Rules of the Road and Traffic Signs
What this domain tests
The Rules of the Road and Traffic Signs domain checks whether you can apply Newfoundland and Labrador’s right-of-way, speed, lane-use, signal and sign rules in ordinary driving situations. Expect questions on intersections, passing, school buses, emergency vehicles and sign recognition by shape and colour.
Core rules
- Drive on the right; pass on the left. Do not pass at a railway crossing, crosswalk, intersection or where a solid line, hill or curve hides oncoming traffic.
- Unless posted otherwise, the default urban speed limit is 50 km/h; many rural highways are 80 km/h, with higher limits only where signed. School and playground zones have lower posted limits, commonly 30 km/h, when children are present.
- Sign shapes matter: red octagon = STOP; inverted triangle = YIELD; yellow diamond = warning; orange diamond = construction; white rectangle = regulatory; green/blue = information. A crossbuck marks a railway crossing.
- At a red light, stop fully; right turns on red are allowed only after stopping and yielding, unless a sign prohibits them. At a roundabout, yield to traffic already circulating and never stop inside it.
- When a school bus displays flashing red lights, stop in both directions unless a median separates you. For an emergency vehicle with lights/siren, pull to the right and stop.
Worked example
You arrive at a four-way stop just before another car. You have right-of-way because you stopped first. If you stop at the same moment, yield to the vehicle on your right. A left-turning vehicle must yield to straight-through traffic.
Traps
Rolling stops, treating YIELD as STOP, missing “no right turn on red” plates, passing a stopped school bus, and ignoring lower school-zone limits cost marks.