WI Permit Practice Test 23

All 20 questions in test 23

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1. 1. In Wisconsin, at a metered freeway ramp, why should a driver pull fully up to the white stop line?

   1. So the tires trigger the sensors in the pavement
   2. So the driver can see over the freeway wall ahead clearly
   3. So following cars can pass on the ramp
   4. So the signal stays green for the next car
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   So the tires trigger the sensors in the pavement. At a metered ramp, pull completely up to the white stop line so your tires trigger the sensors in the pavement that call for your green. Stopping short can leave you waiting through cycles the signal never knows you need. The line is not placed for a better view, passing room, or holding the green. Creep forward until your front tires reach the line, then wait for your own signal.

   Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts, metered ramps and funeral processions

2. 2. In Wisconsin, what is the core rule for handling distractions while driving?

   1. Concentrate on driving and keep your eyes on the road
   2. Handle distractions quickly at highway speed
   3. Look away only for two seconds at a time
   4. Let passengers steer during distractions
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   Concentrate on driving and keep your eyes on the road. Concentrate on driving and keep your eyes on the road, because distraction at any speed steals the seconds that prevent crashes. Handling tasks quickly, budgeting two-second glances, or surrendering the wheel to a passenger all keep the distraction alive. Finish calls, food, directions and grooming while parked. The road offers no pause button, so your attention cannot take one either.

   Study this in the handbook: Alcohol, drugs and implied consent

3. 3. In Wisconsin, why does the first day of snowfall demand extra caution from every driver?

   1. Roads are always cleared before the first snow falls
   2. New snow provides the best grip of the winter
   3. Other drivers handle first snow perfectly well
   4. Drivers are unused to snow, so be alert and extra cautious
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   Drivers are unused to snow, so be alert and extra cautious. On the first day of snowfall, people are not used to driving on snow again, so be alert and extra cautious around them. Plows may lag the storm, fresh snow hides slick layers, and other drivers misjudge their first stops. Slow down more than feels necessary and leave exaggerated gaps. Your caution compensates for the rusty skills sharing the road that day.

   Study this in the handbook: Bad weather, skids, winter and rural roads

4. 4. In Wisconsin, a driver needs to pick up a passenger on a busy street. Where should the stop be made?

   1. In the travel lane with flashers on briefly
   2. On the railroad tracks while the passenger runs
   3. At a safe place out of traffic for the pickup
   4. In the shared center turn lane for two minutes
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   At a safe place out of traffic for the pickup. If you need to stop to pick up or let off passengers, find a safe place out of traffic, such as a parking area or a calm side street. Stopping in a travel lane, on tracks, or in a turn lane blocks moving traffic and invites a rear-end crash. A short detour to a safe spot costs seconds and protects your passenger as doors open beside moving cars.

   Study this in the handbook: The four second rule and space around you

5. 5. In Wisconsin, during the reversing stage of a Y-turn, what must the driver do?

   1. Look over the right shoulder and reverse only a short way
   2. Reverse quickly while watching only the mirrors
   3. Back up until the car faces the same direction
   4. Reverse across the street without stopping again
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   Look over the right shoulder and reverse only a short way. During a Y-turn, look behind you over your right shoulder and reverse only enough so you can move forward again, then stop and recheck traffic. Mirrors alone miss children and low objects, reversing too far wastes the maneuver, and skipping the stop removes your final check. Each stage of the turn ends with a stop and a fresh look, which is what makes the maneuver safe.

6. 6. In Wisconsin, how should pets and window decorations be handled to avoid distraction?

   1. Pets loose on the driver lap; decals across the windshield
   2. Pets in the trunk; mirror ornaments are encouraged
   3. Pets held by the driver; decals only on side windows
   4. Pets in a carrier or held by a passenger; no mirror hangings or window clutter
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   Pets in a carrier or held by a passenger; no mirror hangings or window clutter. Put pets in their carrier or have a passenger hold them, and do not hang things from your rearview mirror or clutter your windows with decals. A loose pet on your lap can dive under pedals, trunk transport endangers the animal, and driver-held pets occupy steering hands. Clear glass and a secured pet keep your view and control intact for the whole trip.

   Study this in the handbook: Distracted and drowsy driving

7. 7. In Wisconsin, during a skid, after steering toward where you want to go, what comes next?

   1. Keep the wheel turned fully until you stop
   2. Turn the wheel back the other way as the car straightens
   3. Turn the wheel further in the same direction
   4. Let go of the wheel until the car settles
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   Turn the wheel back the other way as the car straightens. In a skid, after you turn the wheel toward where you want to go, turn it back the other way as soon as the car begins to straighten. Holding the wheel fully turned, adding more turn, or letting go all let the recovering car swing past your target. The counter-turn catches the car as grip returns. Stay off the brake during the skid so the tires can roll and steer.

