Guinea-Bissau Driving Theory study plan
Guinea-Bissau Driving Theory · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Road signs, signals and markings
Identify every regulatory sign category (prohibition, obligation, priority, parking) and state the action each demands, without notes.
Distinguish warning signs by shape and pictogram and predict the hazard each announces on a rural Guinean road.
Read road markings (continuous and broken lines, edge lines, hatched areas, stop lines) and explain what each permits or forbids.
Interpret traffic-light sequences including flashing amber and arrow phases, and describe the correct response at each stage.
Classify the officers' hand and whistle signals used at junctions and checkpoints.
Your checkpoint
Score at least 85% on a self-made 60-item sign-and-marking flash quiz, logging every miss with its correct meaning.
Road signs, signals and markings & Right-of-way, junctions and traffic rules
Link each priority sign to the right-of-way rule it enforces at an uncontrolled junction.
Apply the default priority rules (priority-to-the-right at unmarked intersections, main-road priority, roundabout entry) to ten written junction scenarios.
Sequence the correct actions for turning across oncoming traffic, entering a roundabout and emerging from a minor road.
Explain how to respond to emergency vehicles, police-directed traffic and temporary roadworks signals.
Describe the rules for level crossings, bridges and narrow mountain or laterite stretches.
Your checkpoint
Write a one-page decision table covering ten junction types with the priority holder and required action for each, scoring 9/10 on a partner's oral check.
Right-of-way, junctions and traffic rules & Speed limits, following distance and stopping
State the general urban and rural speed limits and the situations that force a lower speed regardless of the posted limit.
Calculate stopping distance from reaction distance plus braking distance at 40, 60 and 90 km/h and explain how wet laterite changes the result.
Apply the two-second following rule and justify a longer gap in rain, dust, darkness or when towing.
Justify speed reduction near schools, markets, villages, pedestrians and livestock, citing the hazard each presents.
Explain how load, tyre condition and road surface affect braking performance.
Your checkpoint
Produce a stopping-distance table for three speeds in dry and wet conditions and defend each figure in a five-minute verbal explanation.
Overtaking, lane use and manoeuvres & Vulnerable road users and pedestrian crossings
Decide when overtaking is legal and safe, and list every situation where it is prohibited (crests, bends, crossings, junctions, solid lines).
Sequence the full overtaking manoeuvre from observation and mirror checks to signalling, moving out, passing and returning.
Select the correct lane or road position for turning, roundabouts, dual carriageways and one-way streets.
Apply pedestrian-crossing rules: approach speed, giving way, no overtaking on the approach, and conduct around zebra and school crossings.
Identify the main vulnerable groups (children, elderly, motorcyclists, cyclists, handcart and livestock users) and the specific space and speed adjustments each requires.
Explain blind-spot risks around lorries and buses and the safe following position behind them.
Your checkpoint
Complete a 40-item scenario quiz on overtaking and pedestrian priority, achieving 90% with written justification for each answer.
Vehicle safety, lights and equipment & Alcohol, drugs, fatigue and fitness to drive
Match each light function (dipped, main beam, fog, hazard, indicators, brake, reversing) to its legal use and the conditions that require it.
List the pre-journey checks for tyres, brakes, steering, lights, fluids and load security, and state the pass/fail threshold for each.
Explain the legal and safety consequences of worn tyres, faulty brakes and insecure loads.
State the alcohol limits and the penalties for driving under the influence, and describe how alcohol, drugs and medication impair judgement.
Recognise the signs of fatigue and plan rest breaks, including the recommended break interval on long journeys.
Assess how illness, eyesight, hearing and age affect fitness to drive and when a driver must stop driving.
Your checkpoint
Build a 15-point pre-journey checklist card and pass a timed 20-question quiz on lights, vehicle condition and impairment at 85% or better.
Documents, insurance and administrative obligations & Emergency response, accidents and first aid
List the documents a driver must carry (licence, registration, insurance, inspection certificate) and explain what each proves.
Explain compulsory third-party insurance cover, what it excludes, and the consequences of driving uninsured.
Describe the steps after a collision: securing the scene, warning other traffic, exchanging details, and when to involve police.
Sequence the DRABC first-aid approach and demonstrate how to place an unconscious breathing casualty in the recovery position.
Explain how to control bleeding, immobilise a suspected fracture and avoid moving a casualty with possible spinal injury.
Describe how to summon help and give a clear location report on a road with no formal addressing.
Your checkpoint
Deliver a ten-minute mock accident response, from scene safety to casualty handover, checked against a written 12-step rubric with no critical step missed.
Environmental and defensive driving & Road signs, signals and markings & Right-of-way, junctions and traffic rules
Apply eco-driving techniques (smooth acceleration, early gear changes, anticipation, correct tyre pressure) and estimate their fuel effect.
Plan a route to avoid congestion and explain how idling and harsh braking increase emissions and wear.
Apply defensive-driving scanning (mirrors every few seconds, far-ahead observation, hazard prediction) to narrated road scenarios.
Revisit the weakest sign and priority items from weeks 1 to 3 and correct every previously logged error.
Your checkpoint
Record a 20-minute narrated drive-through of ten written scenarios naming each hazard, the defensive action and the eco-driving choice, reviewed against a checklist.
Road signs, signals and markings & Right-of-way, junctions and traffic rules & Speed limits, following distance and stopping & Overtaking, lane use and manoeuvres & Vulnerable road users and pedestrian crossings & Vehicle safety, lights and equipment & Alcohol, drugs, fatigue and fitness to drive & Documents, insurance and administrative obligations & Emergency response, accidents and first aid & Environmental and defensive driving
Take two full-length timed mock exams under test conditions and record the score for each domain.
Re-study every domain scoring below 80% and re-test those items until each reaches 90%.
Recite the priority rules, speed limits, stopping distances and document requirements from memory in a five-minute drill.
Review all logged errors from weeks 1 to 7 and confirm each is now answered correctly twice.
Your checkpoint
Achieve 90% or higher on a final full-length mock exam with no single domain below 80%.
Milestones
Week 2: Explain the priority rule for ten junction types aloud with no notes, scoring at least 9/10.
Week 4: Score 90% on the combined signs, priority, speed and overtaking quiz and show the stopping-distance table from memory.
Week 6: Complete the mock accident response with every critical safety and first-aid step covered.
Week 8: Reach 90% overall on a full-length timed mock exam with every domain at 80% or above.