New York DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: Get everyone out and run toward the train, away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle

Get everyone out immediately and move away from the tracks. Run toward the oncoming train at a 45-degree angle so flying debris from the collision does not hit you.

Correct answer: Shift into neutral and use the brakes to slow down — do not turn off the ignition

Try to free the pedal with your foot; if it stays stuck, shift to neutral and brake to get off the road. Do not switch off the ignition, or you could lose steering control.

Correct answer: Ease off the gas, brake gently, then steer back on carefully when slowed

Do not jerk the wheel back. Ease off the gas, brake gently, and once you have slowed down, steer carefully back onto the pavement.

Correct answer: $1,000

Report a crash to DMV within 10 days if it caused injury or death, or $1,000 or more in property damage to any one person. Failing to report is a misdemeanor.

Correct answer: In a booster seat used with a lap and shoulder belt

A child from age four up to eight must ride in an appropriate child restraint, commonly a booster seat, used with the lap and shoulder belt.

Correct answer: In the front seat of a vehicle that has a passenger air bag

Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger air bag — an inflating air bag could seriously injure the child.

Correct answer: Five points

Talking on a hand-held phone while driving is a traffic infraction; a first offense can bring a fine of up to $200 and five license points.

Correct answer: Aggressive driving breaks traffic laws; road rage involves breaking a criminal law

Aggressive driving generally violates a traffic safety law, while road rage crosses into criminal behavior meant to harm or threaten others.

Correct answer: In conditions such as rain, snow, ice, or fog

Safety features may not work properly in rain, snow, ice, fog, or on hills and curves, so keep the sensors clean and never rely on them alone.

Correct answer: Automatic parallel parking

Certain features, including automatic parallel parking and adaptive cruise control, cannot be used on the road test — the examiner must see you control the vehicle yourself.

Correct answer: At least 12 months

Courts must order an ignition interlock — installed and maintained at the driver's expense — on any vehicle the person owns or operates for at least 12 months.

Correct answer: A minimum one-year license revocation

A first aggravated DWI conviction is a misdemeanor carrying a fine of $1,000 to $2,500 and a minimum one-year license revocation.

Correct answer: Your driver license or privilege to apply for one is suspended

Using a driver license or Non-Driver ID to illegally purchase alcohol requires suspension of your driver license or your privilege to apply for one.

Correct answer: At least six months (not counting any suspension or revocation)

A junior permit must be held for a minimum of six months — excluding any time it is suspended or revoked — before you can schedule the road test.

Correct answer: A parent, guardian, or driving instructor

In NYC and on Long Island the supervising driver must be a parent, guardian, or driving instructor — not just any licensed adult, as is allowed upstate during the day.

Correct answer: No more than one, unless the others are immediate family

A junior permit holder cannot drive with more than one passenger under 21 unless the additional passengers are immediate family (or the supervising driver is a parent, guardian, or instructor). Everyone must wear a seat belt, one per person.

Correct answer: No more than one, unless the others are immediate family

A junior license holder cannot drive with more than one passenger under 21 unless the additional passengers are members of their immediate family. Everyone must be belted, one per belt.

Correct answer: Within 20 feet, or within 75 feet on the opposite side of the road

You may not park or stand within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, or within 75 feet of it on the opposite side of the road.

Correct answer: When it is stopped for any reason other than briefly loading or unloading goods or passengers

Parking means the vehicle is stopped — occupied or not — for any purpose other than temporarily loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

Correct answer: Not if it would interfere with bicyclists or other traffic

Do not open a door on the traffic side if it would get in the way of bicyclists or other traffic. Check before you open it.

Correct answer: No closer than 30 feet, unless another distance is marked

You cannot park, stop, or stand within 30 feet of a pedestrian safety area unless a different distance is posted.

Correct answer: Look quickly over your left shoulder — never rely on mirrors alone

Even correctly adjusted mirrors leave blind spots. Always glance over your shoulder before you change lanes or pass.

Correct answer: Move into the right lane and let them pass you on the left

If you are being passed on the right by many vehicles, you are probably going too slowly for the left lane. Move into the right lane and let faster traffic pass on the left.

Correct answer: Your driver license is revoked for at least six months

Fines for passing a stopped school bus run from $250 up to $1,000, and three convictions within three years lead to a driver license revocation of at least six months.

Correct answer: Three convictions

Three convictions for passing a stopped school bus within three years result in revocation of your license — on top of the 8 points each conviction carries.