DKTKey points on more safe driving for the Western Australia learner test. Each answer is checked against the official Western Australia handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.
Your medicine label warns that it may affect your ability to drive. What should you do?
Answer: Follow the warning and do not drive until you know it is safe
Medicines can cause drowsiness, blurred vision and slower reactions. If the label says not to drive, do not drive.
Practice question 396 · official source
Can over-the-counter cold and flu medicines affect your driving?
Answer: Yes, some cause drowsiness and slower reactions
Any medicine, including over-the-counter ones, can impair driving. Read the label or ask a pharmacist.
Practice question 397 · official source
In WA, when may a driver use a mobile phone to take a call while driving?
Answer: Only if in a fixed mount or voice-activated without touching
A phone can be used for calls only if secured in a mounting or voice-activated. Being stopped in traffic still counts as driving.
Practice question 398 · official source
At night, oncoming headlights dazzle you. What should you do?
Answer: Look to the left side of the road and slow down
Avoid looking at the headlights. Look to the left side of the road and slow down or stop out of the traffic until your vision recovers.
Practice question 411 · official source
At night, how should you adjust the gap to the vehicle in front?
Answer: Make it longer than you would in daylight
Visibility is poorer at night, so leave a larger gap to the vehicle in front.
Practice question 412 · official source
Before you open your car door at the kerb, what should you do?
Answer: Check your mirror and over your shoulder for cyclists and traffic
Opening a door into the path of a cyclist or vehicle can cause serious crashes. Always look first.
Practice question 413 · official source
Compared with overtaking a car, what does overtaking a long truck need?
Answer: More time and a longer stretch of clear road
Long vehicles take longer to pass, so you need more clear road and time.
Practice question 414 · official source
Where is overtaking most dangerous?
Answer: Near a crest, bend or intersection, where your view is limited
You must have a clear view of approaching traffic. Crests, bends and intersections limit what you can see.
Practice question 415 · official source
You are driving past parked vehicles. What should you watch out for?
Answer: Opening doors, vehicles pulling out, and people stepping out
Leave room for opening car doors and watch for pedestrians, including children, walking out from between parked vehicles.
Practice question 416 · official source
Why can passengers increase crash risk for young drivers?
Answer: Noise and pressure to take risks can distract the driver
Passengers can help spot hazards, but noise and encouragement to speed or break rules distract. Young drivers with peer passengers are at higher risk.