Israel Driving Theory Test

Question:1

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:2

What is the maximum number of passengers allowed in an combined commercial vehicle with an overall permissible weight of up to 3,500 kg?

As stated in the driver’s license, if at all.

One passenger next to the driver and three passengers in the back.

As stated on the vehicle license but not more than eight passengers, apart from the driver.

Two passengers next to the driver and four passengers in the back.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:3

During “lighting up time”, when weather conditions are good – from which distance is the yellow flashing light of the portable lamp supposed to be seen?

150 meters.

30 meters.

100 meters.

75 meters.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:4

“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:5

What should you do when your driving lane is blocked by the double-parked silver vehicle (marked with a circle)?

Slow down, allow the vehicle coming from the opposite direction to pass undisturbed, and then overtake the parked vehicle.

Signal with your headlight to the vehicle coming from the opposite direction and swerve quickly to the opposite lane, before it arrives

Stop behind the silver vehicle and wait for a policeman or an inspector.

Overtake the silver vehicle through the gap between it and the vehicle coming from the opposite direction.

Category : Safety

Question:6

What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Careful, electric bus ahead.

Careful! Local train ( or tram) crosses in both direction on the road ahead.

Careful, railway crossing.

Passenger train station.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:7

When is a driver required to drive on the “hard shoulder” - where the “shoulder” is asphalt-paved and free of traffic - in order to allow another vehicle to overtake him?

When the vehicle drives very slowely for any reason.

Only when the vehicle is forced to drive slowly on a steep uphill climb, and disturbs the free traffic.

When a driver of a motor vehicle is forced to drive very slowly due to the freight he’s carrying or to the steepness of the road, and he delays the traffic behind him.

Never. It is prohibited to drive on the “hard shoulders”; hence, a vehicle that delays the traffic behind it should pull into the “hard shoulder” and stop, to allow the traffic congestion behind him to open up.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:8

Which sign warns of the presence of wild animals ahead?

146.

411.

414.

635.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:9

What are you required to do when the following road marking appears on your left?

You are prohibited from crossing the unbroken separation line.

Slow down and move to the left of the road.

You should always drive on the right side of the lines.

You may cross the lines when the broken line is on the right of the continuous line.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:10

What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Dangerous ascent.

Steep ascent.

Dead-end roadway.

Steep descent.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:11

Which of the following traffic signs alerts that another road is about to merge with the roadway in which you are driving?

124

145

620

725

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:12

During “light time”, when are you permitted to use the vehicle’s high beam?

Only on a freeway.

On a non-urban road, when driving within a row of vehicles.

On an urban road with street lights and on a non-urban road.

On an inter-urban roadway, when allowed by traffic conditions and there is no vehicle ahead of you.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:13

What does it mean when a yellow arrow pointing straight ahead is marked on the road?

All vehicles are permitted to drive straight, but right-of-way should be given to buses.

Every vehicle carrying at least six passengers is permitted to continue straight forward.

Only public vehicles are permitted to continue driving straight ahead at the coming intersection.

Private vehicles are permitted to carefully drive straight.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:14

When are you obliged to signal before moving out of your lane for the purpose of overtaking?

You are not obliged to signal before deviating, if there are no other vehicles near you.

You should signal at a reasonable distance before you begin to move out.

You should signal at least five meters before deviating from your lane.

You should first change lanes and then signal.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:15

The shape of warning signs are:

Usually triangular with its top pointing upwards.

Almost always round.

Square or rectangle.

Usually triangular with its top pointing downwards.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:16

Are Bicycles permitted to enter a road when the following traffic sign is placed?

Yes.

Yes, entry is prohibited for public vehicles only.

No.

Yes, entry is prohibited for commercial vehicles only.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:17

Which of the following traffic signs allows parking in a position that is not parallel to the sidewalk?

815

512

819

513

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:18

What is the meaning of this sign?

Steep downhill slope about 2,500 meters ahead.

In 2,500 meters a steep uphill climb begins.

Steep downhill slope for 2,500 meters begins here.

The end of a 2,500-meters downhill slope section.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:19

What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

Brief stopping is permitted but parking is prohibited.

A barrier before a level crossing.

Parking is allowed with parking tickets.

No Stopping and parking, except for buses.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:20

Define “own weight”:

The vehicle’s weight including all accessories plus fuel, water and oil, excluding driver and freight.

The vehicle’s weight with freight and with the driver, including the weight of the all accessories plus fuel.

The vehicle’s volume including all accessories plus fuel, water and oil, excluding driver and freight.

The vehicle’s weight including all accessories plus fuel, water and oil, including driver and freight.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:21

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.

Category : Traffic Signs

Question:22

Is it permitted to open the vehicle’s doors while driving?

Yes, provided that you drive slowly.

It is absolutely forbidden.

Yes, when carrying a long cargo.

Yes, when there are no passengers in the vehicle.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:23

How are you required to conduct yourself according to the event that is depicted in the following picture?

Drive faster and move to the left lane.

Stop next to the pedestrian and explain to him that pedestrians should use the pedestrian crossing behind him.

Stop before the pedestrian and signal to him in whatever way that there is a pedestrian crossing behind him.

Slow down, show extreme caution, and don’t do anything that might endanger or scare the pedestrian.

Category : Safety

Question:24

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:25

Under which conditions is it permitted to carry a passenger, besides the driver, on an ATV (quad bike)?

Unconditionally, unrestrictedly

On a quad only

When one has a permit to do so from the Licensing Authority, indicated on the vehicle’s registration documents

Provided that the driver’s minimum age is 21 years

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:26

How would you conduct yourself when approaching the intersection that is depicted in the following picture?

Stop anyway.

Always accelerate when entering the intersection, in order to avoid traffic disturbance.

Cross it safely.

Slow down and even stop if necessary in order to give right-of-way.

Category : Safety

Question:27

The ability to control the vehicle in order to prevent accidents:

Improves the faster you drive.

Is higher the slower you drive.

Depends on the size of the tires.

Is not dependent on speed at all.

Category : Safety

Question:28

Define “parking”

Stopping a vehicle for a defined period of time, in order to unload cargo, intermittently

Stopping the vehicle for more than thirty seconds

Standing a vehicle in order to load it with cargo only, intermittently

Standing a vehicle for an uninterrupted period of time, not for the purpose of immediate loading or unloading of passengers or loading or unloading of goods.

Category : Rules and Regulations

Question:29

What factor might undermine seat belt functioning and efficiency whilst driving?

Exaggerated backward tilting of the seat’.

Driving on a rough road.

Driving while wearing few layers of clothes which are too hot.

Driver tiredness and sleepiness.

Category : Know Your Vehicle

Question:30

What is the imminent danger when a vehicle skids whilst driving?

Loss of steering ability and loss of control over the vehicle.

That the clutch and the driving wheels stop to function.

Heating and wear of the vehicle’s brakes.

Heating and wear of the vehicle’s tires.

Category : Safety

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