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Am I Ready for the Georgia Permit Test?
12-question diagnostic · 4 easy, 4 medium, 4 hard · Updated July 12, 2026
Twelve questions, deliberately mixed: four easy, four medium, four of the hardest in our verified Georgia bank. The real test needs 75% — but a diagnostic this short needs a margin, so read your result like this: 10+ of 12, you're ready to book; 8–9, you're close — drill the 25 hardest first; below that, work the full test ladder before test day.
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. A driver 21 or older is legally "under the influence of alcohol" in Georgia at a blood alcohol concentration of:
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Correct answer: 0.08 or more
A person 21 or older is considered under the influence of alcohol when 0.08 grams or more by weight is present in the blood.
2. In Georgia, what does a Class C driver license permit you to drive?
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Correct answer: Ordinary passenger vehicles and most non-commercial cars and small trucks
A Class C license covers everyday non-commercial passenger vehicles. A motorcycle requires a Class M license, and large commercial vehicles require a commercial (Class A or B) license.
3. In Georgia, parking on a highway is:
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Correct answer: Against the law — if your vehicle is disabled, move it off the highway if you can
It is against the law to park on a highway. If the vehicle is disabled, make every practical effort to move it off the highway, leaving free passage and a clear view of it for 200 feet in each direction.
4. If you are involved in a crash, your first duty is to:
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Correct answer: Stop immediately in a safe place
If you are involved in a crash, you must stop immediately in a safe place before doing anything else.
5. You must notify the nearest law enforcement agency after a crash if anyone is injured or killed, or if property damage exceeds:
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Correct answer: $500
Notify the nearest law enforcement agency immediately if anyone is injured or killed, or if property damage exceeds $500.
6. You must dim (lower) your high-beam headlights when you come within ___ of an oncoming vehicle.
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Correct answer: 500 feet
Dim your high beams within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle so you do not blind the other driver.
7. On a highway divided by a median strip, which drivers must stop for a stopped school bus loading children?
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Correct answer: Only vehicles following or traveling alongside the bus in the same direction
On a highway separated by a median strip, only vehicles following or traveling alongside the bus in the same direction must stop. Oncoming drivers on the far side need not stop but should stay alert for children.
8. Having a valid prescription for a medication that impairs your driving:
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Correct answer: Is not a defense to a DUI if the medication impairs your ability to drive safely
Having a prescription is not a defense if the medication impairs your ability to safely operate a vehicle. Certain drugs can make a person irrefutably under the influence.
9. Under Georgia law, flashing your turn signals to other drivers as a "do pass" courtesy signal is:
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Correct answer: Against the law
It is against the law to flash your turn signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to drivers behind you. Signals are for indicating your own turns and lane changes.
10. Not "overdriving" your headlights at night means:
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Correct answer: Not driving so fast that you cannot stop within the distance your headlights light up
Do not overdrive your headlights — never travel so fast that your stopping distance is greater than the distance illuminated by your headlights.
11. If visibility is greatly reduced at night, you can help keep your lane position by:
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Correct answer: Using the edge line — or the center line if there is none — as a guide
When visibility is greatly reduced, use the edge line as a guide to hold your lane; if there is no edge line, use the center line.
12. Once you have entered an intersection to make a left turn, you:
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Correct answer: Cannot change lanes within the intersection
Once you have entered an intersection to make a left turn, you cannot change lanes within the intersection. Complete the turn into the proper lane.
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