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Saskatchewan Class 7: Passing, highways and freeways

When and where you may pass, passing lanes, safe passing time, being passed, divided highways, medians, entering and leaving a freeway and freeway emergencies.

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Which of these is an example of a freeway in Saskatchewan?

Study reference: Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook (online edition, Rev. 2026), Ch. 3 Basic information and rules of the road — Lane selection, Passing, Highways, Medians; Ch. 6 Advanced driving skills — Highway driving, Passing

All 20 questions in this test

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  1. Which of these is an example of a freeway in Saskatchewan?

    1. A resource access road
    2. Regina's Ring Road
    3. A gravel grid road
    4. A municipal main street

  2. Your normal passing time is 15 seconds. What is your safe passing time using the handbook's minimum margin?

    1. 15 seconds
    2. 30 seconds
    3. 18 seconds
    4. 20 seconds

  3. How long does it normally take to pass another vehicle on a highway?

    1. 2 to 5 seconds
    2. 60 to 90 seconds
    3. 10 to 40 seconds
    4. 5 to 8 seconds

  4. A passing lane opens on the highway and you are driving slower than the traffic behind you. What should you do?

    1. Move right and keep your speed
    2. Stay left and speed up to keep pace
    3. Stop on the shoulder
    4. Move right and speed up

  5. While passing a car on a two-lane highway, how should you control your speed?

    1. Slow down once beside it
    2. Match the other car's speed
    3. Keep accelerating, but stay within the limit
    4. Exceed the limit briefly to finish the pass faster

  6. Your car starts acting up on a freeway. When should you pull over?

    1. When warning lights flash red
    2. At the next exit, however far
    3. Only when it stalls
    4. At the first sign of trouble

  7. Where should you slow down when leaving a freeway?

    1. On the shoulder
    2. Before you signal
    3. In the right travel lane
    4. In the deceleration lane

  8. When is it safe to move back into your lane after passing?

    1. As soon as your front clears its bumper
    2. When you see the passed car in your inside mirror
    3. When the other driver flashes their lights
    4. After counting one second

  9. Where may you get on or off a controlled access highway?

    1. At any farm approach
    2. Only at the entrances and exits provided
    3. Anywhere with a gap in the fence
    4. Wherever the shoulder is wide

  10. On a four-lane divided highway, which lane should you normally drive in?

    1. The right lane
    2. The lane with less traffic
    3. The left lane
    4. Either lane equally

  11. Where are you not allowed to pass on a two-lane highway?

    1. On a long straight stretch
    2. Where the centre line is broken
    3. In a marked passing lane
    4. On the crest of a hill

  12. A driver is passing you on a highway. What should you do?

    1. Speed up to stay even
    2. Move toward the centre line
    3. Keep right and maintain your speed
    4. Brake hard to let them in

  13. Compared with approaching a fixed object, how fast does the gap to an oncoming car close?

    1. About the same
    2. About half as fast
    3. About twice as fast
    4. About four times as fast

  14. How does higher speed change the way you steer into a highway curve?

    1. Turn the wheel less, and sooner
    2. Turn sharply at the curve's middle
    3. Brake hard in the curve
    4. Turn the wheel more, and later

  15. You are stopped on a freeway shoulder. How should you get out of the car?

    1. Through the closest door
    2. Through the door away from traffic
    3. Through the rear hatch or trunk opening
    4. Through the driver's door

  16. You missed your exit on Circle Drive. What should you do?

    1. Make a U-turn across the median
    2. Stop in the lane and wait
    3. Stop and back up on the shoulder
    4. Continue to the next interchange

  17. When is it fine to use cruise control?

    1. In fog or blowing snow
    2. On a long highway trip in dry weather
    3. On wet or slippery roads
    4. In stop-and-go city traffic during rush hour

  18. You want to reach a business on the other side of a divided highway. Where may you cross the median?

    1. Anywhere the ditch is shallow and dry enough
    2. Wherever traffic is light
    3. At an intersection or provided cross-over
    4. At any farm approach

