17 Response to signs and signals
Before your test starts your examiner will ask you to follow the road ahead unless directed otherwise by road markings or traffic signs. You will also be required to obey traffic light signals and those given by traffic controllers. Finally, you will also be required to respond in a safe and appropriate manner to signals given by other road users.
What the examiner is looking for
The examiner will expect you to recognise, understand and act where necessary upon all
- Traffic signs
- Road markings
- Traffic signals
- Signals by traffic controllers
- Signals by other road users in good time.
Driving faults recorded
17 Response
- Traffic signs
- Road Markings
- Traffic Lights
- Traffic Controllers
- Other Road Users
Traffic signs
What the examiner is looking for
The examiner will expect you to
- Obey traffic signs giving orders and
- Act appropriately towards other signs giving warnings, directions and other information.
Driving faults recorded
17 Response
Traffic signs:
- Disregards speed limit signs.
- Does not obey mandatory signs.
- Ignores warning signs.
- Ignores prohibiting signs.
- Ignores priority signs.
Road markings
What the examiner is looking for
The examiner will expect you to act in accordance with:
- Lines and lane markings on the road
- Stop and give way lines at junctions and pedestrian crossings
- Box junctions
- Bus, tram and cycle lanes
- Traffic calming road markings
- Parking and waiting restriction road markings.
Driving faults recorded
17 Response
Road markings:
- Does not act in accordance with lane direction arrows.
- Crosses or straddles double white lines.
- Drives in bus lanes at prohibited times.
- Parks on double yellow lines.
- Disregards box junction markings.
- Stops on worded markings such as “Keep Clear”.
- Parks on zigzag lines.
Traffic lights
What the examiner is looking for
The examiner will expect you to stop at traffic lights before the white line when
- The traffic lights are on red or
- When it is safe to do so on amber.
The examiner will expect you to proceed when the lights change to green provided it is safe to do so.
Driving faults recorded
17 Response
Traffic lights:
- Attempts to drive through a red light.
- Does not stop on amber when it was safe to do so.
- Drives away on red and amber.
- Proceeds on green light when unsafe to do so.
Traffic controllers
What the examiner is looking for
The examiner will expect you to obey all signals made by authorised traffic controllers such as
- Police officers
- School crossing patrol and
- Traffic wardens.
Driving faults recorded
17 Response
Traffic controllers:
- Disregards signals given by police or a traffic warden.
- Disregards signals given by a person in charge of road works with Stop/Go sign.
- Disregards signal given by School Crossing Patrol.
Other road users
What the examiner is looking for
The examiner expects you to act upon the signals of other road users unless to do so is unsafe.
Driving faults recorded
17 Response to signals from other road users
- Disregards clearly given signals by other drivers.
