Irish Road Sign Test

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Our Irish road sign test allows you to practice the road signs that you may be asked on your driving test. You have 15 minutes to answer 25 questions and must answer 70% correctly to pass.

On your driving test, you are likely to be asked between 5 and 10 road sign questions before you leave the test centre.

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Irish Road Sign Test

1 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Series of bumps or hollows ahead
Traffic island ahead
Road falls from centre to left and right
Sharp rise in the road ahead - for example, a humpback bridge

2 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Cyclists and buses must turn left.
With-flow bus and cycle lane ahead on left.
Only buses and cyclists may park.
Only double-decker buses and cyclists may use lane.

This sign tells you there is a with-flow nearside bus lane ahead to the left. Only buses, taxis and cyclists may use the bus lane during the stated operational hours.

3 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Series of speed ramps ahead.
Sharp change of direction to the left.
Road closed - drivers must turn back
Sharp change of direction to the right.

This sign gives advance warning of a sharp change of direction to the right. You should slow down as you approach the hazard.

4 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Major roadworks ahead
Level crossing ahead guarded by gates or barriers
Level crossing ahead unguarded by gates or barriers
End of major roadworks ahead

5 / 25

What does this sign mean?

T-junction ahead with a road of minor importance.
Cul-de-sac to the left and right.
Cul-de-sac to the right.
T-junction ahead with a road of major importance.

This sign gives advance warning of a T-junction ahead with a major road. Be prepared to yield or stop as necessary.

6 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Tram lane on left
Trams emerging from left
Bus and tram lane on left
No parking inside the white line

7 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Dangerous bend ahead.
Dangerous corner ahead.
One-way street ahead.
Junction to the left.

This sign gives advance warning of a dangerous corner to the left. You may need to slow down and react to any changes in the traffic situation ahead.

8 / 25

What does this sign mean?

The driver must stop when red lights show
Stop and wait for green light before proceeding
The driver must stop when vehicles ahead show brake lights
Emerging vehicles have priority. The driver must stop if necessary

9 / 25

What should a driver do when approaching traffic lights that change from green to amber?

Accelerate to clear the junction.
Stop the vehicle immediately.
Sound the horn while proceeding through the junction.
Stop, unless it is unsafe to do so.

When you are approaching a set of traffic lights showing green, you should take care and be prepared to stop if the amber light comes on.

10 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Junction ahead with roads of equal importance
Junction ahead with roads of greater importance
Junction ahead with railway crossing
Junction ahead with roads of lesser importance

11 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Contra-flow bus lane ahead.
Buses may block the driver’s view of cyclists.
With-flow bus lane on the left.
With-flow bus lane on the right.

This sign indicates a with-flow offside bus lane on the right. Only buses, taxis and cyclists may use the bus lane during the stated operational hours.

12 / 25

What does this sign mean at a junction?

Slow down and yield to pedestrians.
Yield to traffic on the major road.
Yield to all heavy goods vehicles.
Yield to traffic coming from your right only.

At a junction, the YIELD sign tells you that you must give way to traffic on a major road ahead. This means that you must slow down and be prepared to stop.

13 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Dual carriageway ahead
Heavy vehicles have priority
Start of central reserve or obstruction
Mini-roundabout ahead

14 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Road narrows ahead
Dual carriageway ends
Tunnel ahead
Oncoming traffic has priority

15 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Y-junction where main road bears to the right.
Y-junction where main road bears to the left.
Y-junction where heavy vehicles must go left.
Y-junction where vehicles must go left.

This sign gives advance warning of a Y-junction with a minor road ahead. The wider arm of the Y indicates the course of the main road.

16 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Traffic merging/diverging ahead.
Diversion at junction ahead.
Yield to merging/diverging traffic ahead.
Road narrows briefly ahead.

This sign gives advance warning of roads both merging (entering onto the main road) and diverging (exiting the main road). Drivers should be prepared for traffic changing speed and direction as vehicles enter or exit at the junctions on the left ahead.

17 / 25

What do these signs together mean?

Access for buses and taxis only during times shown.
Parking not allowed during times shown.
Pedestrianised street ahead - traffic not allowed except during times shown.
Clearway ahead - no stopping or parking during times shown.

When posted together these signs tells you that there is a pedestrianised street ahead and that traffic is not allowed to enter except during the times stated on the information plate.

18 / 25

What does this hand signal mean?

The driver intends to stop ahead
The driver intends to move out or turn right
The driver intends to do a U-turn
The driver intends to turn left

19 / 25

What does this road marking mean?

Only motorcyclists may cross the lines to overtake
Oncoming traffic may cross the line to overtake
Drivers must keep left of the continuous white line
Drivers may cross the line to overtake

20 / 25

If driving from A to B, what do these road markings mean?

Dual carriageway ahead
A driver may overtake if it is safe to do so
Road narrows ahead
A driver may not overtake

21 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Pipe laying ahead
Series of steep hills ahead
Uneven surface ahead
Industrial estate ahead

22 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Motorway ends in 500 metres ahead
No overtaking for 500 metres
Low bridge 500 metres ahead
Bridge repair 500 metres ahead

This is a motorway information sign that tells you that the motorway will end in 500 metres ahead. Motorway rules will no longer apply, for example, a lower speed limit may be applicable.

23 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Only buses, cyclists and taxis are allowed to use the lane ahead during the hours indicated.
Only buses, cyclists and taxis are allowed to use the lane outside the hours indicated.
Only cyclists and buses are allowed to use the lane during the times indicated.
Only buses and cyclists may park during the times indicated.

This sign tells you there is a with-flow nearside bus lane ahead on the left – that is, one where the buses move in the same direction as the traffic to their right. The information plate tells the times when the bus lane is in operation. Only buses, taxis and cyclists may use the bus lane during those hours.

24 / 25

What does this sign mean?

T-junction with crossroads ahead.
Unguarded level crossing ahead.
Crossroads with dual carriageway ahead.
Level crossing ahead guarded by gates.

This sign gives advance warning of a crossroads junction at a dual carriageway ahead. Drivers need to be observant, taking extra care for traffic coming from each direction. Yield and/or stop as appropriate.

25 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Traffic from the left has priority.
Traffic merging from the left.
Traffic merging from the right.
End of dual carriageway ahead.

This sign gives advance warning of traffic merging from the left. You should expect vehicles to join from the left. You may need to slow down, allowing them to merge safely.

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