Theory test questions: Traffic laws, page 3
901 official Israeli theory test questions on traffic laws, with the correct answer to each.
- What is the correct manner for leaving a vehicle standing in a roadway?
Correct answer: Parallel to the road’s edge or according to the road’s marking.
- When is it allowed to leave a vehicle standing in a position that is not parallel to the sidewalk (angular parking)?
Correct answer: When there is an angular marking on the roadway, and according to the marking.
- What is the maximum permitted distance for standing a vehicle parallel to the kerb?
Correct answer: forty centimeters.
- Are we permitted to ride or drive a vehicle when part of our body is sticking out of the vehicle?
Correct answer: It is forbidden, except on a motorbike.
- Is it permitted to drive a vehicle while one of the doors is open?
Correct answer: It is absolutely forbidden.
- Is it permitted to open the vehicle’s doors while driving?
Correct answer: It is absolutely forbidden.
- Are passengers permitted to get in or out of the off side of a vehicle?
Correct answer: 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.
- Is it permitted to get on or off a moving vehicle?
Correct answer: It is absolutely forbidden.
- Is it permitted to seat more than one passenger alongside of the driver?
Correct answer: No, unless it is stated in the vehicle registration.
- The use of which safety restraints is obligatory when driving children less than eight years of age?
Correct answer: A safety seat or a booster.
- How would you seat a child less than three years of age inside a vehicle?
Correct answer: In a safety seat that fits his height and weight.
- How would you seat a child more than three years and less than eight years of age inside a vehicle?
Correct answer: In a safety seat or in a booster that fits his height and weight.
- How should you drive a child less than one year of age inside a vehicle?
Correct answer: In a safety seat, with the back of the seat facing the front of the car.
- According to the traffic sign that is placed at the bus station, parking at the bus station is permitted on Saturdays and holidays:
Correct answer: For private vehicles only.
- In which vehicles are the driver and passengers required to wear seat belts?
Correct answer: In every vehicle that is equipped with seat belts.
- When is the driver of a private vehicle exempt from wearing a seat belt?
Correct answer: While driving in reverse.
- The following penalties may be imposed by a court of law on a driver convicted of committing a traffic offence:
Correct answer: Revoking a driver’s license, prison term, fine and other lawful penalties.
- What is the maximum number of passengers allowed in an combined commercial vehicle with an overall permissible weight of up to 3,500 kg?
Correct answer: As stated on the vehicle license but not more than eight passengers, apart from the driver.
- Is it permitted to drive passengers for hire in a private passenger car?
Correct answer: No.
- Is it permitted to transport cargo in a private vehicle?
Correct answer: Yes, inside the vehicle, in the trunk(boot) or on the roof-rack..
- Is it permitted for any person, apart from the driver, to be inside a vehicle while being towed?
Correct answer: No.
- According to the “point system”, when a driver incurs 12 to 22 points:
Correct answer: He shall be summoned to attend a corrective driving course and to undergo an exam.
- How many vehicles are allowed to be towed simultaneously by a motor vehicle?
Correct answer: One, unless otherwise approved by the Licensing Authority.
- Parking at an angle on a roadway:
Correct answer: Is allowed when there are designated markings on the road.
- Which vehicle is allowed to tow an agricultural trailer which is exempt from registration and licensing duties?
Correct answer: A tractor.
- What is a “security vehicle”?
Correct answer: Any ambulance, police vehicle, fire fighting vehicle, or any other security vehicle that gives a red or blue light and makes a siren sound.
- How should a driver conduct himself when noticing a “security vehicle”?
Correct answer: Divert his vehicle to the right, as close as possible to the road’s edge, give right-of-way and stop if necessary a distance from an intersection.
- When you are driving behind a “security vehicle”, you should:
Correct answer: Drive at a distance of at least 100 meters behind it.
- Who is held responsible for a vehicle causing excessive noise?
Correct answer: The vehicle’s driver.
- Who is required to hold the vehicle’s registration papers?
Correct answer: The driver while driving, even if he’s not the vehicle’s owner.
- Is it permitted to drive a vehicle with a malfunctioning lighting system?
Correct answer: No.
- Is it permitted to drive a motor vehicle on an urban road while its high-beam headlights are on?
Correct answer: No, unless the road is not properly lit and provided that other drivers are not blinded.
- When is a driver of a motor vehicle required to dip the vehicle’s lights?
Correct answer: When driving towards another vehicle that is driving on the same road or in an adjacent road.
- When is a driver of a motor vehicle required to dip the vehicle’s lights?
Correct answer: When driving behind another vehicle and his high beam hits the rear part of the vehicle in front.
- When is a driver of a motor vehicle required to dip the vehicle’s lights?
Correct answer: When the vehicle is standing.
- Is a vehicle driver allowed to exceed the speed limit while overtaking?
Correct answer: No.
- When is it permitted to use floodlights?
Correct answer: Only when the vehicle stops, provided that they are not directed at another vehicle or along the length of the road.
