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)
- 81Traffic RulesEvery motor vehicle or trailer pulled by such a vehicle shall be provided with a green light permitting the driver to signal that he has noticed the warning of the person who is ready to overtake him, this light must be placed as following manner:
- Ait must be fixed nearest to the left border of vehicle
- Bit must be at the back right edge of vehicle
- Cit must be fixed at the back nearest the right
- Dnone of the answer is correct
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Every motor vehicle or trailer pulled by such a vehicle shall be provided with a green light permitting the driver to signal that he has noticed the warning of the person who is ready to overtake him, this light must be placed as following manner:
Correct answer: D. none of the answer is correct
- 82Traffic RulesThe form of a signal which means compulsory by pass is:
- Atriangle
- Bcircle
- Crectangle
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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The form of a signal which means compulsory by pass is:
Correct answer: B. circle
- 83Traffic RulesWith exception to urban areas, on the other roads as determined by the minister having transport in his duties, the maximum weights authorized for three and more axle vehicles excepting semi-trailers is:
- A10 tones
- B12 tones
- C16 tones
- D24 tones
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With exception to urban areas, on the other roads as determined by the minister having transport in his duties, the maximum weights authorized for three and more axle vehicles excepting semi-trailers is:
Correct answer: C. 16 tones
- 84Traffic RulesThe driver in front of me overtook me on the left.
- AI can, in turn, go past it on the right.
- BI cannot go beyond it.
- CI can, in turn, overtake it on the left, as soon as I have enough space.
- Dnone of the answers are correct
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The driver in front of me overtook me on the left.
Correct answer: C. I can, in turn, overtake it on the left, as soon as I have enough space.
- 85Traffic RulesThe loading on bicycles, moped, motor bicycles and tricycles and quadricycles, with or without engine cannot project beyond the back edge of the vehicle by more than following measures:
- A20Cm
- B30cm
- C50cm
- D60cm
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The loading on bicycles, moped, motor bicycles and tricycles and quadricycles, with or without engine cannot project beyond the back edge of the vehicle by more than following measures:
Correct answer: C. 50cm
- 86Traffic RulesVehicles assigned to taxi service, with parking on public high way, maybe provided with a luminous device indicating that the vehicle is free. That luminous device should be
- AThe green light placed at the front
- BThe green light placed at left
- Cone is placed in front and the other at the back of the vehicle
- DA and C are the right answers
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Vehicles assigned to taxi service, with parking on public high way, maybe provided with a luminous device indicating that the vehicle is free. That luminous device should be
Correct answer: A. The green light placed at the front
- 87Traffic RulesThe two-way traffic sign is characterized by:
- Acircular shape in red, white background and black symbol
- BRed triangular shape, white background and black symbol
- Ctriangular shape in red, blue background and a black symbol
- Dcircular shape in red, blue background and black symbol
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The two-way traffic sign is characterized by:
Correct answer: B. Red triangular shape, white background and black symbol
- 88Traffic RulesFor the lack of more restrictive regulations, maximum speed of motorcycles is:
- A25km/h
- B70km/h
- C40km/h
- DNo correct answer
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For the lack of more restrictive regulations, maximum speed of motorcycles is:
Correct answer: D. No correct answer
- 89Traffic RulesWhen passing near an obstacle which pedestrians must avoid by moving to the roadway, drivers must leave beside that obstacle, a free space of at least one meter wide, where this condition cannot be met and a pedestrians walk near the obstacle, the driver can only pass beside the pedestrian at the following maximum speed:
- A10km/h
- B20km/h
- C30km/h
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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When passing near an obstacle which pedestrians must avoid by moving to the roadway, drivers must leave beside that obstacle, a free space of at least one meter wide, where this condition cannot be met and a pedestrians walk near the obstacle, the driver can only pass beside the pedestrian at the following maximum speed:
Correct answer: D. none of the answers is correct
- 90Traffic RulesEvery motor vehicle or trailer pulled by such a vehicle shall be provided with a light permitting the driven to signal that he has noticed the warning of the person who is read to overtake him. that light has a color of:
- Ayellow
- Bgreen
- Cwhite
- Dred
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Every motor vehicle or trailer pulled by such a vehicle shall be provided with a light permitting the driven to signal that he has noticed the warning of the person who is read to overtake him. that light has a color of:
Correct answer: B. green
- 91Traffic RulesThis order of the qualified agent implies the obligation to stop:
- AFor all users arriving in front of the agent
- BFor all users, wherever they come from.
