PA Permit Practice Test 16

All 20 questions in test 16

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1. 1. A driver crowds a bicyclist until the rider leaves the road. What consequence may follow?

   1. Only a warning with no legal exposure
   2. A fine paid to the bicyclist at the scene
   3. Criminal charges for forcing a bicyclist off the road
   4. Loss of the bicycle to the driver
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   Criminal charges for forcing a bicyclist off the road. You cannot force a bicyclist off the road. The manual says doing so may lead to criminal charges. Before passing a bicyclist, check for oncoming traffic and make sure you can maintain at least four feet of clearance. Controlling manual language: You cannot force a bicyclist off the road. If you do this, you may face criminal charges. That wording points to "Criminal charges for forcing a bicyclist off the road."

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and distances

2. 2. An emergency vehicle approaches while you are driving on a one-way street. How should you clear its path?

   1. Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop, staying clear of intersections
   2. Stop immediately in your lane wherever you are
   3. Pull into the nearest intersection and wait there
   4. Speed up until a two-way street offers more room
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   Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop, staying clear of intersections. On a one-way street, drive toward the nearest roadside and stop when an emergency vehicle approaches with the specified lights or siren. Stay clear of intersections, and drive parallel and as near to the curb as possible. Before starting again, make sure another emergency vehicle is not coming. Manual wording for this rule: On one-way streets, drive toward the nearest Make sure another emergency vehicle is not coming. roadside and stop. Stay clear of intersections.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses, emergency vehicles and the Move Over law

3. 3. A demanding driver wants to pass you and is growing hostile. Which response matches Pennsylvania road rage guidance?

   1. Speed up so the other driver cannot get alongside
   2. Do not block the passing lane; if someone demands to pass, let them go, and do not challenge the driver by speeding up
   3. Block the passing lane until the driver calms down
   4. Gesture back to show you noticed the complaint
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   Do not block the passing lane; if someone demands to pass, let them go, and do not challenge the driver by speeding up. Do not block the passing lane. If someone demands to pass, let them go, and do not challenge an aggressive driver by speeding up. Avoid eye contact, ignore gestures, and do not gesture back. Call police or 911 if you have a hands-free device and can do so safely, or have a passenger call. The cited manual passage: Do not block the passing lane. If someone demands to pass, let them go. Do not challenge an aggressive driver by speeding up.

   Study this in the handbook: Skids, blowouts, floods and brake trouble

4. 4. You must brake where drivers behind you would not expect it. What brake-pedal technique does Pennsylvania recommend to warn them?

   1. Quickly tap your brake pedal three or four times so the brake lights signal your slowing
   2. Flash your headlights twice toward the rear
   3. Turn on the hazard flashers and keep braking hard
   4. Wave one arm out of the window while braking
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   Quickly tap your brake pedal three or four times so the brake lights signal your slowing. Your brake lights tell other drivers you are slowing down or stopping. If you are going to brake where other drivers may not expect it, quickly tap your brake pedal three or four times. Controlling manual language: Signaling when slowing down or stopping. If you are going to brake where other drivers may not expect it, quickly tap your brake pedal three (3).

   Study this in the handbook: Signaling, turning, U-turns and passing

5. 5. You turn onto a highway with more than one lane running your direction. Which lane should the turn enter?

   1. The farthest lane, to finish the turn sooner
   2. Whichever lane has the fastest traffic
   3. The center lane in all cases
   4. The closest lane going in that direction; turn into the left lane on a left turn and the right lane on a right turn, changing lanes only after the turn is safely completed
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   The closest lane going in that direction; turn into the left lane on a left turn and the right lane on a right turn, changing lanes only after the turn is safely completed. When turning onto a highway with more than one lane in your direction, turn into the closest lane going that way: the left lane for a left turn or the right lane for a right turn. Wait until you have safely completed the turn before changing lanes. Manual wording for this rule: To travel, turn into the closest lane going in that direction. Turn into the left lane when making a left turn, and turn into the right lane when making a right turn. If you want to change to.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings and lane use signs

6. 6. Which group of license origins does the Pennsylvania manual explicitly name as having transfers that cannot be completed the same day?

