Wisconsin DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: You are arrested for violating the Implied Consent Law and lose driving privileges for at least one year

If you refuse a PAC test, the officer must arrest you for violating the Implied Consent Law. You will lose your driving privileges for at least one year and face other consequences.

Correct answer: A monetary forfeiture plus revocation of your driving privilege for 6 to 9 months

A first-offense OWI brings a forfeiture of $150–$300 (plus surcharge) and revocation of driving privileges for 6 to 9 months. Repeat offenses carry jail time and longer revocations.

Correct answer: Only to report an emergency

Instruction permit and probationary license holders can only use a cell phone to report an emergency.

Correct answer: Teen and young adult drivers

Teen and young adult drivers are at greater risk of drowsy-related crashes. Get a good night’s sleep before you drive.

Correct answer: Gently pump the brakes

If your car does not have ABS, gently pump the brakes. This will help keep your car from skidding or sliding on slippery roads.

Correct answer: Your tires are bald

Hydroplaning can happen at low speeds if your tires are bald. Bald tires reduce traction and make it easier for water to lift the tires off the road.

Correct answer: 16 years old

No one under 16 years old can operate a farm tractor or self-propelled farm machinery on highways.

Correct answer: Doubled for the second conviction and any conviction after that

If you hold a probationary license, an ID card, or no license, your points are doubled on the second conviction and any conviction thereafter.

Correct answer: Four or more major violations, or 12 or more minor violations, within five years

A habitual offender is someone convicted of four or more major traffic violations or 12 or more minor violations within five years.

Correct answer: Up to 12 hours a day and up to 60 hours a week for work, school, and household needs

An occupational license allows driving up to 12 hours a day and up to 60 hours a week to and from work, school, and places needed to maintain your household, such as the grocery store and medical appointments.

Correct answer: At least two years of licensed driving experience and a valid regular license

The supervising driver must have at least two years of licensed driving experience and a valid regular license — not a probationary or occupational license — and must ride in the passenger seat beside the permit holder.

Correct answer: 25 years old with at least two years of licensed driving experience

When driving during hours of darkness, the permit holder must be accompanied by a qualified instructor or a licensed person 25 years of age with at least two years of licensed driving experience seated beside them.

Correct answer: Search left, right, and left again before going through

Some drivers do not obey or notice signals or signs. Be alert by searching left, right, and left again before going through the intersection — even if you have the right-of-way.

Correct answer: The left lane

Generally the left lane is marked for turning left, the right lane is used to take the next right turn, and the middle lane (if present) is for going straight. Follow the signs above as you approach.

Correct answer: Continue to the next exit, then pull over — avoid stopping in the roundabout

Yield to emergency vehicles at a roundabout. If you have not entered, pull over and let them pass. If you are already in the roundabout, safely exit at the next right, then pull over — avoid stopping in the roundabout.

Correct answer: Is a slow-moving vehicle that may travel 25 mph or less

The Slow Moving Vehicle emblem is a triangle-shaped sign with reflective orange markings. It warns that the vehicle may travel at 25 mph or less.

Correct answer: The direction of travel, route number, and mile number

Mile markers are tall, thin blue or green signs with white lettering. Each includes the direction of travel, the route number, and the mile number. They help locate you on the road and improve emergency response times.

Correct answer: A shield with red on top and blue on the bottom, with white lettering

The Interstate Highway route sign looks like a shield with red on top and blue on the bottom and white lettering. State roads use a milk-jug shape, and county roads are white rectangles with rounded edges.

Correct answer: Whether the bus is on your side of the road or the opposite side

You must stop whether the school bus is on your side of the road or the opposite side of an undivided road, and remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing.

Correct answer: Do not need to stop, because the barrier separates you from the bus

If you are on a divided highway and are not on the side of the school bus, you do not need to stop. A divided highway has a barrier between lanes going in opposite directions.

Correct answer: 200 feet behind and 20 feet in front of the truck

A large truck’s No-Zone is about 200 feet behind and 20 feet in front of it. Big trucks cannot see cars that are close behind or right in front of them.

Correct answer: Only if you are on the dashed side of the line

With a dashed-and-solid yellow line you may pass when it is safe if you are on the dashed side. If you are on the solid side, you may not pass.

Correct answer: The lane is for special vehicles only, and it is illegal to travel in it otherwise

Reserved lanes are for special vehicles only and are marked with a white diamond. It is illegal to travel in one unless operating that type of vehicle, though you may briefly use it to turn across it within the next half block.

Correct answer: Large trucks

No large trucks may drive in the flex lane. If there is an incident along the flex lane route, yellow and red "X" signals direct drivers to merge into the next lane.

Correct answer: You give up full control of your vehicle; stay in gear instead

Do not coast (put your car in the neutral position) while driving. Stay in gear so you have full control over your vehicle.