The Driver Theory Test is about to change, for a key reason.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) have put together seventeen questions in an attempt to clamp down on drink-driving.
Spotted on JOE.ie, the new Theory Test comes into effect from October 10th and two of the seventeen questions will be asked in every test.
The new test comes on the back of a report, conducted by the RSA, that established one in ten Irish motorists have admitted to drink-driving in the last year.
A survey of just under 11,000 motorists in Ireland found that 13 per cent of motorists dais they had driven afdter consuming alcohol within the last 12 months.
This report included some disturbing results including that sixty per cent of Irish motorists don’t know what the correct drink-drive limit is , the permitted Blood Alcohol level of 50mgs and you can get more information on the subject here.
The questions which are listed in full below, accompanied by answers, can be accessed here.
Additional Driver Theory Test questions
According to the pre-crash Report which gender was more likely to drink and drive and be involved in a fatal collision?
Answer: Males
According to the pre-crash Report what type of vehicle were the majority of people driving when they had consumed alcohol and caused a fatal collision?
Answer: Private car
According to the pre-crash Report what type of fatal collision was a person more likely to be involved in when drink driving?
Answer: Single-vehicle collision
According to the pre-crash Report which days of the week were people more likely to drink and drive and cause a fatal collision?
Answer: Saturday and Sunday
According to pre-crash Report how did the use of alcohol affect a person’s decision to use a seatbelt?
Answer: Drivers and passengers were less likely to wear a seatbelt.
What is the minimum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which a learner or a novice driver is committing an offence?
Answer: 20mg
What is the maximum disqualification period imposed in court where the learner driver has a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level in excess of 80 mg?
Answer: Six years
According to the pre-crash Report which age group had the highest number of drivers causing fatal collisions where alcohol was a factor?
Answer: 16-24years
According to the pre-crash Report how many people were killed by a driver who had consumed alcohol?
Answer: More than 251
A driver is automatically disqualified from driving for how long if, on a first offence, they refused to provide a member of An Garda Síochána with a sample of blood, urine or breath?
Answer: 4 years
Which of the following is a possible consequence for a learner driver if they drive after drinking as little as just one unit of alcohol?
Answer: A three-month disqualification from driving
According to the pre-crash Report out of 867 fatal collisions how many had alcohol as a contributory factor?
Answer: 251-350
According to the pre-crash Report what age group had the highest number of passenger deaths in collisions where alcohol was a factor?
Answer: 17-24 years
According to the pre-crash Report how many passengers were killed in a collision where alcohol was a known factor?
Answer: 71 – 90
According to the pre-crash Report what percentage of the 169 drivers killed in an alcohol related collision had consumed alcohol?
Answer: 92%
According to the pre-crash Report how many pedestrians were killed where alcohol consumption by the pedestrian was a factor?
Answer: 41 – 90
According to the pre-crash Report in how many fatal collisions was alcohol a contributory factor?
Answer: 4 out of 10