   1. Transfers from Canada and Korea
   2. Transfers from Puerto Rico, France, or Germany
   3. Transfers from Taiwan and Germany
   4. Transfers from any country without reciprocity
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   Transfers from Puerto Rico, France, or Germany. The manual explicitly says transfers from Puerto Rico, France, or Germany cannot be completed the same day. It also lists reciprocity agreements with France, Germany, Korea, and Taiwan that allow transfer of a valid non-commercial license without Road or Knowledge testing, while requiring a Vision Test. Cited handbook wording: (Transfer of a driver’s license from Puerto Rico, France, or Germany cannot be completed the same day.).

   Study this in the handbook: Learner's permit, knowledge test and road test

7. 7. You enter the United States holding a valid driver's license from your home country. How long may you drive in Pennsylvania on that license?

   1. For up to two years after entry, even if the foreign license expires sooner
   2. For up to one year from your date of entry, or until the foreign license expires, whichever comes first
   3. For 60 days after entry, the same period given to new residents from another state
   4. Only on trips where you carry an international driving permit
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   For up to one year from your date of entry, or until the foreign license expires, whichever comes first. A valid license from another country authorizes driving here for up to one year counted from entry into the United States, and that permission ends sooner when the foreign license itself expires. Two years stretches the stated period, so discard it. Sixty days belongs to a different group, people who move here from another state or Canada and must obtain a Pennsylvania license. An international driving permit is strongly recommended for foreign license holders, yet the manual does not make it a condition of driving. Compare both dates, entry anniversary and license expiration, and stop relying on the foreign license at whichever arrives earlier.

   Study this in the handbook: Learner's permit, knowledge test and road test

8. 8. A driver age 21 or older has a BAC below .08 but was stopped for straddling lanes and making wide turns. What does Pennsylvania law allow?

   1. No DUI conviction is possible below .08
   2. A DUI conviction only if the BAC reaches .10
   3. A DUI conviction at the lower BAC level because of the erratic driving
   4. Only a warning, since .08 is an absolute floor
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   A DUI conviction at the lower BAC level because of the erratic driving. For a driver of legal drinking age, .08 or higher establishes driving while under the influence, yet a conviction remains possible below that level when police stopped the driver for erratic driving. Examples include driving too slowly or too quickly, straddling a lane, making wide turns, stopping without reason, and disobeying signs or signals. Treating .08 as an absolute floor would free impaired drivers whose conduct drew attention. Requiring .10 invents a higher threshold for these cases. Watch behavior as well as numbers: sloppy lane control after drinking can support a conviction even under .08.

   Study this in the handbook: Points, insurance and crash duties

9. 9. You arrive for a Pennsylvania Road Test and the examiner finds part of your vehicle unsafe or below inspection requirements. What happens?

   1. The test proceeds, but the unsafe part is ignored during scoring
   2. The test proceeds on a shortened route near the center
   3. You may borrow the examiner's vehicle for the test
   4. You will not be allowed to take the Road Test
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   You will not be allowed to take the Road Test. Before the Road Test, the examiner checks the vehicle’s registration, insurance, inspection stickers and specified equipment. If any part is unsafe or does not meet state inspection requirements, you will not be allowed to take the Road Test. A shortened route or ignoring the defect does not match that stated outcome. The cited manual passage: If it is determined any part of your vehicle is unsafe or does not meet state inspection requirements, you will not be allowed to take the Road Test.

   Study this in the handbook: Learner's permit, knowledge test and road test

10. 10. A route marker for U.S. Traffic Route 22 carries a junction plate. What is that plate telling you?

