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Driving Around the World

Left or right? Octagon or triangle? Pick up the hire-car keys and see if you can survive the road rules of a dozen countries without a single fine.

🏎️ Cars easy 20 questions ~6 min
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What this quiz asks

  • Which of these countries drives on the left-hand side of the road?
  • Yellow diamond road signs warning of this animal are a common sight in which country?
  • In the UK, what does a red 'L' on a white plate mean?
  • In a country that drives on the left, which way does traffic go round a roundabout?
  • In Norway, cars must drive with their lights on even in broad daylight.
  • What must you buy before driving on Swiss motorways?
  • Does Ireland still show its speed limits in miles per hour?
  • Select ALL of these European countries where traffic drives on the left.
  • What shape is the standard stop sign in Japan?
  • In the USA, traffic in both directions must usually stop for a school bus showing flashing red lights and its stop arm.
  • In Italian town centres, what does a 'ZTL' sign warn drivers about?
  • What is an International Driving Permit?
  • Select ALL correct pairings of an international car code and its country.
  • In what year did Sweden switch overnight from driving on the left to the right?
  • In France, what does the 'priorité à droite' rule mean at an unmarked junction?
  • In the US Virgin Islands, drivers keep to the left.
  • In 2009, which Pacific nation switched from driving on the right to the left?
  • Order these US road signs by the number of sides on their shape, fewest first.
  • The 'moose test', a sudden swerve to dodge an obstacle, comes from which country?
  • Japan's 'wakaba' badge marks a newly qualified driver. What colours is it?