   Study this in the handbook: Bad weather, skids, winter and rural roads

8. 8. In Wisconsin, stopping quickly to avoid a crash ahead, what danger must the driver also watch?

   1. Traffic merging into your lane from an entrance ramp
   2. A driver beside you moving into your lane without warning
   3. A vehicle turning left across your path ahead
   4. Cars behind you that could crash into your quick stop
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   Cars behind you that could crash into your quick stop. When you stop quickly to avoid a crash, watch out for cars behind you, because a hard stop can cause the follower to crash into you. Merging traffic and vehicles turning across your path are separate risks that do not replace this rear check. A split-second mirror glance before maximum braking tells you whether a turn escape beats a stop. Tap brakes early where possible to wake the follower before you stand on the pedal.

   Study this in the handbook: Avoiding crashes, crash duties and roadside emergencies

9. 9. In Wisconsin, how does crash chance change when a teen driver carries another teen passenger?

   1. The chance of a crash stays exactly the same with teen passengers aboard
   2. The chance falls because teens watch together
   3. The chance of a crash doubles with another teen in the vehicle
   4. The chance doubles only for adult drivers
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   The chance of a crash doubles with another teen in the vehicle. The chance of a crash doubles if a teen driver has another teen in the vehicle. That doubling is stated for teen drivers carrying teen passengers, not for adult drivers and not as an unchanged risk. Adding a teen passenger does not lower the chance, even when the passenger tries to watch the road as well. Families can respond by limiting teen passengers and by keeping trips with teen passengers to calmer times and routes.

   Study this in the handbook: Avoiding crashes, crash duties and roadside emergencies

10. 10. In Wisconsin, besides not cutting in, what must vehicles driving in a funeral procession do?

    1. Turn on hazard flashers for the whole route
    2. Drive with high beams on at noon
    3. Sound horns at every intersection
    4. Keep their headlights on while in the procession line
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    Keep their headlights on while in the procession line. Vehicles in a funeral procession line must have their headlights on, marking the line as a connected unit that other drivers must not cut into or interfere with. Hazard flashers, noon high beams, and intersection honking are not the described practice. The first vehicle obeys all signs and signals; following vehicles keep headlights lit and close ranks respectfully until the cemetery or crematorium is reached.

    Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts, metered ramps and funeral processions

11. 11. In Wisconsin, a white dashed line runs between your lane and the lane to your right. What does that marking tell you?

    1. The lanes carry opposing traffic toward each other in both directions
    2. The lanes go the same direction, and you may cross when it is safe
    3. You can never cross the line for any reason at all
    4. The line marks the right edge of the whole roadway
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    The lanes go the same direction, and you may cross when it is safe. A white dashed line between lanes tells you the lanes go the same direction, and you may cross when it is safe. It does not separate opposing traffic, which is divided by yellow lines, and it is not the solid edge line at the side of the road. The breaks in the line signal permission, but permission still waits for a safe gap, a mirror check, and a signal before you move over.

    Study this in the handbook: Lane lines, crosswalks and special lanes

12. 12. In Wisconsin, on a highway trip you need fuel and a place to rest. What kind of sign points you toward those places?

    1. Yellow warning signs alerting you to hazards ahead
    2. Blue service signs identifying nearby services
    3. White regulatory signs stating rules for the road
    4. Orange construction signs warning of road work ahead
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    Blue service signs identifying nearby services. Blue service signs identify nearby services, such as camping or a hospital. That color separates service information from yellow hazard warnings, white regulatory rules, and orange construction warnings. On a highway trip, watch for the blue panels before your exit so fuel, food, lodging or medical help can be reached without a late lane change. Reading the symbol early also keeps a tired driver from pressing on past the last services.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory, destination and service signs

13. 13. In Wisconsin, besides exchanging information, what records should a crash driver make at the scene?

    1. Estimate the repair prices for both of the drivers involved
    2. Draw the other driver license from memory later
    3. Record the damages, and write how the crash happened
    4. Record only the weather present at the scene
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    Record the damages, and write how the crash happened. Record any damages to the vehicles involved and write down the facts of how the crash happened, while positions, signals, and speeds are fresh. Repair pricing, memorized license drawings, and weather-only notes miss the facts insurers and police need. Photographs help, but a written sequence anchors memory. Add witness contacts before people leave, and keep the account factual rather than argumentative.

    Study this in the handbook: Avoiding crashes, crash duties and roadside emergencies

14. 14. In Wisconsin, you are the first vehicle in a funeral procession reaching a red light. What must your vehicle do?

