Rwanda Traffic Rules (Amategeko y'Umuhanda)
101 questions covering right-of-way, speed limits, overtaking, parking laws, and lighting standards for the Rwanda provisional driving test.
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Traffic rules form the core syllabus of the Rwanda National Police (RNP) provisional driving test, testing driver obligations, safety laws, and right-of-way on public roads.
How Traffic Rules Appear in the Real RNP Exam
When taking the computerized provisional test at an official testing center, the computer system randomly draws 20 multiple-choice questions from the national question bank. On average, 10 to 12 of those 20 questions evaluate core traffic rules and legal situational judgments.
You are allotted 20 minutes to complete the exam. To pass and receive your provisional permit certificate, you must achieve a score of at least 12 out of 20 (60%). Questions are single-choice with four options (A, B, C, D), and many contain nuanced conditions such as exceptions for emergency vehicles or nighttime lighting distances.
Test Structure
20 questions randomly selected, 20-minute countdown timer.
Pass Threshold
Minimum 12/20 required to earn your provisional license.
Question Style
Multiple-choice questions testing statutory definitions, distance measurements, and priority rules.
Core Legal Domains Covered in this 101-Question Bank
The 101 traffic rule questions in our bank cover every clause tested by the Rwanda National Police. Mastering these concepts ensures you never get surprised on test day:
Priority & Right-of-Way
General rule of priority to the right at uncontrolled intersections, absolute priority for vehicles already circulating inside a roundabout (traffic circle), and duty to yield to emergency vehicles emitting sirens or flashing beacons (ambulances, police, firefighting).
Speed Limits & Speed Management
Standard statutory speed limits: 40 km/h in built-up urban zones and agglomerations, and 80 km/h on open national highways. Mandatory speed reduction when approaching schools, hospitals, pedestrian crossings, sharp bends, and crests.
Overtaking (Passing) Regulations
Overtaking must be done on the left. Strictly prohibited on blind curves, hill crests, railway crossings, pedestrian zebra crossings, and when another vehicle behind has already commenced passing.
Stopping & Parking Laws
Clear distinction between stopping (temporary halt to drop/pick passengers) and parking (vehicle left stationary). Required clearance distances from intersections (5m), pedestrian crossings, fire hydrants, and bus stops.
Vehicle Lighting & Visibility Standards
Switching from high beams (road lights) to low beams (passing lights) when following within 50m or meeting oncoming traffic. Minimum reflector visibility (150m in clear weather), clearance lights for vehicles wider than 2.10m, and white/yellow front vs red rear indicators.
Towing, Loads & Safety Equipment
Rigid bar towing rules, mandatory reflective warning triangles, red flagging for projecting cargo, prohibition of carrying children under 12 in the front seat when rear seats are available, and safety belt mandates.
Proven Strategies for High Exam Scores
Many candidates lose marks not from lack of knowledge, but due to tricky phrasing. In Rwandan traffic law, pay close attention to qualifier words like "always", "strictly forbidden", "unless signaled otherwise", and "None of the answers is correct".
Take time to review the numerical figures: maximum width allowances (2.50m / 2.10m for clearance lights), reflector visibility distances (150m), high beam illumination distance (100m minimum), and low beam illumination (40m minimum).
