Pennsylvania Road Rules Test 1

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Pennsylvania Road Rules Test 01

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If you break down on the highway, you should alert other drivers that your vehicle is disabled by...?

Standing in front of your vehicle and waving

Opening the trunk

Leaving all your doors open

Lifting the hood

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You should never enter an intersection unless you are certain you can...?

Get within a car's length of the other side

Completely clear it

Get at least halfway across

Gets your whole car into the intersection before having to stop

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On a two lane two-way road, what does a broken yellow centerline mean?

Passing permitted for alternate vehicles

Passing permitted in both directions

Passing permitted in one direction

Passing forbidden in both directions

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Learners under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least...?

21 years old

25 years old

19 years old

18 years old

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To avoid last-minute maneuvers, you should be scanning the road ahead up to where you will be in approximately...?

5 seconds

15 seconds

20 seconds

10 seconds

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Turning left on a multilane highway, your turn should begin where?

The most central lane

The furthest left lane

Any of these

The furthest right lane

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At speeds above 35 mph, you must activate your turn signal at least what distance before you turn?

100 feet

400 feet

300 feet

200 feet

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If another driver is tailgating you, what should you do?

Accelerate away from them

Slow down to make them back off

Sound your horn repeatedly

Encourage them to pass

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Under what circumstances can you share a lane with a motorcycle?

On the freeway

If they are stationary

None

When passing

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What is the speed limit in a school zone when it is active?

15 mph

20 mph

5 mph

10 mph

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When entering a multilane highway from a ramp, you should...?

Enter at the speed of the traffic

Enter at lower speed than the traffic

Any of these

Enter at higher speed than the traffic

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What is the maximum speed limit in Pennsylvania?

60 mph

70 mph

50 mph

80 mph

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You should always use your headlights if you cannot see pedestrians or vehicles what distance ahead of you?

500 feet

1000 feet

1500 feet

250 feet

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If you are permitted to turn right on a red light, what must you do first?

None of these

Slow down

Sound your horn

Stop

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When driving near a blind pedestrian carrying a white cane or walking with a guide dog, you must yield right-of-way to them...?

In the hours of darkness

On crosswalks

At all times

In urban areas

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If you see a vehicle with an orange triangle on the back, it means they are designed to operate at what speed?

15 mph or less

25 mph or less

45 mph or less

35 mph or less

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Your rearview mirror should be adjusted so that you can see...?

Traffic to the right left of your vehicle

Traffic directly behind your vehicle

Traffic to the back left of your vehicle

Any of these

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Drivers under the age of 21 are considered to be driving under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration at or above...?

0.03%

0.04%

0.02%

0.05%

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What color lines are used to divide traffic traveling in opposite directions?

White

Blue

Yellow

Red

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In bad weather such as fog, sleet, snow et cetera, which of these should you use?

High beam headlights

Any of them

Low beam headlights

Parking lights

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When you are following a vehicle ahead when its rear bumper passes a tree you are following too closely if you pass the same tree in less than...?

5 seconds

2 seconds

4 seconds

3 seconds

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A driver holding their left arm horizontally straight out of the window is indicating what?

A right turn

A left turn

Slowing down

A U-turn

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On two-way two lane streets, left turns should commence from...?

The middle of the lane

Close to the right-hand edge of the road

Any of these

Close to the centre line

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In a rainstorm, the pavement is most slippery...?

In the first 15 minutes

After 60 minutes

After 30 minutes

Just after the rain has stopped

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When roads get slick you should maintain a following distance of approximately...?

8 seconds

2 seconds

4 seconds

6 seconds

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