Driver and other road users on the theory test
Half of it is about the others – the cyclist in the blind spot, the child behind the parked car, the bus signalling out. The other half is about you: what your senses cannot catch, and what fatigue and stress do to them.
What the test asks
How you deal with those not sitting in a car: passing distance to cyclists, when you cross the cycle lane on a right turn, giving way to pedestrians in and about to step onto the crossing, what a child at the kerb may do next. How much space large vehicles need and what the bus is entitled to when it signals out of a stop.
And the human behind the wheel: how little of the field of view is sharp, how speed narrows it, what one second of reaction time is in metres, how fatigue, alcohol and the phone each and together stretch it. The risk for new drivers, and why it peaks in the first months alone.
From the course
One of the diagrams in the chapter “Other road users”.
The mock-exam split is our own – Statens vegvesen publishes none.
The traps
The courtesy answer. Waving a pedestrian across or flashing a car through feels considerate, but has no legal basis – you cannot give away a duty to give way, and a signal the other misreads can make you responsible. The test always has such an option, and it is always wrong.
And underestimating the single factor. A little tired, a little stressed, a little dark – each manageable on its own. The test asks what happens when they stack, and the answer is that the margin disappears.
How to practise the theme
The human in traffic is the longest chapter in the course, and this is the theme it belongs to. Other road users, observation and communication and risk and attitudes fill it out.
Topic practice has 170 questions with explanations. Full access opens the whole theme.
The chapters that cover the theme
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The human in traffic Full access
Senses, perception and reaction time, speed and distance, vulnerable road users, and how your condition, alcohol and intoxication affect your ability to drive.
7 lessons · 21 min -
Observation and communication Full access
Active use of your eyes and blind spots, and how you make yourself understood and read other road users in the interplay.
2 lessons · 7 min -
Other road users Full access
Vulnerable road users, motorcycles and mopeds, large vehicles, emergency vehicles and animals on the road.
3 lessons · 20 min -
Risk and attitudes Full access
Why new drivers are most at risk, the major risk factors, and good attitudes and habits that last.
2 lessons · 11 min
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have to give way to cyclists?
Often, but not always – it depends on where the cyclist is. Turning right across a cycle lane, you give way to the cyclist going straight on. A cyclist coming off a cycle path to cross your road gives way to you. Either way, leave generous passing distance.
Do I have to let a bus out of its stop?
Yes, where the speed limit is 60 km/h or lower: when the bus signals that it is pulling out, slow down and stop if necessary to let it out. The bus driver still has a duty of care.
How long is the reaction distance at 80 km/h?
About 22 metres in one second – the car travels 22 metres from the moment you spot the hazard until your foot is on the brake. Braking distance comes on top. Tired or distracted, your reaction time is longer, and so is the distance.