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This Patente B topic groups 54 tips covering 662 official exam questions. Each tip explains the rule in plain language so you remember it on exam day.

• Danger: uneven roadRed warning triangle: the road is damaged and the surface is not smooth. It usually…
• Uneven road: slow downSlow down because the surface is damaged and hold the steering wheel firmly, so the car…
• Danger: humpThe hump sign says the road first goes up and then down, so you can't see well on the…
• Hump: what is forbiddenOn the hump you can see little beyond the bump: slow down and keep to the right. You…
• Danger: dipThe dip is the opposite of the hump: the road first goes down and then up. It is a danger…
• Dip: slow downSlow down to control the car and hold the steering wheel firmly. Be careful in the rain…
• Dangerous bend to the rightDanger: the road turns right and you can't see well. It usually stands 150 metres before…
• Right bend: keep to the rightOn a two-way road with two lanes stay close to the right side and don't overtake anyone…
• Dangerous bend to the leftDanger: the road turns left and you can't see well. It usually stands 150 metres before…
• Left bend: keep to the rightOn a two-way road with two lanes stay close to the right side and don't overtake. Adjust…
• Double bend, first to the rightThere are two bends close together: the first turns right. The sign is 150 meters before…
• No overtaking on bendsOn a narrow two-way road, on bends it is forbidden to overtake (including motorcycles and…
• Double bend, first to the leftThere are two bends close together: the first turns left. The sign is 150 meters before…
• How to drive on bendsGo slow if you can't see far, if the bends are tight, or if the car is loaded. On a…
• Level crossing with barriersAt 150 meters there are train tracks with barriers, whatever the number of tracks. With…
• At the level crossing: stopSlow down so you can stop if the barriers are closed. Stop if the two red lights flash or…
• Level crossing without barriersAt 150 meters there are train tracks without barriers. Go very slow and be careful. After…
• Without barriers: look right and leftSlow down according to how far you can see, so you can stop before the tracks. Before…
• One cross: a single trackThis sign is near the tracks, not at 150 meters, after the sign for a level crossing…
• Two crosses: more tracksThis sign is near the tracks, not at 150 meters, after the red-bar panels. Two crosses…
• Red-bar panels: 150, 100, 50 metersThe three panels with red bars are before every level crossing, at about 150, 100, and 50…
• Tram crossingAhead the tram tracks, with no traffic light, cross the road, in town and outside. Slow…
• Tram signalYou can pass the tram on the right if there is space. If the tram is stopped in the…
• Pedestrian crossing aheadA pedestrian crossing is coming, even in the city. Give way to people crossing on the…
• Pedestrian danger: slow downSlow down and be ready to stop for people who are crossing. Do not pass anyone who slows…
• Bicycle crossing: dangerA point where bicycles cross the road is coming. It is a danger sign, not an obligation…
• Cyclists crossingBe careful not to create danger for bicycles. Slow down, be ready to stop to let them…
• Dangerous downhillA dangerous downhill is coming. Here you need more space to brake: go slowly and use a…
• On a downhill use engine brakingPut it in a low gear so the engine helps to brake. Do not keep the brakes pressed for a…
• Steep uphillA steep uphill is coming. Go carefully and put it in a low gear. Be careful not to…
• Road narrows on both sidesThe road narrows on both sides and it can be hard to pass cars coming towards you. Go…
• Road narrows on the leftThe road narrows on the left side and it can be hard to pass cars coming towards you. Go…
• Road narrows on the rightThe road narrows on the right side because of a low wall or another fixed obstacle. It…
• Movable bridgeA movable bridge is coming, which sometimes opens. It may have a sign with the times…
• Slippery roadWith rain or ice the road becomes slippery and the tyres grip less. Go slow and do not…
• Slippery road: what to doWith rain or ice go slow and do not brake, accelerate or steer suddenly. With ice you…
• Warning: childrenIt is a danger sign. Nearby there is a school, a garden or a playground with children. Go…
• Children: watch the pavement tooGo slow and watch children, even those on the pavement, because they move suddenly. Do…
• Farm animals on the roadFarm animals can cross the road. Slow down or stop if the animals get scared or do not…
• Wild animals on the roadWild animals can cross suddenly. Slow down and, if needed, stop so you do not hit them.
• Two-way traffic returnsIt is a danger sign: the one-way ends and the road becomes two-way again. A little…
• The road ends near waterIt is a danger sign: the road ends at a pier, a harbour quay or the bank of a river or…
• Gravel on the roadThere are small stones on the road that make you slip and that the wheels can throw far…
• Falling rocks from the leftIt is a danger sign: rocks can fall onto the road from the left side. Go slow so you do…
• Falling rocks from the rightRocks can fall onto the road from the rock wall, on the right side. Go slow and be…
• Warning: traffic light (lights vertical)Danger: a little ahead there is a traffic light, with the lights one above the other…
• Low-flying planesNear an airport, planes can pass very low. Watch out for sudden loud noise and a light…
• Strong side windHere there is a strong wind that pushes from the side, often at tunnel exits or on…
• Side wind: bigger means more dangerWith side wind the danger is greater for large vehicles: those towing trailers or…
• Fire dangerHere on the sides there is a forest that catches fire easily. Never throw lit cigarettes…
• Roundabout aheadDanger: soon there is a roundabout, where you turn in the direction shown by the arrows…
• Other dangers (generic triangle)This sign warns of a danger that has no sign of its own: go slow. With a panel below it…
• Dangerous shoulderThe edge of the road is weak or broken and you can fall into the ditch at the side. Do…
• Traffic light aheadNormally 150 metres before there is a traffic light with the lights in a horizontal row…