The answer options
- Hazard warning lines
- Pedestrian Islands
- Single or double yellow lines
- Street lightingCorrect
Why that is the answer
In built-up areas, a system of street lighting generally indicates that a 30 mph speed limit applies, unless signs clearly state otherwise. You will not usually see repeater 30 mph signs on roads with street lights. Single or double yellow lines relate to parking and waiting restrictions rather than speed limits. Hazard warning lines and pedestrian islands are physical road safety features designed to guide traffic and assist pedestrians, not to indicate speed.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from rules of the road appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.
The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.
More rules of the road questions
- A single carriageway road has this sign. What’s the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?
- At a roundabout, how should you signal that you're going straight ahead?
- At an un-marked crossroads, who has priority?
- How else can you indicate to other drivers besides using direction indicators?
- How far are you allowed to reverse?
- How should you park at night on a road with a 40mph speed limit?