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This Patente B topic groups 63 tips covering 603 official exam questions. Each tip explains the rule in plain language so you remember it on exam day.

• Blue sign with place names and kilometresThis is the motorway confirmation sign, green in colour: it stands on the motorway and…
• International route (E + number)This sign shows an international road and its number, for example route no. 55. It is not…
• State road (SS + number)This sign tells you what type of road you are on and its number: here a state road, for…
• Municipal road (road number)This sign tells you that you are on a municipal road, for example no. 19. It stands at…
• Camping area (tents and caravans)This sign shows a camping area nearby: here you can put up a tent and stop with caravans…
• Traffic police station nearbyThis sign gives you the details of the nearest traffic police station: the place, the…
• One-way ahead (straight arrow)This sign shows the start of a one-way road: cars go in one direction only. After the…
• One-way parallel (turning arrow)The turning arrow shows that road is one-way: if you go in the direction of the arrow you…
• Motorway panel: km and exitYou are on the motorway. On the left is the distance from the start of the motorway, on…
• Parking area reserved for taxisThis sign shows a parking area only for taxis on duty, with yellow lines and the word…
• Public phoneThere is a public phone nearby. Soon you can make a call. You can also find it outside…
• Fuel stationSoon, along the road, there is a fuel station. Here you can get petrol or diesel.
• Advance notice of detour for roadworksThis is a sign for roadworks: the road is closed and you must take another road. The…
• Advance notice of a junction in the citySoon there is a junction in the city. The sign writes the names of the places: to the…
• Two junctions close together in the citySoon there are two junctions close together in the city. At the first junction you cannot…
• Advance notice of a roundabout in the citySoon there is a roundabout in the city. The sign shows the drawing of the roundabout and…
• Junction: no entry for heavy trucksSoon there is a junction in the city. Trucks over 3.5 tonnes cannot go straight, but cars…
• Junction outside the city: train on the rightSoon there is a junction outside the city. If you turn right you find a level crossing…
• Lane selection area outside the cityOn a road outside the city with two lanes: before the junction choose the right lane. For…
• Choose the right lane in the cityOn a city road with several lanes: get into the right lane for where you are going, left…
• Hospital: silence and directionThere is a hospital nearby and the sign shows which way to enter. Do not make noise near…
• Advance notice of a motorway interchangeSoon there is an interchange on the motorway with two directions: straight on for…
• Sign with arrows for citiesThis sign warns of a junction and shows where you go: straight on for Milan, right for…
• Exit in 500 metresYou are on a main rural road. The exit to leave is 500 metres away, and the sign lists…
• End of town with distancesThis sign marks the end of the built-up area. On the blue panel you find the next towns…
• Pedestrian area: who can enterHere begins an area only for people on foot. The panel below says which vehicles can…
• Limited traffic zone (ZTL)Here begins a zone where only some types of vehicles can pass, written on the sign. It is…
• Pass open with chains or snow tyresThis mountain sign says if the pass is open. The Stelvio pass is open, but you can pass…
• Pass closed: you can only reach TrafoiThe Stelvio pass cannot be reached. You can only get as far as Trafoi, with great care…
• Start of main rural roadThis sign marks the start of a main rural road, with separated carriageways. If it has a…
• Speed limits in ItalyThis sign stands at the border and reminds you of the maximum limits in Italy: 50 in…
• Motorway number (A25)This sign shows the number of the motorway, for example the A25. With an arrow it shows…
• Start of town: name of the placeThis sign marks the start of the built-up area and shows the name of the town you have…
• Emergency room: cross and directionThis sign shows the entrance and the direction to the emergency room. It is found right…
• Name of the river near the bridgeThis sign writes the name of the river that passes under the bridge. It is only for…
• Information about hotelsHere there is an office where you can ask for information about hotels and motels. It…
• Pedestrian crossing: stop for pedestriansThis sign is right on the crossing. You must stop when pedestrians cross and you cannot…
• School bus: watch out for childrenHere there is a school bus stop or a bus that takes children to school. Go slowly: the…
• Phone for roadside assistanceHere there is a device to call for help if your car breaks down on the road. It is not a…
• No through road (dead end)This road has no exit for cars and motorcycles: at the end you must turn back. It does…
• Dead end on the right onlyOnly the road on the right is closed for cars and motorcycles. You can go right or go…
• Recommended speed, not compulsoryThis number is the speed they recommend when everything is going well, for example 50 or…
• Road for motor vehicles onlyHere only vehicles with an engine can pass, like cars, buses and trucks. Bicycles cannot…
• Tunnel begins: do not stop insideA tunnel is about to begin. Do not stop and do not park inside, turn off the engine if…
• Bridge or overpass: watch out for windA bridge or an overpass is about to begin. Watch out for strong wind from the side: hold…
• Crossing for bicyclesThis sign is on the bicycle crossing. Go slowly and give way to the cyclists who are…
• Pre-selection to turn leftHere you cannot turn left right away: go straight and then turn. You can also keep going…
• Overpass or underpass to turn backOn roads with two separate carriageways, here there is an overpass or an underpass to…
• Lay-by to stopNearby there is a lay-by at the side of the road where you can stop. It is on a rural…
• Left lane forbidden to heavy trucksIt says how to use the lanes on a rural road. Trucks over 3.5 tonnes cannot use the left…
• Minimum speeds for each laneOn the motorway it says the minimum speed of each lane: the slower you go, the more you…
• Right lane only for city busesIn the city the right lane is only for public transport buses. The left lanes are for all…
• Lanes increase: from one to twoOn a rural road the lanes increase: from one they become two. It may have a sign with the…
• Lanes reduce: from three to twoOn the motorway the lanes decrease: from three they become two. Slow down because the…
• Suggested detour for long trucksIt is only a suggestion, not mandatory. It tells the vehicles on the sign (road trains…
• Out-of-town bus stopHere you wait for the public transport bus that goes out of town. It may have a sign with…
• Parking and bus nearbyHere you park the car and then take the bus. The numbers 8 and 45 are the bus lines that…
• Station that loads cars onto the trainNearby there is a large station where you can load your car onto the train and take it…
• Discharge area for campersHere campers can empty their waste and the dirty water from the toilet on board. These…
• Mechanic workshop nearbyNearby, a short distance away, there is a workshop where they repair vehicles. It is not…
• Border with a European Union countryYou are at the border between Italy and another European Union country. You do not need…
• Advance notice of the EU borderIt warns you that you are approaching the border with a European Union country. You do…
• Mandatory direction for trucksIt is a sign near a worksite and stays only while the work lasts. Big trucks (road trains…