Road Rules Guide · South Australia

More road rules (part 3 of 7): South Australia road rules

Key points on more road rules for the South Australia learner test. Each answer is checked against the official South Australia handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.

At a crossroads with no signs, you are going straight. A car approaching from your right is about to turn right, across your path. Who must give way?

Answer: You must give way to the car approaching from your right

You must give way to any vehicle approaching from your right when you go straight ahead. This includes one that will turn right across the front of you.

Practice question 36 · official source

When must you use your indicator?

Answer: Whenever you change from one lane to another

You must indicate before you turn, move left or right, change lanes (including to overtake), merge, or pull out from the side of the road.

Practice question 37 · official source

As you approach an intersection, when should you check for traffic on your left and right?

Answer: Every time, before you enter it

Look both ways at every intersection, even when you have right of way.

Practice question 38 · official source

You go straight ahead at an intersection with no signs or signals. Who must you give way to?

Answer: Vehicles approaching from your right

At an unsigned crossroads, going straight, you give way to vehicles approaching from your right.

Practice question 39 · official source

A sign on a multi-lane road says KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING. When may you drive in the right lane?

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Answer: Only to overtake, turn right, avoid an obstruction, or in congestion

Where the sign applies, the right lane is for overtaking or the specific exceptions in the rules, not for cruising.

Practice question 40 · official source

Which motor bike riders are banned from lane filtering in South Australia?

Answer: Learner and P1 permit or licence holders

Learner's permit holders, P1 holders and moped riders with only a car licence must not lane filter. Even for R and R-Date riders it is limited to 30 km/h or less.

Practice question 44 · official source

A continuous white line separates your lane from the next lane in your direction. May you cross it to change lanes?

Answer: No, except in limited cases like avoiding an obstruction

On a multi-lane road you must not move between marked lanes by crossing a continuous separating line, apart from a few listed exceptions.

Practice question 45 · official source

On a road with marked lanes, how should you normally drive?

Answer: Entirely within one marked lane, between the lines

On a multi-lane road you must stay completely within a single marked lane, except when changing lanes or in other permitted situations.

Practice question 46 · official source

What is the highest speed an SA learner or provisional driver may travel, even where the posted limit is higher?

Answer: 100 km/h

Learner and provisional drivers must not exceed 100 km/h, even on roads signed at 110 km/h.

Practice question 47 · official source

You leave a car park and reach a stop sign where the exit meets a road. Who must you give way to?

Answer: Any vehicle or pedestrian at or near the sign or line

At a stop sign or line that is not at an intersection you must stop and give way to any vehicle or pedestrian at or near it, not just traffic from one side.

Practice question 48 · official source