The answer options
- There may be delivery lorries ahead
- You could set off the car alarms
- Children may emerge from between the vehiclesCorrect
- Oncoming traffic must be aware of your presence
Why that is the answer
Parked cars create blind spots along residential streets, hiding vulnerable road users from view. Children are particularly at risk as they may run out into the road between parked vehicles without looking. Maintaining a lower speed gives you extra time to react and significantly reduces your stopping distance if a hazard appears. While oncoming traffic is a consideration, protecting pedestrians is the main reason to slow down in these areas, as advised by the Highway Code.
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?