NY Permit Practice Test 20

All 20 questions in test 20

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1. 1. A New York driver who got a license at age 19 is still in the six-month probation period and is convicted of speeding. What happens?

   1. Nothing beyond the fine and points
   2. The license is suspended for 60 days
   3. The license is revoked for one year
   4. Probation is extended by one week
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   The license is suspended for 60 days. Drivers who are 18 or older when they pass the road test in New York start with six months of probation. A single conviction for speeding, reckless driving, following too closely, a speed contest, or DWAI alcohol during that time suspends the license for 60 days, and so do any two other traffic violations. After the suspension, a new six-month probation begins. Another such offense in that new period brings a revocation of at least six months, not one year. Probation is not simply extended by a week.

2. 2. How far before an expressway exit ramp should a New York driver signal?

   1. At least 50 feet
   2. At least 1,000 feet
   3. Only once on the ramp
   4. At least 100 feet
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   At least 100 feet. To avoid a last-minute lane change, check the exit signs early, get into the correct lane ahead of time, and signal your exit at least 100 feet before you reach the exit ramp. Once you are on the ramp, slow down, since ramps often have a lower speed limit. Fifty feet gives drivers behind you too little warning, and waiting until you are already on the ramp defeats the purpose of signaling. One thousand feet is not the figure the manual gives.

3. 3. May you pass if you cannot return before a solid yellow line?

   1. Yes, finish in the left lane
   2. Yes, if no one is coming
   3. No, never start such a pass
   4. Only for trucks
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   No, never start such a pass. Return points obey markings too: drivers cannot pass on the left when they cannot safely return right before reaching a solid yellow center line for the right lane. Finish-left, nobody-coming, and trucks-only readings each end the pass across a no-passing line. The solid yellow protects the return zone as well as the lane. Measure the whole pass against the markings, not just its start.

4. 4. At a New York NO STANDING sign, which stop is allowed?

   1. Unloading boxes from the trunk while the driver steps out
   2. Waiting with the engine running for a passenger who is shopping
   3. Parking briefly while the driver buys a coffee
   4. A brief stop to pick up or drop off passengers, with the driver staying in the vehicle
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   A brief stop to pick up or drop off passengers, with the driver staying in the vehicle. A NO STANDING sign is stricter than NO PARKING. Under New York rules it means you can make a temporary stop to load or discharge passengers only, and the driver cannot exit the vehicle. Unloading merchandise is not covered, and neither is waiting at the curb for someone who has not yet arrived. Pull in, let the rider in or out, and move on. If you see a NO STOPPING sign instead, even that brief passenger stop is not allowed.

5. 5. You buy a vehicle from a private seller in New York and register it. How long do you have to get it inspected?

   1. Within 10 days of the registration date, using the 10-day extension sticker
   2. Within 30 days
   3. Before the next oil change
   4. Within one year
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   Within 10 days of the registration date, using the 10-day extension sticker. When you register a vehicle that lacks a valid inspection, you can receive a 10-day inspection extension sticker on request, and you must then have the vehicle inspected within 10 days from the date of registration. A vehicle bought from a New York registered dealer should already carry a valid sticker. Thirty days and a year exceed the extension, and maintenance schedules have nothing to do with the legal deadline.

6. 6. How should signaling change in bad weather?

   1. Signal later than usual
   2. Signal turns further ahead of time
   3. Stop signaling
   4. Signal only at night
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   Signal turns further ahead of time. Dim conditions delay every reaction behind you, so signal turns further ahead of time to give others more warning. Later, never, and night-only signaling each compress the notice that rain and fog already erode. Brake early behind other vehicles and at intersection stops for the same reason: visibility buys time only if intentions arrive early. Telegraph sooner, slow gradually, and let the whole stream adjust.

7. 7. How should you finish the backing maneuver?

   1. Clear ahead, look back, and stop short of the rear car
   2. Bump the rear car gently
   3. Ignore the rear car
   4. Speed into the curb
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   Clear ahead, look back, and stop short of the rear car. The finish protects both neighbors: confirm clearance ahead, look back, and stop to avoid bumping the vehicle behind. Gentle-bumping, ignoring, and curb-speeding readings each treat contact as technique. Bumpers and sensors forgive nothing, and the following car's alarm proves it. Stop with room to spare, straighten the wheels, and pull forward to center. Touching either neighbor fails tests and risks damage claims.

