Attitude theory test questions

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  1. Attitude

    On a dry high-speed road, a car overtakes you and moves into the space ahead. Your following gap is now less than two seconds. What should you do?

    1. AKeep the smaller gap until the car leaves your lane
    2. BKeep the smaller gap because the other driver created it
    3. CAccelerate towards the car to discourage another overtake
    4. DDrop back to restore at least a two-second gap
    Answer and reason

    D. Drop back to restore at least a two-second gap. If an overtaking vehicle pulls into your gap, drop back to maintain a two-second gap. Source: The Highway Code, rule 168; The Highway Code, rule 126

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    You have stopped at a zebra crossing for someone waiting on the pavement. They look towards you but stay where they are. How should you respond?

    1. AFlash your headlights to invite them across
    2. BGive a short horn sound to invite them across
    3. CWait patiently without beckoning them across
    4. DWave them across to remove their uncertainty
    Answer and reason

    C. Wait patiently without beckoning them across. At zebra crossings, wait patiently and avoid inviting people across with gestures, lights or the horn. Source: The Highway Code, rule 195

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    You are in slow-moving traffic. What should you do to help an emergency vehicle get past?

    1. ALeave space so you can manoeuvre
    2. BPull close to the car in front
    3. CMove into the left lane to overtake
    4. DDrive onto the hard shoulder
    Answer and reason

    A. Leave space so you can manoeuvre. Leave enough space to manoeuvre if an emergency vehicle needs to get past. Source: The Highway Code, rule 151

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What this topic covers

This topic looks at how your approach to driving affects the people around you. The questions invite you to think about patience, courtesy and making considerate choices.

These are our own practice questions, drafted with AI help and checked against their cited sources. No driving instructor has reviewed them: how we write and check our questions. Hazard perception is not covered.

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Sources

  1. The Highway Code: General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (103 to 158), GOV.UK
  2. The Highway Code: Using the road (159 to 203), GOV.UK

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Continue in the app

This page shows 3 of the 20 attitude questions in our bank. The DriveQuiz app is coming soon with all 20, and Pro will bring back the ones you get wrong until you get them right.

Read each explanation before moving on. Follow its official source to understand the rule in context, then consider why the other choices would be unsuitable. A short sample can help you identify a point to revisit, but it cannot tell you everything that might be asked in the real test. Use the official reading alongside your practice and return to topics you find difficult.