You are stopped at a circular red light in the left lane of a one-way street. The intersecting street is also one-way, with traffic moving to your left. No sign prohibits a left turn. What may you do?
Correct answer: Turn left after yielding and confirming the turn is safe
Georgia permits this one-way-to-one-way left turn on red when it is not prohibited. A complete stop, yielding to traffic and pedestrians, and a safe path are still required.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, Section 5, printed 18 (physical 19), Laws Governing Right-of-Way / left turn on red. Current official HTML corroboration accessed 2026-09-13: https://dds.georgia.gov/section-5-continued. ↗
A stationary tow truck is recovering a vehicle on the right shoulder with amber lights flashing. Traffic prevents you from safely leaving the adjacent lane. No officer directs you otherwise. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow below the posted limit to suit conditions and be ready to stop
When a safe, lawful lane change is not possible beside a qualifying stationary recovery vehicle, reduce speed below the posted limit as conditions require and be prepared to stop. Do not force a dangerous merge.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, Section 5, printed 18 (physical 19), The Move Over Law / no safe lane change. Current official HTML corroboration accessed 2026-09-13: https://www.gahighwaysafety.org/move-over-law/. ↗
The road ahead appears suitable for a lawful pass. Before moving left, you check your mirrors but cannot account for a car that was behind you moments ago. What should you do?
Correct answer: Check the blind spot and make sure no vehicle is already passing you
Before leaving your lane to pass, check mirrors and the blind spot so you know another driver is not already overtaking. A signal alone does not make a lane movement safe.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, Section 5, printed 18 (physical 19), How To Pass On A Two-Lane Road / mirrors and blind spot. Current official HTML corroboration accessed 2026-09-13: https://dds.georgia.gov/section-5-continued. ↗
You want to park to check directions. A crossover in the area between the roadways of a divided highway is empty. There is no emergency and no officer directing you there. May you use it as a parking spot?
Correct answer: No, the area between the roadways, including crossovers, is not for parking
DDS lists the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers, among prohibited parking locations. An empty crossover is not a substitute for a lawful place to park.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, Section 5, printed 20 (physical 21), Stopping, Standing, and Parking / divided-highway area and crossovers. Current official HTML corroboration accessed 2026-09-13: https://dds.georgia.gov/section-5-turning-signals-parallel-parking. ↗
You have just cleaned and replaced the driver's floor mat. What should you check before setting off?
Correct answer: That it is secure and cannot interfere with the pedals.
Verify that the floor mat is correctly installed and cannot interfere with pedal movement. A loose, shifted, or overlapping mat can obstruct vehicle controls.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 39: Section 8, Tips for Safe Winter Driving ↗
Rain has left water on the road surface. Which adjustment helps reduce the risk of the tires riding on a layer of water?
Correct answer: Reduce speed so the tires can better maintain road contact.
Slowing down on a wet roadway helps reduce hydroplaning risk. As speed rises, tires may be less able to clear water and can lose contact with the pavement. This is not advice to enter flooded or impassable water.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 38: Section 8, Hydroplaning ↗
At night, your stopping distance would extend beyond the road illuminated by your headlights. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed so you can stop within the distance you can see.
Do not overdrive your headlights. Travel slowly enough to stop within the illuminated distance, rather than relying on a clear-looking patch of road or another driver's lights.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 24: Section 5, Night Driving ↗
You have safely entered the deceleration lane for your expressway exit. What is that lane intended to let you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed for the exit's roadway conditions.
A deceleration lane provides space to slow for the exit. Pay attention to the ramp's alignment, traffic, and posted guidance; the speed suitable on the expressway may not be suitable on the ramp.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 40: Section 8, Exiting Expressways ↗
Your navigation app directs you into an opening where this sign faces you. What should you do?
Correct answer: Choose a different, lawful way into the road.
This DO NOT ENTER sign prohibits entry from the direction you are approaching. A navigation instruction does not override the posted restriction.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, Section 7, printed p. 29: Regulatory Signs - DO NOT ENTER ↗
What change ahead does this sign ask you to prepare for?
Correct answer: Opposing traffic will be separated by a median.
This sign warns that a divided highway begins ahead. Follow the roadway alignment as physical separation between the opposing directions begins.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, Section 7, printed p. 30: Warning Signs - Divided Highway Begins ↗
A flashing yellow left arrow faces you, and oncoming vehicles are approaching. What must you do before turning?
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
A flashing yellow left arrow permits a left turn only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. It is not a protected turn with opposing traffic stopped.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, Section 7, printed p. 34: Traffic Signals and Signs - Flashing Yellow Arrow ↗
Two solid white lines separate your lane from the adjacent lane. What should you do if you want to change lanes there?
Correct answer: Stay in your lane; crossing those lines to change lanes is prohibited.
DDS distinguishes dashed double white lines, where crossing is allowed, from solid double white lines, where lane changes are prohibited. A signal or clear gap does not override the solid pair.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, Section 7, printed p. 36: No Passing Lines - Double White Lines ↗
A Georgia teen has satisfied the required CP holding period and the other ordinary Class D qualifications. At what minimum age may the teen apply for Class D?
Correct answer: 16 years old.
The ordinary Class D application minimum is 16. Holding a CP permit or finishing training does not lower that age.
Source: Get a Class D Provisional License, Meet the Basic Requirements, opening age requirement; current DDS HTML reviewed September 13, 2026. ↗
A Georgia driver received Class D two months ago. Considering only the first-six-month passenger restriction, which person may ride along?
Correct answer: A parent who is immediate family.
During the first six months after Class D issuance, passengers must be immediate family. An unrelated passenger's adult age does not satisfy this first-stage rule.
Source: Get a Class D Provisional License, Meet the Basic Requirements, restrictions after issuance, first-six-month passenger bullet; current DDS HTML reviewed September 13, 2026. ↗
Which score pair passes both sections of Georgia's noncommercial knowledge examination? Each section has 20 questions.
Correct answer: 15 Road Rules correct; 15 Road Signs correct.
DDS requires at least 15 correct in each 20-question section. Extra correct answers in one section cannot make up for fewer than 15 in the other.
Source: Test and Exams Information, Knowledge Exam, separate Road Rules and Road Signs passing scores; current DDS HTML reviewed September 13, 2026. ↗