8. 8. What does a steady red X above a New York lane mean?

   1. Use the lane only for a left turn
   2. Move into the lane before the next signal
   3. Do not drive in that lane
   4. Proceed if the driver activates hazard lights
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   Do not drive in that lane. A steady red X is a lane-use control signal that closes the lane beneath it. It does not mean the lane is available for a cautious driver, a left turn, or a vehicle using hazard lights. A flashing yellow X has the narrower left-turn meaning, while a steady yellow X tells traffic to leave the lane. Look overhead before entering a managed lane, and merge only where the roadway markings and other signals permit it.

9. 9. A New York driver is beside the broken line in a solid-and-broken pair. What may be done?

   1. Pass only after crossing the solid line first
   2. Never cross because any paired line prohibits passing
   3. Pass when safe and without interfering with traffic
   4. Change lanes without checking opposing traffic
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   Pass when safe and without interfering with traffic. In a solid-and-broken pair, the line next to your vehicle determines the permission. A driver beside the broken line may pass when it is safe and the maneuver will not interfere with traffic. The driver beside the solid line may not cross it to pass, so the pair does not create a blanket prohibition or a free pass. Check sight distance, speed, and oncoming vehicles before moving. The concrete cue is the marking immediately adjacent to your lane, not the line on the far side.

10. 10. Which bicyclists must wear helmets?

    1. Ages 1 to 13 must wear approved helmets
    2. Nobody needs helmets
    3. Only racers need helmets
    4. Only adults need helmets
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    Ages 1 to 13 must wear approved helmets. Young riders helmet by law: bicyclists and passengers ages one through thirteen must wear approved helmets. Nobody, racers-only, and adults-only readings each invert the age-targeted mandate. Adults follow local helmet laws and regulations. Protect growing heads on every ride. Protect growing heads with helmets on every single ride. Adults must follow all local helmet laws and regulations. Helmet every young rider always.

11. 11. What does this orange triangle sign identify?

    
    1. A slow-moving vehicle: animal-drawn, farm, or construction equipment
    2. A fast sports car
    3. A parking space
    4. A restaurant
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    A slow-moving vehicle: animal-drawn, farm, or construction equipment. Orange triangles flag slow machinery: the reflective triangle marks vehicles drawn by animals, most farm vehicles, and construction equipment. Sports-car, parking, and restaurant readings each misread the emblem of the slow. Rural mail trucks carry them too. See the triangle, slow down and pass only when safe. See the orange triangle, slow down, pass only when safe. Rural mail trucks also carry the orange triangle emblem.

12. 12. Until what point must a child in New York ride in a rear-facing car seat?

    1. Until age 1
    2. Until age 4 or 40 pounds
    3. Until the child can sit up alone
    4. Until age 2 or the seat's highest rear-facing weight or height limit
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    Until age 2 or the seat's highest rear-facing weight or height limit. New York requires a child to be restrained in the rear-facing position until they are two years old or reach the highest weight or height limit the car seat manufacturer allows. After outgrowing an infant-only seat, a convertible or all-in-one seat used rear facing is recommended. Age 1 and sitting up alone are too early, and age 4 is the age until which a child must ride in a federally approved child safety seat, not the rear-facing rule. Never put a rear-facing seat in front of a passenger air bag.

13. 13. What is blood alcohol content?

    1. The amount of food eaten
    2. Blood alcohol percentage measured by chemical tests of breath, blood, urine, or saliva
    3. The type of drink
    4. The time of day
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    Blood alcohol percentage measured by chemical tests of breath, blood, urine, or saliva. BAC measures blood alcohol: the percentage of alcohol in blood, normally determined by chemical tests of breath, blood, urine, or saliva. Food, drink-type, and time readings each substitute trivia for the scientific standard. Thresholds at point-oh-five, oh-eight, and point-one-eight mark impairment, intoxication, and aggravation. Tests quantify what behavior suggests. Tests quantify precisely what driver behavior already strongly suggests. Point-oh-five, oh-eight, and point-one-eight mark rising legal peril.