- When is it permitted to turn on the “fog lights”?
Correct answer: In case of fog, heavy rain and snow only.
- When is it permitted to use the “white reversing light”?
Correct answer: While driving in reverse, combined with the reverse gear only.
- What is the correct way to stand or leave an over-210-centimeters-wide motor vehicle during “light time”?
Correct answer: The vehicle’s side and width projection light should be turned on, unless the road’s lighting is sufficient for observing the vehicle.
- In a vehicle that has an overall width of 210 centimeters or more and that is lawfully equipped with side lamps:
Correct answer: The driver must turn-on the side lamps during “light time”.
- If a vehicle is lawfully photographed while committing an offence, who of the following is held responsible for the offense?
Correct answer: The vehicle’s owner, unless he proves that the vehicle was driven by another person and he identifies this person.
- When pedestrians are forced to walk on the road way, on which side of it should they walk?
Correct answer: Next to the road’s left edge, when they are facing the incoming traffic.
- The period that a “new driver” is obliged to be escorted in a private passenger vehicle is?
Correct answer: Three months from the date in which the license was initially received.
- Who is required to have an escort as a ”new driver” while driving a private passenger car?
Correct answer: Anybody receiving for the first time a driver’s license for private passenger cars or a C1 class license for light trucks.
- A “new driver” aged less than 21 years (or has not completed two years from the date of receiving a "new driver" license) cannot transport in a vehicle:
Correct answer: More than two passengers, besides himself, unless an escort sits beside him in the front seat.
- In case of a driver incurring 36 demerit points or more:
Correct answer: The Licensing Authority shall revoke his driver’s license for a period of three months and he will be required to undergo a theory exam..
- The license of a “New driver” will not be renewed as a regular driver's license, if he is convicted of:
Correct answer: Illegal overtaking
- The license of a “New driver” will not be renewed as a regular driver's license, if he is convicted of:
Correct answer: Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or intoxicants.
- On which part of a road should a cyclist ride?
Correct answer: As close as possible to the right hand side of the road.
- How should a driver involved in traffic accident with casualties conduct himself?
Correct answer: He shall not move his vehicle, unless instructed to do so by a policeman or if the vehicle had to be used for medical evacuation purposes.
- How should a driver of a vehicle that was involved in a road accident with casualties conduct himself?
Correct answer: Provide casualties with first-aid to the best of his ability and training, call the rescue forces and wait in place until they arrive.
- Which identifying details must be provided by a vehicle driver involved in a road accident with casualties?
Correct answer: His name, address, driver’s license number, vehicle’s registered number and name of vehicle’s owner.
- How should those involved in a road accident, which resulted in property damage only, conduct themselves?
Correct answer: Clear their vehicles away from the roadway, without delay, and exchange identifying details.
- How should a vehicle driver conduct himself after hitting another vehicle or property in the absence of its owner?
Correct answer: Leave his identifying details in a clearly visible place and report to the nearest police station within 24 hours.
- When is it not obligatory to inform the police station about the hitting of another vehicle or property in the absence of its owners?
Correct answer: When a policeman happens to arrive to the scene and is informed about the incident’s details.
- What is required from a vehicle driver that passes the scene of a road accident with casualties?
Correct answer: He should stop at the site of the accident, provide casualties with first-aid, to the best of his ability and training, and call the rescue forces.
- Within which distance from a tunnel is it prohibited to overtake?
Correct answer: Fifty meters before the entry to the tunnel and up to fifty meters after the exit from the tunnel.
- What does the law state regarding the placing or leaving of objects on a road?
Correct answer: Objects which might disturb or endanger passersby or their vehicles should not be placed or left on a road.
- For how long is it permitted to leave a broken-down vehicle on a road or in a public place?
Correct answer: It should be moved away as soon as possible, no later than 24 hours.
- What should you do when your vehicle makes unreasonable noise?
Correct answer: A vehicle making unreasonable noise should not be driven.
- Is it permitted to drive downhill on neutral gear?
Correct answer: It is absolutely forbidden. the gears must always be selected and operated .
- How should we behave whilst driving downhill?
Correct answer: Whilst driving down hill we must make sure that one of the gears is engaged.
- Under what conditions is it obligatory to operate a “speed retarder” while driving downhill?
Correct answer: When the vehicle is equipped with a speed retarder and a sign warning about a dangerous descent is placed on the road.
- Is it permitted to re- fuel a vehicle while its motor is running?
Correct answer: Absolutely not.
- What does the law state as regards to fueling a vehicle which carries more than 11 passengers?
Correct answer: It is forbidden to fuel the vehicle while passengers are still on board.
- What is the responsibility of a vehicle owner as regards to an offence committed by his vehicle?
Correct answer: Absolute responsibility, unless he can prove that another person drove the vehicle at that time.
- What law is applied to a driver of a hand propelled vehicle?
Correct answer: Same as that applying to a vehicle driver.
