These 17 new questions will be added to the Driver Theory Test from next month

All the questions are related to drink-driving.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) have announced that 17 new questions on drink-driving will be added to the Driver Theory Test from October 10 onwards. The move from the RSA is a direct response to a report issued earlier this year which showed that drink-driving is still a significant road safety issue, particularly among some young people. The report found that between 2008 and 2012, alcohol was a factor in 38% of fatal collisions, claiming the lives of 286 people. 43% of drivers killed who had consumed alcohol were between 16 and 24 years old and 57% of motorcyclists killed who had consumed alcohol were between 25 and 34 years old. The main Driver Theory Test Question Bank will have 17 new questions on alcohol and driving and two of these questions will be presented in each of the changed tests from October 10. The overall format of the test will not change and learning material on the new questions is available at www.theorytest.ie. Each of the answers to the questions below comes with an explanation, which can be viewed in full here.

New 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