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New York DMV quick permit practice test 4

Use this 12-question New York quick test when you only have a few minutes. The questions come from our full tests and lean on Chapter 10: Special Driving Conditions (4), Chapter 11: Sharing the Road (3), and Chapter 9: Alcohol and Other Drugs (1). It opens with: "A truck is backing into a loading area across the road. What should you do?" Explanations follow every answer.

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Questions
12
Passing score
70% (9 of 12)
Mistakes allowed
3
Official handbook
New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21)

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Question 1 of 120 of 12 answered

A truck is backing into a loading area across the road. What should you do?

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Every question comes from one of these sections of the official handbook.

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  1. Question 1: A truck is backing into a loading area across the road. What should you do?

    • A. Pass close behind it quickly
    • B. Wait until it finishes
    • C. Honk and drive around it

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 11: Sharing the Road

  2. Question 2: At what blood alcohol content is a driver charged with Aggravated DWI?

    • A. .18
    • B. .08
    • C. .02

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 2: How to Keep Your License

  3. Question 3: How often must a vehicle driven on public roads be inspected?

    • A. Every five years
    • B. At least once a year
    • C. Only when the car is sold

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 8: Defensive Driving

  4. Question 4: Which headlights should you use in rain, fog or falling snow?

    • A. High beams
    • B. Parking lights only
    • C. Low beams

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 10: Special Driving Conditions

  5. Question 5: When may you turn left on a steady red light?

    • A. From any road at all, as long as no one is coming
    • B. From a one-way road onto another one-way road, after stopping
    • C. Never, since left turns on red are banned statewide

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 4: Traffic Control

  6. Question 6: When flashing lights or gates at a railroad crossing tell you to stop, what is the minimum distance from the tracks?

    • A. 15 feet
    • B. 5 feet
    • C. 100 feet

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 10: Special Driving Conditions

  7. Question 7: What is the minimum distance before an expressway exit ramp at which you should signal?

    • A. 10 feet
    • B. One mile
    • C. 100 feet

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 10: Special Driving Conditions

  8. Question 8: How large can the blind spot in front of a long-hood tractor be?

    • A. 2 feet
    • B. 20 feet
    • C. 200 feet

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 11: Sharing the Road

  9. Question 9: May a car share a lane with a motorcycle in New York?

    • A. No
    • B. Yes, if the motorcycle is to one side
    • C. Yes, on wide lanes

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 11: Sharing the Road

  10. Question 10: Which contains about the same alcohol as 12 ounces of beer?

    • A. 12 ounces of liquor
    • B. 1 1/2 ounces of liquor
    • C. 24 ounces of wine in a bottle

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 9: Alcohol and Other Drugs

  11. Question 11: Headlights are required when visibility drops below what distance?

    • A. 500 feet
    • B. 100 feet or less
    • C. 1,000 feet

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 10: Special Driving Conditions

  12. Question 12: A school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the other side of a divided highway. Must you stop?

    • A. No, a divided highway is exempt
    • B. Yes
    • C. Only if children are crossing

    Source:New York Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 6: How to Pass

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