Israel Driving Theory Test

Question:1

What is the first action taken by drivers before crossing an intersection?

Checking and identifying the lanes after crossing the intersection, mainly in our direction of driving.

Looking beyond the intersection to identify the entry lanes to the opposite directions and the traffic in them

Making sure that the intersection is clear and that it can be crossed safely.

Entering the intersection.

Category : Safety

Question:2

What is the main risk of driving in reverse?

Causing damage to the vehicle’s tires, when approaching the sidewalk or sharp objects.

The presence of road users in the driver’s “blind spots” and the chance of hitting them.

Lack of control over a slow and steady driving speed due to gear restrictions.

Causing damage to the steering system, because the wheel is used oppositely to its normal use while driving forward.

Category : Safety

Question:3

When a bus driver obeys a stop sign and stops before a level crossing, he is also obliged:

To use the horn and turn off the radio.

To open the front door.

To open the rear door to enable passenger escape.

To wait until at least one train passes.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:4

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

A distance of about 250 meters to an approaching level crossing.

You should always stop at a distance of one meter before the level crossing.

Slow down and stop. Railway tracks 50 meters ahead.

Slow down and prepare to stop before the level crossing, if necessary.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:5

What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Pick-up station. No stopping of commercial vehicles.

Parking for soldier transportation vehicles.

Soldier pick-up station. Only military vehicles are permitted to stop.

Pick-up station for soldiers. Picking up or letting down only (waiting at the station is prohibited).

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:6

How should one refer to a pedestrian crossing that is divided by a traffic island?

The pedestrian crossing should be considered as two separate crossings only when a garden separates between them.

A pedestrian crossing that is divided by a separation area in regarded as one long crossing.

There is no difference between a divided and a non-divided pedestrian crossing. They are both regarded as one crossing.

A pedestrian crossing that is divided by a traffic island shall be regarded as two separate pedestrian crossings.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:7

What is a driver always required to do when another vehicle “sits on his tail”?

Step on the brake pedal abruptly and continuously.

Verify that the distance he keeps from the vehicle driving in front will allow him to brake moderately and avoid the risk of a collision from behind.

You have nothing to do. The one driving behind is always found guilty in case of an accident.

Accelerate immediately and increase the distance from the vehicle behind.

Category : Safety

Question:8

What is the purpose of the “hard shoulder” on freeways?

It is an escape place in case of danger.

It is a place to stop and talk on the cellular phone,

It is a place for parking and stopping for the purpose of driver refreshment.

It is a lane used for overtaking restricted vehicles, which illegally drive in the right lane

Category : Safety

Question:9

What sign signifies a station for changing a battery of an electric vehicle?

ס-131

ס-31

ס-130

פ-151

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:10

Until where do the following road signs remain valid?

Until the nearest traffic light, provided that the light is green.

Until the nearest bus station.

The validity of the sign expires when approaching a densely populated area.

Until the nearest junction or until another “speed limit” or “end of speed limit” sign is placed.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:11

Is it permitted to overtake according to the situation described in the picture?

Yes, provided that we take all the required precautions to avoid hitting children that might run into the roadway.

Yes, provided that we make warning honks during overtaking, before and while we pass the bus.

Overtaking is absolutely prohibited.

It is prohibited to overtake a bus which stops to load children.

Category : Safety

Question:12

When a “stop” sign is placed before a level crossing, the driver should:

Turn-off the radio, turn-on the headlights and listen and look along the tracks.

Stop the vehicle, turn-off the radio, open the window besides him and listen and look along the tracks.

Stop the vehicle, turn-off the engine, turn-off the radio and turn-on the headlights.

Shift into neutral gear, turn-off the radio and listen and look along the tracks.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:13

A traffic sign forbidding vehicles to drive faster than 70 k.p.h is placed on an urban road. Which of the following vehicles is forbidden to drive according to the sign’s speed indication?

Commercial vehicles and work vehicles with an all up weight that doesn’t exceed 10,000 kg. Their speed limit is 50 k.p.h.

Commercial vehicles that are used for carrying goods and that are not equipped with safety belts. Their speed limit is 50 k.p.h.

Vehicles that were manufactured before 1969 and that are not equipped with safety belts. Their speed limit is 50 k.p.h.

Commercial vehicles or work vehicles with an all up weight of 12,000 kg. Their speed limit is 50 k.p.h.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:14

Is it permitted to stop or park a vehicle after a pedestrian crossing?

It is only allowed at night.

No.

Yes.

It is forbidden within a distance of twelve meters after the pedestrian crossing.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:15

“Drinking a large quantity of alcohol disrupts the driver’s peripheral vision and field of vision”: Correct or incorrect?

Incorrect.

Correct.

