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)
- 41Traffic RulesA plate indicating the maximum speed is put only on the vehicles whose authorized weight are :
- AWeight exceeds 1 tone
- BWeight exceeds 2tones
- CWeight exceeds 24tones
- DNo correct answer
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A plate indicating the maximum speed is put only on the vehicles whose authorized weight are :
Correct answer: D. No correct answer
- 42Traffic RulesOut of agglomeration, the maximum speed of a moped is:
- A50km/h
- B40km/h
- C30km/h
- DNone
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Out of agglomeration, the maximum speed of a moped is:
Correct answer: A. 50km/h
- 43Traffic RulesHighway. I want to overtake these two trucks in a single maneuver, by the left and at the same time. it's authorized ?
- AYes
- BNo
- CYes, but to the left
- DNone of the answers is correct
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Highway. I want to overtake these two trucks in a single maneuver, by the left and at the same time. it's authorized ?
Correct answer: A. Yes
- 44Traffic RulesWhat does this sign mean?
- AChildren.
- BPedestrian crossing ahead - prepare to stop.
- CChildren's play area ahead.
- DRecreation area ahead.
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What does this sign mean?
Correct answer: A. Children.
- 45Traffic RulesA fastening can only be used in cases of circumstances outside one’s control and exclusively for pulling a vehicle all the way to the place of repair at a speed which in any case cannot exceed 20km per hour. These fastenings must be shown by the following manner:
- AA red piece of cloth measuring a minimum 0.50m by side
- BAn orange colored light laterally visible
- CA square white panel of at least 0.20m by side
- DNone of the answers is correct
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A fastening can only be used in cases of circumstances outside one’s control and exclusively for pulling a vehicle all the way to the place of repair at a speed which in any case cannot exceed 20km per hour. These fastenings must be shown by the following manner:
Correct answer: D. None of the answers is correct
- 46Traffic RulesFor sign posting and lighting vehicles as well as the indication of their direction. It is forbidden changing them, using other lights or reflectors other than those prescribed by the decree. But this provision does not concern the following lights:
- ASide lights
- BInternal lighting
- CGauge light
- DAll answers are correct
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For sign posting and lighting vehicles as well as the indication of their direction. It is forbidden changing them, using other lights or reflectors other than those prescribed by the decree. But this provision does not concern the following lights:
Correct answer: B. Internal lighting
- 47Traffic RulesThis signal indicates
- ANarrowing road
- BNarrowing road (as a result of on encroachment upon the left verge of the road)
- CIrregular surface
- DNone of the answers is correct
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This signal indicates
Correct answer: D. None of the answers is correct
- 48Traffic RulesEvery vehicle or set of vehicles in motion must have:
- AA driver
- BA conveyor
- CA and B are correct
- DNo correct answer
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Every vehicle or set of vehicles in motion must have:
Correct answer: A. A driver
- 49Traffic RulesThe length of the vehicle or line of vehicles with two axles placed in the continuation one of the other is limited to the following measures:
- A11 m
- B10 m
- C7 m
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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The length of the vehicle or line of vehicles with two axles placed in the continuation one of the other is limited to the following measures:
Correct answer: C. 7 m
- 50Traffic RulesThe trailers, the overall width of which does not exceed 0.80m may be provided only with one reflector if they are coupled up to the following vehicles:
- Amotorbike without a side car
- Bmoped
- Cmotor vehicles used as hackney carriage
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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The trailers, the overall width of which does not exceed 0.80m may be provided only with one reflector if they are coupled up to the following vehicles:
Correct answer: A. motorbike without a side car
- 51Traffic RulesWhat does this sign mean?
- AU-turn not permitted.
- BReversing not permitted.
- CSlippery road ahead.
- DTwo-way traffic prohibited.
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What does this sign mean?
Correct answer: A. U-turn not permitted.
- 52Traffic RulesOvertaking when approaching a bend is:
- APermissible
- BNot permissible
- CPermissible with care
- DAll answers are correct
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Overtaking when approaching a bend is:
Correct answer: B. Not permissible
- 53Traffic RulesParking a vehicle is forbidden in these places:
- AAt less than 1meter either before or behind another vehicle at stop or in parking
- BWhere appropriate prohibition signals are placed
- CAt places where pedestrians must walk on the roadway to pass round an obstacle
- DAll answers are correct
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Parking a vehicle is forbidden in these places:
Correct answer: D. All answers are correct
- 54Traffic RulesThe sign which indicates the right of way before vehicles coming in the opposite direction has the following colors:
- AWhite surface
- BSymbol is red and black
- CSymbol is white and black
- DNone of the answers is correct
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The sign which indicates the right of way before vehicles coming in the opposite direction has the following colors:
Correct answer: D. None of the answers is correct
- 55Traffic RulesThe following vehicles must be fitted with a speed indicator to be found at clear sight of a driver and to be constantly in good working condition:
- Amotor vehicle likely to move above 60km per hour
- Bmotor vehicle likely to move above 40km per hour
- Cmotor vehicle likely to move above 30km per hour
- Dmotor vehicle likely to move above 25km per hour
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The following vehicles must be fitted with a speed indicator to be found at clear sight of a driver and to be constantly in good working condition:
Correct answer: B. motor vehicle likely to move above 40km per hour
- 56Traffic RulesWhen is the right hand priority rule applied in junction?
- AWhen there is no road signal for priority
- BWhen the traffic lights intended for vehicle do not work properly
- CA and B are correct
- DNone of the answers is correct
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When is the right hand priority rule applied in junction?
Correct answer: C. A and B are correct
- 57Traffic RulesBetween twilight and day break or because of circumstances such as fog or heavy rain where it is not possible to see distinctly up to distance of 200m, the presence on the public way of groups of pedestrians such as processions or school children groups in line under the supervision of a school master, when they move on the road way with more than one front person, must be signaled in the following way:
- AIn front by a yellow light held on the left side
- BAt the back by a white light held on the le side, by the individual in the nearest position to the axis of the roadway
- CA and B are correct
- DNone of the answer is correct
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Between twilight and day break or because of circumstances such as fog or heavy rain where it is not possible to see distinctly up to distance of 200m, the presence on the public way of groups of pedestrians such as processions or school children groups in line under the supervision of a school master, when they move on the road way with more than one front person, must be signaled in the following way:
Correct answer: D. None of the answer is correct
- 58Traffic RulesWhere a vehicle is provided with two or more lights of the same denomination these lights must be of the same color and intensity, and they must be placed symmetrically about the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle but this provision is not applicable to the following lighting device:
- Asize light
- Bgauge light
- Cthe back number plate
- DA and B are correct
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Where a vehicle is provided with two or more lights of the same denomination these lights must be of the same color and intensity, and they must be placed symmetrically about the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle but this provision is not applicable to the following lighting device:
Correct answer: C. the back number plate
- 59Traffic RulesAny driver who realizes that a following driver wishes to overtake them must:
- Amove closer to the right edge of the road
- Baccelerate the vehicle
- Cstop
- Da and c are correct answers
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Any driver who realizes that a following driver wishes to overtake them must:
Correct answer: A. move closer to the right edge of the road
- 60Traffic RulesWhere there are no specific restrictive regulations, the maximum speed for Motor vehicles used as hackney carriage or taxis of which the authorized weight does not exceed 3,500 kilograms is:
- A60 km/h
- B40 km/h
- C75 km/h
- D20 km/h
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Where there are no specific restrictive regulations, the maximum speed for Motor vehicles used as hackney carriage or taxis of which the authorized weight does not exceed 3,500 kilograms is:
Correct answer: C. 75 km/h
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
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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
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
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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
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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