NYC PERMIT TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
RATIONALES
You cmay ccross ca cdouble csolid cyellow cline:
A. cTo cpass ca cslow cmoving ctruck
B. cTo cturn cinto ca cdriveway
C. cTo cpass ca ccar cif ctraffic cpermits
D. cUnder cno cconditions c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cTo cturn cinto ca cdriveway
What care cthe ccolors cof ca csign cwhich ctells cyou cthe cdistance cto cthe cnext cexit cof ca chighway?
A. cYellow cwith cblack cletters
B. cBlack cwith cwhite cletters
C. cRed cwith cwhite cletters
D. cGreen cwith cwhite cletters c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cGreen cwith cwhite cletters
When cthe croad cis cmarked cwith ca csolid cyellow cline cand ca cbroken cyellow cline con cyour cside cyou cmay cpass:
A. cOnly cin can cemergency
B. cIf cyou care con can cexpressway
C. cIf ctraffic cis cclear
D. cOnly cat can cintersection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cIf ctraffic cis cclear
A cred cand cwhite ctriangular csign cat can cintersection cmeans:
A. cSlow cdown cif can cemergency cvehicle cis capproaching
B. cSlow cdown cand cbe cprepared cto cstop cif cnecessary
C. cAlways ccome cto ca cfull cstop cat cthe cintersection
D. cLook cboth cways cas cyou ccross cthe cintersection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cSlow cdown cand cbe cprepared cto cstop cif
cnecessary
A crectangular-shaped csign cis ca:
A. cRailroad ccrossing csign
B. cSchool ccrossing csign
C. cSpeed climit csign
D. cStop csign c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cSpeed climit csign
A cdiamond-shaped csign cis ca:
A. cRoad chazard csign
B. cInterstate croute csite
C. cSchool ccrossing csign
D. cSpeed climit csign c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cRoad chazard csign
What care cthe ccolors cof cthe cwarning csigns cthat cindicate chazards cahead, csuch cas ccurves cin cthe croad cor cnarrow cbridges?
A. cBlack cletters cor csymbols con ca cwhite cbackground
B. cBlack cletters cor csymbols con ca cyellow cbackground c
C. cWhite cletters cor csymbols con ca cblue cbackground
D. cWhite cletters cor csymbols con ca cgreen cbackground c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cBlack cletters cor csymbols con ca cyellow
cbackground
You cwant cto cturn cleft cat can cintersection. cThe clight cis cgreen cbut concoming ctraffic cis cheavy. cYou cshould:
A. cUse cthe cnext cintersection c
B. cWait cat cthe ccrosswalk cfor ctraffic cto cclear c
C. cWait cin cthe ccenter cof cthe cintersection cfor ctraffic cto cclear c
D. cTake cthe cright-of-way csince cyou chave cthe clight c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cWait cin cthe ccenter cof cthe cintersection cfor ctraffic
cto cclear
What cdoes cthis croad csign cmean?
(Red csign cwith cwhite cletters) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Come cto ca cfull cstop, cthen cgo cwhen cit cis cdafe cto cdo cso.
, Which cof cthe cfollowing cmust cyou cobey cover cthe cother cthree?
A. cA csteady cred clight
B. cA cpoliceman
C. cA cstop csign
D. cA cflashing cred clight c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cA cpoliceman
As cyou cnear can cintersection, cthe ctraffic clight cchanges cfrom cgreen cto cyellow. cYour cbest caction cwould cbe cto:
A. cSpeed cup cto cbeat cthe cred clight
B. cApply cthe cbrakes csharply cto cstop
C. cBe cprepared cto cstop cin cthe ccenter cof cthe cintersection
D. cBe cprepared cto cstop cbefore cthe cintersection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cBe cprepared cto cstop cbefore cthe cintersection
You cmay ccross ca csingle csolid cwhite cline cin cthe chighway:
A. cWhenever cyou cwant cto
B. cIf ctraffic cconditions crequire
C. cOnly cto cturn cinto ca cdriveway
D. cOnly cto cmake ca cu-turn c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cIf ctraffic cconditions crequire
A ctraffic clight cwhich chas ca cgreen carrow cand ca cred clight cmeans cthat:
A. cYou cmy conly cdrive cstraight cahead
B. cYou cmay cdrive conly cin cthe cdirection cof cthe cgreen carrow
C. cYou cmust cwait cfor ca cgreen clight c
D. cVehicles cmoving cin cany cdirection cmust cstop c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cYou cmay cdrive conly cin cthe cdirection cof cthe cgreen
carrow
What cdoes ca cflashing cyellow clight cmean?