- What is the maximum cargo height, from the road’s surface, that is allowed to be transported in a vehicle of an overall permissible weight of 8000kg – 15,000kg?
Correct answer: Four meters.
- Is it permitted to have an excessive cargo length from the front or from the rear of a vehicle with an overall permissible weight of more than 15,000kg?
Correct answer: Yes, provided that the cargo is one length unit and that the excessive length is up to one third of the loading platform.
- What types of vehicles are permitted to park in a bus station, besides the bus itself?
Correct answer: Private vehicles, on Sabbaths and holidays only, according to the instructions of the road sign that is placed at the bus station.
- Is it permitted for vehicle drivers to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol?
Correct answer: It is absolutely forbidden.
- Is an escort of a new driver allowed to be under the influence of alcohol?
Correct answer: No. A person under the influence of alcohol is not allowed to escort a new driver.
- Is a policeman permitted to demand of a vehicle driver to perform a “Breathalyzer test”?
Correct answer: Yes, a policeman may ask a driver to perform a "Breathalyzer test" at any time.
- What is a “breathalyzer test”?
Correct answer: A test of exhaled air by means of a device that provides information about a person’s blood alcohol level.
- A policeman has stopped a driver on the road.and demanded of him to take a breathyalyzer tests . Is the driver obliged to perform the test
Correct answer: Yes, otherwise he is considered a drunk driver.
- What does the law state as regards to a vehicle driver refusing to undergo a Breathalyzer test at the request of a policeman?
Correct answer: He shall be considered a drunk driver.
- “The law doesn’t prohibit driving under the influence of (prohibited) intoxicating drugs”:
Correct answer: Incorrect. It is explicitly prohibited by the law to drive under the influence of intoxicating drugs.
- A vehicle which emits oil or smoke above normal levels:
Correct answer: Is prohibited to be driven..
- Can a “blood alcohol test” by means of a breathalyzer device be considered admissible evidence in a court of law?
Correct answer: Yes.
- Is a policeman authorized to require a vehicle driver to undergo a blood test for the presence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs?
Correct answer: Yes. A policeman is authorized to require a blood test if he has reasonable suspicion that the driver is under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs.
- Can a driver refuse to undergo a Breathalyzer test after being requested to do so by a policeman?
Correct answer: A driver is forbidden to refuse a policeman’s request to undergo a “breath test” or to give a blood/urine/saliva sample for testing.
- When a driver’s blood alcohol concentration exceeds lawful levels, will he be regarded as a drunk driver?
Correct answer: Yes, he will be regarded as a drunk driver even if he has not committed any other violation.
- Which vehicle must be equipped with “safety blocks”?
Correct answer: Any motor vehicle with an all up weight of more than 5,000kg, except for a bus.
- What is the overall permitted length of a commercial vehicle with an overall permissible weight of more than 12,000kg?
Correct answer: 12 meters.
- How many passengers are permitted to travel in a commercial vehicle with an overall permissible weight of more than 3,500kg?
Correct answer: Up to 6 passengers, not including those sitting besides the driver.
- To whom should a holder of a driver’s license or vehicle registration report a change of address within 15 days?
Correct answer: The Ministry of the Interior.
- When is it obligatory to operate the vehicle speed retarders?
Correct answer: When driving in a road section where a “dangerous descent” sign is placed.
- What action can be taken by a policeman when he finds that a commercial vehicle has an excessive cargo weight?
Correct answer: Give the driver a notice that his vehicle is taken off the road for a period of 30 days.
- Who is responsible for the stability and weight distribution of the cargo that is carried on a vehicle?
Correct answer: The driver and the vehicle’s owner.
- Under what conditions can a person be denied the right to obtain or renew his driver’s license?
Correct answer: If he is disqualified from driving or if he suffers from health problems which might endanger himself or others..
- Which class of license is required for driving a tractor?
Correct answer: Class 1.
- Which class of license is required to drive a motor vehicle with an overall permissible weight of up to 3,500kg?
Correct answer: B.
- Which trailer can be towed by a class B driver’s license holder using a vehicle that is approved for towing?
Correct answer: When the all-up weight is not more than 1,500kilos
- Who is permitted to drive a “security vehicle” or a “rescue vehicle”?
Correct answer: Any person who received a permit to do so from the Licensing Authority.
- When does the law require a driver to “reduce the speed of a vehicle”?
Correct answer: Reduction of speed is required when there is imminent danger to life or property.
- What is the minimum age requirement for obtaining a Class B driver’s license?
Correct answer: 17 years.
- What is the minimum age requirement for obtaining a Class 1 license?
Correct answer: 16 years.
- Is the Licensing Authority allowed to revoke or suspend an existing driver’s license?
Correct answer: Yes, the Authority is allowed to do so, on the grounds of driving competence and medical fitness.
- Is the Licensing Authority permitted to summon a holder of a driver’s license to attend a driving education course?
Correct answer: Yes, it is Legally permitted to do so.