MO Permit Practice Test 9

All 20 questions in test 9

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1. 1. What must vehicles do when a blind pedestrian is crossing with a white cane or guide dog?

   1. Continue after sounding the horn
   2. Come to a complete stop
   3. Stop only if a traffic signal is red
   4. Pass before the pedestrian reaches the lane
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   Come to a complete stop. A white cane or guide dog identifies a pedestrian who is blind, and Missouri requires vehicles to come to a complete stop while that person crosses. A horn does not replace yielding, and a traffic signal does not remove the driver’s duty to protect the crossing. Stop early enough to leave the pedestrian a safe path, then wait until the crossing is complete. The cane or dog is the immediate cue to stop fully.

2. 2. When must a driver obey the slower speed limit in a Missouri school zone?

   1. Only after a school bus opens its doors
   2. When school-zone lights flash or children are present
   3. Only when a crossing guard is standing in the roadway
   4. Only between midnight and sunrise
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   When school-zone lights flash or children are present. The school-zone rule is activated by either of two visible conditions: flashing school-zone lights or children being present. A bus, nighttime hours, or a crossing guard is not required before the reduced limit applies. Drivers should scan for both the posted school-zone sign and the people or signals that trigger extra caution. The useful cue is simple: flashing lights or children means slow to the lower school-zone speed and stay alert for sudden crossings.

3. 3. A Missouri turn warning sign is used for a turn with what recommended maximum speed?

   1. 45 mph or less
   2. 55 mph or more
   3. 30 mph or less
   4. Any speed, as long as it is posted
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   30 mph or less. Missouri separates a curve from a turn by how slow you need to go. The sharp arrow of a turn sign is posted where the recommended maximum speed through the bend is 30 mph or less; gentler bends with higher advisory speeds get the curve sign instead. Forty five and fifty five are curve territory, not turn territory. The advisory plate under the sign gives the exact number for that spot, so slow to it before you reach the arrow rather than braking inside the turn.

4. 4. What should you do when an emergency vehicle approaches with a siren or flashing light?

   1. Follow it closely through the next intersection
   2. Pull to the right edge and remain stopped until it passes
   3. Stop immediately in the intersection
   4. Keep driving at the same speed in the left lane
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   Pull to the right edge and remain stopped until it passes. Missouri drivers must yield to police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency vehicles using the listed warning equipment. Pull as near to the right edge as possible and remain stopped until the vehicle passes. If already in an intersection, clear that intersection before pulling over rather than stopping in the crossing path. Following the emergency vehicle is unsafe, and staying in the left lane blocks the responder. Check mirrors frequently so the response is recognized early and the maneuver is smooth.

5. 5. What happens after a Missouri driver fails the driving test three times?

   1. The applicant receives an automatic full license
   2. The applicant may take unlimited tests the same week
   3. Further testing requires written authorization and proof of additional training
   4. Only the vision test must be repeated
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   Further testing requires written authorization and proof of additional training. Three driving-test failures trigger an additional approval step. The Department requires written authorization to test again, and the applicant must send proof of eligible behind-the-wheel training before receiving approval. A license is not issued automatically, and repeated failures do not remove the driving portion or reduce it to vision testing. Keep the examiner’s failure information in mind as a cue: three failures means training documentation plus Department permission before another attempt.

6. 6. A Missouri driver reaches 8 points within 18 months for the first time. How long is the suspension?

   1. 60 days
   2. 90 days
   3. One year
   4. 30 days
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   30 days. Eight or more points in 18 months suspends the privilege: 30 days for a first suspension, 60 days for a second, and 90 days for a third or later. So 60 and 90 days are later steps. One year is the revocation for 12 points in 12 months, 18 in 24 months, or 24 in 36 months. Reinstatement for a non-alcohol point suspension needs an SR-22 and a $20 fee.

7. 7. If another driver is following your vehicle too closely and a right lane is available, you should:

   1. Move over to the right
   2. Speed up until the other vehicle stops following
   3. Block the right lane so the driver cannot pass
   4. Brake suddenly to make the driver back off
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   Move over to the right. When a tailgater is behind you and a right lane is available, move over to the right so the other driver can pass. This separates the vehicles without a sudden confrontation. Hard braking is dangerous because it removes the following driver's stopping margin, while speeding can encourage more aggressive driving. Check the right lane, signal, and move when safe. If no right lane exists, reduce speed gradually only after the road ahead is clear, never with an abrupt stop.

