Pennsylvania Road Rules Test 1

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Pennsylvania Road Rules Test 01

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

Encourage them to pass

Accelerate away from them

Slow down to make them back off

Sound your horn repeatedly

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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

25 mph or less

45 mph or less

15 mph or less

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

After 30 minutes

In the first 15 minutes

Just after the rain has stopped

After 60 minutes

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

White

Blue

Yellow

Red

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

Close to the right-hand edge of the road

The middle of the lane

Any of these

Close to the centre line

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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...?

0.04%

0.03%

0.05%

0.02%

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

Lifting the hood

Opening the trunk

Leaving all your doors open

Standing in front of your vehicle and waving

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

18 years old

19 years old

21 years old

25 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

10 seconds

20 seconds

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

Sound your horn

Slow down

Stop

None of these

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What is the maximum speed limit in Pennsylvania?

50 mph

70 mph

60 mph

80 mph

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

10 mph

5 mph

15 mph

20 mph

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

None

If they are stationary

On the freeway

When passing

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

500 feet

250 feet

1500 feet

1000 feet

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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

In urban areas

At all times

On crosswalks

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

4 seconds

6 seconds

2 seconds

8 seconds

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

Any of these

Enter at lower speed than the traffic

Enter at higher speed than the traffic

Enter at the speed of the traffic

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

A U-turn

Slowing down

A left turn

A right turn

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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

3 seconds

2 seconds

4 seconds

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

Traffic directly behind your vehicle

Traffic to the right left of your vehicle

Any of these

Traffic to the back left of your vehicle

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

Passing forbidden in both directions

Passing permitted in one direction

Passing permitted in both directions

Passing permitted for alternate vehicles

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

Get at least halfway across

Get within a car's length of the other side

Gets your whole car into the intersection before having to stop

Completely clear it

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