You may drive around or under a gate that is being lowered or raised at a railroad crossing:A. As long as an approaching train is not too closeB. If your vehicle can do so without damaging the gateC. If you first look carefully in both directionsD. Under no circumstances

D. Under no circumstances

Drinking alcohol and driving is:A. A minor traffic safety problemB. A serious traffic safety problemC. Safe if you only have a few drinksD. Only dangerous to the driver who drinks

B. A serious traffic safety problem.

Your car starts to skid on a slippery road. You should:A. Brake quickly and keep the wheel straightB. Lock your brakes until you have come to a complete stopC. Steer in the direction you want the front wheels to goD. Steer toward the side of the road to get off the wet pavement

C. Steer in the direction you want the front wheels to go

What does a "slow moving vehicle" emblem look like?A. A square red signB. A round green signC. A diamond-shaped yellow signD. A triangular orange sign

D. A triangular orange sign.

When you drive in heavy fog during daylight hours you should drive with your:A. Headlights offB. Parking lights onC. Headlights on low beamD. Headlights on high beam

C. Headlights on low beam

A "no parking" sign at a certain location means:A. You may never stop your vehicle thereB. You may stop temporarily to load or unload passengersC. You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicleD. You may leave your vehicle unattended for less than 5 minutes

B. You may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers.

You may pass another vehicle on the right if it is waiting to:A. Turn rightB. Turn leftC. Park at the curbD. Turn into a driveway on the right

B. Turn left.

Assuming that the street is level, what should you do after you have finished parallel parking in a space between two other cars?A. Leave your front wheels turned toward the curbB. Make sure your car almost touches the car behind youC. Move as far forward in the space as possibleD. Straighten your front wheels and leave room between cars

D. Straighten your front wheels and leave room between cars

When you want to make a right turn, your car must be:A. Near the center of the streetB. Close to the left side of the streetC. Close to the right side of the streetD. Past the center of the intersection when you begin to turn

C. Close to the right side of the street

In a parking space reserved for people with disabilities, a non-disabled driver:A. May park in an emergencyB. May not park, but stop in an emergencyC. May not park or stop, but may stand in an emergencyD. May neither park, stop, nor stand

D. May neither park, stop, nor stand

You have just left an expressway and are starting to drive on an ordinary highway. You should:A. Check your tires for correct pressureB. Check your speedometer to keep at the lower speed limitC. Stay twice as far behind other carsD. Change gradually to the lower speed limit

B. Check your speedometer to keep at the lower speed limit

A motorist should know that a bicyclist operating on a roadway must:A. Ride on the right side of the roadB. Ride on the side of the road facing trafficC. Ride on either side of the roadD. Ride on the side of the road with the least traffic

A. Ride on the right side of the road.

One of the rules of defensive driving is:A. Look straight ahead as you driveB. Stay alert and keep your eyes movingC. Expect that other drivers will make up for your errorsD. Be confident that you can avoid danger at the last minute

D. Stay alert and keep your eyes moving.

The driver's left arm and hand are extended downward. This hand signal means that the driver plans to:A. Turn leftB. Turn rightC. StopD. Start up

c. stop

A "no stopping" sign means that, unless directed to do so by a policeman, you may stop only:A. Long enough to unload packagesB. To avoid conflict with other trafficC. To discharge passengersD. For less than 5 minutes

D. To avoid conflict with other traffic.

You may cross a double solid yellow line:A. To pass a slow moving truckB. To turn into a drivewayC. To pass a car if traffic permitsD. Under no conditions

B. To turn into a driveway

Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol:A. Decreases blood alcohol contentB. Cancels the effect of the alcoholC. Has no effect on blood alcohol contentD. Increases blood alcohol content

C. Has no effect on blood alcohol content

You are waiting in the intersection to complete a left turn. You should:A. Signal and keep your wheels turned to the leftB. Signal and keep your wheels straightC. Flash your headlights so the driver will let you throughD. Drive around the rear of a car if it blocks you

B. Signal and keep your wheels straight

You have the right of way when you are:A. Entering a traffic circleB. Backing out of a drivewayC. Leaving a parking spaceD. Already in a traffic circle

