Theory Exam - Meteoria

1. The “hard shoulders” are not designed for vehicle traffic, except for:

Hand propelled vehicles, tractors and slow moving vehicles, which delay the traffic behind them.
Private vehicles and motorcycles, in order to give right of way to buses.
All vehicles are prohibited to drive on the “hard shoulders”.
Taxis, in order to overtake other vehicles.

2. What should a driver do when there’s a change in his health condition?

Report it to the Licensing Authority.
Report it to the Licensing Office if it is a result of a road accident only.
Report it immediately to the Ministry of Health.
Report about it to the Licensing Office within 20 days.

3. What are you required to do when the truck in the picture enters your driving lane?

Allow it to enter the lane without disturbance.
You should stay on the left lane and drive faster.
You should drive faster and prevent it from entering.
You should move to the right lane in order to continue driving.

4. How are you required to conduct yourself in the following road conditions?

Stay in low gear while keeping to the right.
Turn on the high beam, because of the shadow on the roadway.
Enter the curve carefully and increase speed when going downhill.
Honk, because of the obstructed field of vision in the curve.

5. What is the effect of driving at a high speed during an accident?

The driver’s response time is significantly shortened, and safety is enhanced.
High speed does not influence the outcome of the accident.
It causes greater force of collision and a more severe impact on humans and damage to property.
The driver’s response time is lengthened, and safety is thus enhanced.

6. When visibility conditions are impaired:

Stay close to the vehicle in front, to be assisted by its lights.
Keep to the right of the road and drive faster until visibility conditions improve.
Drive slower and maintain a wider gap from the vehicle in front.
Maintain normal speed, but remain constantly alert in case an emergency brake is required.

7. Are passengers permitted to get in or out of the off side of a vehicle?

Yes, if it doesn’t disturb the passengers.
It is absolutely forbidden.
No, except for the driver and except for the passenger sitting next to him when the vehicle is parked on the left of the road.
Yes, if it doesn’t put the passengers and the driver at risk.

8. What are you required to do according to the following road sign?

Use the brakes only.
Slow down and shift to low gear. Refrain from prolonged brake use.
Drive faster in the ascent by shifting to high gear.
Drive faster and shift to high gear.

9. When may a driver be in possession of only photocopies of his original vehicle documents?

Only a vehicle transport company is allowed to hold a photocopy of the vehicle registration
It is only permitted when the vehicle is owned by a corporation, and the photocopied documents’ validity is authorized by the safety officer’s signature and stamp on them.
When the vehicle is owned by a private person, and the photocopy is certified by the vehicle owner’s signature
Never. The driver must always be in possession of the original documents

10. What is the meaning of the following road marking?

It marks the line of the road’s edge, where curbstones are absent.
Driving is prohibited between the yellow lines.
Parking is allowed on the left side of the line, on a freeway.
Parking is allowed on the right side of the line, on a freeway.

11. What would you do when driving at night and you are dazzled )blinded) by a vehicle approaching from your opposite direction?

Slow down, keep to the right and look at the yellow line or at the right edge of the road.
Honk strongly to alert the other driver that he is blinding you.
Stop on the right of the road and turn on the parking lights until the blinding vehicle passes.
Turn on the high beam to improve your field of vision.

12. How are you required to conduct yourself in the following road section?

Accelerate at the entry to the curve, and slow down within it and when coming out of it.
Slow down and keep to the right of the road, due to the limited field of vision.
Turn in a small radius and adjust your speed.
Turn in a bigger radius to maintain reasonable speed.

13. How can we reduce air pollution caused by the vehicle’s gas emissions?

By washing the vehicle’s fuel tank once a month.
By keeping the engine and its surroundings clean.
It is impossible to reduce air pollution. It is a constant factor in the vehicle.
By regular maintenance of the vehicle’s engine and other systems.

14. For what reason do the following road signs have a different shape than other signs?

To enable pedestrians to notice road signs that are posted opposite their direction of walking.
Because these two road signs are less important than other signs.
To make them more recognisable to drivers, and so that they can also be seen and interpreted correctly even under poor visibility conditions.
Because these two road signs are more important than other signs.

15. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

End of urban road.
End of overtaking restriction.
End of freeway.
End of road-section in which trucks are allowed to drive on the road’s “hard shoulder”.

16. What risks should be taken into account on the following roadway?

Vehicles are parked adjacently to each other and pedestrians cannot cross between them.
There is no risk in the following roadway.
Sudden appearance of pedestrians or children from between the parked cars.
Traffic policeman writes tickets to drivers who parked on the right of the roadway,

17. How would you conduct yourself according to the situation depicted in the following picture?

Drive faster and honk to keep the children away from the roadway so you don’t hit them.
A pedestrian crossing is not marked on the roadway and no “play street” sign is posted. Continue driving normally.
Continue driving. The children shall act responsibly and avoid crossing the road when noticing an approaching vehicle.
Glance at the mirrors, slow down, follow the children movement on both sides of the roadway and – if required – stop to avoid endangering them.

18. What is a “speed retarder”?

An electric or hydraulic mechanism, independent of the vehicle’s braking system, which decelerates the vehicle when operated.
An electronic system which automatically operates the brakes while driving on a steep decent, thus preventing brake overheating and brake loss.
A system installed in the vehicle that assists in emergency braking and stops the vehicle on the spot.
An electric mechanism installed in the braking system that shuts-off the engine and helps the vehicle to maintain constant speed on all roads.