Complete Traffic Rules Question Bank (101 Questions)
- 01Traffic RulesBorders of the public highway or the roadway must be signaled by reflectors. These devices must be so set up to let users see them in the following manner:
- AThey see on their left the red reflectors only
- BOn their right they see only the orange reflectors
- COn left they see the yellow reflectors
- DNone of the answers is correct
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Borders of the public highway or the roadway must be signaled by reflectors. These devices must be so set up to let users see them in the following manner:
Correct answer: D. None of the answers is correct
- 02Traffic RulesWhen the other seats are not available in the car, it is forbidden to carry on the front seat children of less than:
- A10 years
- B12 years
- C7 years
- DNone of the answers is correct
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When the other seats are not available in the car, it is forbidden to carry on the front seat children of less than:
Correct answer: B. 12 years
- 03Traffic RulesThe vehicles with the width which is superior to the following measures must be provided with loading light:
- A3Meters
- B2.50Meters
- C2.10Meters
- D2Meters
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The vehicles with the width which is superior to the following measures must be provided with loading light:
Correct answer: C. 2.10Meters
- 04Traffic RulesWhen they are illuminated by road lights of the vehicles, the reflectors must be seen at night, by fine weather,by the driver of another vehicle at a distance of the following measures:
- A100m
- B150m
- C200m
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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When they are illuminated by road lights of the vehicles, the reflectors must be seen at night, by fine weather,by the driver of another vehicle at a distance of the following measures:
Correct answer: B. 150m
- 05Traffic RulesWhen lighting of the vehicle is required if the loading projects beyond the back edge of the vehicle by more than one meter, the most accented protrusion must be signaled by:
- Aa red light and a red reflector at day time
- Ba piece of red cloth of 50 cm at each side at night
- Ca yellow light and a yellow reflector
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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When lighting of the vehicle is required if the loading projects beyond the back edge of the vehicle by more than one meter, the most accented protrusion must be signaled by:
Correct answer: D. none of the answers is correct
- 06Traffic RulesThe reflector placed on the sides of vehicle has the following color:
- Awhite
- Byellow
- Cred
- DNone of the answers is correct
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The reflector placed on the sides of vehicle has the following color:
Correct answer: B. yellow
- 07Traffic RulesThe near position light of vehicle are to be fixed nearest:
- Ato the left border of the vehicle
- Bto the right border of the vehicle
- Cat the back and near the le end of vehicle
- Dthere is no correct answer
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The near position light of vehicle are to be fixed nearest:
Correct answer: A. to the left border of the vehicle
- 08Traffic RulesHeadlights of vehicle must be switched of when:
- AA roadway lighting is continuous and sufficient to permit the driver to see distinctly up to a distance of 20m
- BWhen a vehicle is going to cross another
- CIn agglomeration
- DAll responses are correct
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Headlights of vehicle must be switched of when:
Correct answer: B. When a vehicle is going to cross another
- 09Traffic RulesWhere traffic deviation is required, it is signaled at the beginning and all the way long by means of an indication signal with the following color:
- ABlue
- BWhite
- CRed
- DNone of the answer is correct
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Where traffic deviation is required, it is signaled at the beginning and all the way long by means of an indication signal with the following color:
Correct answer: A. Blue
- 10Traffic RulesWhen the loading is constituted by cereals, raw coffee wooden charcoal, non-ginned cotton, straw, grass, boughs or forage in bulk, excluding compressed bales, its width can reach the following measures:
- A2.50m
- B2.75m
- C3m
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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When the loading is constituted by cereals, raw coffee wooden charcoal, non-ginned cotton, straw, grass, boughs or forage in bulk, excluding compressed bales, its width can reach the following measures:
Correct answer: B. 2.75m
- 11Traffic RulesWhen the flashing yellow light is used at cross-roads of equal sizes, where must the yellow light be placed?
- AOn each roadway
- BIn the middle of the cross-road
- COn the right of cross – roads
- Da and b are correct answers
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When the flashing yellow light is used at cross-roads of equal sizes, where must the yellow light be placed?
Correct answer: D. a and b are correct answers
- 12Traffic RulesDanger and priority signals are constituted by:
- Aform of triangle in red color ,white surface and black symbol
- Bform of triangle in red color ,blue surface and black symbol
- Cform of circle in red color, blue surface and black symbol
- Dform of circle in red color ,white surface and black symbol
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Danger and priority signals are constituted by:
Correct answer: A. form of triangle in red color ,white surface and black symbol
- 13Traffic RulesThe following vehicles must be inspected for road worthiness every 6 months:
- APublic service vehicles
- BVehicles used for transport of goods with carrying capacity exceeding 3.5 tones
- CVehicles used for training drivers
- DAll answers are correct
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The following vehicles must be inspected for road worthiness every 6 months:
