Latest K53 Road Signs Test 2026 – Practice with Pictures
Last updated October 2026
Road signs are 28 of the 64 questions in the learner's test, and you need 23 right to pass the section. Here are a few sign questions from our latest bank, with the sign picture and the reason for each answer.
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Question 1 signs
A yellow warning triangle showing a person digging. What should you do?
- A. Hoot to warn the workers
- B. Slow down and watch for more temporary signs and for people controlling traffic
- C. Carry on at normal speed unless you see a worker
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Answer: B. Slow down and watch for more temporary signs and for people controlling traffic
Road works (TW336) warns of construction or maintenance work ahead.
Question 2 signs
SIGNAL: You moved into the intersection on green to turn right and waited for oncoming traffic. The light now shows RED for you. What should you do?
- A. Reverse back behind the stop line
- B. Stay where you are until your light is green again
- C. Finish your turn when it is safe: traffic waiting in the intersection must be allowed to leave
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Answer: C. Finish your turn when it is safe: traffic waiting in the intersection must be allowed to leave
K53 says to wait as close to the centre of the intersection as is safe. If the signal changes, a vehicle waiting in the intersection must be given the chance to leave when it is safe.
Question 3 signs
A warning triangle showing a bump on the road surface. What does it warn you about?
- A. Falling rocks
- B. A speed hump ahead
- C. A hill ahead
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Answer: B. A speed hump ahead
Slow down before speed humps to keep control and avoid damage.
Question 4 signs
A round blue sign showing a white headlamp symbol with light beams. What must you do?
- A. Switch on your hazard warning lights
- B. Switch to main (bright) beam
- C. Switch on your headlamps on dipped beam
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Answer: C. Switch on your headlamps on dipped beam
Switch headlamps on (R133) is often placed before tunnels and in mountains. Switch your lights on, dipped, so you can see and be seen.
Question 5 signs
A round blue sign with a white arrow pointing diagonally down to the left. What must you do?
- A. Keep to the left of the sign
- B. Turn left at the next intersection
- C. Park on the left only
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Answer: A. Keep to the left of the sign
This is the Keep Left sign. Pass to the left of the sign or obstruction.
Question 6 signs
A blue rectangular freeway sign crossed out with a red diagonal line. What does it tell you?
- A. Freeway traffic may not enter
- B. The freeway ends here, so freeway rules no longer apply
- C. A freeway begins here
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Answer: B. The freeway ends here, so freeway rules no longer apply
A red diagonal line through a sign makes it a de-restriction sign (R600 series). R401-600 means the freeway ends.
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Questions people ask
How many road sign questions are in the learner's test?
28 questions, and the pass mark for the signs section is 23.
Do the free questions include road signs?
Yes. The free 10-question test for each vehicle mixes rules of the road, road signs and vehicle controls.
Can I practise only road signs?
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