Israel Driving Theory Test

Question:1

How many glass breaking hammers must be placed on a bus?

Four hammers.

One hammer must be placed on the frame-head to the left of each door.

It varies according to the size of the bus.

At least two.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:2

How many passengers is a bus driver allowed to carry?

Up to 50 passengers sitting and 10 standing.

Up to 70 passengers.

According to the number indicated in the bus registration documents (if such a number is indeed indicated).

Up to 70 children.

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Question:3

To whom should a holder of a driver’s license or vehicle registration report a change of address within 15 days?

The Ministry of the Interior.

The Ministry of transportation.

The Israel Police.

The court.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:4

When is it permitted to use floodlights?

Only when the vehicle stops, provided that they are not directed at another vehicle or along the length of the road.

For security purposes only and during “light time”.

Only by a security vehicle during fence patrol.

It is forbidden to use floodlights on the road, except for fire fighting vehicles.

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Question:5

Which vehicles are permitted to pass other vehicles on their right side?

Vehicles driving on a bus lane.

It is only permitted when the roadway’s width exceeds 12 meters.

Only slow vehicles on an urban road.

Only motorcycles, when the roadway’s width exceeds 6 meters.

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Question:6

What should you do when approaching a railway crossing and a warning signal is given before you reached the crossing:

Stop and don’t continue driving.

Slow down only when a signaler turns on a warning signal.

Slow down only if you see an approaching train.

Ignore the signal and continue driving. You were there before the signal.

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Question:7

How would you mark a bus that needs to be left standing at night on an Inter-urban road?

Same as any other vehicle.

Marking is not obligatory, but it must be immediately towed away from the place.

By placing a warning triangle seen by approaching vehicles from a distance of at least 100 meters, as well as by operating the distress flashers (double indicators).

By placing a warning triangle seen by approaching vehicles from a distance of at least 50 meters, accompanied by a flickering yellow light seen from a distance of 100 meters.

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Question:8

Driving downhill in neutral gear:

Is permitted and not dangerous.

Is permitted but dangerous.

Is forbidden and very dangerous.

There is no legal reference to it.

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Question:9

Is a driver obliged to show a policeman the vehicle’s original documents?

Yes, at a time and place to be determined by the policeman

No, a certified photocopy is sufficient

No, a photocopy signed by the vehicle’s owner is sufficient

Yes, at the time determined by the vehicle’s driver

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:10

If a vehicle stops on a road without a pavement when is there an obligation to wear a reflective traffic vest?

If one of the passengers wore a vest and stepped out of the vehicle before the driver, then the driver is not required to wear a vest.

When the driver or a passenger alights from a vehicle on an inter-urban road.

If the vehicle has two vests, two persons are permitted to step out of the vehicle wearing vests.

The driver must wear a reflective vest upon stepping out of the vehicle.

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Question:11

How would you (vehicle no. 3) conduct yourself in the following intersection?

Give right of way to the motorcycle only (2).

Give right of way to the motorcyclist (2) and to the yellow bus (1).

Give right of way to the yellow bus only (1).

Drive forward carefully. The other drivers (of vehicles 1 and 2) must yield.

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Question:12

You are driving vehicle no. 3. To which of the following vehicles would you give right-of-way?

To none of them. You have right-of-way on the straight road (3).

To the motorcyclist (1) and to the cyclist (2).

To the cyclist only (2).

To the motorcyclist only (1).

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Question:13

Under what condition would a bus driver permit a passenger to carry luggage on the bus?

That it is one unit, not longer than 3 meters.

That the freight is packed in a safety wrapping.

That the freight is related to the passenger’s livelihood.

That it doesn’t disturb or harm the passengers.

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Question:14

Can a bus driver prevent a passenger from entering the bus if he is wearing clothes that might contaminate the bus seats?

No. Only the company manager shall determine who is prohibited to enter the bus.

No. Only the dispatcher is permitted to do so.

No. Only the police can authorize to prevent a person from entering the bus.

Yes.

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Question:15

What is considered to be a reasonable driving speed?

Any driving speed of a reasonable driver.

Any speed that is determined at the discretion of a reasonable driver.

Statutory speed, which takes account of the road condition, the surroundings and the traffic, and in which the driver stays in full control of the vehicle.

Any speed in which the driver stays in full control of the vehicle.

