K53 Simulator

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K53 questions and answers

125 questions from the K53 Simulator app to practise for the learner’s licence test, free: the rules of the road, road signs and vehicle controls, each with the right answer, why, and where the rule comes from.

These are our own questions, written from the law and checked against it, not the testing centre’s. Each shows its three answers; tap “Show the answer” for the right one, why, and the regulation or sign it comes from.

Rules of the road (65 questions)Speed, overtaking, right of way, parking, lights, licences, alcohol and more, from the National Road Traffic Act and its Regulations.Signs, signals and markings (48 questions)Control, command, prohibition and warning signs, road markings, traffic lights and an officer’s signals.Vehicle controls (12 questions)The numbered controls drawing for your learner’s code: which control does what, and when to use it.

Three to start with

Question 1

What is the highest speed allowed for a goods vehicle with a gross vehicle mass of more than 9 000 kg?

  1. A: 60 km/h
  2. B: 80 km/h
  3. C: 100 km/h
Show the answer

B: 80 km/h

Goods vehicles heavier than 9 000 kg (GVM) may not go faster than 80 km/h, even on a freeway.

Source: Regulation 293(1)(a)(i)

Question 1

What does this combination of signs tell you?

  1. A: Pedestrians must give way to you
  2. B: Yield to pedestrians
  3. C: Pedestrians may not cross here
Show the answer

B: Yield to pedestrians

The plate with a walking figure under the yield sign means you must give way to pedestrians here.

Source: Sign R2.1 (Yield to pedestrians)

Question 1 · For code 1

What is control 7?

  1. A: The gear lever
  2. B: The rear brake pedal
  3. C: The clutch lever
Show the answer

B: The rear brake pedal

Control 7, under your right foot, is the rear brake pedal. The gear lever (1) is under your left foot.

Source: Regulation 104(2)(a)(iii)

Test yourself

Try a free taster of the test: 16 questions in 15 minutes against the clock, then your mark for each section. The K53 Simulator app has all 1,211 questions, the full 64-question test, and practice rounds by topic.

Government sources

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