do?

Release the brake, then reapply it gently

Keep pressing the brake harder until you stop

Where must you never stop, park or make a U-turn?

On a straight residential street

On a wide road with good visibility

You are on a highway and traffic is entering from a ramp. What should you do?

Move left if safe, or slow to let it in

Speed up to close the gap so it merges behind

New Brunswick Class 7 overview

New Brunswick Class 7: Bad weather, night driving and highways

Rain, hydroplaning, skids, ice and ABS, winter stopping distances, blow-outs, curves, night driving, fog, climbing lanes, ramps, continuity lines and zipper merges.

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Your car has anti-lock brakes (ABS) and you must stop quickly on ice. What should you do?

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Study reference: New Brunswick Driver's Handbook (2022 PDF edition), Ch. 5 Safe Driving — 5.11 Highway, weather and visibility conditions to 5.18 Limited access highway, pp. 69–76

All 28 questions in this test

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Your car has anti-lock brakes (ABS) and you must stop quickly on ice. What should you do?
1. Pull the parking brake
2. Apply steady pressure and do not pump
3. Brake, release, then brake again
4. Pump the brake rapidly
All four wheels lock and skid when you brake. What should you do?
1. Keep pressing the brake harder until you stop
2. Release the brake, then reapply it gently
3. Steer sharply left and right
4. Shift into park
Without chains, how much farther can it take to stop on snow and ice than on dry concrete?
1. Up to 20 times as far
2. Up to 5 times as far
3. Up to 12 times as far
4. Up to 2 times as far
Where must you never stop, park or make a U-turn?
1. On a curve
2. In a parking lot
3. On a straight residential street
4. On a wide road with good visibility
You are on a highway and traffic is entering from a ramp. What should you do?
1. Sound your horn
2. Stop to let every car in
3. Move left if safe, or slow to let it in
4. Speed up to close the gap so it merges behind
How should you drive through a curve?
1. Coast through in neutral
2. Keep your speed up and brake once you are in the curve
3. Speed up before the curve
4. Slow before it, then gently accelerate through
A front tire blows out at highway speed. What should you do?
1. Steer quickly onto the shoulder
2. Brake hard right away
3. Ease off the gas and slow gradually
4. Shift into neutral and brake
When should you avoid using cruise control?
1. During daylight
2. On roads with a 100 km/h limit
3. On long, dry highways
4. On wet or slippery roads
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
At about what speed can partial hydroplaning begin in a passenger car?
1. About 55 km/h
2. About 30 km/h
3. About 85 km/h
4. About 100 km/h
You miss your exit on a highway. What should you do?
1. Stop and wait for a gap
2. Back up on the shoulder
3. Drive on to the next exit
4. Make a U-turn through the median
About how much of each tire is in contact with the road?
1. About the length of the palm of your hand
2. About the width of the whole car
3. About the length of a ruler, 30 centimetres
4. About the size of a fingernail
What does 'overdriving your headlights' mean?
1. Going too fast to stop within the distance you see
2. Using high beams in the city
3. Driving with one headlight out
4. Leaving your headlights on long after you park the car
In a severe rainstorm, at about what speed can tires lose all contact with the road?
1. About 85 km/h
2. About 55 km/h
3. About 110 km/h
4. About 70 km/h
Your car begins to hydroplane. What is the best first action?
1. Brake hard to regain grip
2. Ease off the accelerator and let the car slow
3. Accelerate to push through the water
4. Steer sharply toward the shoulder
The fog becomes so dense you can barely see. What is the safest thing to do?
1. Follow the tail lights ahead closely
2. Switch to high beams and continue
3. Stop in your lane with flashers on
4. Get well off the road and wait for it to lift
As you approach an intersection, in what order should you check for traffic and pedestrians?
1. Left first, then right
2. Straight ahead only
3. Right first, then left
4. Behind you first, then ahead
A lane is ending because of road work. How does a zipper merge work?
1. Stop at the end of the lane and wait
2. Drive on the shoulder past the closure
3. Merge as early as possible and leave the lane empty
4. Use the ending lane to the merge point, then take turns
Your rear wheels start to skid. What should you do?
1. Brake firmly; steer the other way
2. Accelerate hard; steer straight
3. Feet off the pedals; steer into the skid
4. Pull the parking brake; hold the wheel
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
You are entering a highway from a ramp. What is the acceleration lane for?
1. To build up speed to merge with traffic
2. To park in an emergency
3. To pass slower vehicles
4. To stop and wait for a safe gap in traffic
What helps most to prevent hydroplaning?
1. Higher tire pressure than recommended
2. Good tires with deep treads
3. Using cruise control
4. Driving in the left lane
Your right wheels drop off the pavement onto the shoulder. What should you do first?
1. Brake hard and turn left quickly
2. Jerk the wheel back onto the road
3. Speed up to climb back on
4. Ease off the gas and steer straight ahead
What do continuity lines on a highway show?
1. The edge of the shoulder
2. Where passing is not allowed on the highway
3. Where a ramp lane borders the through lane
4. A lane reserved for buses
Your car does not have ABS and you need to stop on a slippery surface. What does the handbook advise?
1. Use only the parking brake
2. Press the brake as hard as you can and keep it there
3. Shift into reverse
4. Pump the brake gradually without locking the wheels
Which lights should you use when driving in fog?
1. Low-beam headlights
2. High-beam headlights
3. Four-way flashers only
4. Parking lights only
When is a road usually most slippery during a rainfall?
1. Just after it starts to rain
2. After several hours of heavy rain
3. Once the rain has stopped
4. Only when the temperature is below zero
At a diamond interchange, which side are the exits from the main road on?
1. All exits are to the left
2. Exits are in the centre median
3. All exits are to the right
4. Exits alternate sides

