Pennsylvania Permit Practice Test 1
18 questions, the same length as the PennDOT test. You need 15 correct to pass. Pick an answer to see whether you are right and why.
Questions from the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), last checked November 1, 2026. Your progress is saved on this device.
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Question 1 of 18 · Safe driving practices
In PA, you are driving a 5-year-old child. Which type of restraint does the law require for this child?
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Correct answer: B. A booster seat used with a lap and shoulder belt
Children aged four up to eight must ride in an approved booster seat secured by the vehicle's belt system. The booster must be used with both lap and shoulder belts.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “CHAPTER 5: Child Restraint Law”, page 90. Handbook PDF
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Question 2 of 18 · Speed limits
In PA, as you travel on an interstate highway, where can you expect to see the maximum speed limit posted?
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Correct answer: A. After each interchange along the route
Interstate speed limits are posted following each interchange. The half-mile spacing applies to other highways, not interstates.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “Key points to remember are: 1 6”, page 39. Handbook PDF
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Question 3 of 18 · Sharing the road
You are following a large truck and cannot see the truck's side mirrors. What does this tell you about the truck driver?
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Correct answer: B. The driver cannot see you at all
If you cannot see a large vehicle's side mirrors, the driver has no view of you. You are in a blind spot, so you should adjust your position.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND EMERGENCIES”, page 57. Handbook PDF
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Question 4 of 18 · Safe driving practices
When driving through an active work zone in PA, which headlight rule applies to your vehicle?
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Correct answer: A. Headlights must be switched on, not only daytime running lights
Pennsylvania law requires you to turn on your actual headlights in an active work zone. Daytime running lights do not satisfy this, and you can be fined for failing to do so.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND EMERGENCIES”, page 54. Handbook PDF
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Question 5 of 18 · Safe driving practices
You are on a highway and realize you are about to pass the exit you wanted. What is the correct thing to do?
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Correct answer: A. Drive on and leave at the following exit
Stopping, reversing, crossing the median, or swerving across lanes are illegal and very dangerous. A missed exit is handled by using the next one.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “Chapter 3 - Learning to Drive”, page 52. Handbook PDF
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Question 6 of 18 · Safe driving practices
You stop at an intersection and need to check for cross traffic before pulling out. Which scanning order should you use?
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Correct answer: C. Left, right, then left again
The left-right-left rule has you check left first because vehicles from that side are closer. Then check right, and look left once more before pulling out.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “Key points to remember are: 1 6”, page 38. Handbook PDF
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Question 7 of 18 · Sharing the road
You see a bicyclist ahead on your right and a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. What is the safest way to handle both hazards?
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Correct answer: C. Slow down, let the oncoming vehicle pass, then move left around the cyclist
Deal with only one traffic condition at a time. Let the oncoming vehicle go by, then move left to pass the cyclist with plenty of room.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “Traffic Flow”, page 43. Handbook PDF
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Question 8 of 18 · Licensing rules
A Pennsylvania driver is convicted of driving under the influence while in another Driver's License Compact member state. How will Pennsylvania treat the offense?
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Correct answer: D. As though it happened in Pennsylvania, with a Pennsylvania penalty
Under the Driver's License Compact, DUI committed in a member state is handled as if it occurred in Pennsylvania, and the penalty under the Vehicle Code applies.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “CHAPTER 4:”, page 85. Handbook PDF
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Question 9 of 18 · Right of way
On a highway where an entrance ramp and an exit ramp are joined by a short weaving lane, who must yield when both drivers want the same space?
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Correct answer: D. The driver entering the highway yields to the exiting driver
Drivers entering and leaving share a weaving lane, and the handbook makes the entering driver responsible for yielding to the one who is exiting.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “Chapter 3 - Learning to Drive”, page 52. Handbook PDF
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Question 10 of 18 · Road signs
A striped marker beside the road warns of a hazard, and its stripes slope downward toward the left. Which way should you steer to avoid the hazard?
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Correct answer: D. Toward the left, keeping the hazard on your right
On these roadside hazard markers, the stripes angle down in the direction you should move to get around the danger. Stripes sloping down to the left tell you to keep left.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “WARNING SIGNS”, page 17. Handbook PDF
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Question 11 of 18 · Signals & pavement markings
In PA, you are stopped at a red light and want to turn right. No sign prohibits the turn. What must you do before turning?
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Correct answer: A. Stop, then check for and yield to pedestrians and traffic
A right turn on red is allowed unless a sign forbids it, but only after a full stop and yielding to pedestrians and other traffic.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “CHAPTER 2:”, page 7. Handbook PDF
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Question 12 of 18 · Alcohol & drugs
A driver has had a few drinks and wants to speed up the process of getting sober before driving home. What will actually lower the person's blood alcohol concentration?
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Correct answer: B. Letting enough time pass
Only the passage of time reduces blood alcohol concentration. Coffee, caffeinated drinks, and cold showers do not remove alcohol from the body.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “DRIVER FACTORS”, page 34. Handbook PDF
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Question 13 of 18 · Parking
You are leaving a car with a manual transmission parked on a street in PA. Along with setting the parking brake, which gear should you select?
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Correct answer: B. Reverse or first gear, so the car resists rolling
A parked vehicle must not be able to move. With a manual shift, set the parking brake and leave the car in reverse or first gear. An automatic would be put in Park.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “t t”, page 52. Handbook PDF
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Question 14 of 18 · Safe driving practices
In PA, how should you position the head restraint in your vehicle to help reduce neck injury in a crash?
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Correct answer: A. Its top should be at least level with the top of your ears
A head restraint cushions the back of the head only if its top is at least as high as the top of your ears, which lowers the risk of neck injury.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “DRIVER FACTORS”, page 32. Handbook PDF
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Question 15 of 18 · Road signs
A road is blocked by a barricade and sign because of flooding. A driver goes around it, and no emergency responders are needed. What is the penalty in PA?
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Correct answer: D. 2 points on the record and a fine up to $250
Driving around or through a closure device for hazardous conditions brings 2 points and a fine up to $250. The fine rises only if emergency responders are called out.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “CHAPTER 5:”, page 93. Handbook PDF
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Question 16 of 18 · Signals & pavement markings
On a multi-lane PA highway with no median, broken white lines separate the lanes going your direction and double yellow lines mark the center. How may you pass a slower vehicle?
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Correct answer: A. Cross the broken white line into the clear lane beside you
Broken white lines separate lanes of same-direction traffic and may be crossed to pass if the lane is clear. Double yellow centerlines may not be crossed to pass.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “PAVEMENT MARKINGS”, page 22. Handbook PDF
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Question 17 of 18 · Licensing rules
A PA driver holds a junior license and has not yet applied for a regular license. What happens to the junior license when the driver turns 18?
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Correct answer: B. It turns into a regular license automatically
A junior driver's license automatically becomes a regular driver's license at age 18, with no application needed.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “CHAPTER 1:”, page 4. Handbook PDF
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Question 18 of 18 · Parking
You need to park on a rural PA road that has no curb. Where should you leave your vehicle?
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Correct answer: D. Pulled as far off the roadway as you can manage
Without a curb, a parked vehicle must be moved as far from the traveled roadway as possible so it does not obstruct traffic.
Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pub 95), “Chapter 3 - Learning to Drive: Parking”, page 52. Handbook PDF
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