DKTKey points on more road rules for the Australian Capital Territory learner test. Each answer is checked against the official Australian Capital Territory handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.
Do bicycle riders have the same rights and responsibilities on the road as drivers?
Answer: Yes, plus a few extra rules, such as wearing a helmet
Bicycle riders have a right to use the road and follow the same rules, plus a few extra ones.
Practice question 6 · official source
Which statement about bicycle riders is correct?
Answer: They must obey the road rules while riding
Bicycle riders have the same responsibilities as other road users and generally follow the same road rules as drivers.
Practice question 7 · official source
Traffic is stopped beyond an intersection and you could not clear it. May you enter it on a green light?
Answer: No, wait until there is room to drive right through
You must not enter an intersection if the intersection or the road beyond it is blocked and you cannot drive through.
Practice question 8 · official source
The road beyond an intersection is jammed with traffic. What should you do?
Answer: Wait until there is space for you on the far side
You must not enter an intersection unless there is space for your vehicle beyond it.
Practice question 9 · official source
You drive through a break in a median strip with no signs to cross a busy road. Who must you give way to?
Answer: Vehicles travelling on the part of the road you are entering
A driver driving through a break in a dividing strip with no sign must give way to vehicles on the part of the road they are entering (and trams on the strip).
Practice question 10 · official source
Apart from buses, which vehicles may use an ACT bus lane without restriction?
Answer: Taxis, hire cars and motorcycles
ACT bus lanes are also open to taxis, hire cars, demand responsive vehicles and motorcycles. Other vehicles may only use them to enter or leave the road.
Practice question 11 · official source
A car driver with no special permission must use an ACT bus lane to reach a side road. How far may they drive in it?
Answer: No more than 100 metres
Other vehicles may drive in an ACT bus lane for a maximum of 100 metres, only to enter or leave the road.
Practice question 12 · official source
When may you move from one marked lane into another?
Answer: After signalling, when it is safe and you give way to vehicles in that lane
Signal, check mirrors and blind spots, and give way to vehicles already in the lane you are moving into.
Practice question 13 · official source
When may you move from your lane into the next lane on a multi-lane road?
Answer: After checking it is safe, signalling and giving way
Check mirrors and blind spots, indicate, and give way to any vehicle in the lane you are moving into.
Practice question 14 · official source
A children's crossing has flags displayed and a child is stepping onto it. What must you do?
Answer: Stop before the stop line and stay stopped until the crossing is clear
At a children's crossing you must stop before the stop line if someone is on or entering it, and stay stopped until the crossing is clear.