Bad weather, night driving and highways: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

5.11 Highway, weather and visibility conditions (pp. 69–72)

Tire contact with the road is about the length of the palm of your hand; friction drops sharply on wet or slippery roads. Avoid cruise control in wet or slippery conditions.
Stopping on ice: with ABS, apply steady pressure and do not pump; without ABS, pump the brake gradually without locking the wheels. Studded tires shorten stopping on ice but can lengthen it in extreme cold.
Rain: roads are especially slick just after it starts to rain or drizzle (grease and dirt form a slippery film).
Hydroplaning: partial from about 55 km/h, rising to about 85 km/h where tires may be fully on the water (in a severe rainstorm, all contact lost at 85 km/h). Response: take your foot off the accelerator and let the car slow; if fully hydroplaning, steer to keep the original direction, do not oversteer. Good deep tread helps prevent it; when water is deeper than the tread, complete hydroplaning is expected.
Skids caused by excessive speed, excessive acceleration, sudden or excessive braking, abrupt steering. Rear-wheel skid: feet off the pedals, steer in the direction of the skid. Four-wheel skid: release the brake, reapply gently. Front-wheel skid: foot off the accelerator; if it continues, clutch in or neutral. Freely rolling wheels regain traction better.
Winter: watch for ice in shaded areas, on bridges and overpasses (they freeze before the rest of the road); test brakes gently away from traffic; avoid sudden moves; downshift to slow.
Without chains, stopping on snow and ice can take up to 12 times the distance needed on dry concrete.

5.12 Intersections (p. 72)

Slow before entering; check for traffic and pedestrians first left, then right.

5.13 Tire blow-out, 5.14 Running off the pavement, 5.15 Curves (p. 73)

Blow-out: do not brake; ease off the accelerator, grip the wheel firmly with both hands, slow gradually to a stop.
Wheel off the pavement: foot off the accelerator, steer straight; when clear behind, turn left and drive slowly back on. Jerking back can cause loss of control or a rollover.
Curves: slow down before the curve, then gradually accelerate after entering; slow to any posted advisory speed; never stop, park or make a U-turn on a curve; do not pass or back up on curves or hills.

5.16 Driving at night, 5.17 Driving in fog (p. 74)

Do not overdrive your headlights (drive so fast you cannot stop within the distance they light up).
Fog: reduce speed gradually and avoid sudden stops; in dense fog, creep; use low beams, not parking lights; if you stop, get as far off the road as possible; leaving the highway to wait for the fog to lift is safest. Same practices for dense falling or blowing snow.

5.18 Limited access highway (pp. 75–76)

Climbing lane / slow traffic lane: at the end, the driver in the right lane must yield to the driver in the left lane.
Entering: use the acceleration lane to reach traffic speed; drivers on the highway should move left if safe or slow to let traffic in. Exiting: use the deceleration lane.
Never stop on the travelled roadway even if you miss your exit; drive to the next exit; never back up on a highway.
Continuity lines mark the separation between the through lane and entry/exit ramps; they are wider than regular lane lines.
Diamond interchange: all exits from the main road are to the right.
Zipper merge: when a lane ends, keep using it up to the merge point, then merge in turn with the other lane.

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