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Protective equipment questions — AM licence
61 exam-style Protective equipment questions for the AM licence with correct answer and explanation. Practice free, no signup.
- You witness an accident with casualties who are not in immediate danger. If you lack first-aid knowledge and help has not been called, what should you do?
- After an accident, a person has severe pain, swelling and deformity in an arm. Which injury should you suspect among these options?
- What should you consider when buying a helmet?
- Your protective helmet is quite loose. Do you think it will protect you adequately in the event of an accident?
- While waiting for help to arrive for the injured in an accident, should they be kept warm?
- If it is essential to remove a casualty’s helmet because it obstructs care of their breathing, how should the manoeuvre be performed to reduce the risk of neck injury?
- An injured motorcyclist is breathing normally and the helmet does not obstruct breathing. Should you routinely remove it to assist them?
- Pedestrians walking on the carriageway or hard shoulder of a road outside a built-up area at night must:
- Should you routinely remove an injured motorcyclist’s helmet when helping them?
- When choosing a full-face riding helmet, how should it fit?
- On a two-wheeled moped, may a passenger occupy the space between the rider and handlebars?
- You witness a crash involving people who need medical help and confirm that none has been requested yet. Without creating another danger, what should you do?
- In order to carry a passenger on your moped, it is essential that this information is recorded on...
- In October 2026, the rider and passenger of a two-wheeled moped have no helmet exemption. What protection must they use?
- According to the PAS rule, which sets out the guidelines to follow in the event of an accident, what is the first action to take?
- Is it correct to give a drink to an unconscious casualty?
- An untrained person helps a crashed motorcyclist who is conscious, breathing normally and in no immediate danger. Should they remove the helmet merely for comfort?
- When buying a helmet, we will choose one...
- When riding a moped, the helmet must be:
- To see properly when riding a moped, it is advisable for the helmet visor or screen to be kept:
- When riding a moped without a protective structure and seat belt qualifying for the regulatory exemption, what helmet must you use and how?
- A full-face helmet, like the one in the photograph, is a type of helmet…
- Which passive safety component must be adjusted correctly to help reduce whiplash in a rear-end collision?
- May an adult rider and an adult passenger travel on a two-wheeled moped authorised for this and without a self-protective structure?
- A light quadricycle has a self-protection structure and seat belts, and both are recorded in its technical documentation. With no other applicable exemption, must the belt be used on urban and interurban roads?
- An injured motorcyclist is breathing normally and the helmet does not prevent airway monitoring or maintenance. With no medical instruction to remove it, which initial action is correct?
- Which vehicle document allows you to check whether a moped is authorised to carry a passenger?
- The scene is safe and a conscious person has a thermal skin burn. What is advisable as first aid?
- In an accident, the first action the first-aider should take is...
- Can direct sunlight in your eyes impair safety while riding a moped?
- A motorcycle has a self-protective structure and seatbelts recorded in its technical inspection card. Its occupants use their seatbelts. Must they wear helmets?
- In an accident, your helmet received a strong impact. Can you use it again?
- On a two-wheeled moped approved for two people, without a protective structure or seat belts, who must wear a protective helmet?
- A good reason for wearing a helmet while riding is that...
- When helping a casualty with a thermal burn, what should you do about clothing stuck to the burnt skin?
- Under which documented condition may a moped occupant be exempt from wearing a helmet?
- The basic rule of appropriate action (PAS rule) in the event of an accident is...
- Where must a passenger travelling on a two-wheeled moped be positioned?
- Once you can safely assist someone injured in a crash, what should you do while help arrives?
- A two-wheeled moped is authorised to carry a passenger, who meets the age and helmet requirements. What posture must they adopt on their seat behind the driver?
- The higher the speed...
- In summer, without an applicable legal exemption, may you ride a moped without a helmet because of the heat?
- In October 2026, the rider and passenger of a moped without a statutory exemption must use the following head protection:
- In an accident there are people with serious injuries, but you don't know the correct way to help them. What should you do?
- In protective headgear, is the colour chosen important?
- When helping someone injured in a road crash, should you give them medication on your own initiative to calm them?
- At night, you will be more visible to other drivers if you wear...
- After a crash, a conscious person reports loss of sensation or movement in a limb. Which injury should be suspected, without treating it as a confirmed diagnosis?
- On a lorry subject to ADR marking requirements, what is a properly displayed orange retroreflective panel with a black border associated with?
- When riding a moped without a protective structure on an interurban road, must you wear protective gloves?
- Without an applicable legal exemption, may a moped passenger travel without a helmet?
- After making the scene safe and calling 112, what would you do first to control severe external bleeding from a leg, with no embedded object?
- On an urban road, which listed item must a non-professional moped rider without an exemption and their passenger wear?
- A person with reduced responsiveness is breathing normally, has no trauma and does not need CPR. What is the purpose of placing them in the recovery position?
- Between equally approved, well-fitting helmets in good condition, does a dark colour provide greater visibility than a light or bright colour?
- A parent carries their eight-year-old child as a passenger on a two-wheeled moped authorised to carry one. Wearing a helmet and able to use the footrests, how must the child sit?
- If you must walk along the carriageway or shoulder of an interurban road at night after a moped breakdown, what visibility equipment must you use?
- As a witness without a healthcare role, should you give an injured crash casualty medicine or alcohol on your own initiative to stimulate them?
- In heavy rain that substantially reduces visibility, must you switch on your moped’s appropriate lights?
- To improve a moped rider’s visibility, which helmet finish is generally preferable?
- As a crash witness, without a healthcare professional’s instruction, should you give an injured person medicine to calm them?
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How to ace the protective equipment questions on the AM licence
Protective equipment questions are usually among the highest-failure areas in the AM licence exam. Each of the 61 exam-style questions here includes the options, the correct answer and an explanation of why it's correct.
The most effective way to master this topic is to alternate syllabus reading with question practice. Start by reading the full topic, then click into any question to study it in detail. Failed questions enter the smart-review queue until you master them.
Frequently asked questions about protective equipment on the AM licence
- How many protective equipment questions are in the AM licence question bank?
- Our exam-style question bank includes 61 protective equipment questions for the AM licence. Each comes with the correct answer and explanation.
- How should I study protective equipment for the AM licence exam?
- The AM test has 20 questions. Use this bank to practise protective equipment with explanations, and combine topic review with full mock exams.
- What are the most common protective equipment mistakes?
- Three typical causes: 1) misreading prompts with decisive keywords ("always", "never", "except", "only", "at least") — they flip the correct answer; 2) switching correct answers in the final review due to self-induced doubt; 3) studying only by topic without full simulations, which penalises block-switching speed.
- How should I practise protective equipment to prepare for the AM licence?
- Alternate three modes: first study the full topic syllabus; then practise the 61 exam-style protective equipment questions until you understand the logic of each; finally launch full AM-licence simulations (20 questions, max 2 wrong) to train block-switching under pressure.