Cambodia Category B Driving Test study plan
Cambodia Category B Driving Test · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Cambodian Traffic Law and Road Regulations
List the main categories of Cambodian road users, road types (national road, provincial road, urban street), and the authorities responsible for traffic enforcement, without notes.
State the default speed limits that apply to cars in built-up areas, outside built-up areas, and on national roads, and explain what changes them (signs, road works, weather).
Explain the legal rules on seat belts, helmet use for motorcyclists, and carrying passengers or loads beyond the vehicle's registered capacity.
Describe the documents a Category B driver must carry while driving and who may demand to see them.
Summarise the penalties attached to the five most common moving violations (speeding, running a red light, wrong-side driving, driving without a licence, using a phone while driving).
Your checkpoint
A one-page handwritten summary sheet of speed limits, required documents, and penalty ranges, self-quizzed to 90% accuracy.
Traffic Signs, Signals, and Road Markings
Classify every warning sign shape and colour used in Cambodia and state what each shape obliges the driver to do.
Draw from memory the ten regulatory signs most often tested (stop, give way, no entry, speed limit, no overtaking, no parking, compulsory direction, weight limit, no horn, pedestrian zone).
Interpret the standard road markings: solid and broken centre lines, edge lines, stop lines, zebra crossings, chevron areas, and yellow kerb markings.
Explain the correct response to each traffic-light state, including flashing amber, flashing red, and a green light with a blocked junction ahead.
Identify the signs a driver must obey even when a police officer's hand signals contradict them, and describe how to read hand signals from a traffic officer.
Your checkpoint
A 40-item self-made sign-and-marking flashcard deck, scored at 90% or better in a single timed run.
Cambodian Traffic Law and Road Regulations & Right-of-Way and Intersection Rules
Apply the right-of-way hierarchy at uncontrolled junctions: main road versus side road, straight versus turning, and the give-way-to-the-right convention where no signs exist.
Sequence the correct actions at a four-way stop, including who moves first when two cars arrive simultaneously.
Describe how to enter and exit a roundabout, including lane choice, signalling, and yielding to traffic already circulating.
Explain pedestrian priority at zebra crossings, at junctions without markings, and when a pedestrian is already on the roadway.
List the situations in which overtaking is legally prohibited and where U-turns are not allowed.
Your checkpoint
Twelve written junction scenarios, each answered with the correct order of priority and a two-sentence legal justification.
Safe Driving Principles and Defensive Driving
Define the safe following distance in seconds for dry, wet, and night conditions and demonstrate the counting method in a parked-car drill.
Identify the six most common crash causes in Cambodian traffic and match each to a preventive habit.
Describe hazard-perception scanning: mirror checks, blind-spot checks, and looking ahead 12 seconds in urban traffic.
Explain how to share the road safely with motorcycles, tuk-tuks, cyclists, and pedestrians who enter the carriageway unexpectedly.
Plan a defensive response to common local hazards such as overtaking on blind bends, animals on the road, and vehicles joining from unpaved shoulders.
Your checkpoint
A hazard log of 20 real situations observed during one week of driving or riding as a passenger, each with the action taken or that should have been taken.
Vehicle Controls and Basic Vehicle Handling
Explain the purpose and correct use of the clutch, brake, accelerator, and gear lever during pull-away, hill start, and smooth stopping.
Describe the correct steering technique for a three-point turn and for reversing into a parking space, including mirror and shoulder checks.
State the correct hand positions and the procedure for signalling, and explain why coasting in neutral is unsafe.
Explain how speed, gear, and engine braking interact on a long downhill descent in wet conditions.
Describe the correct response to a skid, a tyre blowout at speed, and brake fade.
Your checkpoint
A step-by-step written procedure for hill start, three-point turn, and parallel parking, each with at least six ordered steps and the checks performed at each stage.
Alcohol, Drugs, and Driver Fitness & Emergency Procedures and Accident Response
State the legal blood-alcohol limits for drivers in Cambodia and the penalties for refusing a breath test.
Explain how alcohol, fatigue, and common medicines impair reaction time and judgement, and list the signs of impairment in yourself and other drivers.
List the immediate duties of a driver involved in a collision, including stopping, assisting the injured, and reporting to police.
Describe the correct first actions at a crash scene: securing the area, warning oncoming traffic, calling for help, and not moving an injured person unless there is fire or traffic danger.
Explain what to record after a collision and how to behave toward other parties without admitting or denying fault.
Your checkpoint
A one-page accident-response checklist carried in the vehicle, covering scene safety, emergency contact numbers, and the information to exchange.
Vehicle Maintenance and Pre-Drive Checks & Licensing, Documentation, and Penalties
Perform and document a daily pre-drive check: tyres and pressures, lights, fluids, wipers, mirrors, and brake feel.
Explain the legal minimum tyre tread, the meaning of the tyre markings, and how to identify an underinflated tyre by handling.
Describe the warning signs of brake, steering, and cooling-system faults and what to do when a dashboard warning light appears.
List the documents required for a Category B licence application or renewal and the validity period of the licence and vehicle inspection.
State what happens on the licence points or penalty system for repeat offences and how a licence can be suspended or revoked.
Your checkpoint
A completed pre-drive inspection sheet for your own vehicle plus a written list of all licence and vehicle documents with their expiry dates.
Cambodian Traffic Law and Road Regulations & Traffic Signs, Signals, and Road Markings & Safe Driving Principles and Defensive Driving & Vehicle Controls and Basic Vehicle Handling & Right-of-Way and Intersection Rules & Alcohol, Drugs, and Driver Fitness & Emergency Procedures and Accident Response & Vehicle Maintenance and Pre-Drive Checks & Licensing, Documentation, and Penalties
Re-test every weak area flagged in weeks 1 to 7, spending the most time on domains 1 and 2.
Complete two full-length timed mock exams under test conditions and review every wrong answer to its source rule.
Recite the speed limits, penalty ranges, right-of-way rules, and alcohol limits from memory without prompts.
Run a final sign-and-marking drill covering all 40 flashcards plus 20 new signs, aiming for 95% accuracy.
Rehearse the accident-response checklist and pre-drive inspection aloud as if explaining them to an examiner.
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock exams scoring 90% or higher, with a written correction note for every missed question.
Milestones
Week 2: Score 90% or higher on the 40-item sign and marking flashcard run, and correctly state all default speed limits from memory.
Week 4: Answer all twelve junction scenarios correctly and complete the 20-entry hazard log with a justified action for each entry.
Week 6: Recite the alcohol limits and the full accident-response sequence from memory, and produce the in-vehicle checklist.
Week 8: Achieve 90% or higher on two timed full-length mock exams, with no domain scoring below 70%.