8. 8. A fluorescent orange sign beside a Missouri roadway indicates:

   1. A hospital or rest area is available ahead
   2. A destination and its distance from the driver
   3. A permanent rule about turns or parking
   4. Road work is being performed on or alongside the roadway
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   Road work is being performed on or alongside the roadway. Fluorescent orange is reserved for work-zone information, including activity on the roadway or along its edge. Drivers should expect workers, narrowed lanes, changing traffic patterns, or other control devices and should respond with extra care. The service choice belongs to blue signs, destination guidance belongs to green or brown signs, and permanent traffic rules are commonly shown on white regulatory signs. The practical cue is color: orange means look for a work area, reduce distractions, watch for flaggers, and obey any temporary speed or lane instruction that follows.

9. 9. A Missouri driver is convicted of failing to have a required ignition interlock installed. What happens to the driving privilege?

   1. A $20 fee only
   2. It is revoked for one year
   3. A 30-day suspension
   4. Nothing if no alcohol was involved
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   It is revoked for one year. A court conviction for failing to have an ignition interlock installed as required revokes the driving privilege for one year. A second offense takes the privilege away for five years. The $20 fee is for reinstating after a device lapse, not the penalty for this conviction. Thirty days understates the law, and the offense does not depend on drinking at the time.

10. 10. A Missouri permit holder is 15. Besides a parent, grandparent, guardian or driving instructor, who may supervise from the front seat?

    1. A person at least 25 licensed for three years with written parent permission
    2. Any licensed driver age 18 or older
    3. Any licensed driver age 21 or older
    4. A 16-year-old sibling with an intermediate license
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    A person at least 25 licensed for three years with written parent permission. Under 16, a permit holder may drive only with a parent, stepparent, grandparent, legal guardian, qualified instructor, or a person at least 25 who has been licensed at least three years and has written permission from the parent or guardian. Any licensed driver 21 or older may supervise only once the permit holder is 16. An 18-year-old or a teen sibling does not qualify.

11. 11. When Missouri law permits passing on the right, what roadway area may not be used to complete the pass?

    1. The left travel lane
    2. A marked turn lane
    3. The paved shoulder
    4. The lane beside the vehicle being passed
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    The paved shoulder. Missouri permits passing on the right only in listed situations, and the guide adds an absolute boundary: the maneuver must not be made by driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway, including the shoulder. The shoulder choice is therefore prohibited even when it is paved. A driver should remain on the roadway and confirm that the specific passing condition exists. Legal permission to pass on the right is not permission to leave the travel surface.

12. 12. How should a driver approach a flashing yellow traffic signal?

    1. Stop and wait for a solid green signal
    2. Slow down and proceed with caution
    3. Accelerate because cross traffic must stop
    4. Treat it exactly like a flashing red signal
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    Slow down and proceed with caution. A flashing yellow light calls for slowing down and proceeding with caution. It is not the same as a flashing red light, which has the meaning of a stop sign, and it does not direct every driver to wait for green. Speeding through the intersection assumes conditions that may not exist. Reduce speed, look for vehicles and pedestrians, and continue only when the path is safe. The flashing yellow pattern is the cue for caution rather than an automatic full stop.

13. 13. When must a Missouri driver turn on the headlights at night?

    1. From half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise
    2. Only after full darkness
    3. Only when other vehicles have their lights on
    4. Only outside city limits
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    From half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise. Missouri's night driving tips start with the law: turn your headlights on from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise. Keep the headlights clean, working and correctly aimed, use high beams when there are no oncoming vehicles, and keep the windows clean to cut glare. Waiting for full darkness or for other drivers to switch on leaves your vehicle hard to see at dusk.

14. 14. An emergency vehicle approaches while you are inside a Missouri roundabout. What should you do?