A. cMerging ctraffic
B. cProceed cwith ccaution
C. cPedestrian ccrossing
D. cCome cto ca cfull cstop c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cProceed cwith ccaution
An cintersection chas ca cstop csign, ccrosswalk, cbut cno cstop cline. cYou cmust cstop:
A. cBefore cthe ccrosswalk
B. c50 cfeet cbefore cthe cintersection
C. cWhere cyou cthink cthe cstop cline cwould cbe c
D. cWith cyour cfront cwheels cin cthe ccrosswalk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cBefore cthe ccrosswalk
You ccome cto can cintersection cwhich chas ca cflashing cred clight. cYou cshould:
A. cCome cto ca cfull cstop, cthen cgo cwhen csafe cto cdo cso
B. cStop conly cif ccars care capproaching cthe cintersection c
C. cStop conly cif ccars care calready cin cthe cintersection
D. cSlow cdown cand cbe cprepared cto cstop cif cnecessary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cCome cto ca cfull cstop, cthen cgo cwhen csafe cto
cdo cso
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cused con csome chighways cto cdirect cdrivers cinto cthe cproper clanes cfor cturning?
A. cFlashing cred clights
B. cFlashing cyellow clights
C. cWhite clines con cthe cside cof cthe croad
D. cWhite carrows cin cthe cmiddle cof cthe clanes c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cWhite carrows cin cthe cmiddle cof cthe clanes
You cmay cnot ccross ca csingle cbroken cwhite c(or cyellow) cline:
A. cWhen cto cdo cso cwould cinterfere cwith ctraffic
B. cWhen cturning cleft cinto ca cdriveway
C. cWhen cthe ccar cin cfront cis cdisabled c
D. cWhen cpassing cto cthe cright con ca cone-way cstreet c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cWhen cto cdo cso cwould cinterfere cwith ctraffic
A csolid cwhite cline con cthe cright cedge cof cthe chighway cslants cin ctoward cyour cleft. cThis cshows cthat: c
A. cThere cis can cintersection cjust cahead
B. cYou care capproaching ca cconstruction carea
C. cYou cwill cbe crequired cto cturn cleft cjust cahead
D. cThe croad cwill cget cnarrower c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cThe croad cwill cget cnarrower
You chave cthe cright cof cway cwhen cyou care:
A. cEntering ca ctraffic ccircle
B. cBacking cout cof ca cdriveway
C. cLeaving ca cparking cspace
D. cAlready cin ca ctraffic ccircle c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cAlready cin ca ctraffic ccircle
When cyou csee can cemergency cvehicle cparked, cstopped, cor cstanding cwith cits cemergency cor chazard clights cactivated con ca
chighway cor cparkway, cyou cshould:
A. cMove cout cof cthe clane cclosest cto cthe cemergency cvehicle, cif cpossible cto cdo cso csafely c
B. cMake ca cu-turn cto cavoid cthe cvehicle
C. cMaintain cyour cspeed cand clane cposition cif cpossible c
RATIONALES
You cmay ccross ca cdouble csolid cyellow cline:
A. cTo cpass ca cslow cmoving ctruck
B. cTo cturn cinto ca cdriveway
C. cTo cpass ca ccar cif ctraffic cpermits
D. cUnder cno cconditions c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cTo cturn cinto ca cdriveway
What care cthe ccolors cof ca csign cwhich ctells cyou cthe cdistance cto cthe cnext cexit cof ca chighway?
A. cYellow cwith cblack cletters
B. cBlack cwith cwhite cletters
C. cRed cwith cwhite cletters
D. cGreen cwith cwhite cletters c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cGreen cwith cwhite cletters
When cthe croad cis cmarked cwith ca csolid cyellow cline cand ca cbroken cyellow cline con cyour cside cyou cmay cpass:
A. cOnly cin can cemergency
B. cIf cyou care con can cexpressway
C. cIf ctraffic cis cclear
D. cOnly cat can cintersection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cIf ctraffic cis cclear
A cred cand cwhite ctriangular csign cat can cintersection cmeans:
A. cSlow cdown cif can cemergency cvehicle cis capproaching
B. cSlow cdown cand cbe cprepared cto cstop cif cnecessary
C. cAlways ccome cto ca cfull cstop cat cthe cintersection
D. cLook cboth cways cas cyou ccross cthe cintersection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cSlow cdown cand cbe cprepared cto cstop cif
cnecessary
A crectangular-shaped csign cis ca:
A. cRailroad ccrossing csign
B. cSchool ccrossing csign
C. cSpeed climit csign
D. cStop csign c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cSpeed climit csign
A cdiamond-shaped csign cis ca:
A. cRoad chazard csign
B. cInterstate croute csite
C. cSchool ccrossing csign
D. cSpeed climit csign c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cRoad chazard csign
What care cthe ccolors cof cthe cwarning csigns cthat cindicate chazards cahead, csuch cas ccurves cin cthe croad cor cnarrow cbridges?
A. cBlack cletters cor csymbols con ca cwhite cbackground
B. cBlack cletters cor csymbols con ca cyellow cbackground c
C. cWhite cletters cor csymbols con ca cblue cbackground
D. cWhite cletters cor csymbols con ca cgreen cbackground c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cBlack cletters cor csymbols con ca cyellow
cbackground
You cwant cto cturn cleft cat can cintersection. cThe clight cis cgreen cbut concoming ctraffic cis cheavy. cYou cshould:
A. cUse cthe cnext cintersection c
B. cWait cat cthe ccrosswalk cfor ctraffic cto cclear c
C. cWait cin cthe ccenter cof cthe cintersection cfor ctraffic cto cclear c
D. cTake cthe cright-of-way csince cyou chave cthe clight c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cWait cin cthe ccenter cof cthe cintersection cfor ctraffic
cto cclear
What cdoes cthis croad csign cmean?