19. What conduct can be expected from the vehicles in the following picture?

To slow down at the entry to the sharp curve and keep driving on the far right of the roadway.
Only the dark vehicle is obliged to slow down before entering the curve.
The white vehicle shall stop on the right side of the road and give right of way to the dark vehicle.
The dark vehicle shall stop on the right side of the road and allow the white vehicle to proceed.

20. Under what terms is it permitted to transport hazardous materials?

The transportation should be approved by the Ministry of Internal Security.
The driver must have an adequate permit, and the vehicle must be new (less than four years).
A vehicle transporting a hazardous material must have a gasoline engine only.
The driver and the vehicle must have adequate permits to transport hazardous materials from the Licensing Authority.

21. What is the first thing a driver should verify before driving an unfamiliar vehicle?

The identity of the vehicle’s owner and that the vehicle is not stolen.
That he is proficient in operating and using the controls of the vehicle.
That there are work tools, proper spare (reserve) tire, warning triangle and air compressor.
That the vehicle had gone through proper servicing on time.

22. You are driving a heavy truck down a steep and long descent. When should you shift to an appropriate low gear?

The gears are insignificant for slowing down, but you must use the speed retarders intelligently.
There is no need to shift to low gear. You should shift to high gear and regulate your speed with the speed retarder, to increase safety.
You should shift to low gear towards the end of the descent.
You should shift to low gear at the beginning of the descent.

23. Is the Licensing Authority permitted to summon a holder of a driver’s license to attend a driving education course?

Yes it may, but only within a period of two years from the date in which the driver’s license was obtained.
No, it is not permitted to do so.
Yes, it is Legally permitted to do so.
No, only the Israel Police can instruct to summon a holder of a driver’s license to attend a driving education course

24. What should you do when your driving lane is obstructed?

You should use the horn and cross the obstacle in front.
Go! You have “right of way” in the road that is in front of you.
You should pass through the sidewalk, if it is free.
You should give right-of-way to vehicles that are coming from the opposite side.

25. Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front of us is required:

Only when the driver is very tired and his responses are not quick enough.
In order to drive in the correct lane and at a proper speed.
In high speeds only and during stormy weather conditions.
In order to prevent a rear-end collision when the vehicle in front stops or slows down.

26. How should you continue driving according to the following marking?

You are permitted to drive straight (ahead) or left.
You are permitted to drive left only.
You are permitted to turn left from all lanes.
You are permitted to drive right only.

27. A driver of a vehicle carrying oversize freight that cannot be overtaken by other drivers is obliged to:

Continue driving at normal speed, on the right side of the road. He is prohibited to pull down to the “hard shoulders”.
Slow down, if possible, cross the road’s edge and even stop on the “hard shoulder”.
Drive faster, so he doesn’t disturb the vehicles behind him.
Stop his vehicle and signal to the other vehicles to pass him by.

28. Select the correct sentence:

Keeping distance is only required to keep distance while driving in high speeds, and when a heavy vehicle or a bus drives in front.
Keeping distance is only required when the driver is very tired and his responses are not quick enough.
Keeping distance prevents traffic congestion which damages road infrastructures.
By keeping proper distance, an overtaking vehicle can enter the space in front.

29. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Cab station. Entry to the street in which this sign is posted is prohibited.
Start of cab station designated area.
End of Taxi station (rank) designated area.
Cab station. Stopping or parking of other vehicles is prohibited.

30. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Refreshment station.
First aid station.
Private ambulance station.
Ambulance parking only.

Theory Exam - Trucks Exam (C1)

1. The “hard shoulders” are not designed for vehicle traffic, except for:

2. What should a driver do when there’s a change in his health condition?

3. What are you required to do when the truck in the picture enters your driving lane?

4. How are you required to conduct yourself in the following road conditions?

5. What is the effect of driving at a high speed during an accident?

6. When visibility conditions are impaired:

7. Are passengers permitted to get in or out of the off side of a vehicle?

8. What are you required to do according to the following road sign?

9. When may a driver be in possession of only photocopies of his original vehicle documents?

10. What is the meaning of the following road marking?

11. What would you do when driving at night and you are dazzled )blinded) by a vehicle approaching from your opposite direction?

12. How are you required to conduct yourself in the following road section?

13. How can we reduce air pollution caused by the vehicle’s gas emissions?

14. For what reason do the following road signs have a different shape than other signs?

15. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

16. What risks should be taken into account on the following roadway?

17. How would you conduct yourself according to the situation depicted in the following picture?

18. What is a “speed retarder”?

19. What conduct can be expected from the vehicles in the following picture?

20. Under what terms is it permitted to transport hazardous materials?

21. What is the first thing a driver should verify before driving an unfamiliar vehicle?

22. You are driving a heavy truck down a steep and long descent. When should you shift to an appropriate low gear?

23. Is the Licensing Authority permitted to summon a holder of a driver’s license to attend a driving education course?

24. What should you do when your driving lane is obstructed?

25. Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front of us is required:

26. How should you continue driving according to the following marking?

27. A driver of a vehicle carrying oversize freight that cannot be overtaken by other drivers is obliged to:

28. Select the correct sentence:

29. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

30. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?