General Driving Knowledge — British Columbia
British Columbia ICBC knowledge test practice: 343 free practice questions (178 official sample questions · Official driver handbook). Official test format: Class 7 passenger: 50 Q, pass 40 (80%); motorcycle 40/32; Class 1 60/48; Class 2-4 35/28; air brake 25/20. General Driving Knowledge: 61 questions.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | General Driving Knowledge |
| License test | British Columbia Class 7 learner (L) knowledge test |
| Topic questions | 61 (18% of 343 total) |
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Questions (61)
1. If your hood flies up when you are driving
- look through the crack below the hood and stop as soon as you can ✓
- look in your mirrors and ask a passenger to lean out the window and look ahead
- stop immediately so that you don't run into anyone
- reach out the window to push the hood down
Answer: A. look through the crack below the hood and stop as soon as you can
Look through the crack below the hood and stop as soon as you can. The handbook's hood-flying-up procedure starts with not panicking and finding a view: look through the gap under the hood or open your window and look where you are going. Then take your foot off the accelerator, turn on hazard lights, pump the brakes to warn traffic behind, and steer to the side of the road. That matches looking through the crack below the hood and stopping as soon as you can, but doing it in a controlled way rather than freezing or stopping in the travel lane.
2. What should the driver of Car A pay most IMMEDIATE attention to?
- The ball on the road because a child may follow it. ✓
- The pedestrians in the crosswalk.
- The car behind him.
- The oncoming car.
Answer: A. The ball on the road because a child may follow it.
3. What is the correct See-Think-Do strategy for this driver?
- He sees truck turning; thinks, "He may swing wide."; slows. ✓
- He sees the truck turning; thinks, "He may swing wide."; stops suddenly.
- He sees the truck turning; thinks, "He is not in my lane."; accelerates.
- He sees the light turning yellow; thinks, "I can get through."; accelerates.
Answer: A. He sees truck turning; thinks, "He may swing wide."; slows.
4. A driver should think of a hazard as
- anything in the driving environment which could cause harm ✓
- other cars on the road
- bad weather conditions
- drivers who break the rules of the road
Answer: A. anything in the driving environment which could cause harm
A driver should think of a hazard as anything in the driving environment that could cause harm. The handbook defines a hazard as anything in the driving environment that could harm you or other road users. It tells you to look for other road users and for objects or road surfaces that might cause problems. The examples go beyond traffic and weather: a cyclist, a bus letting passengers out, a car door opening, a poor load, a skateboarder, and vision blocks such as hills, curves, trucks, fog, rain or snow. That broad wording is why the answer is not limited to vehicles, weather, or rule-breaking drivers.
5. This car may
- not pass ✓
- pass with caution
- pass on the right
- not turn left over the line
Answer: A. not pass
6. You are driving in a residential area. There is a bus at the bus stop on the other side of the road. Why should you be careful?
- Pedestrians may cross the road from behind the bus. ✓
- A car may swerve around the bus onto your side of the road.
- The bus may move off suddenly.
- The bus may back up.
Answer: A. Pedestrians may cross the road from behind the bus.
Be careful because pedestrians may step out from behind the stopped bus, where you cannot see them until they are in the road. The handbook warns that a stopped public transit bus can block your view of pedestrians who are about to cross the street. In a residential area, someone may come around the bus and enter your lane with little warning. That is why you should slow down and be ready to stop when you pass a bus at a stop.
7. Car horns should be used
- only as an suitable warning ✓
- to let other drivers know that they are going too slowly
- to show your anger
- to make others give you room
Answer: A. only as an suitable warning
Car horns should be used only as a suitable warning — a useful signal to other drivers that helps prevent a crash. The handbook treats the horn as a communication tool, not a way to express feelings or push other drivers. It says to use it only when it gives a useful signal and helps prevent a crash, such as a light tap when someone starts pulling out without looking. That matches using the horn as a warning. The passages do not support using it to criticize slow drivers, show anger, or demand space.
8. What action should a driver take when an elderly person has entered a crosswalk?
- Make eye-contact to let her know he has seen her and wait for her to cross. ✓
- Keep on going unless she is actually in front of the car.
- Tap the horn to ensure that she has seen him and keep going.
- Wave her through.
Answer: A. Make eye-contact to let her know he has seen her and wait for her to cross.
9. The driver of Car A should
- continue smoothly onto the freeway ✓
- stop before entering the freeway
- swing quickly onto the freeway
- slow down before entering the freeway
Answer: A. continue smoothly onto the freeway
10. The best way to protect yourself when someone is driving too closely behind you is to
- gradually increase the space in FRONT of you ✓
- leave more space BEHIND
- honk and flash your brake lights
- brake quickly and then speed up again
Answer: A. gradually increase the space in FRONT of you
The best way to protect yourself from a tailgater is to gradually increase the space in front of you. The handbook says you cannot control the space behind you the same way you control the space in front. When someone follows too closely, it suggests slowing down a little so you gain more room ahead. With that extra room, if you need to stop you can do it more gradually, which lowers the chance the driver behind will run into you. Moving to another lane or pulling over to let the tailgater pass are listed as other choices.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · 178 official sample questions · Official driver handbook