Free Maryland Permit Practice Test (2026)
Real questions from the official Maryland driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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What this test covers
This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Licensing & Permits — 8
- Sharing the Road — 4
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 3
- Points & Penalties — 2
- Safe Driving — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (8 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Maryland-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren in Maryland, you should:
- Pull to the right and stop
- Stop in your lane
- Turn left
- Speed up
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Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
2. In Maryland, the MVA will suspend your license if you drive impaired by drugs or a BAC of:
- .02 or higher
- .05 or higher
- .08 or higher
- Any level always
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Answer: .08 or higher
Your license is suspended for a BAC of .08 or higher (or drug impairment).
3. To be licensed in Maryland you must pass a:
- Swim test
- Fitness test
- Hearing test
- Vision screening
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Answer: Vision screening
A vision screening is required for licensing.
4. In Maryland, you should never make a right turn from a through lane:
- Immediately across a bicyclist's path
- At a green light
- Ever
- On a highway
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Answer: Immediately across a bicyclist's path
Don't turn right across a bicyclist traveling in a bike lane or shoulder.
5. Maryland new drivers must complete a standardized driver education program that includes classroom and:
- A written essay
- A field trip
- Behind-the-wheel training
- Only classroom
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Answer: Behind-the-wheel training
The program includes classroom instruction plus behind-the-wheel training.
6. Keeping space around your vehicle in Maryland gives you:
- A better view only
- Room to react and avoid crashes
- Nothing
- More speed
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Answer: Room to react and avoid crashes
A space cushion gives you time and room to react safely.
7. In Maryland, refusing a lawful blood-alcohol test results in:
- A reward
- License suspension
- No penalty
- A discount
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Answer: License suspension
Refusing the test leads to a license suspension.
8. All passengers of a Maryland Provisional driver must:
- Be over 18
- Use safety belts or child safety seats
- Sit in back
- Ride quietly
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Answer: Use safety belts or child safety seats
All passengers must use safety belts or child safety seats.
9. During the Maryland provisional passenger-restriction period, you may still carry passengers under 18 who are:
- Classmates
- Immediate family members
- Coworkers
- Friends
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Answer: Immediate family members
Immediate family members are exempt from the passenger restriction.
10. The only thing that lowers your blood alcohol level is:
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Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
11. Maryland warns experienced bicyclists may ride as fast as:
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Answer: 35 mph
Experienced cyclists can ride as fast as 35 mph and be closer than you think.
12. In Maryland, mopeds and scooters may be ridden on roads with a posted maximum speed limit of:
- 65 mph or less
- 40 mph or less
- 30 mph or less
- 50 mph or less
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Answer: 50 mph or less
Mopeds/scooters may be ridden on roads posted 50 mph or less.
13. With a Maryland Provisional License, unsupervised driving between midnight and 5:00 a.m. is allowed only:
- On weekends
- Anytime
- For work, school, or an organized activity
- Never
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Answer: For work, school, or an organized activity
Unsupervised 12 a.m.–5 a.m. driving is allowed only for job, school, or organized activity.
14. A Maryland permit applicant under 18 must have their application:
- Notarized
- Approved by a judge
- Co-signed by a parent or legal guardian
- Filed online only
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Answer: Co-signed by a parent or legal guardian
If under 18, a parent or legal guardian must co-sign.
15. Maryland's Move Over law requires you, when approaching a stopped emergency or service vehicle with flashing lights, to:
- Move over a lane if safe, or slow down
- Honk
- Stop in the lane
- Speed up
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Answer: Move over a lane if safe, or slow down
Move over a lane if you can do so safely, otherwise slow down.
16. If you are involved in a crash in Maryland, you must:
- Drive on if minor
- Stop and give information
- Leave
- Call later only
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Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
17. Maryland's Graduated Licensing System order is:
- One step
- License then permit
- Learner's Permit, Provisional License, then Driver's License
- Provisional then permit
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Answer: Learner's Permit, Provisional License, then Driver's License
You go from Learner's Instructional Permit to Provisional License to full Driver's License.
18. In Maryland, an applicant younger than 25 must be at least what age for a Learner's Instructional Permit?
- 17 years
- 16 years
- 15 years
- 15 years and 9 months
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Answer: 15 years and 9 months
Applicants under 25 must be at least 15 years and 9 months old.
19. A safe following distance in Maryland helps you:
- Look important
- Drive faster
- React safely to sudden stops
- Save fuel only
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Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-end crashes.
20. In Maryland, you are considered driving under the influence at a blood alcohol concentration of:
- .02 or higher
- .05 or higher
- .08 or higher
- .10 or higher
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Answer: .08 or higher
Maryland's limit for drunk driving is .08 or higher.
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