Idaho DMV driver's license practice test 2
Practice for the Idaho written test with 25 free questions based on the Idaho Driver's Handbook. Most of them come from Highway and Vehicle Knowledge (6), Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road (6), and What Affects Your Driving Privilege and Record (2). Question 1 asks: "If you are licensed at 16, when does that license expire?" Every answer comes with an explanation, and you don't need an account.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 85% (22 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 3
- Official handbook
- Idaho Driver's Handbook
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
If you are licensed at 16, when does that license expire?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Idaho Driver's Handbook.
- Be Prepared1 question
- Highway and Vehicle Knowledge6 questions
- Licensing and Testing3 questions
- Sharing the Road3 questions
- The Driving Task2 questions
- Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road6 questions
- Vehicle Equipment and Safety2 questions
- What Affects Your Driving Privilege and Record2 questions
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: If you are licensed at 16, when does that license expire?
- A. On your 17th birthday
- B. Four years after the issue date
- C. Five days after your 18th birthday
- D. Five days after your 21st birthday
Question 2: In the daytime, when must you turn on your headlights because of fog, smoke, or dust?
- A. Only once you can see 100 feet or less
- B. Only when it's fully dark
- C. When you can see 1,000 feet or less
- D. When you can see 500 feet or less
Question 3: 12 to 17 points in any 12 months lead to:
- A. A 6-month suspension
- B. A 90-day suspension
- C. A warning letter
- D. A 30-day suspension
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, What Affects Your Driving Privilege and Record
Question 4: How far does a 150-car freight train going 50 mph need to stop?
- A. About 7,000 feet, or 1 1/3 miles
- B. About 450 feet, like a loaded truck
- C. About 700 feet, or 1/8 mile
- D. About 3 miles
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Highway and Vehicle Knowledge
Question 5: When you drive out of an alley or driveway onto a street, where must you stop?
- A. Only if you see someone walking
- B. Before crossing the sidewalk
- C. In the first traffic lane
- D. At the edge of the street
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road
Question 6: A licensed driver under 16 may drive only in daylight, unless a licensed driver of what age sits in the front seat?
- A. At least 18 years old
- B. At least 25 years old
- C. At least 21 years old
- D. At least 16 years old
Question 7: What is the last step of the five-step procedure for pulling out or changing lanes?
- A. Check your mirrors again
- B. Cancel the turn signal
- C. Tap the horn to let others know
- D. Speed up to the flow of traffic
Question 8: Another car is passing you. What should you do?
- A. Speed up so the pass goes faster
- B. Keep a steady speed or slow down
- C. Brake hard to let them in
- D. Move to the left side of your lane
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road
Question 9: Guide signs with white letters on blue show:
- A. Scenic and historical sites
- B. Directions and distances
- C. Motorist services
- D. Work zone detours
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Highway and Vehicle Knowledge
Question 10: Why must every vehicle have two brake systems?
- A. So the car stops twice as fast
- B. So the passenger can brake in an emergency
- C. So the car can be towed safely
- D. So one still works if the other fails
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Vehicle Equipment and Safety
Question 11: What penalty comes with 24 or more points in any 36 months?
- A. A 90-day suspension
- B. A 6-month suspension
- C. A one-year revocation
- D. A 30-day suspension
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, What Affects Your Driving Privilege and Record
Question 12: You must report a crash to the police if someone is hurt or property damage is more than:
- A. $1,000
- B. $1,500
- C. $2,500
- D. $500
Question 13: Where is a Traffic Signal Ahead sign usually used?
- A. Only near schools, hospitals, and busy fire stations
- B. At every signal in a busy downtown area
- C. On faster roads or where the light is hard to see
- D. Only where a signal ahead is out of order
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Highway and Vehicle Knowledge
Question 14: What following distance should you keep behind a motorcycle?
- A. More than three seconds
- B. Two seconds
- C. One car length
- D. Less than for a car, since it stops fast
Question 15: In a business or residential area, how far before a turn must you signal?
- A. At least 100 feet
- B. At least 50 feet
- C. At least 500 feet
- D. At least 200 feet
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road
Question 16: Before getting into your vehicle, what should you always do?
- A. Honk the horn to warn anyone who is nearby
- B. Check your phone for traffic and weather reports
- C. Start the engine with the remote so it can warm up
- D. Look in front of and behind it for kids or objects
Question 17: The stripes on a barricade angle down to the left. What does that tell you?
- A. Pass the barricade on its left side
- B. The road is fully closed ahead
- C. Turn left at the next intersection
- D. Pass the barricade on its right side
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Highway and Vehicle Knowledge
Question 18: Idaho law treats a flashing red light the same as:
- A. A stop sign
- B. A yield sign
- C. A flashing yellow light
- D. A signal that is out of order
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road
Question 19: Idaho law requires approved child safety seats for children of what age?
- A. 12 years old or younger
- B. 6 years old or younger
- C. 8 years old or younger
- D. 4 years old or younger
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Vehicle Equipment and Safety
Question 20: A car is following you too closely. What does the handbook say to do?
- A. Tap your brakes to warn the driver
- B. Stay put and hold your speed
- C. Speed up to open the gap
- D. Slow down and let it pass
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road
Question 21: How far should you stay behind a snowplow?
- A. 50 feet, whatever your speed
- B. Three seconds, as with any vehicle
- C. Two car lengths for every 10 mph
- D. One car length for every 10 mph
Question 22: How many questions are on the Idaho Class D knowledge test?
- A. 20
- B. 25
- C. 50
- D. 40
Question 23: A speed limit sign shows the maximum speed on that road under what conditions?
- A. Any weather, day or night
- B. Ideal driving conditions
- C. Only when traffic is heavy
- D. Only for trucks and buses
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Highway and Vehicle Knowledge
Question 24: How close to a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal may you park?
- A. No closer than 30 feet
- B. No closer than 50 feet
- C. No closer than 20 feet
- D. No closer than 15 feet
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Laws and the Rules of the Road
Question 25: At an intersection with a pedestrian hybrid beacon, what controls the side streets?
- A. Nothing; side streets have the right-of-way
- B. The same red lights the main road sees
- C. Their own stop signs, as before
- D. A second beacon facing each side street
Source:Idaho Driver's Handbook, Highway and Vehicle Knowledge
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