Road Rules and Road Law (General)
The legal framework
Victoria's road rules sit in the Road Safety Road Rules 2017, enforced alongside the Road Safety Act. As a learner permit holder you are bound by extra conditions on top of the general rules, and the test checks whether you know which ones apply to you rather than to a fully licensed driver.
Conditions that apply to learners
Display an L plate clearly on the rear of the motorcycle. Carry your permit while riding. Zero blood alcohol concentration - one drink is enough to breach it. No pillion passenger. No mobile phone use at all while riding, including hands-free and while stopped at lights. No lane filtering. Five demerit points in any 12-month period means suspension. The motorcycle must be registered and roadworthy, and you must wear an approved helmet.
General rules worth memorising
Default speed limits are 50 km/h in built-up areas and 100 km/h elsewhere unless signs say otherwise. School zones drop to 40 km/h at the posted times. You must slow to 40 km/h when passing a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights. Give way to the right at unmarked intersections, follow roundabout lane rules, and remember that Melbourne's hook turn applies where signed in the CBD.
Traps and a worked example
Questions often swap a probationary rule for a learner rule, or describe a road type with no sign. Example: an unsigned street with houses, a shop and streetlights is a built-up area, so the limit is 50 km/h - not 60, and not the 100 km/h rural default. If a 60 km/h sign appears, the sign wins.