FREE PA ROAD RULES TEST 5 -PENNSYLVANIA DRIVERS PERMIT PRACTICE TEST

This online Pennsylvania drivers permit practice test, with multiple choice questions, is intended to help you prepare for the Pennsylvania permit test that is required before you can get your driver’s license.

Rules 5

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When encountering a funeral procession you should:

Yield the right of way

Flash your lights repeatedly out of respect

Speed up to get ahead

Join the procession behind the hearse

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Why should you reduce your speed when driving at night?

Because everyone is more alert at night

Because there are more cars on the road

Because your visibility is limited and you need more time to stop

Because other drivers drive faster at night

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When you reach a four-way stop at the same time as another car, you must yield to the car:

On your right

The one moving faster

The one moving slower

On your left

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When you are required to yield to an emergency vehicle?

If you are not on a multi-lane highway

Only if other cars yield

Never

Always

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When driving on the highway where the posted speed limit is 65 mph, yet traffic is traveling at 70 mph or more, how fast may you legally drive?

The speed of traffic

70 mph or less

The speed limit posted of 65 mph

As fast as you want

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When entering a freeway you should:

Stop on acceleration lane, wait for an opening. Then enter the freeway rapidly

Slow down, and then enter the freeway at a sharp angle

Signal and increase your speed to merge smoothly with traffic

Drive slowly and be prepared to stop for freeway traffic

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To pass a large truck, you must:

Honk and flash your lights to make the truck driver aware of your intentions

Pass on a downgrade

All answers are correct

Make sure you have room to complete the maneuver without excessive speed

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The best way to stop quickly on a wet or icy roadway is to:

Brake, if wheels lock then release pressure until you come to a stop

Put brakes on hard and try to prevent vehicle from skidding

Apply brakes the same way you always do

Keep foot off the brake and let the vehicle slow and stop automatically

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When the traffic signal light facing you is red and you intend to go straight through the intersection, what must you do first?

Stop, give pedestrians the right-of-way, and then proceed with caution

Stop, proceed when the way is clear

Stop, wait until the light changes to green and the intersection is clear before moving through it

Slow down, proceed when the way is clear

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When entering a blind intersection how should you proceed?

Move forward slowly until you can see what is coming

Stop and get out of your car to see if any traffic is approaching

Signal by flashing your lights before proceeding

Sound your horn before proceeding

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What should you do if you feel drowsy while driving?

Turn up your radio

Reduce speed

Open the window for some fresh air

Stop for a short rest in a safe area

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If you must park on an unlighted highway at night what should you do?

Turn on your flasher

Leave your parking lights on

All answers are correct

Park perpendicular to the edge of the highway

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When driving in fog, you should use your:

Low beams

High beams

Fog lights only

Parking lights

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When pulling away from the curb, you should:

Shoulder check, and then pull out when safe

Sound you horn and pull from the curb slowly

Signal, check over shoulder, and then pull out when safe

Signal and pull from the curb

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The only way to ensure you have safely checked your blind spot is to:

Turn your head and look over your shoulder

Use rear view mirror

Double check your left and right outside Mirrors

Ask the passenger

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What is intersection?

Two streets meet each other and are controlled by traffic lights

Two or more streets that meet each other and are controlled by stop signs

Any place where one line of traffic meets another

The space between the driver and rear seat passengers

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What should you do when coming to a curve?

Accelerate into the curve for efficiency

Brake after you start the curve

Adjust your speed and shift to a lower gear

Brake before entering the curve

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When making a left turn from a single left-turn lane, a green arrow indicates that:

Stop for 2 seconds before moving ahead

Oncoming vehicles and pedestrians should yield to you

You should yield to other vehicles

You should yield to pedestrians

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Who has right-of way when driving in a traffic circle?

Both

Driver exiting

Driver entering

Neither

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Driving more slowly than surrounding traffic is:

Appropriate if you do not know the speed limit

Often a hazard since other drivers may become frustrated and try to pass you

Always appropriate if other people are speeding

A good idea if the weather is bad

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You will find most roads are most slippery during:

The rain at early morning

A light rain

The first rain after a dry period

The rain at night

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Passing on the right is permitted if:

You are in the carpool lane

You are passing a large truck

Never, it is illegal

There are two or more lanes in your direction

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Which of these statements is true about construction zones?

Slow down only if you think workers are present

You are responsible for the safety of the road workers

Fines are less for violations committed in construction zones

Fines are the same for violations committed in construction zones

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If you see a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line this means:

That vehicles next to the solid yellow line may pass

That only vehicles next to the broken line may pass

Pass only when no traffic is sight

That vehicles may pass in all directions

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Motorcycles must follow the rules of the road and are considered:

Pedestrians

Vehicles

Motorized wheelchair

Bicycles

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It is best to turn your front tires into the curb when you are:

Uphill

Downhill

All answers are correct

Level with the curb

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When you come to a corner where there are no traffic lights or stop signs, you should:

Always stop, then proceeded when safe

Continue at the same speed and watch for traffic

Call for help

Slow down, so you can stop, if necessary

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What does the solid white line on the right edge of the road represent?

A line dividing the pedestrian area and the vehicle area

You should never drive across unless in an emergency

A line you can cross to pass

A motorcycle lane

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Which of the following is a basic step to take after an accident?

Protect the area

Notify authorities

Care for the injured

All answers are correct

30 / 30

You should dim your headlights when:

Within 350 feet of an approaching vehicle

Within 100 feet of an approaching vehicle

Within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle

Within 200 feet of an approaching vehicle

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Regulatory traffic signs instruct drivers what they should, or should not do, in certain circumstances. You will be asked to identify roadway signs on the PA Driving Tests.

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