    1. You are approaching the intersection of U.S. Traffic Route 22
    2. Route 22 ends at the next traffic signal
    3. Westbound Route 22 traffic must turn right here
    4. Route 22 service plazas begin in two miles
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    You are approaching the intersection of U.S. Traffic Route 22. A small plate mounted with a route marker can change the message from naming your road to warning about a crossing road. With U.S. Traffic Route 22, the junction plate means the intersection with that route lies ahead, so lane choice and turning plans need attention before the crossing arrives. A claim that the route ends, that westbound traffic must turn, or that service plazas begin adds information the plate never carries. Read the plate as an advance notice of a junction, then scan for the intersecting road.

11. 11. NO TRUCKS, NO BICYCLES, and NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSING signs are posted along a roadway. Who is barred from using that roadway?

    1. Only commercial trucks over ten tons
    2. Operators of trucks, bicycles, and pedestrians
    3. Only bicyclists riding after dark
    4. Only pedestrians crossing mid block
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    Operators of trucks, bicycles, and pedestrians. Prohibition signs name their road users directly, and this trio leaves little room for narrowing. Where these panels are posted, operators of trucks and bicycles and people on foot may not use that roadway at all. Shrinking the ban to heavy trucks, nighttime riders, or mid block crossers adds limits that the signs do not state. If your mode appears on the panel, choose another route before entering.

    Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings and lane use signs

12. 12. A companion sign appears with a yield sign at a one lane bridge. What is it alerting you to do?

    1. Speed up to claim the bridge first
    2. Pass opposing traffic on the shoulder
    3. Yield the right-of-way to opposing traffic on the one lane roadway
    4. Stop for ten seconds even when the bridge is empty
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    Yield the right-of-way to opposing traffic on the one lane roadway. A single lane cannot serve two directions at once, so signing at a bridge or underpass settles the conflict before bumpers meet. Used together with a yield sign, the companion panel alerts motorists that the one lane roadway requires yielding the right-of-way to opposing traffic. Racing to claim the span, shoulder passing, and a timed empty bridge stop all replace judgment with bravado or ritual. Slow early, look through the narrows, and enter only when opposing traffic has room.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory, warning and work zone signs

13. 13. The police do not investigate a Pennsylvania crash in which someone was injured. How soon must you send the Driver's Accident Report (AA-600) to PennDOT?

    1. Within 24 hours
    2. Within five days
    3. Within 10 days
    4. Within 30 days
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    Within five days. When police do not investigate a Pennsylvania crash in which someone died or was injured, or a vehicle had to be towed, the driver must send a Driver's Accident Report, form AA-600, to PennDOT within five days. Twenty four hours is shorter than required, and 10 or 30 days is too late. The form is available online or from local or state police. At the scene, call police if anyone is hurt or a vehicle needs towing.

    Study this in the handbook: Points, insurance and crash duties

14. 14. Which person may sit in the front seat and supervise a Pennsylvania learner's permit holder?

    1. Any licensed driver who is at least 16
    2. A licensed driver at least 21, or a licensed parent, guardian, person in loco parentis, or spouse at least 18
    3. Only a certified instructor, regardless of family relationship
    4. A passenger aged 18 who has never held a license
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    A licensed driver at least 21, or a licensed parent, guardian, person in loco parentis, or spouse at least 18. A Pennsylvania permit holder may practice with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old. The manual also permits a properly licensed parent, guardian, person in loco parentis, or spouse who is at least 18. The 16-year-old choice is below the general age requirement, and the instructor-only choice removes the listed family exceptions. The supervising driver must sit in the front seat. Before practice begins, verify both the supervisor's license and the required age or relationship.

    Study this in the handbook: Junior permit and junior license limits

15. 15. You see a signed escape ramp on a long Pennsylvania downgrade. Who may use it, and what must you never do near it?

