Pennsylvania Road Rules Test 1

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Pennsylvania Road Rules Test 01

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

Traffic directly behind your vehicle

Traffic to the back left of your vehicle

Traffic to the right left of your vehicle

Any of these

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

White

Blue

Red

Yellow

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

When passing

On the freeway

None

If they are stationary

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

15 seconds

20 seconds

5 seconds

10 seconds

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

2 seconds

8 seconds

6 seconds

4 seconds

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

400 feet

200 feet

300 feet

100 feet

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What is the maximum speed limit in Pennsylvania?

70 mph

60 mph

50 mph

80 mph

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

Slowing down

A right turn

A left turn

A U-turn

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

Enter at the speed of the traffic

Enter at higher speed than the traffic

Enter at lower speed than the traffic

Any of these

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

After 60 minutes

Just after the rain has stopped

In the first 15 minutes

After 30 minutes

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

Leaving all your doors open

Standing in front of your vehicle and waving

Opening the trunk

Lifting the hood

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

Any of these

Close to the centre line

The middle of the lane

Close to the right-hand edge of the road

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

None of these

Stop

Sound your horn

Slow down

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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

Get at least halfway across

Completely clear it

Gets your whole car into the intersection before having to stop

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

15 mph

10 mph

5 mph

20 mph

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

25 years old

21 years old

19 years old

18 years old

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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...?

At all times

On crosswalks

In the hours of darkness

In urban areas

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

Parking lights

Any of them

Low beam headlights

High beam headlights

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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...?

0.05%

0.03%

0.02%

0.04%

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

Any of these

The furthest left lane

The furthest right lane

The most central lane

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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?

35 mph or less

15 mph or less

45 mph or less

25 mph or less

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

Slow down to make them back off

Sound your horn repeatedly

Encourage them to pass

Accelerate away from them

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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

4 seconds

2 seconds

3 seconds

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

500 feet

1500 feet

250 feet

1000 feet

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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 one direction

Passing permitted in both directions

Passing forbidden in both directions

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