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Georgia Permit Practice Test 2
20 new questions · no repeats from Test 1 · Updated July 12, 2026
A fresh 20 — no overlap with Test 1 — weighted toward the rules-of-the-road and safety questions people miss most. The real Georgia exam is 40 questions at 75% to pass — that 75% bar ties Georgia with 2 other states at #44 strictest of the 50 states.
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. 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.
2. When driving with a Class C Instructional Permit (CP), who must be seated beside you?
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Correct answer: A licensed driver at least 21 years old who can control the vehicle
A CP holder may operate a Class C vehicle only when accompanied by a person at least 21 years old who is licensed for a Class C vehicle, is fit to control the vehicle, and is occupying the seat beside the driver.
3. Parking next to (on the street side of) a vehicle already parked at the curb — "double parking" — is:
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Correct answer: Not permitted at any time
You may never stop, stand, or park on the street side of another parked vehicle. Double parking blocks a travel lane and hides you from passing traffic.
4. At the scene of a crash you must give the other people involved:
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Correct answer: Your name, address, license plate number, and driver’s license number
You must give your name, address, vehicle license plate number, and driver’s license number to anyone else involved in the crash, and get the same information from them.
5. You face a stop sign but cross traffic does not. When may you proceed?
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Correct answer: Only after stopping and yielding to vehicles and pedestrians in or near the intersection
When you face a stop sign and cross traffic does not, you may proceed only after stopping and yielding the right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian in the intersection or close enough to be a hazard.
6. You should dim your headlights when following another vehicle within:
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Correct answer: 200 feet
Lower your high beams when following within 200 feet of another vehicle so your bright lights do not reflect off its mirrors into the driver’s eyes.
7. A school bus ahead turns on its flashing yellow lights. This means you should:
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Correct answer: Slow down and be prepared to stop, because the bus is about to load or unload children
Flashing yellow lights warn that the bus is preparing to stop. Slow down, be ready to stop, and watch for children walking near the roadway.
8. What shape and color are most warning signs in Georgia?
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Correct answer: Yellow diamonds with black markings
Diamond-shaped warning signs are usually yellow with black markings (some are fluorescent green). They warn of existing or possible hazards immediately ahead.
9. Unless otherwise posted, the general speed limit on an urban interstate or multi-lane divided highway is:
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Correct answer: 65 mph
The general limit on an urban interstate or a multi-lane divided highway is 65 mph unless otherwise posted; on a rural interstate it is 70 mph.
10. When preparing to make a right turn, you should approach the intersection:
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Correct answer: In the right lane, as close as practicable to the curb or edge of the roadway
Approach a right turn in the right lane, staying as close as practicable to the curb or edge, and end up in the right lane of the street you turn onto.
11. It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of:
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Correct answer: Alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, or any substance that impairs safe driving
Georgia law makes it unlawful to drive while under the influence of alcohol, a drug (prescription or illegal), or any other substance that impairs your ability to drive safely.
12. How long is a Class C Instructional Permit (CP) valid?
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Correct answer: Up to 2 years
A Class C Instructional Permit (CP) is valid for up to 2 years, giving a new driver time to gain supervised driving experience before upgrading.
13. A sign marked "No Parking" means you:
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Correct answer: May never park there
You may never park at any place marked by a no-parking sign. Regulatory signs must be obeyed the same as traffic laws.
14. You strike an unattended parked vehicle and cannot find the owner. You must:
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Correct answer: Leave a note in a conspicuous place with your name, address, and the vehicle owner’s name
If you damage an unattended vehicle, you must locate the owner or leave your name, address, and the name of the owner of the vehicle you were driving in a conspicuous place where the owner will find it.
15. When making a left turn at an intersection, driveway, or alley, you must yield to:
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Correct answer: All traffic coming from the opposite direction
A driver making a left turn must yield the right-of-way to all traffic approaching from the opposite direction, as well as to pedestrians and bicyclists crossing.
16. High-beam headlights should be used only:
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Correct answer: In rural areas when other cars are not nearby
Use high beams only in rural areas when other cars are not near. In fog, rain, or snow, high beams reflect back and reduce your vision.
17. A motorcycle traveling in a lane is entitled to:
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Correct answer: The full width of the lane — do not share the lane with it
A motorcycle is allowed the full width of a lane to maneuver. Never share the lane or crowd a motorcyclist — the rider needs the whole lane for safety.
18. A round (circular) sign warns you that you are approaching what?
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Correct answer: A railroad crossing
A round sign means a railroad crossing is ahead. It is posted a few hundred feet before the tracks; slow down, look, listen, and be prepared to stop.
19. Unless otherwise posted, the general speed limit on an unpaved county road is:
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Correct answer: 35 mph
On an unpaved county road, the general speed limit is 35 mph unless otherwise posted.
20. Before making a right turn where a bicycle lane crosses your path, you must:
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Correct answer: Yield to bicyclists traveling straight through the intersection
If there is a bicycle lane on the road you are traveling, you must yield to bicyclists going straight through the intersection before making your right turn.
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