Lesson 08

Fitness to drive

Essential rules, explained step by step.

Educational difficulty is separate from the legal penalty. These are original practice questions, not official examination items.

Screens and attention

A mobile screen device must not be held, used or manipulated while driving unless fixed in its intended vehicle holder, subject to the legal stopped/parked exception. A holder is not a guarantee against distraction: set navigation before departure and keep full control.

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Alcohol impairs judgement even before you feel drunk.

**Alcohol and driving**Original educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Check medicine warnings and ask a healthcare professional if it can affect driving.

**Medication warnings**Original educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

If you feel sleepy, stop in a safe place and rest.

**Driver fatigue**Original educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Holding and using a mobile phone while driving is prohibited.

**Phone distraction**Original educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Strong emotion and stress can reduce concentration and increase risk.

**Stress at the wheel**Original educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

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Apply the lesson · 4

Question 1

Your car waits in a traffic queue at red. You pick up the phone to check a route; it is not in a holder. Is the red light an exemption?

**Read the full driving situation**Original educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Handheld use is allowed while properly parked.
Coffee does not remove alcohol; arrange a sober alternative.
Do not hold the phone: waiting at red is still driving.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Distinguish being parked from being stopped in traffic. Alertness is not proof of sobriety; medication fitness must be checked, not guessed.

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Question 2

You are legally parked in a parking place, not waiting in traffic. You hold a phone to make a call. Which distinction applies?

Handheld use is allowed while properly parked.
Coffee does not remove alcohol; arrange a sober alternative.
Check the medicine warning with a pharmacist or doctor before driving.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Distinguish being parked from being stopped in traffic. Alertness is not proof of sobriety; medication fitness must be checked, not guessed.

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Question 3

After drinking alcohol you feel more alert after coffee. You cannot establish that you are fit and legally able to drive. What should guide your choice?

Check the medicine warning with a pharmacist or doctor before driving.
Coffee does not remove alcohol; arrange a sober alternative.
Do not hold the phone: waiting at red is still driving.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Distinguish being parked from being stopped in traffic. Alertness is not proof of sobriety; medication fitness must be checked, not guessed.

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Question 4

A newly prescribed medicine warns of drowsiness. You have not asked whether you may drive with it. What is the appropriate next step?

Do not hold the phone: waiting at red is still driving.
Handheld use is allowed while properly parked.
Check the medicine warning with a pharmacist or doctor before driving.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Distinguish being parked from being stopped in traffic. Alertness is not proof of sobriety; medication fitness must be checked, not guessed.

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