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Minnesota DMV Flashcards
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Under Minnesota's basic speed law, how should a driver choose a speed during poor weather?
Answer: Use a speed reasonable for the weather, traffic, and road conditions
Handbook, p. 26A hill or curve blocks other drivers from seeing you. How far away must they be able to see you for a U-turn to be legal there?
Answer: 1,000 feet
Handbook, p. 33How many licensed drivers does Minnesota have, according to the manual?
Answer: More than 4.5 million
Handbook, p. 3When children are present in a Minnesota school zone, what speed action is required?
Answer: Slow down
Handbook, p. 26How far above the posted speed limit must a Minnesota driver travel before additional fines apply?
Answer: 20 mph or more
Handbook, p. 27At what alcohol concentration can a person controlling a regular moving or parked vehicle be arrested for DWI in Minnesota?
Answer: 0.08 percent or higher
Handbook, p. 93What alcohol concentration threshold does Minnesota identify for driving a commercial vehicle?
Answer: 0.04 percent
Handbook, p. 93A commercial driver has a detectable alcohol concentration below 0.04 percent. What Minnesota consequence is specified?
Answer: The driver is placed out of service for 24 hours
Handbook, p. 95What alcohol rule applies to a Minnesota driver under age 21 who operates a motor vehicle?
Answer: Any detectable amount is illegal
Handbook, p. 95When can Minnesota penalties become more severe based on alcohol concentration?
Answer: At 0.16 percent or above
Handbook, p. 94Two drivers reach an intersection without traffic lights at the same time. Which driver must yield in Minnesota?
Answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
Handbook, p. 43What may not a driver do when a vehicle ahead has stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk?
Answer: Pass the stopped vehicle
Handbook, p. 47What right-of-way consequence follows when a driver approaches a Minnesota intersection at an unlawful speed?
Answer: The driver loses the privilege associated with lawful speed
Handbook, p. 26A school bus's red lights are flashing, but its stop arm does not swing out. What must a Minnesota driver do?
Answer: Stop at least 20 feet from the bus
Handbook, p. 1When a school bus displays flashing red lights on a divided highway, which traffic is excepted from stopping?
Answer: Traffic traveling in the opposite direction on the other side of the divider
Handbook, p. 1If you cannot move one lane away from a stopped emergency vehicle, how should you pass it?
Answer: Slow down and pass with caution
Handbook, p. 44Where may a person with a Minnesota Class D license drive a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle?
Answer: On streets with speed limits of 35 mph or less
Handbook, p. 51May a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle be used for a Minnesota road test?
Answer: No, it may not be used for a road test
Handbook, p. 51Which vehicles does the Minnesota manual identify as permitted to use blue lights?
Answer: Snowplows, road maintenance equipment, and authorized emergency vehicles
Handbook, p. 23Which group may use strobe lamps under the Minnesota vehicle-equipment rules?
Answer: School buses, snow removal equipment, and rural mail carrier vehicles
Handbook, p. 23When must Minnesota drivers use their headlights according to the vehicle-equipment section?
Answer: From sunset until sunrise and whenever the road ahead cannot be seen for at least 500 feet
Handbook, p. 23When approaching an oncoming vehicle within 1,000 feet, what beam setting is required?
Answer: Low beam headlights
Handbook, p. 73What score must an applicant earn to pass Minnesota's Class D written test?
Answer: 80 percent
Handbook, p. 10Which format does Minnesota use for questions on the Class D written test?
Answer: Multiple choice and true-or-false
Handbook, p. 10After two consecutive failures of the Minnesota written test, what applies to the third and later attempts?
Answer: A $10 fee is charged
Handbook, p. 10When may a driver exceed a 55 mph posted limit by up to 10 mph under Minnesota's speed rule?
Answer: While lawfully passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway
Handbook, p. 26How should a driver respond to a flashing red traffic light in Minnesota?
Answer: Treat it as a stop sign
Handbook, p. 41Which stopped vehicles are covered by Minnesota's move-over rule when their warning lights are activated?
Answer: Stalled vehicles and listed service, maintenance, utility, construction, postal, and recycling vehicles
Handbook, p. 44When turning left, which approaching vehicles must a Minnesota driver yield to?
Answer: Vehicles from the opposite direction that are in or close enough to the intersection to pose a crash risk
Handbook, p. 43A pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk as you approach. What is the required response?
Answer: Stop and wait until the pedestrian has passed your lane
Handbook, p. 47How long does a new Minnesota resident have to get a Minnesota license or permit?
Answer: 60 days, or 30 days for commercial drivers
Handbook, p. 6What vision must a Minnesota applicant have?
Answer: At least 20/40 corrected or uncorrected, with at least 105 degrees of peripheral vision
Handbook, p. 10When is driving below a posted minimum speed limit illegal under normal conditions?
Answer: Whenever the driver is traveling below that posted minimum
Handbook, p. 26What minimum age must an applicant meet to qualify for a Minnesota provisional license?
Answer: 16 years
Handbook, p. 14During the first six months of a Minnesota provisional license, how many passengers under 20 who are not immediate family members may ride without a parent or guardian accompanying the driver?
Answer: One passenger under age 20
Handbook, p. 15During the second six months of a Minnesota provisional license, how many passengers under 20 who are not immediate family members may ride without a parent or guardian accompanying the driver?
Answer: No more than three
Handbook, p. 15What nighttime restriction applies during the first six months of a Minnesota provisional license?
Answer: No driving from midnight to 5 a.m. unless an exception applies
Handbook, p. 14Which circumstance can lead to a felony DWI charge in Minnesota?
Answer: A fourth DWI arrest within a 10-year period
Handbook, p. 95Under Minnesota law as revised in 2025, what is the license revocation period for refusing a required chemical test when the driver has no qualified prior impaired driving incidents in the past 20 years?
Answer: Not less than one year
HandbookOn a road with two lanes in your direction, where should you move when a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights is ahead?
Answer: To the lane farthest away from the stopped vehicle when safe
Handbook, p. 44What cellphone use is allowed for a Minnesota driver under 18 with an instruction permit or provisional license?
Answer: A call to 911 in an emergency
Handbook, p. 79What action does this STOP sign require?
Answer: Come to a complete stop, then wait for right-of-way traffic and pedestrians to clear
Handbook, p. 57What does this YIELD sign direct you to do?
Answer: Slow down or stop if necessary and give right of way to vehicles and pedestrians
Handbook, p. 57What does this DO NOT ENTER sign mean when it faces your vehicle?
Answer: Do not enter that lane or road
Handbook, p. 57What does a WRONG WAY sign indicate about your vehicle's direction?
Answer: You have entered a lane of oncoming traffic
Handbook, p. 57What traffic pattern does the arrow on this sign establish?
Answer: Traffic in the specified lane flows only in the arrow's direction
Handbook, p. 58What do Minnesota sign shapes and colors help a driver do before reading a sign up close?
Answer: Get a general idea of what the sign means
Handbook, p. 56Which kind of sign is shown, and what must a driver do with it?
Answer: A regulatory sign that must be obeyed
Handbook, p. 57What does a red circle with a red slash across a symbol indicate?
Answer: You should not take the pictured course of action
Handbook, p. 57What does the number on a Minnesota speed-limit sign represent?
Answer: The maximum speed you may drive on that road
Handbook, p. 57
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Every card is written from the official Minnesota Driver's Manual. Page updated 2026-10-22. How we check every question. Spot something wrong? Use Report a mistake under any card.