14. 14. Must you move over for any parked car on a parkway?

    1. Move over for any vehicle parked, stopped, or standing on parkways or controlled highways
    2. Only for police cars
    3. Only in daylight
    4. Never required
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    Move over for any vehicle parked, stopped, or standing on parkways or controlled highways. Move Over covers every shoulder sitter on fast roads: drivers must move over for any motor vehicle parked, stopped, or standing on parkways or controlled-access highways. Police-only, daylight-only, and never readings each shrink protection the law extends to all occupants. Reduce speed everywhere; vacate the adjacent lane on multi-lane roads. Violations punish as moving violations. Reduce speed everywhere; vacate the adjacent lane on multi-lane roads always.

15. 15. What BAC is legal evidence that a New York driver is impaired?

    1. .02 percent or higher
    2. .08 percent or higher
    3. More than .05 percent
    4. .18 percent or higher
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    More than .05 percent. New York treats a BAC of more than .05 percent as legal evidence that the driver is impaired. The .08 percent threshold is associated with intoxication, while .18 percent is the aggravated intoxication threshold. The .02 percent choice is associated with the under-21 zero-tolerance range, not the general impairment standard asked here. Pay attention to the wording more than .05, because an exact .05 reading is not included in that phrase. Sort the thresholds by the legal category they identify before choosing.

16. 16. How should you brake in a skid with ABS?

    1. Keep even pressure on the brake pedal
    2. Pump rapidly
    3. Release the brake
    4. Use the parking brake
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    Keep even pressure on the brake pedal. ABS wants steady feet: with anti-lock brakes, keep even pressure on the brake pedal during a skid. Rapid-pump, release, and parking-brake readings each fight the computer that pumps faster than any foot. Non-ABS cars need careful manual pumping instead. Know which system the car carries before the skid teaches the difference. ABS computers pump brakes faster than any human foot can.

17. 17. Is parallel parking on the road test?

    1. It is part of every road test
    2. It is optional
    3. It is tested rarely
    4. It is not tested
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    It is part of every road test. Parallel parking is mandatory skills content: it takes skill and appears on every road test, so practice is non-negotiable. Optional, rare, and untested readings each invite skipping the maneuver examiners always score. Beyond the test, drivers must also know where parking is illegal and what the three regulatory signs mean. Learn the steps, drill the angles, and the test's hardest part becomes routine.

18. 18. May you pass on the left over a solid yellow center line?

    1. Yes, always
    2. Yes, for slow vehicles
    3. No, never when your lane has one
    4. Only at night
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    No, never when your lane has one. Solid yellow center lines forbid left passes: drivers cannot pass on the left when their lane carries a solid yellow center line. Always, slow-vehicle, and night readings each invent exceptions the no-passing line refuses. The marking means sight distance or hazards ahead rule out safe passing. Wait for the broken line, then verify every pass condition before committing to go.

19. 19. How are reserved disability spaces marked?

    1. Unmarked
    2. Signs, optionally with pavement markings
    3. Chalk outlines only
    4. Verbal notice
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    Signs, optionally with pavement markings. Reserved spaces announce themselves: they must be marked with signs and can also carry pavement-marking designation. Unmarked, chalk-only, and verbal readings each miss the sign-plus-paint system drivers must recognize. Striped access aisles beside them stay off-limits for wheelchair room. Read the sign, respect the paint, and keep the whole marked zone fully clear at all times for those who need it.

20. 20. After moving, how soon must a New York driver notify DMV of the new address, and how can it be done?

    1. Within 30 days, in person only
    2. Within 10 days, by mail on form MV-232 or online through MyDMV
    3. At the next renewal
    4. Within 90 days, by phone
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    Within 10 days, by mail on form MV-232 or online through MyDMV. If you change your address you must notify DMV within 10 days, by mail on a Change-of-Address Form MV-232 or online through MyDMV, and write the new address in the space on the back of the license. Waiting for renewal or 90 days breaks the rule, and an office visit is not required. Keeping the address current matters because DMV uses it to send notices, such as renewal and suspension letters.