  19. On a two-lane, two-way road, when may you pass on the right?

    1. When the car ahead is turning left
    2. Whenever the shoulder is wide
    3. When the car ahead is going slowly
    4. When the car ahead is a truck

  20. What is the key to entering a freeway safely?

    1. Stop at the end of the ramp
    2. Enter slowly and let the freeway traffic adjust
    3. Match freeway speed in the acceleration lane
    4. Merge as soon as the ramp starts

Passing, highways and freeways: 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 ↗

Passing (Ch. 3)

  • Keep right of the centre line when meeting vehicles. Head-on collisions are usually fatal; keep time on the wrong side to a minimum.
  • Pass only when legal, safe and necessary. Do not cross solid or double solid yellow lines, pass on a hill crest, before a curve, at intersections, or where sight distance is limited.
  • Keep at least three seconds behind before passing; build speed, keep accelerating through the pass; don't exceed the speed limit while passing.
  • Return to your lane when you see the passed vehicle in your inside rear-view mirror; signal, mirror, shoulder check.
  • Pass on the left, except: two or more lanes in your direction, or the vehicle ahead is turning left and you can pass on the right without using the shoulder.
  • Never pass a vehicle stopped at an intersection for pedestrians.
  • Being passed: stay right in your lane and keep your speed; don't speed up or block the passer.

Passing lanes

  • Added lane: right lane is for travel, left lane only for passing. Moving right, keep your speed; don't speed up. Wait for the passing lane rather than using the oncoming lane.

Advanced passing (Ch. 6)

  • Normal passing time is 10 to 40 seconds depending on vehicle, technique and speed difference.
  • Add a safety margin of at least five seconds: passing time + margin = safe passing time (e.g., 15 + 5 = 20 seconds).
  • Before practising: see at least 40 seconds ahead, no oncoming traffic, no intersections or solid lines.
  • Closing gap with an oncoming vehicle closes about twice as fast as with a fixed object.
  • Leave extra room before returning in front of a motorcycle.
  • Being passed by large trucks: wind may push you; look where you want to go.

Lane selection

  • On a divided highway, use the left lane to approach a left turn off the highway.
  • On a multi-lane divided highway, the left lane is for passing slower vehicles or for emergency vehicles.

Highways

  • Do not drive left of centre on two-way roads unless it is safe and no traffic is approaching.
  • Never travel the wrong way on a one-way highway.
  • Divided highways: drive in the right lane; left lane only for passing, turning left or emergencies.
  • Controlled access highways: enter and leave only at the entrances and exits provided.

Medians

  • Do not drive on the left side of a median, boulevard or ditch. Cross only at an intersection or a provided cross-over.

Highway driving (Ch. 6)

  • It takes longer to stop from higher speeds. Long-hours drivers can develop "highway hypnosis".
  • At higher speed, turn the wheel less and sooner before a curve; no sudden steering.
  • Safest to drive at the speed of other traffic, if it is sensible and within the limit.
  • Cruise control saves fuel but not in urban areas, on wet or slippery roads, in variable traffic or with restricted vision.
  • Freeway: multi-lane, divided, restricted access; no cyclists, pedestrians or hitchhikers. Examples: Regina's Ring Road and Bypass, Saskatoon's Circle Drive.
  • Entering: match freeway speed in the acceleration lane; plan your merge; signal, shoulder check, accelerate in. Merging below freeway speed is dangerous.
  • On the freeway: left lane for passing, right lane for normal travel; move over temporarily to let others merge. Three-second gap, two gates open.
  • Leaving: signal, move into the deceleration lane, slow there (not on the freeway). You may underestimate your speed when exiting.
  • Missed exit: don't stop or back up; go to the next interchange.
  • Trouble: pull onto the shoulder at the first sign, hazard lights, far right. Never stop in a travel lane. Stay with the car if possible; raise the hood; exit from the door away from traffic.

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