Correct answer: D. All answers are correct
- 14Traffic RulesThe broken line which announces the approach of a continuous line may be completed by white fall back arrows, these marks announce :
- AThe traffic lane that drivers must follow
- BApproach of a continuous line
- CReduction of the number of traffic lanes which may be used in the direction followed
- DA and C are both correct
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The broken line which announces the approach of a continuous line may be completed by white fall back arrows, these marks announce :
Correct answer: C. Reduction of the number of traffic lanes which may be used in the direction followed
- 15Traffic RulesThe term “Foot path” designates a narrow public way accessible only to the traffic of:
- APedestrians
- BTwo wheel vehicles
- CA and B both are correct
- DAll responses are correct
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The term “Foot path” designates a narrow public way accessible only to the traffic of:
Correct answer: D. All responses are correct
- 16Traffic RulesIn places where there are traffic lights, vehicles cannot move:
- AIn parallel lines
- BOn one line
- CA and B are both correct
- DNone
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In places where there are traffic lights, vehicles cannot move:
Correct answer: D. None
- 17Traffic RulesWhen can the vehicle move on the slope roadway while its engine is off or its gears are out:
- Awhen it is on slow down
- Bwhen it is trailed by another vehicle
- Cwhen it has the service brake
- Dall answers are correct
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When can the vehicle move on the slope roadway while its engine is off or its gears are out:
Correct answer: B. when it is trailed by another vehicle
- 18Traffic RulesThe length for the following vehicles must not exceed 11meters :
- AVehicles with one axle
- BVehicles with two axles placed in the continuation one of the other
- CSemi-trailer
- DNo correct answer
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The length for the following vehicles must not exceed 11meters :
Correct answer: D. No correct answer
- 19Traffic RulesThe following vehicles must be provided with a light diffusing a flashing blue light visible from all directions:
- Athe vehicle with the width is superior to 2.10m
- Bthe vehicle of the national police
- Cthe priority vehicles
- Dnone of the answer is correct
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The following vehicles must be provided with a light diffusing a flashing blue light visible from all directions:
Correct answer: C. the priority vehicles
- 20Traffic RulesThe width of trailer when it is trailed by a bicycle or scooter is limited to:
- A25 cm
- B125 cm
- C45 cm
- DNo correct answer
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The width of trailer when it is trailed by a bicycle or scooter is limited to:
Correct answer: D. No correct answer
Frequently Asked Traffic Rules Questions
Key legal questions from the Rwandan provisional exam with verified correct answers and explanations.
1Borders of the public highway or the roadway must be signaled by reflectors. These devices must be so set up to let users see them in the following manner:▾
- 01Traffic RulesBorders of the public highway or the roadway must be signaled by reflectors. These devices must be so set up to let users see them in the following manner:
- AThey see on their left the red reflectors only
- BOn their right they see only the orange reflectors
- COn left they see the yellow reflectors
- DNone of the answers is correct
Answer card
Borders of the public highway or the roadway must be signaled by reflectors. These devices must be so set up to let users see them in the following manner:
Correct answer: D. None of the answers is correct
2When the other seats are not available in the car, it is forbidden to carry on the front seat children of less than:▾
- 02Traffic RulesWhen the other seats are not available in the car, it is forbidden to carry on the front seat children of less than:
- A10 years
- B12 years
- C7 years
- DNone of the answers is correct
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When the other seats are not available in the car, it is forbidden to carry on the front seat children of less than:
Correct answer: B. 12 years
3The vehicles with the width which is superior to the following measures must be provided with loading light:▾
- 03Traffic RulesThe vehicles with the width which is superior to the following measures must be provided with loading light:
- A3Meters
- B2.50Meters
- C2.10Meters
- D2Meters
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The vehicles with the width which is superior to the following measures must be provided with loading light:
Correct answer: C. 2.10Meters
4When they are illuminated by road lights of the vehicles, the reflectors must be seen at night, by fine weather,by the driver of another vehicle at a distance of the following measures:▾
- 04Traffic RulesWhen they are illuminated by road lights of the vehicles, the reflectors must be seen at night, by fine weather,by the driver of another vehicle at a distance of the following measures:
- A100m
- B150m
- C200m
- Dnone of the answers is correct
Answer card
When they are illuminated by road lights of the vehicles, the reflectors must be seen at night, by fine weather,by the driver of another vehicle at a distance of the following measures:
Correct answer: B. 150m
5When the road has two traffic bands and the traffic moves in two directions, its forbidden to:▾
- 101Traffic RulesWhen the road has two traffic bands and the traffic moves in two directions, its forbidden to:
- ATo use the right hand band
- BOvertake
- CTo use the left hand band
- DAll answers are correct
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When the road has two traffic bands and the traffic moves in two directions, its forbidden to:
Correct answer: C. To use the left hand band
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