Israel Driving Theory Test

Question:1

What are the risks of driving in high speeds?

Serious damage to the vehicles front tires and steering system.

Fast wear and tear of the engine.

There is risk in driving in high speeds.

Reduced ability of stopping the vehicle in time in order to prevent an accident, and even loss of control over the vehicle.

Category : Safety

Question:2

Is a policeman permitted to instruct the driver of a freight carrying vehicle to bring the vehicle to a weighing station?

Yes, but only if the driver doesn’t have a bill of lading.

Yes, a policeman is permitted to instruct the driver of a freight carrying vehicle to bring the vehicle for weighing at the closest possible place.

Yes, provided that the weighing station is less than 3km away.

Yes, provided that the instructions are of a traffic policeman.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:3

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

Give right-of-way to traffic crossing your path on the roundabout,

Drive right or left. A yellow arrow shows the direction of driving for public transportation only.

When you are driving in the roundabout, give right-of way to vehicles that approach the roundabout from its different ‘arms’.

Pass the place that is marked with a signpost from its left only.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:4

What effect does keeping distance have on the driver’s field of vision?

Keeping distance has no connection to the driver’s field of vision.

Keeping distance affects the driver’s field of vision while driving in high speeds and during stormy weather conditions only.

The greater is the distance we keep from the vehicle in front, the better is our field of vision.

Keeping distance affects the driver’s field of vision during traffic congestion only (“traffic jams”).

Category : Safety

Question:5

What is the advantage of driving on the right side of the road?

It prevents the vehicle behind you from overtaking you.

You create a safety distance between yourself and oncoming vehicle traffic.

There is no advantage in driving on the right side of the road, except for one-way roads only.

You Stay within the permitted distance of no more than 40cm from the road’s edge.

Category : Safety

Question:6

What is a driver required to do when there’s a change in his health condition?

Report about it immediately to the Licensing Bureau via registered mail.

Report about it to the Licensing Bureau, only if it is a result of an accident.

Report about it to the Licensing Authority within 15 days.

Report about it immediately to the Ministry of Health.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:7

In which cases are you obliged to slow down?

You are only obliged to slow down in case of busy traffic.

When encountering or overtaking an animal.

There is no obligation to slow down. There is an obligation to drive carefully.

You are obliged to slow down in an urban road only.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:8

What sign warns of a traffic accident ahead?

151

150

107

127

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:9

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:10

What is required by the following road sign?

Stop and be given right-of-way by traffic in the road that crosses.

The drivers in the road that crosses should give right-of-way.

Give right-of-way to vehicles coming from your right only.

Give right-of-way to traffic crossing on the road ahead.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:11

What is a “rigid veicle”?

A vehicle body which exceeds the size of a normal vehicle.

A vehicle body in which the driver’s compartment is separated from the trunk.

A vehicle body with a partition between the driver’s seat and the passengers.

A vehicle body in which the driver’s compartment and the trunk comprise one unit.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:12

What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Path for bicycles and motorcycles.

Path for bicycles only.

One-way lane for bicycle.

No entrance for bicycles.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:13

How would you conduct yourself in case of brake overheating as a result of continuous braking?

Continue driving normally and don’t use the brakes much.

Use the parking brake temporarily.

Continue driving fast to ventilate the brakes.

Stop! Wait for the brakes to cool down and continue driving on very low gear.

Category : Know Your Vehicle

Question:14

Is it permitted to take one hand off the wheel or handlebar while driving?

Yes, only for tuning the vehicle’s radio or operating the lighter

No, except for changing gears and operating the direction indicator, or in order to assure the vehicles proper function.

Not for any reason

Yes, for using a cellular phone

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:15

What is the maximum freight height (from the road’s surface) that may be carried by a commercial vehicle with an all up weight of up to 3,500kg?

3.5 meters.

3.0 meters.

4.0 meters.

2.5 meters.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:16

What is a driver required to do when one of his two headlights malfunctions during “light time”?

He must stop. It is forbidden to continue driving.

He should keep driving. It is permitted to continue driving slowly until the nearest garage.

It is forbidden to continue driving only if the high beam malfunctions.

It is forbidden to continue driving only if the low beam malfunctions.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:17

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).

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:18

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

Prepare for a possible braking, deviation or stopping due to falling rocks.

Dangerous descent, shift to low gear.

Stop and take another (alternative) road.

Drive faster to avoid falling rocks.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:19

Wearing a seat belt as required:

Keeps the driver in an upright sitting position;

Reduces the extent of injury during an accident.

Keeps the driver alert.

Reduces the driver’s movement in his seat and prevents accidents.

Category : Know Your Vehicle

Question:20

It is prohibited to park a vehicle less than a distance of:

15 meters after a stop sign.

15 meters after the intersection.

12 meters before a pedestrian crossing.

30 meters after a level crossing.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:21

How would you conduct yourself when a “stop” sign is placed on the right side of a two-lane one-way roadway?

Stop on either of the two lanes.

Stop if you intend to turn left only.

Stop if you are on the right lane only.

Stop if you are on the left lane only.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:22

?What road sign would be placed following sign 135 in the picture>

136

220

149

306

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:23

What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

End of overtaking-restricted section.

Private passenger vehicles should not overtake trucks.

Buses should not be overtaken.

Trucks should not overtake private passenger vehicles.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:24

Upon completion of the two year “new driver” period, a regular driver’s license will not be given to a “new driver” who was convicted of:

Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs.

Not stopping next to a “stop” sign before an intersection.

Not placing a warning triangle while his malfunctioning vehicle was left standing on the road.

Driving a motor vehicle without valid insurance.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:25

What is the main function of the auxiliary brake (hand/parking brake)?

To assist new drivers in downhill braking.

To make sure that the vehicle doesn’t move while parked.

The auxiliary brake (hand/parking brake) has no function and it shouldn’t be used at all.

To enhance the braking capacity of the service/leg brake.

Category : Know Your Vehicle

Question:26

When a vehicle stops before a level crossing:

It is permitted to overtake it, unless there is an unbroken separation line,

It is permitted to overtake it, unless the roadway’s width is less than 6 meters.

It is forbidden to overtake it.

It is only permitted to overtake it in case of a level crossing with a barrier.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:27

Is it obligatory to obey the directions and signals of an authorized municipal inspector, even when a certain direction or signal is opposed to the traffic signs?

Yes, except in the case of a “stop” sign

No, it is not obligatory to obey

Yes, it is obligatory to obey, with full caution

Yes, except in the case of a “no-entry” sign

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:28

The reaction distance is the distance covered by the vehicle:

From the moment the driver eases off his step on the accelerator until the vehicle stops.

From the moment the driver notices the danger until he starts to apply the action he decided to take.

From the moment the driver steps on the brakes until the vehicle stops.

From the moment the driver notices the danger until the vehicle makes a complete stop.

Category : Safety

Question:29

What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

End of overtaking restriction.

From here on parking is prohibited.

End of urban area.

Stopping and parking is permitted.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:30

How should a driver conduct himself when another vehicle suddenly emerges in his driving lane from the opposite direction, heading towards him?

Swerve to the left and drive on the opposite lane, which is currently free.

Honk and signal the other driver to get back to his lane.

Slow down, pull as far right as possible and even pull onto the “hard shoulder” if necessary.

Turn on his high beam and signal the other driver to get back to his lane.

Category : Rules and Regulations

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