Other Types of Vehicle

Sharing the road with lorries, buses, trams, agricultural vehicles and bikes.

What this topic covers

Sharing the road with lorries, buses, trams, agricultural vehicles and bikes. The full Driving Theory Test app contains 27 questions on this topic, drawn from the official DVSA bank.

Worked examples

Here are a few practice questions from this topic. Try answering each before reading the explanation.

Example 1

You are about to overtake a slow-moving motorcyclist. Which one of these signs would make you take special care?

A. ✓ correct
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Example 2

Before overtaking a large vehicle you should keep well back. Why is this?

A. To give acceleration space to overtake quickly on blind bends
B. To get the best view of the road ahead ✓ correct
C. To leave a gap in case the vehicle stops and rolls back
D. To offer other drivers a safe gap if they want to overtake you

Example 3

You are following a long lorry. The driver signals to turn left into a narrow road. What should you do?

A. Overtake on the left before the lorry reaches the junction
B. Overtake on the right as soon as the lorry slows down
C. Do not overtake unless you can see there is no oncoming traffic
D. Do not overtake, stay well back and be prepared to stop. ✓ correct

Example 4

You are following a large vehicle approaching crossroads. The driver signals to turn left. What should you do?

A. Overtake if you can leave plenty of room
B. Overtake only if there are no oncoming vehicles
C. Do not overtake until the vehicle begins to turn.
D. Do not overtake when at or approaching a junction. ✓ correct

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