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Question:16

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.

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Question:17

If the roadway is marked with an unbroken separation line accompanied by a dotted line to its left:

An unbroken line with a dotted line to its left mark a separation area.

It is forbidden to cross these lines.

A dotted line may only appear on the right side of a white separation line.

It is permitted to cross the unbroken line for overtaking only.

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Question:18

When are you permitted to pass another vehicle on its right side?

When a vehicle is driving slower than you on the left lane in front of you.

When you are driving in a right-turn-only lane.

Only when you are driving a motorcycle.

Only when you are driving in a left-turn-only lane.

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Question:19

Is it obligatory to remove the meter from a taxi if its owner doesn’t have a valid taxi operation permit?

Yes.

No.

Yes, if three months passed since the scheduled date of the annual test and the test has not been made yet.

Yes, within 72 hours.

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Question:20

The license of a “new driver” shall not be renewed as a regular drivers license if he is convicted of the following offence:

Not obeying a red light or not giving right of way.

Driving a motor vehicle without valid insurance.

Not stopping by the stop line besides a traffic light.

Not placing a “new driver” sign on the vehicle’s rear window.

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Question:21

Which of the following vehicles must be equipped with a reverse-drive buzzer?

All commercial vehicles must be equipped with this buzzer.

Vehicles with an all up weight of 12,000 kg or less.

Vehicles with an all up weight of more than 4,000 kg.

Commercial vehicles and work vehicles with an all up weight of more than 15,000 kg, tractors and buses.

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Question:22

Which of the following sentences is correct: The law prohibit drivers from making a left U-turn:

When a U-turn prohibiting sign is placed.

Where the vehicle cannot be observed by other drivers approaching from any direction.

All the answers are correct.

When he approaches a steep peak or a curve in the road.

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Question:23

What is a “vehicle non-use notice” (taking a vehicle off the road)?

A vehicle non-use notice given to the vehicle owner by a manager of an authorized garage, following the detection of a malfunction in the vehicle

A vehicle non-use notice given to the driver by a policeman, a car assessor or a driving examiner due to a malfunction of the vehicle or damage caused by an accident.

A vehicle non-use notice given to the vehicle owner by a driving examiner, following the detection of a malfunction in the vehicle

A vehicle non-use notice given to the driver by a policeman when the driver commits a traffic offence

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Question:24

Can a driver refuse to undergo a Breathalyzer test after being requested to do so by a policeman?

Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because the policeman represents the health care system and not the law.

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.

Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because the test contradicts the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty.

Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because of the Protection of Privacy Law.

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Question:25

The following illustration shows a wide road. Which number in it marks a road?

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Question:26

Is the Authority permitted to suspend a taxi license?

No. The Authority is not permitted to suspend any license.

Yes, if the license holder does not attend after being summoned by the Authority.

No, only a court of law is permitted to suspend a taxi license.

Yes. The Authority is permitted to do so, but only by force of a court order.

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Question:27

Under what conditions is it obligatory to operate a “speed retarder” while driving downhill?

When a “warning sliding” sign is placed on the road.

When the slope rate of the decent exceeds 6% and the length of the decent is more than one kilometer.

When the vehicle is equipped with a speed retarder and a sign warning about a dangerous descent is placed on the road.

If a vehicle is equipped with a speed retarder, it should always be operated, also while driving on plane surfaces.

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Question:28

What is the statutory obligation to slow down which applies to drivers?

To slow down when the vehicle is packed with passengers.

To slow down to a reasonable speed, at the driver’s discretion, without stopping.

To slow down before level crossings with a traffic light and with a barrier.

To slow down the vehicle and even stop whenever danger is anticipated.

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Question:29

Is it permitted to use any means of visual display, which can be viewed by the driver, other than the vehicle’s G.P.S control and navigation display?

Yes, to relax the driver and passengers.

Yes, provided that the driver wears safety goggles.

It is prohibited for as long as the vehicle is moving..

It is prohibited, even if the vehicle is parked.

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Question:30

A bus lane may also be used by vehicles of:

Holders of a handicap tag issued by the vehicle’s manufacturer.

Handicapped people, even when they are not inside the vehicle.

Paraplegic (wheel chair) tag holders.

Any handicapped person having a regular handicap tag.

Category : Rules and Regulations

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