Jamaica Road Code Test study plan

Classify every Jamaican road sign you meet into its functional group (regulatory, warning, guide, information) and state the required driver action for each.

Draw from memory the shapes and colours used for stop, yield, prohibition, warning and guide signs, and explain why shape and colour alone can signal meaning.

Interpret the standard road markings (solid and broken centre lines, edge lines, hatched areas, stop lines, box junctions) and describe what each permits or forbids.

Explain how traffic lights, pedestrian signals and lane-control signals override or reinforce signs and markings when they conflict.

Apply the right-of-way rules at unmarked junctions, T-junctions, roundabouts and slip roads by working through at least 15 written scenarios.

Distinguish the authority of a police officer's hand signals, a traffic warden's directions and an automatic signal, and state which takes precedence.

Describe correct procedure when directed into a lane or across a line that a sign or marking would otherwise forbid.

Identify the situations where you must stop for a school crossing warden or authorised flag person and what counts as a lawful stop.

State the default speed limits for built-up areas, rural roads and highways, and list the conditions that should make you drive below the posted limit.

Compute safe following distance using the two-second rule and adjust it for rain, night driving and heavy vehicles.

Sequence the correct actions for overtaking, being overtaken, lane changing and entering or leaving a dual carriageway.

Explain the rules for roundabouts, filter lanes, U-turns, reversing and stopping where stopping is prohibited.

Describe the rules on seat belts, child restraints, use of mobile phones and driving with passengers or loads.

Analyse at least 10 Jamaica-specific hazard scenarios (potholes, flooded roads, sharp curves, unlit vehicles, animals, informal roadside activity) and state the defensive action for each.

Apply the system of car control (observation, anticipation, speed, gear, position) to a written hazard sequence.

Explain how to handle driving at night, in heavy rain, in fog and on deteriorating surfaces, including when to reduce speed or stop.

Identify the risks from overtaking on blind bends, crests and narrow roads and state when overtaking must be abandoned.

Explain how alcohol, cannabis, prescription medicine and fatigue each impair judgement, reaction time and vision, and state the legal position on driving under the influence.

List the signs of driver fatigue and describe a safe response rather than a temporary fix.

Describe how illness, eyesight, hearing and age affect fitness to drive and when you must stop driving and seek advice.

Calculate stopping distances at 30, 50 and 80 km/h and explain how they change on wet roads.

List the documents a driver must carry or hold (licence, registration, certificate of fitness, insurance) and describe what each one proves.

Describe the pre-drive vehicle checks for tyres, brakes, lights, fluids, mirrors and seat position, and state the warning signs of a fault that should stop the journey.

Explain the purpose of compulsory third-party motor insurance and what it does and does not cover.

Describe the correct action after a collision involving injury, another vehicle or property, including exchanging details and reporting.

Sequence the protect-investigate-alert steps at a crash scene, including warning other traffic and calling emergency services.

Describe basic first aid awareness for bleeding, unconscious casualties, suspected spinal injury and burns, and state what a non-trained responder should not do.

Explain the rules for giving way to pedestrians at crossings, near schools and when turning, and the duty of care to cyclists and motorcyclists.

Describe safe passing distances for cyclists and the hazards of opening a car door into their path.

Sit two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and record the score for each domain.

Re-study only the two weakest domains and correct every missed question with the underlying rule.

Recite the key limits, distances and document requirements from memory without notes.

Review your week 1 sign sheet and week 4 hazard table for any errors or gaps and update them.