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This Patente B topic groups 39 tips covering 379 official exam questions. Each tip explains the rule in plain language so you remember it on exam day.

• Reversing out: give way to everyoneIf you leave a parking spot in reverse, you must give way to everyone: cars coming from…
• What obstructs trafficIt is forbidden to do things that create danger: staying on the left to turn right…
• A fast car: the rules are the sameEven with a powerful car you must respect the speed limits, give way to those coming from…
• How to arrange the loadOn a motorcycle the load must not stick out more than 50 cm at the sides. On a car it…
• Using the road well: cautionDriving well means going at the right speed, with caution, giving way to pedestrians at…
• Wrong lane: keep goingIf you got into the wrong lane before the intersection, follow the direction shown by the…
• Pedestrian outside the crossingIn the city, if a pedestrian crosses in front of you outside the crossing, slow down and…
• A procession in the city: stop and waitIn front of a procession, stop on the right and wait for it all to pass, without sounding…
• The car ahead is slow at the green lightIf the car in front doesn't move off at the green light, wait calmly. In the city it is…
• Dazzled at night: what to doIf at night a car comes with its high beams on, turn on your low beams and don't look at…
• Not just the limits: use common senseTo avoid being a danger, drive in a way suited to your car, the road and the traffic…
• Heavy traffic: keep your distanceIn heavy traffic, go at the same speed as the cars in your lane and keep a safe distance…
• Right turnTo turn right, stay close to the right edge, signal first and slow down. Always let…
• The left lane is only for overtakingOn a two-way road, the left lane (or the middle one if there are three lanes) is used…
• Changing laneTo change lane, check it is clear in front and behind, signal and do not bother those…
• Left turnOn a two-way road, to turn left move closer to the centre of the road and pass on the…
• Usually you keep to the rightCars travel on the right side, near the right edge. If there are several lanes use the…
• Everyone as far right as possibleVehicles without an engine, animals and mopeds stay near the right edge. Even when you…
• Lane change: signal and dashed lineTo change lane always signal first and check it is clear in front and behind. The line…
• Left turn: the centre stays on your rightWhen you change direction signal first and keep it on for the whole manoeuvre. To turn…
• Left turn without going the wrong wayOn a two-way road, when you turn left do not enter the new road going the wrong way…
• Driving in parallel rowsYou can drive in parallel rows only with heavy traffic on at least two lanes per…
• Who has right of wayAt junctions let trams and trains pass. Give way to the right and to the left when you…
• At the junction: caution and the right laneNear the junction slow down, get ready to give way, move into the right lane in good time…
• Near junctions: what is forbiddenNear or on a junction you cannot zig-zag, change lane suddenly, make a U-turn, or pass a…
• Junction: priority to the rightIf two cars arrive at a junction from different roads, the one coming from the right goes…
• Truck turning right: keep awayA long truck turning right into a narrow road slows down and moves to the left to turn…
• U-turn: signal and give wayTo make a U-turn put on the indicator and let those coming pass. Do not do it if there is…
• Where a U-turn is forbiddenYou cannot make a U-turn near bends, humps and junctions, and when you can see little. On…
• Roundabout: priority to those circlingUsually the one entering a roundabout lets those already circling in the ring pass, when…
• Steep slope, STOP and GIVE WAYOn a road that goes steeply up or down, usually the one going down stops and reverses. At…
• Lit-up messages on police carsObey the lit-up messages on police cars: ACCOSTARE (pull over) and ALT POLIZIA (police…
• Joining traffic: signal and give wayTo join the traffic put on the indicator early, look at where the other cars are and how…
• Pulling off from the edge: helmet and seatbelt firstBefore pulling off from the edge, fasten your seatbelt in a car, or put on and fasten…
• Reversing to join: give way to everyoneTo join the traffic in reverse, check that the road is clear, put on the indicator, go…
• Stopping on the right: signal in timeTo stop on the right edge put on the indicator early, do not brake suddenly and watch out…
• Merging badly costs pointsWhen you enter traffic you must follow the rules. If you don't, you get a fine and you…
• Mirrors are always usefulMirrors help you see behind, but they don't show everything: there is always the blind…
• Left mirror: big blind spotThe left mirror shows the road to the side but distorts the distance and speed of who is…