Before taking the practical truck driving test, candidates must demonstrate a solid understanding of road safety, vehicle control, and regulations specific to larger vehicles. Theory questions cover essential topics such as correct overtaking procedures, road signs, right of way at junctions, braking distances, load security, safe maneuvering, and the use of mirrors. Knowledge of speed limits, stopping distances, and legal requirements for heavy goods vehicles is also tested. Proper preparation ensures that truck drivers can operate their vehicles safely, efficiently, and in compliance with road laws.
1. When can you over take on the left
- When the driver in front of you is turning to the right
- When you intend to turn left
- When the vehicles in the lane on your right are moving slower
2. At an uncontrolled junction of equal impotence to whom should you give way
- Give way to traffic on the right and proceed with caution
3. At a stop sign that has no white line, where should you stop
- At the stop sign
4. What position would you take up for a right turn in a one way street
- The extreme right lane
5. How would you turn right on a main road
- Mirror and signal and then move into the right hand lane when clear
- Keeping left of the white line in the centre of the road. When a safe gap occurs
- Complete your turn
- Never cut corners and give way to pedestrians
6. How would you know a zebra crossing at night?
- By yellow flashing beacons
7. What does the island in the centre of a pedestrian crossing mean
- Each side of the island is a separate crossing
8. What restrictions are there in relation to use of the horn
- It must not be used between the hours of 11:30 pm and 7:00 am in a built up area except in an emergency
9. When driving at night when should you dip your headlights
- When meeting oncoming traffic
- When following close behind another vehicle
- On continuously lit roads
- In snow, fog dusk/dawn
10. What should you do if dazzled by the lights of an oncoming car
- Slow down and stop if necessary
11. What is a clearway
- Stopping or parking are prohibited (except by buses and taxis) for the period indicated on the sign
12. What does a broken yellow line mean
- A broken yellow line marks the edge of a road
13. What does a single yellow line mean
- No parking at certain times
14. What is legal parking distance from a kerb
- Half a metre
15. How close to a junction can you park
- 5 metres
16. Where should you not park
- Near a bend
- The brow of a hill
- A hump back bridge
- A continuous white line
- Where your vehicle would obstruct a sign
- At an entrance
- At a bus stop
- Opposite another vehicle
- On a narrow road or taxi rank
17. Where should you not overtake
- At a bend
- A junction
- Brow of a hill
- A hump back bridge
- A continuous white line or anywhere your view of an oncoming traffic is restricted
18. What is the two second rule
- Stay two seconds behind a car in front. Use a stationary object on the road
- Start counting when the car in front passes the object and you should pass after counting two seconds
19. If you saw a red triangle on the road what would it mean
- That there is an obstruction on the road ahead
20. What is the sequence of traffic lights
- Green, amber, red
21. At an uncontrolled junction, who has the right of way
- Take it that no one has the right of way and proceed only when it is safe to do so
22. What does a green light mean
- Go providing junction is clear
23. What does an amber light mean
- Stop unless you are too close to stop safety
24. Name three people in authority for whom you must stop
- A garda
- A school warden
- A person in charge of animals
25. If you were entering a one way street at the no entry end, what road markings would you see
- A continuous white line with a broken white line behind it
26. When can you cross a continuous line
- To avoid an obstruction , for access, or if there is a broken white line on your side of the road
27a. What is the speed limit on a national primary road
- Coach – 100 kph
- Truck – 80 kph
- Car – 100 kph
27b. What is the motorway speed limit
- Coach – 100 kph
- Truck – 90 kph
- Car – 120 kph
27c. What is the minimum tyre depth
- 1.6 mm
28. What rules apply to a junction box
- You cannot enter unless your way ahead is clear with the exception of turning right, you can enter and wait in the box if you are not obstructing other traffic
29. If there are two sets of broken white lines in the centre of the road, one continuous and one broken, which would you obey
- You obey the line on your side of the road
30. What do two sets of broken white lines in the centre of the road mean
- There will be one or two continuous lines ahead
31. What does a broken white line in the centre of the road mean
- You may over take if safe to do so
32. What do white horizontal lines in the centre of the road mean
- You use them like a traffic island – do not enter