    1. Lead the procession through the red light without stopping
    2. Follow traffic signs and signals like other traffic
    3. Stop past the light and wave the procession through it
    4. Honk continuously so cross traffic holds for the line
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    Follow traffic signs and signals like other traffic. The first vehicle in a funeral procession must follow traffic signs and signals. That lead vehicle sets the lawful pace for the line behind it, so running a red light, waving the line through, or honking cross traffic aside all break the duty at the front. Stop at red, proceed on green when clear, and let the rest of the procession benefit from a lead driver who obeys each control.

    Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts, metered ramps and funeral processions

15. 15. In Wisconsin, a roundabout lane sign shows two lanes entering the circle. The left lane arrow curves to the left, while the right lane arrows point straight ahead and to the right. Which movement belongs in the left lane?

    1. Go straight through the roundabout only
    2. Turn right at the first exit only
    3. Turn left or make a U-turn
    4. Stop and wait for every lane to empty
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    Turn left or make a U-turn. On this two lane roundabout sign, the left lane is reserved for turning left or making a U-turn. Drivers who plan to go straight or turn right belong in the right lane. Picking the left lane to go straight puts you across the path of drivers using the lanes as marked. Choose your lane before entering, based on where you intend to exit, and stay in that lane through the roundabout.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory, destination and service signs

16. 16. In Wisconsin, no sign posts a different limit on a street in the outlying part of a city. What maximum speed applies?

    1. 35 miles per hour in the outlying district
    2. 25 miles per hour, the residential area limit
    3. 15 miles per hour, the school zone limit with children present
    4. 55 miles per hour, a highway speed for open country roads
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    35 miles per hour in the outlying district. Unless another limit is posted, the maximum speed in outlying parts of Wisconsin cities and villages is 35 miles per hour. The residential figure of 25 and the school zone figure of 15 each belong to different places and conditions, so neither replaces the outlying district maximum. When no sign shows a different number on such a street, 35 is the ceiling, and road conditions can still require driving slower than that maximum.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed limits and the sight distance rule

17. 17. In Wisconsin, why can a train be hard for a driver to judge at a crossing?

    1. Trains usually slow down to let waiting cars cross the tracks first
    2. Trains can swerve quickly to avoid a car
    3. Trains are large and heavy and move faster than they seem
    4. Trains sound a horn only after they pass
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    Trains are large and heavy and move faster than they seem. Trains are large, heavy and moving faster than they seem, which makes their speed easy to underestimate at a crossing. A train cannot swerve around a car, because it runs on fixed rails. Never race a train to the crossing based on a guess about its speed. If a train is in sight, wait until it passes and the tracks are fully clear before crossing.

    Study this in the handbook: Railroad crossing signs and rules

18. 18. In Wisconsin, below a railroad crossbuck there is a Yield sign posted at the crossing. What does that Yield sign require?

    1. Stop for a full minute whether or not a train is near
    2. Cross slowly without looking when no gate is installed
    3. Yield only to cars waiting on the far side of the tracks
    4. Yield to trains that are crossing the road
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    Yield to trains that are crossing the road. When a Yield sign is posted below the crossbuck, the driver must yield to trains that are crossing. The sign does not impose a timed stop, and it does not permit crossing without looking just because no gate exists. Its duty also runs to trains, not to cars waiting beyond the tracks. Approach ready to stop, look and listen along the tracks, and cross only after any train has passed and the way is clear.

    Study this in the handbook: Railroad crossing signs and rules

19. 19. In Wisconsin, a driver plans to turn into a driveway just past an intersection. When should signaling start?

    1. Once the vehicle has crossed the intersection
    2. Three seconds before reaching the intersection
    3. At the stop line before entering the intersection
    4. Only after the turn is already finished
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    Once the vehicle has crossed the intersection. If your turn comes after an intersection, start signaling once you cross the intersection, so drivers do not mistake your signal for a turn at the corner itself. Signaling well before the corner can pull cross traffic into your path, and signaling after the turn warns nobody. Cross first, then signal, check behind you, and turn into the driveway smoothly.

    Study this in the handbook: The horn, headlights and turn signals

20. 20. In Wisconsin, a light turns steady green for a driver, but an emergency vehicle is crossing ahead. What must the driver do?

    1. Proceed, because green always grants the right-of-way
    2. Yield to the emergency vehicle despite the green light
    3. Speed through before the emergency vehicle arrives
    4. Stop in the middle of the intersection to wave it past
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    Yield to the emergency vehicle despite the green light. A steady green does not cancel your duty to yield to emergency vehicles and others the law protects. Proceed only after the emergency vehicle clears, and never race it through the intersection or freeze in the middle of the crossing. Green means you may go when the way is lawful and clear. Checking for emergency traffic is part of every start from a fresh green.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic lights and arrows