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Rules of the road · part 26 of 45

K53 rules of the road questions and answers (part 26)

15 practice questions for the South African K53 learner's licence test. Try each one first, then open the answer to see why it is correct.

376 A road outside an urban area has no speed sign and is not a freeway. If you drive at 110 km/h, what is your situation?

  1. You are within the limit if it is daytime
  2. You are exceeding the speed limit, which is an offence
  3. You are within the limit
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Answer B: You are exceeding the speed limit, which is an offence

100 km/h is the general limit there, and exceeding it is an offence.

Memory tip: 110 on a 100 road: offence.

All vehicle codes

377 What speed limit applies to a bus carrying people for reward?

  1. 100 km/h
  2. 120 km/h
  3. 80 km/h
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Answer A: 100 km/h

Buses carrying people for reward are limited to 100 km/h.

Memory tip: Bus: a hundred, not eighty.

Light vehicle (code 2) · Heavy vehicle (code 3)

378 What speed limit applies to a minibus conveying people for reward?

  1. 100 km/h
  2. 80 km/h
  3. 60 km/h
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Answer A: 100 km/h

The manual sets 100 km/h for both buses and minibuses carrying people for reward.

Memory tip: Minibus and bus share the same limit.

Light vehicle (code 2) · Heavy vehicle (code 3)

379 A minibus taxi is on an open road outside an urban area with no signs. Which limit applies to the minibus?

  1. 80 km/h
  2. 120 km/h
  3. 100 km/h
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Answer C: 100 km/h

Minibuses are limited to 100 km/h, which is also the general limit outside urban areas.

Memory tip: Minibus equals one hundred.

Light vehicle (code 2) · Heavy vehicle (code 3)

380 On a freeway the general limit is 120 km/h. What is the limit for a bus carrying passengers for reward?

  1. 100 km/h
  2. 80 km/h
  3. 120 km/h
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Answer A: 100 km/h

A bus has its own limit of 100 km/h, lower than the general freeway limit.

Memory tip: Bus stays under the freeway limit.

Light vehicle (code 2) · Heavy vehicle (code 3)

381 Which of these vehicles has a 100 km/h speed limit because it carries people for reward?

  1. A minibus
  2. A motor car
  3. A breakdown vehicle towing another
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Answer A: A minibus

The manual lists buses and minibuses for the 100 km/h limit.

Memory tip: Buses and minibuses: 100.

Light vehicle (code 2) · Heavy vehicle (code 3)

382 Which statement about the speed limit for buses and minibuses carrying people for reward is correct?

  1. It is the same as the urban limit, 60 km/h
  2. It is 80 km/h
  3. It is 100 km/h
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Answer C: It is 100 km/h

Buses and minibuses conveying people for reward are limited to 100 km/h.

Memory tip: Reward passengers, 100 km/h.

Light vehicle (code 2) · Heavy vehicle (code 3)

383 What speed limit applies to a goods vehicle with a GVM of more than 9 000 kg?

  1. 120 km/h
  2. 80 km/h
  3. 100 km/h
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Answer B: 80 km/h

Goods vehicles over 9 000 kg GVM are limited to 80 km/h.

Memory tip: Over nine tons, eighty.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

384 A truck-tractor with a gross combination mass over 9 000 kg pulls a semi-trailer. What is its speed limit?

  1. 80 km/h
  2. 100 km/h
  3. 60 km/h
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Answer A: 80 km/h

An articulated vehicle whose truck-tractor exceeds 9 000 kg GCM is limited to 80 km/h.

Memory tip: Articulated and heavy: eighty.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

385 A goods vehicle pulls one or two trailers and their combined GVM is over 9 000 kg. What speed limit applies?

  1. 100 km/h
  2. 120 km/h
  3. 80 km/h
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Answer C: 80 km/h

Such a combination is limited to 80 km/h.

Memory tip: Combined over nine tons: eighty.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

386 What speed limit does the manual give for a breakdown vehicle that is towing another vehicle?

  1. 60 km/h
  2. 80 km/h
  3. 100 km/h
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Answer B: 80 km/h

A breakdown vehicle towing another vehicle is limited to 80 km/h.

Memory tip: Towing wreck: eighty.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

387 You drive a goods vehicle with a GVM of 12 000 kg on a freeway. Which limit applies to you?

  1. 80 km/h
  2. 120 km/h
  3. 100 km/h
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Answer A: 80 km/h

A goods vehicle over 9 000 kg GVM is limited to 80 km/h, even where the freeway limit is higher.

Memory tip: Heavy goods ignore the freeway 120.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

388 Which of the following is limited to 80 km/h?

  1. A bus carrying passengers for reward
  2. A light motor vehicle on a freeway
  3. A goods vehicle with a GVM above 9 000 kg
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Answer C: A goods vehicle with a GVM above 9 000 kg

The 80 km/h class limit covers heavy goods vehicles, certain combinations and towing breakdown vehicles.

Memory tip: Class limit: heavy goods, eighty.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

389 The sum of the GVM of a goods vehicle and its trailer(s) is 9 500 kg. What limit applies?

  1. 100 km/h
  2. 80 km/h
  3. 120 km/h
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Answer B: 80 km/h

Combinations whose total GVM exceeds 9 000 kg are limited to 80 km/h.

Memory tip: Total over 9 000: eighty.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

390 What is the maximum overall length of an articulated motor vehicle?

  1. 22 metres
  2. 18,5 metres
  3. 12,5 metres
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Answer B: 18,5 metres

An articulated motor vehicle may not exceed 18,5 metres.

Memory tip: Artic: eighteen and a half.

Heavy vehicle (code 3)

These are original practice questions, not official test questions. Always confirm requirements with your driving licence testing centre.