Correct, but it depends on the type of vehicle driven.

It is correct for young drivers only.

Category : Safety

Question:16

The auxiliary (parking/hand) brake may also be used:

To reduce wear and tear of the braking system.

As an emergency brake .

To prevent the vehicle from moving only.

To assist drivers while driving in reverse.

Category : Know Your Vehicle

Question:17

What is “overall length”:

The general length of the vehicle, from the rear bumper until the center of the front wheel.

The distance between the front and rear edges of the chassis.

The distance between the vehicle’s most frontal point and the vehicle’s rear point.

The distance between the center of the most rear axle and the center of the most frontal axle.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:18

What is “night time”?

The period of time in which it is required to turn on the vehicle’s parking lights

A period of heavy fog only

The period of time that starts 15 minutes following sunset and ends 15 minutes before sunrise

The period of time between sunset and the following sunrise.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:19

According to the law, what is the validity period of demerit points incurred by a driver?

When the driver has up to 20 demerit points: Two years from the date of the offence.

When the driver has less than 12 demerit points: Six years from the date of the offence.

There is no determined period of time. The point-accumulation period is not mentioned in the regulations.

It is unlimited. According to the new “point system”, accumulated demerit points are not erased.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:20

What are the terms for operating a taxi at the “Ben-Gurion” airport?

The taxi will only operate in coordination with the passenger in need of a ride, including relevant arrival and departure times.

Every taxi driver is permitted to transport passengers from the Ben-Gurion airport.

No permit is required for transporting passengers from the Ben-Gurion airport. Picking up time should be accurately coordinated in advance with passengers.

Only a taxi having a permit from the Licensing Authority can operate in the Ben-Gurion Airport, and only in accordance with the permit’s terms, including taxi stopping and parking.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:21

What regular vehicle maintenance check-ups should be performed by the driver?

Checking the vehicle’s recent mileage.

Fluid and oil check, tire air pressure check, and functional check of the lamps and wipers.

Checking the vehicle’s registrations.

Fluid check, trunk check, and functionality check of the lamps and wipers.

Category : Know Your Vehicle

Question:22

Is a driver permitted to send an S.M.S message from his phone while driving?

The driver is permitted to send and read S.M.S messages, provided that he does it with care.

He is permitted to send S.M.S messages but not to read ones.

It is absolutely prohibited, and dangerous.

He is permitted to read S.M.S messages but not to send ones.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:23

What is the maximum number of passengers permitted on a commercial vehicle with an all up weight exceeding 3,500 kg, which has no standard chassis for passenger transportation?

Eleven passengers including the driver.

Six passengers, including the passengers that sit next to the driver.

Six passengers, besides the passengers that sit next to the driver.

Eight passengers, besides the passengers that sit next to the driver.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:24

Which identifying details must be provided by a vehicle driver involved in a road accident with casualties?

His name. ID card number and telephone number,

If the vehicle’s number plates are intact and readable, there’s no need to provide any details.

His name, address, driver’s license number, vehicle’s registered number and name of vehicle’s owner.

Driver’s license number and vehicle’s registered number only.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:25

How should a motorcyclist cross an oil slick on the road?

Continue driving fast.

Brake strongly with both brakes.

Drive straight without braking.

Drive straight, accelerate and cross the stain quickly.

Category : Safety

Question:26

Explain the term “independent brake”:

A device which causes the braking system to operate each wheel independently.

It is a device operated by the driver during continuous and steep descents.

A device within the braking system that brakes each wheel independently when the vehicle is slipping.

A spring loaded device that operates the braking system independently, and that starts operating when the air pressure in the braking system drops below its required level.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:27

What gap should be maintained from the vehicle that is driving in front of us?

A gap of thirty meters, in order to allow safe stoppage.

A gap of forty meters, in order to prevent an accident.

A gap of at least three seconds.

A gap which always allows us to stop and prevent a collision..

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:28

Whom should a taxi driver approach when his taxi meter malfunctions?

The Licensing Office.

An appropriate garage.

A certified taxi-meter repair service provider.

The taxi owner.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:29

What should a driver do when he detects a safety failure in the steering wheel or brakes while driving?

Continue driving carefully until the nearest garage.

He should stop driving only if the failure is in the ignition or fuel system.

Stop driving immediately.

Identify the source of the problem and try to overcome it.

Category : Know Your Vehicle

Question:30

When you see the following traffic sign before you:

Trucks are permitted to drive from your opposite direction.

You are entering a road with two lanes to each direction.

You are on a one-way road, which serves as a two-way road for vehicles with an overall weight of up to 3,500 kg.

You are entering a road section in which the traffic from the opposite direction is public transport only or any other vehicle permitted according to the sign.

Category : Traffic Signs

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