New York Permit Practice Test 2

Correct answer: A white rectangle with black letters or symbols

Regulation signs are normally white rectangles with black letters or symbols (some use red). They state a traffic law you must obey.

Correct answer: At least 100 feet

You must use your turn signal or a hand-and-arm signal at least 100 feet before you change lanes.

Correct answer: Driving while ability impaired by alcohol (DWAI)

A BAC of more than .05 percent is legal evidence that your ability to drive is impaired — the DWAI offense. Intoxication (DWI) begins at .08.

Correct answer: From one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise

Use your headlights from a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise, and any time visibility is reduced.

Correct answer: 18 years old

The minimum age for a Class D operator license is 18 — or 17 if you have a driver education Certificate of Completion. Junior (DJ) restrictions apply until then.

Correct answer: Set the parking brake and put the vehicle in Park (or 1st gear if manual)

Set your parking brake and shift to Park — or into 1st gear if you drive a manual — to help keep the vehicle from rolling.

Correct answer: 8 points

Speeding 31–40 mph over the limit is 8 points — the same as a work-zone speeding conviction. Just one such ticket puts you most of the way to a suspension.

Correct answer: The driver turning left yields to the one going straight

A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic that is going straight or turning right. Wait for the oncoming vehicle to clear before you turn.

Correct answer: Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead

The two-second rule gives you a space cushion: as the vehicle ahead passes a fixed object, count "one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two." If you reach it before you finish, you are too close.

Correct answer: No — never pass a vehicle stopped for pedestrians at a crosswalk

Never pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk. People may be crossing in front of it where you cannot see them.

Correct answer: Drive with caution

A flashing yellow light means slow down and proceed with caution — you do not have to stop, but watch for cross traffic and pedestrians.

Correct answer: Destinations — directions and distances

Green destination (guide) signs show the direction and distance to places. Blue signs mark services, and yellow signs warn of hazards.

Correct answer: No — you must never exceed the speed limit to pass

You must not exceed the speed limit to pass another vehicle. If you cannot pass within the limit, wait for a better opportunity.

Correct answer: Let enough time pass

Only time reduces your BAC. Coffee, exercise, and cold showers may make you more alert, but they cannot make you sober.

Correct answer: 500 feet

Dim your high beams to low within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle to avoid blinding the other driver.

Correct answer: Class E

A Class E license (minimum age 18) adds the privilege of transporting passengers for hire in a vehicle designed to carry 14 or fewer people, on top of ordinary Class D driving.

Correct answer: You may stop only briefly to load or drop off passengers, and the driver may not leave the vehicle

A NO STANDING sign lets you make a temporary stop only to pick up or drop off passengers; the driver cannot leave the vehicle.

Correct answer: 5 points

Texting or other use of a portable electronic device while driving is 5 points, the same as improper cell-phone use. It is one of the higher single-violation point values.

Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then turn when it is safe

A plain green light does not protect a left turn. You must yield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians before completing the turn.

Correct answer: Increase your count to at least three or four seconds

In poor weather and behind large trucks, increase your following distance to at least three or four seconds.