Papua New Guinea Learner-Permit Knowledge Test case studies
Papua New Guinea Learner-Permit Knowledge Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Papua New Guinea Learner-Permit Knowledge Test is the theory hurdle you clear before you can hold a learner licence and begin supervised driving practice on PNG roads. It is aimed at first-time drivers, riders and anyone moving from an overseas licence into the PNG system, and it is sat at a licensing office on a computer. The questions are drawn from six areas: road signs, signals and markings; road rules and right-of-way; safe driving and hazard awareness; vehicle controls and basic handling; alcohol, drugs and driver fitness; and licensing requirements and road-safety responsibilities. Signs and rules together carry about half the weight, so they deserve the most study time. The Papua New Guinea Learner-Permit Knowledge Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,524 words.
1The Unmarked Junction on a Wet Afternoon
You are driving a light truck south on a sealed two-lane road in the Papua New Guinea highlands. It has been raining for an hour and the surface is wet and slick.
548 words, about 3 min2The Overtake Behind the Slow Truck
You are driving a sedan on a straight section of the Highlands Highway. Ahead of you is a heavily loaded truck travelling at about 35 km/h.
534 words, about 3 min3Two Beers and a Late Shift
You drank two stubbies of beer between 6 pm and 7:30 pm at a friend's house. You feel alert, not drunk, and you have eaten a meal.
443 words, about 2 min4The Slippery Bend and the Skid
You are driving a rear-wheel-drive ute on a gravel road in the PNG lowlands. It has just started raining after a long dry spell, so the surface is greasy.
505 words, about 3 min5The Unfamiliar Car and the Long Night Drive
You have just obtained your learner permit. A relative asks you to drive their automatic car 40 km to a village at night to collect a sick family member.
494 words, about 2 min