The answer options
- Keep to the maximum speed
- Rev your engine between the humps
- Drive slowly but only at school times
- Keep a reduced speedCorrect
Why that is the answer
Road humps are traffic calming measures designed to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety for all road users, especially pedestrians. You should maintain a steady, reduced speed throughout the entire traffic-calmed zone. Accelerating quickly between humps and braking hard for each one increases fuel consumption, emissions, and noise pollution, while also causing unnecessary wear on your vehicle. The reduced speed applies at all times, not just during school hours.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from safety and your vehicle 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 safety and your vehicle questions
- A vehicle MOT test will include an exhaust emissions test. What is the reason for this?
- Before leaving your vehicle unattended, what should you remove from it?
- How can drivers help the environment?
- How can driving in a fuel-efficient manner help protect the environment?
- How can the volume of traffic on roads be reduced?
- How can you avoid wasting fuel?