Stage 7
Rules of the road by topic
Numeric values grouped so they are learned against each other.
Abandonment
- Outside an urban area, a vehicle left in one place for more than 24 hours is deemed abandoned. That is the legal maximum.
Accidents
- They're going to be asking you which action is not permitted. And obviously, the first two actions are going to be permitted, and they are going to be things that you will need to do. Therefore, option C is going to be correct.
Driver duties
- Nothing may block your view of the road and the traffic around you. Two hands and rubber soles are not legal requirements.
- All three are offences. Never leave the engine running unattended. Never drive without a fuel cap. and never spin your wheels when pulling off.
- This question is asking, what is a learner driver not allowed to do? If we're looking at option A, obviously a learner driver has to drive within the speed limit, right? So, option A is not going to be the answer. If we're looking at option B, it says drive on a public road while accompanied by a licensed driver. Now, that is a requirement as a learner driver in order to drive on the public road. Now, if you're looking at the three options given, only option C is going to be something that you are not allowed to do, right? Cuz obviously you have to abide by the rules and the laws stated within
- Because option C is going to mention an authorised emergency vehicle, option C would be your correct answer.
Fatigue
- Therefore, the only correct action would be to obviously stop and have a break if you are tired. Therefore, option C would be correct.
Freeways
- On a freeway, you stop only to obey a road traffic sign, an officer's order, or in an emergency. Resting and hitchhikers are never reasons.
Hooter
- A hooter must give one constant even tone. The pitch may not change and you may only use it when safety requires.
- Remember under South African road traffic rules, you can only use a hooter in order to warn other road users of danger, right? And from our three options, only option C gives us that rule. Therefore, the correct answer would be option C.
Intersections
- Turning right, you cross oncoming traffic, so you must yield to it first. A stop sign is never a yield sign.
- You have right of way inside a traffic circle and at a four-way stop if you stopped first. Wanting to turn right gives you no right of way.
- Do not enter a public road if your vehicle will interfere with moving traffic that will approach you from any direction? Now, remember it's every single driver's duty not to obstruct or interfere with traffic, right? And if you keep that in mind, if you look at option C, it says, "Do not enter a public road if your vehicle will interfere with moving traffic that will approach you from any direction." Therefore, option C is going to be correct. Cuz remember, sometimes learners are going to get confused. They'll look at option B, and it says, "You may enter the road if you indicate. Now, indicat
- Keep in mind that at an uncontrolled intersection, the rule is going to be very simple. Give way to traffic from the right. Therefore, option C is going to be correct.
Keep left
- Uth Africa drives on the left. Keeping as far left as is safe underpins every other rule of the road.
- A traffic officer's instruction overrides the normal keep left rule. Switching on your emergency lights gives you no such right.
- Only when a traffic officer orders you to. Emergency lights give you no right to use the right hand side.
Lane changing
- All three. Change lanes only when it is safe. Indicate in time. and use your mirrors so you know where other traffic is.
- Mirrors and signals come first. The very last thing before you move across is a glance over your shoulder at the blind spot.
Licences
- All three disqualify you. You cannot hold a learners for a class you are already licensed for, nor while you are declared unfit or still suspended.
- All three disqualify you. A licence you already hold, a declared unfitness that still applies, or an unexpired suspension.
- A vehicle licence, the clearance certificate is valid for 12 months. It must be renewed every year.
- Only the first. A supervisor licensed for the same class must sit with you. A learner may use the freeway and passengers are not forbidden.
Lights
- Your dipped lights may not shine further than 45 m ahead so that you do not blind oncoming drivers.
- All three headlights are needed from sunset to sunrise and anytime you cannot see far enough ahead, including in rain.
- The correct answer according to South African vehicle regulations would be option C. Your high beams must illuminate the road at least 100 m ahead. And your dipped beams must illuminate at least 45 m ahead.
- According to South African law every vehicle must be fitted with rear lamps that are going to emit a red light, right? And obviously, if your vehicle is not going to have these, then it's going to be unroadworthy. And if your vehicle is going to be unroadworthy it's going to be illegal to drive, right? So, only option B is going to give us this choice. So, option B is going to be the correct answer.
Overtaking
- Keep left and do not speed up. Hand signals are not required. So only the first two are correct.
- All three. Never overtake near the top of a hill, near a curve, or when smoke or anything else limits how far you can see.
