Driver fitness (alcohol, drugs, fatigue) — Questions

Question 1

Your phone is fixed in a holder on the dashboard and you answer a call while driving.
Which statement is correct?

Accepted Answer

You must stay even more attentive and alert than usual.

Answer

You are not taking any particular risk.

Question 2

During a check, the police can ask you to blow into a breathalyser without any particular reason.
On what condition can they make you take a saliva test for drugs?

Accepted Answer

They must first note objective signs suggesting that you have taken drugs.

Answer

None: just as with the breath test, they can require it from any driver.

Question 3

It is past midnight. In a poorly lit street, a pedestrian suddenly steps off the pavement just in front of your car.
Is using the horn permitted to warn him?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because an immediate danger allows the horn at any hour.

Answer

Only at night and outside built-up areas.

Answer

Only in broad daylight.

Question 4

A fire breaks out in the tunnel you are driving through.
What do you do?

Accepted Answer

You abandon your car, leaving the key in the ignition.

Answer

You stay at the wheel long enough to text your family that you love them.

Answer

You lock your car to protect it from theft, then walk away from it.

Question 5

You are involved in a road accident. Who is entitled to ask you for your identity card?

Accepted Answer

Anyone involved in the accident who asks for it, as well as the authorised official.

Answer

The authorised official only.

Question 6

Right in front of you, a collision has just left someone injured. What do you do with the damaged car still on the road?

Accepted Answer

You leave it untouched, exactly where it is.

Answer

You push it onto the verge as soon as possible to clear the way for traffic.

Question 7

Your car is stuck in a traffic jam with the engine running, and nothing is moving.
Are you allowed to pick up your mobile phone and hold it?

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Your phone is fixed in a holder on the dashboard and you answer a call while driving. Which statement is correct?