Pennsylvania PennDOT driver's license practice test 6

Here are 25 free Pennsylvania driver's license practice questions drawn from the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95). They focus on Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (6), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive (11), and Chapter 1: Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Information (3). The test opens with: "How high should your head restraint be?" You get an explanation after each answer, and you need no account.

Checked on October 1, 2026

Questions: 25
Passing score: 83% (21 of 25)
Mistakes allowed: 4
Official handbook: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95)

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Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered

How high should your head restraint be?

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What this test covers

Every question comes from one of these sections of the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95).

Chapter 1: Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Information3 questions
Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings6 questions
Chapter 3: Learning to Drive11 questions
Chapter 4: Driving Record Information3 questions
Chapter 5: Laws and Related Issues2 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: How high should your head restraint be?
- A. At least as high as the top of your ears
- B. Level with your shoulders
- C. At the base of your neck, below the skull
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 2: How early can your health care provider complete the physical on the permit application (DL-180)?
- A. Any time after your 14th birthday, if a parent signs
- B. No earlier than six months before your 16th birthday
- C. Only on or after your 16th birthday, at the exam site
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 1: Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Information
Question 3: How much of the lane must you allow a motorcyclist?
- A. One complete lane
- B. Half a lane
- C. Whatever space is left
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 4: How close to a stop sign, yield sign or flashing signal may you park?
- A. No closer than 15 feet
- B. No closer than 20 feet
- C. No closer than 30 feet
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 5: Until what age must a child ride in a rear-facing car seat, unless they outgrow its limits first?
- A. 1
- B. 4
- C. 2
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 5: Laws and Related Issues
Question 6: On a two-lane, two-way road, where should you start a left turn?
- A. As close to the right edge of the road as possible
- B. From the middle of the lane
- C. As close to the center line as possible
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 7: If a person is riding in the bed of a pickup, what is the top speed allowed?
- A. 55 mph
- B. 25 mph
- C. 35 mph
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 8: Within how many feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge or tunnel may you not pass?
- A. 100 feet
- B. 25 feet
- C. 500 feet
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 9: To cross a 30 mph street from a two-way stop, how large a gap do you need in both directions?
- A. About 2 seconds
- B. About 6 seconds
- C. About 20 seconds
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 10: Can a driver 21 or older be convicted of DUI with a BAC under .08?
- A. Yes, if police stop them for driving erratically
- B. No, .08 is the legal limit for every adult driver
- C. Only if they caused a crash
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 4: Driving Record Information
Question 11: Under Pennsylvania's implied consent law, when did you agree to take a chemical test for alcohol or drugs?
- A. When the officer reads you your rights at the scene
- B. When you sign the arrest paperwork
- C. When you became licensed to drive in Pennsylvania
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 4: Driving Record Information
Question 12: May you turn right on a steady red light in Pennsylvania?
- A. No, never, unless a police officer waves you on
- B. Yes, after stopping, unless a sign forbids it
- C. Yes, without stopping, if the road is clear
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 13: Two cars reach a four-way stop at the same time. Who goes first?
- A. The driver on the right
- B. The driver on the left
- C. Whoever is going straight
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 14: How many curves does a WINDING ROAD sign warn of?
- A. Three or more in a row
- B. Exactly two
- C. One sharp curve
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 15: How many points come off your record for every 12 months in a row without a violation or suspension?
- A. 1
- B. 3
- C. 6
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 4: Driving Record Information
Question 16: Traffic is backed up past a railroad crossing. Where should you stop?
- A. On the tracks, if no train is visible in either direction
- B. With your front wheels just past the first rail
- C. Where your vehicle is completely clear of the tracks
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 17: How slow can a crash be and still kill an unbelted person?
- A. 35 mph
- B. 12 mph
- C. 50 mph
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 5: Laws and Related Issues
Question 18: How long is a Pennsylvania learner's permit valid?
- A. Six months
- B. Three years
- C. One year
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 1: Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Information
Question 19: What is the speed limit in a Pennsylvania school zone when the yellow lights are flashing?
- A. 25 mph
- B. 15 mph
- C. 35 mph
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 20: How many questions are on the Pennsylvania knowledge test, and how many must you answer correctly?
- A. 18 questions, with 15 correct
- B. 20 questions, with 14 correct
- C. 25 questions, with 20 correct
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 1: Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Information
Question 21: What color are work zone signs?
- A. Orange with black letters
- B. Yellow with black letters
- C. White with red letters
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 22: Being awake for 18 hours impairs your driving about as much as what BAC?
- A. .01 percent
- B. .05 percent
- C. .20 percent
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 23: How can you tell you're on the right ramp to enter a highway?
- A. A yellow line is on your right and a white line on your left
- B. A white line is on your right and a yellow line on your left
- C. The ramp has no lines
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 24: You miss your highway exit. What should you do?
- A. Back up on the shoulder
- B. Cross the median to turn around
- C. Take the next exit
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive
Question 25: What sobers you up after drinking?
- A. Only time
- B. Coffee or other caffeine
- C. A cold shower
Source:Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3: Learning to Drive

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All 25 questions on this test

Question 1: How high should your head restraint be?

Question 2: How early can your health care provider complete the physical on the permit application (DL-180)?

Question 3: How much of the lane must you allow a motorcyclist?

Question 4: How close to a stop sign, yield sign or flashing signal may you park?

Question 5: Until what age must a child ride in a rear-facing car seat, unless they outgrow its limits first?

Question 6: On a two-lane, two-way road, where should you start a left turn?

Question 7: If a person is riding in the bed of a pickup, what is the top speed allowed?

Question 8: Within how many feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge or tunnel may you not pass?

Question 9: To cross a 30 mph street from a two-way stop, how large a gap do you need in both directions?

Question 10: Can a driver 21 or older be convicted of DUI with a BAC under .08?

Question 11: Under Pennsylvania's implied consent law, when did you agree to take a chemical test for alcohol or drugs?

Question 12: May you turn right on a steady red light in Pennsylvania?

Question 13: Two cars reach a four-way stop at the same time. Who goes first?

Question 14: How many curves does a WINDING ROAD sign warn of?

Question 15: How many points come off your record for every 12 months in a row without a violation or suspension?

Question 16: Traffic is backed up past a railroad crossing. Where should you stop?

Question 17: How slow can a crash be and still kill an unbelted person?

Question 18: How long is a Pennsylvania learner's permit valid?

Question 19: What is the speed limit in a Pennsylvania school zone when the yellow lights are flashing?

Question 20: How many questions are on the Pennsylvania knowledge test, and how many must you answer correctly?

Question 21: What color are work zone signs?

Question 22: Being awake for 18 hours impairs your driving about as much as what BAC?

Question 23: How can you tell you're on the right ramp to enter a highway?

Question 24: You miss your highway exit. What should you do?

Question 25: What sobers you up after drinking?

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