All 39 New York Permit Test Questions
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Get Smart Review & Mock Exams Licensing & Permits In New York, the minimum age to get a learner permit is:
Answer: 16
You must be at least 16 for a New York learner permit.
A New York Junior Operator (Class DJ) license has a minimum age of:
Answer: 16
The Junior Operator (Class DJ) minimum age is 16.
When practicing with a New York learner permit, your supervising driver must be at least:
Answer: 21
A supervising driver must be at least 21, appropriately licensed, and seated in the front seat.
Before your New York road test, you should have at least how many hours of practice?
Answer: 50 hours (15 after sunset)
At least 50 hours of practice, including at least 15 after sunset.
Of New York's 50 required practice hours, at least how many must be after sunset?
Answer: 15 hours
At least 15 of the 50 practice hours must be after sunset.
With a New York junior permit, the only passenger allowed in the front seat is:
Answer: Your supervising driver
With a junior permit, the only front-seat passenger allowed is your supervising driver.
In a New York road-test vehicle, the passenger-side seat belt must be:
Answer: Available and clean for the examiner
The passenger-side seat belt must be available and clean for the examiner.
In New York, the minimum age to register a vehicle is:
Answer: 16
You must be at least 16 to register a vehicle.
To be licensed in New York you must pass a:
Answer: Vision test
A vision test is required for licensing.
Alcohol, Drugs & the Law .02 under 21 .08 adult
In New York, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) applies at a blood alcohol content of:
Answer: .08 BAC
DWI applies at .08 BAC (minimum six-month revocation).
.02 under 21 .08 adult
New York's Aggravated DWI (Agg-DWI) applies at a blood alcohol content of:
Answer: .18 BAC
Aggravated DWI applies at .18 BAC (minimum one-year revocation).
New York's Driving While Ability Impaired by alcohol (DWAI) generally involves a BAC of:
Answer: .05 to .07
DWAI-alcohol generally involves a BAC of .05 to .07 (90-day suspension).
.02 under 21 .08 adult
Under New York's Zero Tolerance Law, an under-21 driver is suspended six months for a BAC of:
Answer: .02 to .07
Zero Tolerance covers under-21 drivers with a BAC of .02 to .07.
New York notes that a .02 BAC — enough for a Zero Tolerance violation — could result from:
Answer: Only one drink
A .02 BAC could occur from only one drink.
A second New York Zero Tolerance violation revokes the license for one year or until age 21, whichever is:
Answer: Longer
A second violation revokes the license for one year or until age 21, whichever is longer.
A New York driver convicted of DWI/DWAI must pay a driver responsibility assessment of:
Answer: $250/year
A $250-per-year driver responsibility assessment applies.
A New York commercial driver is considered intoxicated at a BAC of:
Answer: .04
Commercial drivers are DWI at .04.
The only thing that lowers your blood alcohol content is:
Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
Speed Limits & Speed Management In New York, if no speed limit is posted, you may drive no more than:
Answer: 55 mph
If no limit is posted, drive no more than 55 mph.
In New York City, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit is:
Answer: 25 mph
The New York City default speed limit is 25 mph.
A New York work-area speed limit can be posted as low as:
Answer: 25 mph
A work-area speed limit can be posted as low as 25 mph.
On a slippery or fogged-in New York expressway posted 55 mph, the safe speed is:
Answer: Much lower than the posted limit
Even where 55 is posted, the safe speed in poor conditions is much lower.
New York notes that drivers who go too slowly can be:
Answer: As dangerous as those who drive too fast
Driving too slowly can be as dangerous as driving too fast.
Sharing the Road New York's Move Over law requires you to slow down and, for a stopped emergency/hazard vehicle with flashing lights, to:
Answer: Move over a lane if safe
Slow down and move over a lane when safe for stopped emergency/hazard vehicles.
When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren in New York, you should:
Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
In a New York roundabout, you should:
Answer: Yield on entry and keep moving counterclockwise
Yield to traffic already in the roundabout and travel counterclockwise.
A motorcycle in New York is entitled to:
Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
New York work zones may be controlled by a flag person, whose signals you must:
Answer: Obey
Obey a flag person's signals in a work zone.
Vehicle Equipment In New York, the driver and front-seat passengers must:
Answer: Wear seat belts
Buckle up — New York's seat-belt law is enforced.
In New York, every child passenger must use a:
Answer: Correct child restraint
Every child passenger must use a correct child restraint.
If your turn signals fail in New York, you should:
Answer: Use hand signals
Use hand signals if your turn signals fail.
Signaling & Communication An arm extended straight out the driver's window means:
Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
In New York you must use headlights at night and:
Answer: Whenever you use your wipers in bad weather
Use headlights at night and whenever wipers are needed in bad weather.
Safe Driving
In New York, using a hand-held cell phone while driving is:
Answer: Illegal
Hand-held phone use while driving is illegal in New York.
In New York, accumulating 11 or more points in 18 months can lead to:
Answer: License suspension
11+ points in 18 months can suspend your license.
If you become drowsy while driving in New York, you should:
Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
A safe following distance in New York gives you:
Answer: Time to react and avoid a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
Points & Penalties If you are involved in a crash in New York, you must:
Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.