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What the NSW driver knowledge test covers
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What topics are in the NSW DKT?
The test has two sections, and NSW Learner splits them into nineteen topics. General Knowledge covers speed limits, traffic signs and signals, road markings, licensing and learner rules, intersections and roundabouts, motorways and special lanes, registration, roadworthiness and towing and penalties and demerit points. Road Safety covers give way rules, overtaking and changing lanes, parking rules, alcohol and drugs, fatigue and distraction, pedestrians and vulnerable road users, emergency vehicles and hazards, night driving and adverse conditions, seatbelts and child restraints, trucks, buses, trams and riders and safe driving habits.
15 questions in the test, 12 to pass · eight topics and 532 practice questions in the app
- Speed limitsWhat is the speed limit for a learner driver in NSW?69 practice questions
- Traffic signs and signalsWhat do the different shapes of road signs mean in NSW?110 practice questions
- Road markingsCan you cross a continuous white line in NSW?66 practice questions
- Licensing and learner rulesWhat are the rules for a learner driver in NSW?73 practice questions
- Intersections and roundaboutsWho has right of way at a roundabout in NSW?83 practice questions
- Motorways and special lanesCan you drive in a bus lane or transit lane in NSW?43 practice questions
- Registration, roadworthiness and towingWhat does a car need to be legal to drive in NSW?40 practice questions
- Penalties and demerit pointsHow many demerit points before you lose your licence in NSW?48 practice questions
30 questions in the test, 29 to pass · eleven topics and 645 practice questions in the app
- Give way rulesWho gives way at a T-intersection in NSW?45 practice questions
- Overtaking and changing lanesWhen is it legal to overtake on the left in NSW?63 practice questions
- Parking rulesHow far from an intersection can you park in NSW?69 practice questions
- Alcohol and drugsWhat is the alcohol limit for learner and P plate drivers in NSW?71 practice questions
- Fatigue and distractionCan learner and P plate drivers use a phone in NSW?52 practice questions
- Pedestrians and vulnerable road usersDo you have to stop at a pedestrian crossing in NSW?75 practice questions
- Emergency vehicles and hazardsWhat do you do when an emergency vehicle comes up behind you in NSW?66 practice questions
- Night driving and adverse conditionsWhen do you have to dip your high beam in NSW?67 practice questions
- Seatbelts and child restraintsWhat car seat does a child need in NSW?54 practice questions
- Trucks, buses, trams and ridersHow do you know if a truck driver can see you?33 practice questions
- Safe driving habitsWhat is stopping distance made up of?50 practice questions
Your L plate turns green when you would pass
NSW Learner is also an iPhone app, built on the same lessons and questions as this site. Short lessons for every topic, drills that bring back what you got wrong, and a mock exam in the test's layout, in your pocket and working without a signal.
- Free in the app: one full mock exam, and the speed limits and traffic signs and signals topics with their lessons, drills and 179 questions
- Private the app needs no account, works offline and keeps your progress on your phone
- Pro comes two ways, each bought separately. NSW Learner Pro on this website is A$14.99 one-time and works in any browser you sign in on. The app has its own Pro, bought inside the app through Apple. One does not unlock the other.
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