    1. Only large vehicles out of control or unable to stop from brake failure; never stop or park in its vicinity
    2. Any driver who feels tired; park beside it to rest
    3. Passenger cars with hot brakes; stop on the ramp to cool them
    4. Trucks carrying light loads; use it as a turnout for phone calls
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    Only large vehicles out of control or unable to stop from brake failure; never stop or park in its vicinity. Escape or runaway ramps on long downgrades are for large vehicles that are out of control or cannot stop because of brake failure. Never stop or park in the vicinity of these ramps. Manual wording for this rule: These ramps are to be used only by large vehicles that are out of control or cannot stop because of brake failure. By contrast, the manual reserves these ramps for large vehicles that are out of control or unable to stop because of brake failure.

    Study this in the handbook: School buses, emergency vehicles and the Move Over law

16. 16. A steady downward green arrow glows over the lane directly ahead of you. What does it permit?

    1. Nothing until the arrow turns into a green ball
    2. Left turns only from that lane
    3. Use of the lane only during rush hour
    4. Use of that lane
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    Use of that lane. Lane use control signals speak lane by lane from directly overhead. A steady downward green arrow over a traffic lane means you may use the lane. It does not demand conversion into a round green light, it does not restrict the lane to left turns, and it carries no rush-hour-only limit; the separate white arrows handle turn-only instructions. These signals commonly manage toll booths, bridges, tunnels, and city lanes whose direction reverses by time of day. Green arrow overhead, your lane is open for travel.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and lane signals

17. 17. Parked vehicles crowd your right side while oncoming traffic crowds your left. What should you do?

    1. Hold speed and hug the parked vehicles
    2. Hold speed and hug the oncoming lane line
    3. Stop in place until both sides clear completely
    4. Slow down and split the difference by steering a middle course
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    Slow down and split the difference by steering a middle course. When parked vehicles are on your right and oncoming vehicles on your left, slow down and steer a middle course between them. Keep space from parked vehicles because doors may open, people may step out, or vehicles may pull out. If you lack at least eight feet of escape space on at least one side, increase your following distance. Manual wording for this rule: In this case, the best thing to do is to slow down and “split the difference” by steering a middle course between the oncoming vehicles and the parked vehicles.

    Study this in the handbook: Space cushion, following distance and scanning

18. 18. At a Pennsylvania railroad crossing, within what distance of the nearest rail is stopping, standing, or parking off limits?

    1. Within 15 feet
    2. Within 20 feet
    3. Within 50 feet is prohibited; you must stay farther away
    4. On the tracks if no train is due
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    Within 50 feet is prohibited; you must stay farther away. Except in emergencies or when directed by a police officer, do not stop, stand or park within 50 feet of the nearest rail at a railroad crossing. The manual separately prohibits stopping, standing or parking on railroad tracks. The passage behind this item: Within 50 feet of the nearest rail at a railroad crossing. That wording points to "Within 50 feet is prohibited; you must stay farther away."

    Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and distances

19. 19. You see a one or two-digit interstate shield with an even number. What route pattern should you expect?

    1. A north-south route, numbered from the west coast
    2. A loop connecting two interstates
    3. A spur into a city center
    4. An east-west route, with numbers rising from I-10 in the south to I-94 in the north
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    An east-west route, with numbers rising from I-10 in the south to I-94 in the north. One- or two-digit even-numbered interstates generally run east-west. The manual describes their numbers increasing nationally from I-10 in the south to I-94 in the north. In Pennsylvania, I-76 is in the south, while I-80 and I-84 are in the north. Three-digit interstates with an even first digit usually connect to interstates at both ends; those with an odd first digit are usually spurs connecting at one end.

20. 20. How should you position your vehicle on right curves and on left curves in Pennsylvania?

    1. Center of the lane in both directions
    2. Left of center on right curves, right edge on left curves
    3. Slightly right of lane center on right curves, middle of the lane on left curves
    4. Against the left line in both directions
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    Slightly right of lane center on right curves, middle of the lane on left curves. Keep slightly to the right of lane center on right curves and in the middle of your lane on left curves. Reduce speed before entering a curve; sharper curves require a greater reduction. Scan ahead and look at the inside edge of the curve for steering guidance. The passage behind this item: Keep slightly to the right of the lane center on right curves and in the middle of your lane on left curves.