D. Already in a traffic circle.

When you want to overtake and pass another vehicle you should:A. Wait for a signal from the other driverB. Change lanes quickly so the other driver will see youC. Signal and pass when safe to do soD. Stay close behind so you need less time to pass

C. Signal and pass when safe to do so.

What are the consequences that can result from driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs?A. Possible imprisonmentB. A mandatory fineC. Driver license revocationD. All of these choices

D. All of these choices

On long trips you can prevent drowsiness by:A. Turning on your car radioB. Slowing down so you can react betterC. Stopping at regular intervals for a restD. Moving your eyes from side to side as you drive

C. Stopping at regular intervals for a rest

What should you do when you are going to enter a roadway from a private road?A. Blow your horn to warn cars you are entering the roadwayB. Stop with part of the car on the roadway to warn other driversC. Drive out fast to merge smoothly with the trafficD. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic

D. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic

A traffic light which has a green arrow and a red light means that:A. You may only drive straight aheadB. You may drive only in the direction of the green arrowC. You must wait for a green lightD. Vehicles moving in any direction must stop

D. You may drive only in the direction of the green arrow

You want to turn left at an intersection. The light is green but oncoming traffic is heavy. You should:A. Use the next intersectionB. Wait at the crosswalk for traffic to clearC. Wait in the center of the intersection for traffic to clearD. Take the right-of-way since you have the light

C. Wait in the center of the intersection for traffic to clear

You drive along a street and hear a siren. You cannot immediately see the emergency vehicle. You should:A. Keep driving until you see the vehicleB. Pull to the curb and look to see if it is on your streetC. Slow down but don't stop until you see itD. Speed up and turn at the next intersection

B. Pull to the curb and look to see if it is on your street

You come to an intersection which has a flashing red light. You should:A. Come to a full stop, then go when safe to do soB. Stop only if cars are approaching the intersectionC. Stop only if cars are already in the intersectionD. Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary

A. Come to a full stop, then go when safe to do so.

When your right wheels run onto a soft shoulder, what is the best way to get back on the highway?A. Apply the brakes firmly and steer gently to the leftB. Ease your foot off the gas and brake gentlyC. Steer hard to the left and then gently to the rightD. Apply the brakes firmly and stop completely

B. Ease your foot off the gas and brake gently

What are the colors of a sign which tells you the distance to the next exit of a highway?A. Yellow with black lettersB. Black with white lettersC. Red with white lettersD. Green with white letters

D. Green with white letters

Which of the following does alcohol affect?A. Recovery from hadlight glareB. Reaction timeC. Judgment of distancesD. All of these choices

D. All of these choices

Which of the following is used on some highways to direct drivers into the proper lanes for turning?A. Flashing red lightsB. Flashing yellow lightsC. White lines on the side of the roadD. White arrows in the middle of the lanes

D. White arrows in the middle of the lanes

Night driving is dangerous because:A. Some traffic signs are less visible at nightB. More vehicles are on the road at nightC. The distance we can see ahead is reducedD. Street lights tend to blur our vision

C. The distance we can see ahead is reduced

If a tire blows out, the proper thing to do is:A. Speed up to gain traction and then pull to the rightB. Hold the steering wheel firmly, and ease up on the gasC. Apply the brakes, then shift into neutralD. Shift into neutral, then apply the brakes

B. Hold the steering wheel firmly, and ease up on the gas

You must yield the right-of-way to an approaching vehicle when you are:A. Already in a traffic circleB. Already in an intersectionC. Going straight aheadD. Turning left

D. turning left

You may not cross a single broken white (or yellow) lineA. When to do so would interfere with trafficB. When turning left into a drivewayC. When the car in front is disabledD. When passing to the right on a one-way street

A. When to do so would interfere with traffic.

What does a flashing yellow light mean?A. Merging trafficB. Proceed with cautionC. Pedestrian crossingD. Come to a full stop

B. Proceed with caution

If you drink alcohol socially, what helps ensure safe driving?A. Drink coffee before drivingB. Ride home with a friend who has not been drinkingC. Take a cold shower before drivingD. Stop drinking one half hour before driving

B. Ride home with a friend who has not been drinking

If an approaching train is near enough or going fast enough to be a danger, you must:A. Slow down and proceed with cautionB. Not cross the tracks until the train has completely passedC. Cross the tracks at your own riskD. Find an alternative route across tracks

