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Driver's permit knowledge test (car) practice test

183 free practice questions for this exam, each with the reason for the answer and where to look it up.

Driver's permit (car): practice test

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Driver's permit (car)

Road signs, right of way, speed and following distance, parking, alcohol and drugs, and safe driving for the learner's permit knowledge test.

183 questions for this exam

About the exam

ExamDriver's permit knowledge test (car)
Who runs itState DMVs
WhereUnited States (varies by state)

Question count, time limit and pass mark differ by where you take it. Check the official candidate bulletin from the organisation that runs your exam.

Sample questions

In every state except Utah, a driver aged 21 or older is legally impaired 'per se' at or above what blood alcohol concentration?

  1. 0.02 percent
  2. 0.10 percent
  3. 0.08 percent
  4. 0.15 percent
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C. 0.08 percent

All states but Utah set the per se limit for adult non-commercial drivers at 0.08 percent (Utah uses 0.05). The 0.10 figure is an older limit that no state uses today.

Reference: 23 U.S.C. 163; state DUI statutes

An oncoming driver fails to dim blinding high beams at night. Where should you look?

  1. Straight ahead at the oncoming lights
  2. Down at your instrument panel
  3. Into your inside rear-view mirror
  4. Toward the right edge of your lane
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D. Toward the right edge of your lane

Looking toward the right edge line or the edge of the road lets you keep your lane while avoiding the glare. Staring at the lights blinds you for several seconds, and flashing your own high beams back only blinds both drivers.

Reference: State driver's manual, night driving

Several vehicles approach an all-way stop from different directions at different times. Who goes first?

  1. The vehicle that is travelling on the wider street
  2. The vehicle that is going straight ahead rather than turning left
  3. The vehicle that reached the intersection and stopped first
  4. The vehicle that has the most passengers on board
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C. The vehicle that reached the intersection and stopped first

At an all-way stop, drivers go in the order they arrived after each makes a full stop. Street width and passenger count have no bearing on right of way.

Reference: Uniform Vehicle Code, Chapter 11 (Rules of the Road); state driver's manual

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