    1. Reverse out of the roundabout
    2. Stop inside the roundabout
    3. Circle until the emergency vehicle passes
    4. Exit immediately and pull to the right
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    Exit immediately and pull to the right. The Missouri guide tells a driver already circulating to leave at the next exit without delay and then pull to the right so the responders can pass. Stopping inside the circle blocks the path, circling keeps you in the way, and reversing is never an option. If you have not yet entered, wait before entering and let the emergency vehicle clear. Large trucks in the circle may use the truck apron on the inside.

15. 15. What is a two-way left-turn lane in Missouri intended for?

    
    1. Passing slower traffic in either direction
    2. Traveling through the lane for any distance
    3. Entering the roadway from a side street
    4. Preparing to slow or stop before making a left turn from the main roadway
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    Preparing to slow or stop before making a left turn from the main roadway. A shared center lane marked for two-way left turns is a staging area for a driver preparing to slow or stop before turning left from the main roadway. It is not a passing lane or an ordinary travel lane, and the guide limits travel in it to no more than 500 feet. It also should not be used to enter the roadway from a side street. Enter only when preparing for the left-turn movement.

16. 16. A driver facing the red and white DO NOT ENTER sign should understand that:

    
    1. The roadway opening must not be entered
    2. The road becomes two-way ahead
    3. Parking is prohibited only during business hours
    4. A railroad crossing is immediately ahead
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    The roadway opening must not be entered. DO NOT ENTER is a regulatory instruction at a roadway opening. The driver must stay out of that road, ramp, or entrance, even if the pavement appears open. It is not a parking message, a two-way traffic warning, or a railroad notice. The most useful cue is the wording inside the red symbol: it addresses entry, not stopping or route direction after entry. If you encounter the sign after turning incorrectly, stop in a safe place without entering further and look for a lawful route back to the intended roadway.

17. 17. How long must a Missouri instruction permit be held before the driver can graduate to an intermediate license?

    1. At least 120 days
    2. At least 90 days
    3. At least 182 days
    4. At least 365 days
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    At least 182 days. The permit must be held for a minimum of six months, stated in the guide as 182 days beginning the day after issuance. The 90 day and 120 day choices shorten the learning period, while 365 days doubles it. This holding period is only one graduation condition, because the applicant also needs the required instruction hours and must satisfy the applicable record and testing rules. When counting, do not start with the issuance date itself. The guide specifically anchors the 182 day period to the following day.

18. 18. When the lane-ends warning sign appears, what must a driver in the right lane do?

    
    1. Continue in the right lane and force left-lane traffic to stop
    2. Use the shoulder until the lane reappears
    3. Stop immediately in the lane without checking traffic
    4. Merge left, yielding to traffic already in the left lane
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    Merge left, yielding to traffic already in the left lane. The lane-ends warning means two lanes will become one. A driver in the right lane must merge left and yield to vehicles already traveling in the left lane. The disappearing lane does not grant priority, and the shoulder is not a replacement travel lane. Stopping suddenly can create a rear-end crash, so the driver should signal, check mirrors and blind spots, adjust speed, and merge when a safe gap exists. The narrowing line on the sign is the advance cue to begin planning the merge rather than waiting until the lane physically ends.

19. 19. What license consequence does the Missouri guide associate with a third or subsequent DWI related offense?

    1. A ten year license denial
    2. A one year revocation
    3. A 30 day suspension
    4. A five year denial
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    A ten year license denial. The administrative chart lists a ten year license denial for a third and subsequent offense. A one year revocation is tied to a second offense, and the five year denial is tied to a second offense within five years. The 30 day suspension belongs to a different minor possession rule. Do not treat every alcohol consequence as the same type of action. Here the key is both the high offense count and the word denial, which means the person cannot receive a license during the stated period.

20. 20. How far before a turn should a Missouri driver signal so other drivers can be ready?

    1. About 25 feet before the turn
    2. Only as the wheel starts to turn
    3. At least 100 feet before the turn
    4. At least a quarter mile before the turn
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    At least 100 feet before the turn. A turn signal is a promise to the drivers around you, and Missouri wants it made at least 100 feet before the turn. Signaling 25 feet out or as the wheel moves gives following traffic no time to slow, which is how rear end crashes at driveways happen. A quarter mile is so early that drivers will assume you forgot the signal was on. Get into the correct lane first, then signal, then brake, so the three actions read as one clear message.