Required Documentation
Documents should be valid/unexpired originals or certified copies
1. Proof of Identity
2. Proof of Age
3. Proof of Washington Residency
Top 150 Questions & Answers 2025
1. When in a motor vehicle on a highway, it is:
› Illegal to either drink from or possess open containers of alcohol in the passenger
compartment.
It is illegal to drink an alcoholic beverage while in a motor vehicle on a highway. It
is also illegal for a person in a vehicle on a highway to possess an alcoholic beverage
container that has been open or unsealed, or from which any of the contents have
been removed. Open alcohol containers may not be in a vehicle on a highway,
unless in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers.
2. A driver should be extra alert to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians because:
› They’re difficult to see in traffic.
In many collisions with motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians, drivers reported
that they were looking but still did not see the smaller vehicle or pedestrian. These
can be more difficult to spot in traffic than passenger vehicles because they are
smaller, may move faster, and have less noticeable lighting. To prevent collisions
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, with these smaller and less protected road users, drivers should always be alert to
the presence of motorcycles, bikes, and pedestrians.
3. When driving at high speeds, always allow enough room to safely stop in
emergencies by staying at least:
› Four seconds behind the vehicle in front of you.
If you are driving at a speed of 30 mph or slower, a following time of two or three
seconds may be enough to stop safely in the case of an emergency. However, at
higher speeds, it is best to maintain a four-second following time.
4. Any time you want to merge with other traffic, you should:
› Allow a gap of about four seconds.
Anytime you want to merge with other traffic, you need a gap of about four
seconds. If you move into the middle of a four-second gap, both you and the
vehicle behind you have a two-second following distance. You need a four-second
gap whenever you change lanes, enter a roadway, or when your lane merges with
another travel lane.
5. At a school crossing sign, you should:
› Watch for children and be ready to stop.
You must always yield to pedestrians who are in or about to enter a crosswalk. Be
alert to pedestrians when driving across intersections or turning.
6. At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:
› Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic.
A yield sign means that you must slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in
theintersection or roadway you are entering.
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,7. Before you change directions, you must keep your turn signals on for at least:
› 100 feet.
8. By law, your vehicle’s headlights must be turned on from:
› 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
By law, your vehicle’s headlights must be turned on from a half hour after sunset
until a half hour before sunrise.
9. If a transit vehicle is signaling to re-enter the main roadway following a stop, you
must:
› Yield.
You must yield to any transit vehicle that is signaling to pull back onto the main
roadway after it has stopped to load or unload passengers. Change lanes, slow
down, or stop to allow the bus safe re-entry into traffic.
10. If it causes an injury, a death, or $1,000 or more in damage to any one person’s
property, you must report an accident to law enforcement officials within ____ of
the accident.
› Four days
If a collision results in an injury, a death, or $1,000 or more in damage to any one
person’s property and a report is not made by a law enforcement officer, you must
complete a Collision Report form within four days of the accident.
11. If you operate a motor vehicle registered in Washington State, you must:
› Have liability insurance and carry an ID card proving you have such insurance.
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, If you operate a motor vehicle registered in Washington State, you must have
liability insurance and carry proof that you have such insurance.
12. If you refuse to take a test determining your blood alcohol content (BAC), you will
lose your driver license for:
› At least one year.
Washington State has an implied consent law, which means that by operating a
motor vehicle in the state, you have given your consent to take a breath test
determining your blood alcohol content (BAC). You will lose your license for at least
one year if you refuse to take such a test.
13. If you stop along the road at night:
› Turn on your emergency flashers and leave your low beams turned on.
If you stop along the road at night, turn on your emergency flashers and leave your
low beam headlights turned on. Be sure that other road users will be able to clearly
see your vehicle.
14. In Washington State, an adult above the age of 21 is legally drunk when their blood
alcohol content (BAC) is:
› At or above 0.08 percent.
You can be arrested for driving with a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher. However, if
you are under the legal drinking age of 21, you can be arrested for driving with a
BAC of 0.02 percent or higher.
15. If you are driving a slow-moving vehicle in a no passing zone on a road with two
lanes traveling in opposite directions, you should pull over to let others pass if:
› Five or more vehicles form a line behind you and it’s unsafe for them to pass.