- All three. Passing on the left is allowed when the vehicle ahead turns right on a road with two lanes in your direction or when a police officer directs you.
- The correct answer would be option A. And that's because you're allowed to overtake on the left only when the vehicle ahead is going to be turning right and there's going to be enough space to pass safely.
Parking
- The correct answer would be option C. And that's because if you're going to park near or opposite an excavation, right, you are going to disrupt the flow of traffic. And that can obviously create a serious hazard for your road users.
- Uth African traffic regulations are going to prohibit parking within 9 m of a pedestrian crossing. And obviously, that's going to be to ensure your clear visibility and pedestrian safety.
Passengers goods
- Goods up to 2a 4 m wide are within the legal width. Projecting 2 m at the rear or 450 mm in front is more than the law allows.
- Passengers may ride in a toad semi-tra only. No other to vehicle may carry them and 35 km per hour does not make it legal.
- The same rule again. Goods up to 2a 4 m wide are legal. The projections at front and rear are not.
- The correct answer here would be option C. It is always illegal for passengers to ride in a caravan on a public road, and that's because caravans can very easily tip or detach. And remember, a lot of caravans in South Africa are not going to have your seat belts fitted for passengers. That's going to make it very unsafe, as well as being illegal.
Pedestrians
- The correct answer would be option B.
Phones
- Remember according to South African road traffic law, you cannot hold a phone in your hand while driving, right? It's going to prohibit holding a communication device while driving. And that even applies to certain scenarios like being stopped at a traffic light or being stopped in traffic. So, therefore, option C would be correct because your hands-free devices or your fixed devices, those are going to be allowed.
Reversing
- Reversing is allowed only when it is safe to do so. Driving on the sidewalk and refueling with the engine running never are.
- There is no fixed metre limit. You may reverse only as far as is safe and no further than the movement requires.
Seatbelts
- This is going to be straightforward. It's going to be the driver's responsibility to ensure that all passengers are going to wear seat belts, and that's going to be regardless of age, right? So, option B will be our correct answer.
Speed
- The legal speed is whatever the signs beside the road show. Never assume it.
Stopping
- Stopping within 6 m of a bridge is prohibited. So 5 m is an offence. A bridge hides you from other traffic.
- You may not stop within 6 m of a tunnel or bridge, nor within 9 m of a pedestrian crossing. 6 m from a railway crossing is the only lawful choice here.
- In order to legally stop in a no stopping zone, it would have to be a situation beyond your control, right? And looking at these three options, only option C is going to give us that option, right? So, option C is going to be correct. Only if a situation beyond your control forces you to stop, such as a mechanical failure or a sudden illness.
- When we're looking at option A, it says stop in a no stopping zone to quickly drop off a passenger. Obviously, that is illegal. You cannot do that. With option B, it says exceed the speed limit briefly while overtaking another vehicle. Again, that is also illegal. Therefore, the only correct option would be option C, none of the above.
Towing
- A rope can only pull. With bad brakes, the towed vehicle needs a rigid toeb bar which can also hold it back.
- The correct answer would be option B, and that's basically because South African law is going to require that when a vehicle is going to be towed on a public road, the driver of the towed vehicle must have a valid licence for that type of vehicle and they must control the steering wheel. And remember, that's just basically to prevent any accidents that are going to be caused by the towed vehicle.
- The correct answer would be option B, 80 km/h. And that's just basically to reduce the risk of any accidents taking place.
Vehicle condition
- Remember in order to drive a vehicle on a public road, the battery and your electrical wiring needs to be safe and secure. Because remember, loose batteries or exposed wires, that can cause fires, that can cause accidents, and all of that is going to make the vehicle illegal to drive. Therefore, the correct answer would be option C.
- The correct answer would be option A, a speedometer that is in good working order. And that's basically to ensure that the driver of the vehicle can monitor his speed and he can comply with all speed limits.
- Remember driving with tyres that have a slight discolouration or minor dirt or mud, that's not going to be illegal, right? But if you are driving a vehicle with one tread below the legal minimum depth, that is going to be illegal. Therefore, option A would be correct.
- Leaving the vehicle switched on while refueling, that can cause a fire, right? And not only a fire, it can also cause an explosion due to the fuel vapors. That's why the engine needs to be switched off while you are refueling. Therefore, option C is going to be correct.