B. Not cross the tracks until the train has completely passed

A rectangular-shaped sign is a:A. School crossing signB. Speed limit signC. Railroad crossing signD. Stop sign

B. Speed limit sign

In which of the following situations is passing always forbidden?A. The vehicle ahead is making a left turnB. You are on a one-way street which has two lanesC. The vehicle ahead is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalkD. The vehicle ahead is going to park parallel to the curb

C. The vehicle ahead is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

You come to an intersection which is blocked by other traffic. You should:A. Go slowly until the traffic ahead movesB. Get as close as possible to the other carC. Stay out of the intersection until you can pass throughD. Sound your horn to make the cars move up

C. Stay out of the intersection until you can pass through

When attempting to stop on a slippery road, the best action to take is:A. Apply the brakes quickly and firmlyB. Apply the brakes in slow, steady strokesC. Shift to a lower gear, do not use the brakesD. Shift into neutral, do not use the brakes

B. Apply the brakes in slow, steady strokes

A driver who is taking a non-prescription drug should:A. Read the labels on the drug before drivingB. Drink alcohol insteadC. Continue to driveD. Drive only during daylight hours

A. Read the labels on the drug before driving.

On a New York State highway where there is no posted speed limit, the fastest you may legally drive is:A. 50 mphB. 55 mphC. 60 mphD. 65 mph

B. 55 mph

You may cross a single solid white line in the highway:A. Whenever you want toB. If traffic conditions requireC. Only to turn into a drivewayD. Only to make a u-turn

B. If traffic conditions require.

If you drive past your exit on an expressway, you should:A. Pull onto the shoulder, then back up to the exitB. Drive to the next exit and leave the expresswayC. Make a U-turn at the nearest emergency turn areaD. Make a U-turn at the next service area

B. Drive to the next exit and leave the expressway

You may pass another vehicle on the right if it is waiting to:A. Turn rightB. Turn leftC. Park at the curbD. Turn into a driveway on the right

B. Turn left.

After you have passed a car you should return to the right lane when you:A. See the front bumper of the other car in your mirrorB. Have put your turn signal onC. Have turned your headlights onD. See the other car's headlights come on

A. See the front bumper of the other car in your mirror.

Blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on each of the following except:A. Your body weightB. How much you drinkC. How much time passes between drinksD. How physically fit you are

D. How physically fit you are

When you get ready to leave an expressway, you should begin to use your turn signal:A. Just as you get to the exit rampB. 50 feet before the exit rampC. 100 feet before the exit rampD. When you see cars behind you in the exit lane

C. 100 feet before the exit ramp

If you are parked parallel to the curb, you may get out of the car on the traffic side:A. During the daytime when other drivers can see youB. When the traffic light at the closest intersection turns redC. When you won't interfere with oncoming vehiclesD. If you use your four-way flasher first

C. When you won't interfere with oncoming vehicles

What effect does drinking alcohol and taking a prescription drug or over the counter medicine have?A. The medicine reduces the effect of the alcoholB. The alcohol will help the medicine cure the coldC. The combination could multiply the effects of the alcoholD. No effect, they are difference substances

C. The combination could multiply the effects of the alcohol

The law that requires every driver to exercise care to avoid colliding with an authorized emergency or hazard vehicle is called:A. Brianna's LawB. The Green Light LawC. Move Over LawD. Right of Way

C. Move Over Law

As you near an intersection, the traffic light changes from green to yellow. Your best action would be to:A. Speed up to beat the red lightB. Apply the brakes sharply to stopC. Be prepared to stop in the center of the intersectionD. Be prepared to stop before the intersection

D. Be prepared to stop before the intersection.

You are getting on a highway which has a very short entrance lane. The safest way for you to enter the flow of traffic would be to:A. Use as much ramp as possible to get up to cruising speedB. Use the left lane of the highway to get up to ruising speedC. Wait for a large gap in traffic then speed up quicklyD. Get up to cruising speed gradually so other cars will see you

C. Wait for a large gap in traffic then speed up quickly

In general, you should pass vehicles going in the same direction you are going:A. On the rightB. On the leftC. Only if the other driver signals it is safeD. Whenever you have the opportunity to do so

B. On the left