Pennsylvania DOT Permit Practice Test

Not quite. The answer is a stop sign.

A stop sign is an eight-sided white-on-red sign, indicating that other traffic has the right-of-way. You must always bring your vehicle to a complete stop and yield to approaching traffic before proceeding.

Not quite. The answer is a winding road ahead.

This sign warns of a winding road ahead. (A winding road is a road with at least three curves.) This road will curve right and left; you should slow down.

Source: Warning Signs; Signs; Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings; Pennsylvania Driver's Manual

Not quite. The answer is All of the above

Under Pennsylvania law, you must turn on your headlights whenever visibility is reduced below 1,000 feet: between sunset and sunrise, in bad weather, in heavy overcast, in fog, etc. You must also switch on your headlights whenever you're driving through a work zone or you've switched on your windshield wipers because of weather conditions.

Source: Managing Speed, Everyday Driving Skills, Chapter 3: Learning to Drive, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual

Not quite. The answer is All of the above

Increase your following distance in situations in which you may need more space to stop. These include the following: (1) The rear view of the driver of the vehicle ahead of you is blocked or the driver is making frequent, unexpected stops, which can be the case with a bus, taxi, or post office van; (2) you're on a road with poor traction, such as a wet or slippery road or an unpaved road; (3) you're driving downhill, so it will be harder for your brakes to stop your vehicle quickly.

Not quite. The answer is you must yield to the vehicles on the roadway.

To enter a public roadway from an alley, a driveway, or a private road, stop before driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area and proceed slowly. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and approaching vehicles. Vehicles entering from a private road or driveway must yield to vehicles on a public roadway.

Not quite. The answer is 60

If you are convicted of failing to stop for a stopped school bus with flashing red lights, you will be fined $250, your license will be suspended for 60 days, and five points will be added to your driving record. Five is the largest number of points for any single offense. ["The Pennsylvania Point System Fact Sheet," Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, November 2013, http://www.dot.state.pa.us/public/DVSPubsForms/BDL/BDL%20Fact%20Sheets/FS-PS.pdf],

Source: 75 Pa. C.S. § 3345

Not quite. The answer is not try to turn back onto the pavement right away.

If your vehicle's right wheels drift off the pavement, don't try to turn back onto the pavement right away. A sudden movement of the steering wheel might cause your vehicle to whip sideways into other traffic. Don't brake hard either; this might cause a skid. Instead, slow down, regain control, and slowly turn back onto the roadway.

Not quite. The answer is passing is allowed.

A single broken (dashed) yellow line may be found on a two-lane, two-way roadway. Vehicles on either side may pass if it is safe to do so.

Not quite. The answer is A T-intersection is ahead; yield to cross traffic.

This sign indicates a T-intersection. This sign indicates that the road you are traveling on will end soon. Prepare to turn right or left. Yield to cross traffic.

Not quite. The answer is Right turns are prohibited.

A red slash inside a red circle means "no." This regulatory sign prohibits drivers from making a right turn. This sign is located on the right side of a roadway or over a travel lane.

Not quite. The answer is Pull over, no matter which direction the emergency vehicle is traveling in.

You must pull over when an emergency vehicle approaches you with its flashing lights or siren on, no matter which direction the emergency vehicle is traveling in. However, if you're in the middle of an intersection when the emergency vehicle approaches, proceed through the intersection and then pull over immediately.

Source: Emergency Vehicles and Situations, Special Circumstances and Emergencies, Chapter 3: Learning to Drive, Pennsylvania Driver's Manual

Not quite. The answer is oncoming vehicles.

When making a left turn at an intersection that is not controlled by signs or signals, you must yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians within the intersection or within marked or unmarked crosswalks.

Not quite. The answer is you must not drive in this lane.

Lane-use control signals are special overhead signals that permit or prohibit the use of specific lanes of a street or highway. A steady red X signal over a lane indicates that you must not drive in this lane.

Not quite. The answer is 40%

According to the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, approximately 40 percent of all traffic deaths in the United States involve drunk drivers. (Note: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this number has declined in recent years to 28 percent, but it still represents about ten thousand people killed per year in alcohol-related accidents.) [Alcohol and Driving, Driver Factors, Chapter 3: Learning to Drive; Pennsylvania Driver's Manual],

Source: "Impaired Driving: Get the Facts," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html

Not quite. The answer is keep right.

A barricade or marker with stripes sloping down to the right means that you should keep right. These signs are used to guide drivers safely around hazardous objects that are close to the edge of the road. They are also used to warn drivers of a hazardous roadside condition such as an abrupt drop-off in the pavement.

Not quite. The answer is turn left.

If you see this sign while you are driving in the left lane, you must turn left at the intersection ahead.

Not quite. The answer is All of the above answers are correct.

Alcohol can affect your concentration, reaction time, and judgment.

Not quite. The answer is A narrow bridge or underpass ahead

This sign means that a narrow bridge or underpass is ahead. Slow down, stay in your lane, and proceed with caution.

Not quite. The answer is rightmost

Under Pennsylvania law, on a limited-access highway, you must drive in the right-hand lane unless you are passing other vehicles, turning left, or exiting left.

Source: 75 Pa. C. S. § 3313

Not quite. The answer is Yield the right-of-way or stop before turning right or left.

You may see this sign at the terminating road of some T-intersections. It means that you must yield the right of way or stop before you turn right or left onto the through road.