(Red csign cwith cwhite cletters) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Come cto ca cfull cstop, cthen cgo cwhen cit cis cdafe cto cdo cso.
, Which cof cthe cfollowing cmust cyou cobey cover cthe cother cthree?
A. cA csteady cred clight
B. cA cpoliceman
C. cA cstop csign
D. cA cflashing cred clight c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cA cpoliceman
As cyou cnear can cintersection, cthe ctraffic clight cchanges cfrom cgreen cto cyellow. cYour cbest caction cwould cbe cto:
A. cSpeed cup cto cbeat cthe cred clight
B. cApply cthe cbrakes csharply cto cstop
C. cBe cprepared cto cstop cin cthe ccenter cof cthe cintersection
D. cBe cprepared cto cstop cbefore cthe cintersection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cBe cprepared cto cstop cbefore cthe cintersection
You cmay ccross ca csingle csolid cwhite cline cin cthe chighway:
A. cWhenever cyou cwant cto
B. cIf ctraffic cconditions crequire
C. cOnly cto cturn cinto ca cdriveway
D. cOnly cto cmake ca cu-turn c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cIf ctraffic cconditions crequire
A ctraffic clight cwhich chas ca cgreen carrow cand ca cred clight cmeans cthat:
A. cYou cmy conly cdrive cstraight cahead
B. cYou cmay cdrive conly cin cthe cdirection cof cthe cgreen carrow
C. cYou cmust cwait cfor ca cgreen clight c
D. cVehicles cmoving cin cany cdirection cmust cstop c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cYou cmay cdrive conly cin cthe cdirection cof cthe cgreen
carrow
What cdoes ca cflashing cyellow clight cmean?
A. cMerging ctraffic
B. cProceed cwith ccaution
C. cPedestrian ccrossing
D. cCome cto ca cfull cstop c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B. cProceed cwith ccaution
An cintersection chas ca cstop csign, ccrosswalk, cbut cno cstop cline. cYou cmust cstop:
A. cBefore cthe ccrosswalk
B. c50 cfeet cbefore cthe cintersection
C. cWhere cyou cthink cthe cstop cline cwould cbe c
D. cWith cyour cfront cwheels cin cthe ccrosswalk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cBefore cthe ccrosswalk
You ccome cto can cintersection cwhich chas ca cflashing cred clight. cYou cshould:
A. cCome cto ca cfull cstop, cthen cgo cwhen csafe cto cdo cso
B. cStop conly cif ccars care capproaching cthe cintersection c
C. cStop conly cif ccars care calready cin cthe cintersection
D. cSlow cdown cand cbe cprepared cto cstop cif cnecessary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cCome cto ca cfull cstop, cthen cgo cwhen csafe cto
cdo cso
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cused con csome chighways cto cdirect cdrivers cinto cthe cproper clanes cfor cturning?
A. cFlashing cred clights
B. cFlashing cyellow clights
C. cWhite clines con cthe cside cof cthe croad
D. cWhite carrows cin cthe cmiddle cof cthe clanes c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cWhite carrows cin cthe cmiddle cof cthe clanes
You cmay cnot ccross ca csingle cbroken cwhite c(or cyellow) cline:
A. cWhen cto cdo cso cwould cinterfere cwith ctraffic
B. cWhen cturning cleft cinto ca cdriveway
C. cWhen cthe ccar cin cfront cis cdisabled c
D. cWhen cpassing cto cthe cright con ca cone-way cstreet c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A. cWhen cto cdo cso cwould cinterfere cwith ctraffic
A csolid cwhite cline con cthe cright cedge cof cthe chighway cslants cin ctoward cyour cleft. cThis cshows cthat: c
A. cThere cis can cintersection cjust cahead
B. cYou care capproaching ca cconstruction carea
C. cYou cwill cbe crequired cto cturn cleft cjust cahead
D. cThe croad cwill cget cnarrower c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cThe croad cwill cget cnarrower
You chave cthe cright cof cway cwhen cyou care:
A. cEntering ca ctraffic ccircle
B. cBacking cout cof ca cdriveway
C. cLeaving ca cparking cspace
D. cAlready cin ca ctraffic ccircle c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D. cAlready cin ca ctraffic ccircle
When cyou csee can cemergency cvehicle cparked, cstopped, cor cstanding cwith cits cemergency cor chazard clights cactivated con ca
chighway cor cparkway, cyou cshould:
A. cMove cout cof cthe clane cclosest cto cthe cemergency cvehicle, cif cpossible cto cdo cso csafely c
B. cMake ca cu-turn cto cavoid cthe cvehicle
C. cMaintain cyour cspeed cand clane cposition cif cpossible c