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Documents should be valid/unexpired originals or certified copies
1. Proof of Identity
2. Proof of Age
3. Proof of Washington Residency
Top 150 Questions & Answers 2025
1. When in a motor vehicle on a highway, it is:
› Illegal to either drink from or possess open containers of alcohol in the passenger
compartment.
It is illegal to drink an alcoholic beverage while in a motor vehicle on a highway. It
is also illegal for a person in a vehicle on a highway to possess an alcoholic beverage
container that has been open or unsealed, or from which any of the contents have
been removed. Open alcohol containers may not be in a vehicle on a highway,
unless in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers.
2. A driver should be extra alert to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians because:
› They’re difficult to see in traffic.
In many collisions with motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians, drivers reported
that they were looking but still did not see the smaller vehicle or pedestrian. These
can be more difficult to spot in traffic than passenger vehicles because they are
smaller, may move faster, and have less noticeable lighting. To prevent collisions
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, with these smaller and less protected road users, drivers should always be alert to
the presence of motorcycles, bikes, and pedestrians.
3. When driving at high speeds, always allow enough room to safely stop in
emergencies by staying at least:
› Four seconds behind the vehicle in front of you.
If you are driving at a speed of 30 mph or slower, a following time of two or three
seconds may be enough to stop safely in the case of an emergency. However, at
higher speeds, it is best to maintain a four-second following time.
4. Any time you want to merge with other traffic, you should:
› Allow a gap of about four seconds.
Anytime you want to merge with other traffic, you need a gap of about four
seconds. If you move into the middle of a four-second gap, both you and the
vehicle behind you have a two-second following distance. You need a four-second
gap whenever you change lanes, enter a roadway, or when your lane merges with
another travel lane.
5. At a school crossing sign, you should:
› Watch for children and be ready to stop.
You must always yield to pedestrians who are in or about to enter a crosswalk. Be
alert to pedestrians when driving across intersections or turning.
6. At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:
› Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic.
A yield sign means that you must slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in
theintersection or roadway you are entering.
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,7. Before you change directions, you must keep your turn signals on for at least:
› 100 feet.
8. By law, your vehicle’s headlights must be turned on from:
› 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
By law, your vehicle’s headlights must be turned on from a half hour after sunset
until a half hour before sunrise.
9. If a transit vehicle is signaling to re-enter the main roadway following a stop, you
must:
› Yield.
You must yield to any transit vehicle that is signaling to pull back onto the main
roadway after it has stopped to load or unload passengers. Change lanes, slow
down, or stop to allow the bus safe re-entry into traffic.
10. If it causes an injury, a death, or $1,000 or more in damage to any one person’s
property, you must report an accident to law enforcement officials within ____ of
the accident.
› Four days
If a collision results in an injury, a death, or $1,000 or more in damage to any one
person’s property and a report is not made by a law enforcement officer, you must
complete a Collision Report form within four days of the accident.
11. If you operate a motor vehicle registered in Washington State, you must:
› Have liability insurance and carry an ID card proving you have such insurance.
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, If you operate a motor vehicle registered in Washington State, you must have
liability insurance and carry proof that you have such insurance.
12. If you refuse to take a test determining your blood alcohol content (BAC), you will
lose your driver license for:
› At least one year.
Washington State has an implied consent law, which means that by operating a
motor vehicle in the state, you have given your consent to take a breath test
determining your blood alcohol content (BAC). You will lose your license for at least
one year if you refuse to take such a test.
13. If you stop along the road at night:
› Turn on your emergency flashers and leave your low beams turned on.
If you stop along the road at night, turn on your emergency flashers and leave your
low beam headlights turned on. Be sure that other road users will be able to clearly
see your vehicle.
14. In Washington State, an adult above the age of 21 is legally drunk when their blood
alcohol content (BAC) is:
› At or above 0.08 percent.
You can be arrested for driving with a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher. However, if
you are under the legal drinking age of 21, you can be arrested for driving with a
BAC of 0.02 percent or higher.
15. If you are driving a slow-moving vehicle in a no passing zone on a road with two
lanes traveling in opposite directions, you should pull over to let others pass if:
› Five or more vehicles form a line behind you and it’s unsafe for them to pass.
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