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Class B theory course · chapter 6 of 22

The traffic rules and basic duties

The basic rule of consideration and care, seat belts and restraint, mobile-phone use, use of lights, signalling and the driver's duties.

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The chapter in numbers

Lessons
3about 13 minutes of reading
Drawings
5diagrams and photographs made for the lessons they sit in
Exam tips
4passages that say what the test tends to ask here
Terms
3words explained where they are first used

Why this chapter

One rule sits underneath everything: be attentive and careful, so that no danger or damage arises. This chapter explains that basic rule and the duties that follow from it, who the rules apply to, and how they connect to signs, markings and right of way. Without it the rest of the theory is a list of disconnected rules.

Written against

The lessons are written against these sources, and the explanations cite them.

  • Vegtrafikkloven § 3
  • trafikkreglene
  • Trafikkreglene
  • vegtrafikkloven
  • vegvesen.no

What the test asks

The practice questions for this chapter belong to one of the seven official themes of the theory test.

The mock-exam split is our own – Statens vegvesen publishes none.

Practise laws & rules

The lessons, in order

  1. 1 The basic rule: consideration, attentiveness and cautionThe most important rule of all – to act considerately and not create danger or hinder others. 4 min
  2. 2 Seat belts, securing children and mobile phone useThe rules that protect those in the car: seat belts, child restraints and the ban on hand-held mobile phones. 4 min
  3. 3 Use of lights, signalling and the driver's dutiesMandatory driving lights, when and how you signal, and the daily duties that come with driving. 5 min

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All 22 chapters

  1. 01Introduction
  2. 02The human in traffic
  3. 03The car – construction and systems
  4. 04Checks and maintenance
  5. 05The road and the traffic environment
  6. 06The traffic rules and basic duties
  7. 07Signs, signals and police directions
  8. 08Giving way and right of way
  9. 09Observation and communication
  10. 10Positioning and lane use
  11. 11Speed, distance and braking distance
  12. 12Junctions and roundabouts
  13. 13Overtaking and meeting
  14. 14Different roads and surroundings
  15. 15Light and road-surface conditions
  16. 16Other road users
  17. 17Stopping and parking
  18. 18Eco-friendly driving
  19. 19Load and trailer
  20. 20The driver's responsibility
  21. 21At a traffic accident
  22. 22Risk and attitudes

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