Delaware Permit Practice Test

Correct answer: Time

There is no way to sober up quickly. Coffee, fresh air, exercise, or cold showers will not help. Time is the only thing that will sober you up.

Correct answer: Passenger cars, pickup trucks, and most everyday vehicles under 26,000 lbs. GVWR

The Class D operator’s license covers passenger cars, station wagons, pickup trucks, utility vehicles, and most panel trucks — any single motor vehicle (and a trailer) with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 lbs. or less, designed for fewer than 16 passengers, and not placarded for hazardous materials.

Correct answer: Stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key, and set the brakes

When parking and leaving your vehicle, you must stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key, and set the brakes. It is also wise to raise the windows and lock the doors.

Correct answer: 6 points

Passing a stopped school bus is assessed 6 points on the Delaware Point System and may result in additional actions, including suspension.

Correct answer: The driver should yield to vehicles coming from the right

At an uncontrolled intersection, drivers should yield to vehicles coming from the right. The safest choice, though, is to consider yielding to all vehicles before entering.

Correct answer: You are high enough to see the road clearly and can see out the back and side windows

Always check and adjust your seat and mirrors before you start to drive. Sit high enough to clearly see the road, about 12 inches from the steering wheel, and set your mirrors so you can see out the back and side windows.

Correct answer: Three feet

The Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act requires motorists to give bicyclists at least three feet of room when passing.

Correct answer: Come to a full stop at the stop line, crosswalk, or before the intersection

A steady red light means stop — at the stop line, before the crosswalk, or before entering the intersection if there is no line or crosswalk. A right turn on red (or a left from one one-way street to another) is allowed after a full stop unless a sign or red arrow prohibits it.

Correct answer: 20 mph

The speed limit in a school zone is 20 mph when children are present, as defined in Title 21 of the Delaware Code.

Correct answer: 300 feet

Delaware law requires drivers to signal by hand or turn signal when they intend to stop, turn, or change lanes, and you must signal 300 feet prior to your intended action.

Correct answer: Your judgment

Alcohol affects the areas of your brain that control judgment and skill. Because judgment is affected first, you do not know when you have had too much to drink until it is too late.

Correct answer: Applicants at least 16 but under 18 (or an IEP student 16 to under 22)

The GDL program is available to a person who is at least 16 and under 18 — or who is under 22 and receiving special-education services under an active Individualized Education Program (IEP). It was designed to reduce the high crash rate among young drivers.

Correct answer: Parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the highway

When parking on a two-way highway you must park parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the highway.

Correct answer: 2 points

Speeding 1–9 mph over the posted limit is 2 points. It increases to 4 points for 10–14 mph over, and 5 points for 15 mph or more over the limit.

Correct answer: The driver who reached the intersection first, after coming to a complete stop

At a 4-way stop, the driver who reaches the intersection first goes first (after a complete stop). If two vehicles arrive at the same time, the vehicle on the right goes first.

Correct answer: All occupants of the vehicle

Delaware law requires all occupants of a motor vehicle to wear seat belts. Wearing your belt can cut your chance of dying or being seriously injured in a crash nearly in half.

Correct answer: Completely change lanes, even if it means crossing a double-yellow center line

The law requires you to completely change lanes to pass a bicycle — including crossing a double-yellow line — when the travel lane is too narrow for your vehicle and the bicycle to travel safely side by side.

Correct answer: Red — stop; yellow — prepare to stop; green — proceed with caution; arrows apply only to their direction

The four rules are: RED means stop, YELLOW means prepare to stop, GREEN means proceed with caution, and arrows apply only to the direction they indicate.

Correct answer: 25 mph

The speed limit is 25 mph in both business districts and residential districts unless otherwise posted.

Correct answer: The right lane, except to pass

On a road with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction, stay in the right lane except to pass. The left-most lane is intended for passing slower vehicles.