- CFor all users appearing behind the agent.
- Dnone of the answer is correct
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This order of the qualified agent implies the obligation to stop:
Correct answer: B. For all users, wherever they come from.
- 92Traffic RulesStopping and parking are forbidden particularly in the following space:
- Aon the road of one way
- Bon the side opposite to where another vehicle is already at stop or in parking
- Con the road ways where the traffic is performed in two direction when the width of the passage having to permit the crossing of two other vehicles would be reduced to less than 12m
- Dall answers are correct
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Stopping and parking are forbidden particularly in the following space:
Correct answer: B. on the side opposite to where another vehicle is already at stop or in parking
- 93Traffic RulesA signal indicating the mandatory direction of a color symbol:
- AWhite
- BRed
- CBlue and white
- DBlack
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A signal indicating the mandatory direction of a color symbol:
Correct answer: C. Blue and white
- 94Traffic RulesOvertaking is performed on
- AOvertaking is performed on
- BEvery me on the left side
- CThe right side only to overtake an animal
- DNo correct answer
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Overtaking is performed on
Correct answer: D. No correct answer
- 95Traffic RulesThe circulation of self-propelling vehicles and trailers pulled by these vehicles is forbidden when their wheels are provided with either rigid bandages or elastic bandages of less than 0.04 meter thick. But this provision does not apply on :
- AMilitary vehicles when they are in traffic within a maximum radius of 25km
- BAgricultural vehicles
- CVehicles of national police
- DNone of the answers is correct
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The circulation of self-propelling vehicles and trailers pulled by these vehicles is forbidden when their wheels are provided with either rigid bandages or elastic bandages of less than 0.04 meter thick. But this provision does not apply on :
Correct answer: D. None of the answers is correct
- 96Traffic RulesThe brake light of red color must be visible in clear weather at a minimum distance of:
- A100 m by day light and 20meters at night
- B150 m by day light and 50 meters at night
- C200 m by day light and 100meters at night
- DNone of them are correct
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The brake light of red color must be visible in clear weather at a minimum distance of:
Correct answer: D. None of them are correct
- 97Traffic RulesExcept the mopeds and the unloaded vehicles with the speed on a flat surface cannot exceed 50km per hour, others motor vehicles must be equipped with a sounding alarm apparatus which can be heard on the following distance:
- A200m
- B150m
- C100m
- D50m
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Except the mopeds and the unloaded vehicles with the speed on a flat surface cannot exceed 50km per hour, others motor vehicles must be equipped with a sounding alarm apparatus which can be heard on the following distance:
Correct answer: C. 100m
- 98Traffic RulesWhen the speed of unloaded vehicles on a flat surface cannot exceed 50km per hour, the sounding alarm apparatus can be heard at distance of:
- A100 m
- B200 m
- C50 m
- D150 m
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When the speed of unloaded vehicles on a flat surface cannot exceed 50km per hour, the sounding alarm apparatus can be heard at distance of:
Correct answer: C. 50 m
- 99Traffic RulesProhibition and obligation signs only have effect:
- Aat the crossroads
- Bthe light signals
- Ca and b are just
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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Prohibition and obligation signs only have effect:
Correct answer: D. none of the answers is correct
- 100Traffic RulesBetween twilight and daybreak or because of circumstances such as fog or heavy rain, it is not possible to see distinctly up to distance of 200m, formation of armed forces on march and of all other groups of pedestrians such as procession or school children groups in lines under the supervision of a school master, when they move on the roadway with more than one front, must be signaled in the following way:
- Ain front, by a white light held on the left side, by the individual in the first rank, and in the nearest position to the axis of the roadway
- Bat the back, by a yellow light held on the left side, by the individual in the nearest position to the axis of the roadway
- CA and B both are correct
- Dnone of the answers is correct
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Between twilight and daybreak or because of circumstances such as fog or heavy rain, it is not possible to see distinctly up to distance of 200m, formation of armed forces on march and of all other groups of pedestrians such as procession or school children groups in lines under the supervision of a school master, when they move on the roadway with more than one front, must be signaled in the following way:
Correct answer: A. in front, by a white light held on the left side, by the individual in the first rank, and in the nearest position to the axis of the roadway
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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