SC DMV Permit Test Study Questions and
Answers Top Graded 2025
What does a solid yellow double line mean in the center of the road? -Correct
Answer ✔You may not pass another vehicle and cross this line
Before you change lanes, what should you do? -Correct Answer ✔Check mirrors,
look over shoulder
What reduces the effects of alcohol? -Correct Answer ✔Time
What does a do not pass sign tell you to do? -Correct Answer ✔DO NOT PASS
To increase your visibility, you should do this -Correct Answer ✔Slow down and
turn on your headlights
Manual transmission vehicles use a higher gear for _____________ and a lower
gear for _____________ -Correct Answer ✔uphill, downhill
What is tailgating? -Correct Answer ✔When someone follows another car too
closely
When driving in fog, what type of lights should you use? -Correct Answer ✔Low
beams
What should you do if another driver moves into your path quickly? -Correct
Answer ✔Take your foot off the gas
Why do most drivers not see motorcyclists? -Correct Answer ✔The profile of a
motorcycle is much smaller than that of a larger vehicle
If under 21, you can loser your license for driving with a blood alcohol
concentration of what percent or higher? -Correct Answer ✔.02%
What does BAC stand for? -Correct Answer ✔blood alcohol concentration
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On a highway, how far before a turn should you signal? -Correct Answer ✔100 ft
What should you do when passing a construction zone? -Correct Answer ✔Pass
carefully and keep eyes on the road
When being followed by an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, what should
you do? -Correct Answer ✔Pull over and let it pass as soon as safely possible
What do locked doors help with? -Correct Answer ✔Keeping doors closed during
a crash
There are 3 things that well worn tires can cause. What are they? -Correct Answer
✔Hydroplaning, increased stopping distance, difficult turning
Dotted yellow lines in the middle of a road show what? -Correct Answer ✔They
show that you can pass
What driver goes first at an intersection with a four way stop? -Correct Answer
✔The one on the right
What laws do bicyclists obey? -Correct Answer ✔The same laws as car drivers do
When being tailgated, what should you do? -Correct Answer ✔Increase the
distance between your car and the one in front of you
Before getting out of a parked car on a two-way street, what should you do? -
Correct Answer ✔Look for vehicles on the traffic side of your car
What is the area of blind spots around trucks and buses where crashes are likely to
occur called? -Correct Answer ✔The no-zone
What is an example of an illegal parking spot? -Correct Answer ✔In front of a
private driveway
When can you drive on a sidewalk? -Correct Answer ✔When entering or exiting a
driveway or alley
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