Nunavut Class 7: Right-of-way, emergency vehicles and railway crossings

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1. You are pulling out of a private driveway onto a street. Who must you yield to?

   1. Only vehicles on your left
   2. All traffic and pedestrians
   3. Only pedestrians on the sidewalk
   4. No one, if you signal first

2. You are about to enter a traffic circle. Who has the right-of-way?

   1. Traffic waiting to enter on your right
   2. Traffic already in the circle
   3. Whichever vehicle is larger
   4. You, because you are entering

3. Who is allowed to follow a fire engine more closely than 150 metres?

   1. The driver of another emergency vehicle
   2. Anyone driving below 50 km/h
   3. A driver who lives on that street
   4. A driver with a Class 1 licence

4. Does the first vehicle to enter an uncontrolled intersection automatically have the right-of-way?

   1. No, entering first does not give it
   2. Only if it is a larger vehicle
   3. Yes, always
   4. Yes, if it is going straight

5. You drive a manual transmission car over railway tracks. What must you avoid?

   1. Crossing at a slow, steady speed
   2. Shifting gears on the crossing
   3. Crossing in a low gear
   4. Looking both ways first

6. You have pulled over and stopped for a police car with lights and siren. When may you move again?

   1. When the siren is turned off
   2. After 10 seconds
   3. After it has passed
   4. As soon as you see it

7. At a crossing with signal lights, the train has passed but the lights are still flashing. What do you do?

   1. Drive around the signal post
   2. Wait until the signal stops
   3. Cross slowly with hazards on
   4. Cross, since the train is gone

8. How close may you follow a fire engine?

   1. No closer than 30 m
   2. No closer than 300 m
   3. No closer than 60 m
   4. No closer than 150 m

9. Inside a municipality, a crossing gate is down. How far from the nearest rail must you stop?

   1. Not less than 50 m
   2. Not less than 3 m
   3. Not less than 15 m
   4. Not less than 5 m

10. How should you leave a traffic circle?

    1. By crossing to the outer lane first
    2. In any lane that is open
    3. From the inside lane only
    4. In the same lane you used in the circle

11. Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at about the same time. Which one must yield?

    1. The vehicle going slower
    2. The vehicle on the right
    3. The smaller vehicle
    4. The vehicle on the left

12. When do emergency vehicles have the right-of-way over other traffic?

    1. Only on highways outside of towns
    2. Only between sunset and sunrise
    3. While using flashing red lights and a siren
    4. At all times, even when they are parked

13. You are following a bus toward a railway crossing with no gates or lights, and no train is in sight. What should you expect?

    1. The bus will speed up to cross
    2. The bus will sound its horn only
    3. The bus will pull onto the shoulder
    4. The bus may stop before the tracks

14. A funeral procession is passing through an intersection. What should you do?

    1. Drive between the cars
    2. Let it proceed without interference
    3. Join the end of the line with headlights on
    4. Pass it on the right

15. An ambulance with flashing red lights and a siren is coming up behind you. What must you do?

    1. Pull to the right edge, clear of intersections, and stop
    2. Move to the left lane and slow down
    3. Speed up to keep ahead of it
    4. Stop right where you are in your lane, even in an intersection

16. Inside a multi-lane traffic circle, which vehicle must yield?

    1. The vehicle in the outer lane never yields
    2. The vehicle on the right yields to the vehicle on the left
    3. The slower vehicle yields
    4. The vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right

17. A railway crossing signal is flashing on a road outside a municipality. How far from the nearest rail must you stop?

    1. Not less than 5 m
    2. Not less than 30 m
    3. Not less than 1 m
    4. Not less than 15 m

18. You have the right-of-way, but the other driver clearly is not going to yield. What should you do?

    1. Keep going; it is your right
    2. Sound your horn and continue
    3. Give way to avoid a collision
    4. Speed up to get through first

19. You are turning left at an intersection with no advance signal. An oncoming car is close to the intersection. What do you do?

    1. Flash your lights and turn
    2. Turn, since you signalled first
    3. Turn quickly in front of it
    4. Let the oncoming car go first

20. A train has just passed the crossing in front of you. What should you do before crossing?

    1. Follow the train's direction
    2. Check that no second train is coming
    3. Cross right away, close behind the train
    4. Sound your horn and cross