You face a circular green light and a sign prohibiting a left turn. May you make the left turn?
Correct answer: No; the green light does not override the turn-prohibition sign.
Circular green permits straight travel and otherwise permitted turns. A sign at the intersection can prohibit a turn even while the signal is green.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-202(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A steady yellow light replaces your green light. What does the yellow indication tell you?
Correct answer: The permitted green movement is ending and a prohibiting red indication follows.
Steady yellow is a transition warning, not a request to accelerate or an indication that the signal is broken.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-202(g)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You approach an ordinary road intersection with a flashing yellow signal. What is the required approach?
Correct answer: Proceed only with caution.
Flashing yellow permits cautious movement. It does not give a guarantee that the intersection is clear or remove the duty to watch for conflicts.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-204(f); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
At an intersection with no signs or signals and no through-highway exception, another vehicle approaches from your right. Which basic rule applies?
Correct answer: Yield to the vehicle approaching from your right.
For an intersection covered by this rule, a vehicle yields to one approaching from the right. Stop signs, through highways and other specific rules can change which rule applies.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-401(1)–(2); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
After stopping at a stop sign, you see a vehicle approaching on the intersecting road. What duty remains?
Correct answer: Yield to the approaching vehicle before entering.
A stop sign requires both stopping and yielding to approaching traffic on the intersecting road. A completed stop is not an automatic right to enter.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-403(c); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You approach a paved highway from an unpaved highway. What must you do before entering or crossing it?
Correct answer: Stop and yield to vehicles approaching on the paved highway.
The statute requires stopping and yielding when entering or crossing a paved highway from an unpaved highway. This is separate from the general uncontrolled-intersection rule.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-404(d)–(e); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You are driving 15 mph below the posted maximum on a multilane road, without passing or preparing for a left turn. Which lane does the applicable rule direct you to use?
Correct answer: The available right-hand lane.
The statute directs a vehicle going at least 10 mph below the applicable maximum to the available right-hand lane or as close as practicable to the right edge, with stated exceptions such as passing and preparing for a lawful left turn.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-301(b)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You have drawn slightly ahead of the vehicle you are passing. When may you move directly in front of it?
Correct answer: Only after you are safely clear of the vehicle.
Do not move any part of your vehicle directly in front of the overtaken vehicle until safely clear. Being slightly ahead does not necessarily provide safe clearance.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-303(c); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
To pass a left-turning car on the right, your car would have to leave the paved surface onto dirt. Does the paved-shoulder exception allow that?
Correct answer: No; that exception does not allow leaving the paved surface.
Maryland’s specific shoulder exception for passing a left-turning vehicle requires staying on the paved surface. It is not permission to drive onto dirt or grass to get around traffic.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-304(b)–(c); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
On a two-way road, a hillcrest blocks your view far enough to make opposing traffic a danger. May you use the left side to pass?
Correct answer: No; do not pass left of center with that dangerous view obstruction.
Left-side driving is prohibited at a crest or curve where the view is too restricted to be safe if a vehicle approaches from the other direction.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-305(b)(2)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
No lane-control device directs a different path. How should you approach and make a right turn?
Correct answer: As close as practicable to the right curb or road edge.
The normal right-turn rule uses the right-hand curb or edge as the approach and turning position, as close as practicable. Applicable lane controls can direct a different path.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-601(a); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
An official traffic control device directs a turning path different from the normal turn-position rule. Which should you follow?
Correct answer: The path directed by the traffic control device.
The statute allows authorized traffic controls to direct a different course and requires drivers to follow that course at the intersection.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-601(d); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
Which factors must you consider when choosing how closely to follow another vehicle?
Correct answer: Traffic speed, traffic conditions and the condition of the highway.
The law prohibits following more closely than is reasonable and prudent, taking account of speed, traffic and roadway conditions. It does not establish a single gap that is safe in every situation.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-310(a); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You are traveling in the same direction as a moving emergency vehicle using its required audible and visual signals. An officer has not directed you otherwise. May you pass it?
Correct answer: No; the stated exceptions are a stopped emergency vehicle or an officer’s direction.
Maryland prohibits passing in the same direction while those emergency signals are in use, except when the emergency vehicle has stopped or a police officer directs otherwise.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-405(d); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You have stopped for a school vehicle’s alternating red lights. Which event ends the specific requirement to remain stopped under this rule?
Correct answer: The school vehicle resumes moving or its alternating red lights are deactivated.
Remain stopped until the vehicle moves or the alternating red lights are deactivated. Even then, continue to watch for children and other hazards before proceeding.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-706(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A car ahead has stopped at a crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross. You cannot see the entire crossing area. May you overtake that car?
Correct answer: No; do not overtake and pass a vehicle stopped for the crossing pedestrian.
Passing a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian at a marked crosswalk or an unmarked intersection crosswalk is prohibited. The stopped vehicle may hide the pedestrian.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-502(c); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A mobility-impaired person is crossing the road using a motorized wheelchair. What must drivers do?
Correct answer: Yield the right of way to that person.
The statute expressly covers mobility-impaired people crossing with manual or motorized wheelchairs and other listed mobility devices.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-511(a)(3); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You could leave 3 feet beside a bicycle, but the available space and approaching traffic make the pass unsafe. Should you attempt it merely because you can meet the number?
Correct answer: No; the duty to pass safely and avoid a collision still applies.
The statute requires due care as well as the specified clearance in ordinary conditions. Meeting a distance alone does not justify an unsafe passing maneuver.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1209(a)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
During ordinary parking, with no officer direction or emergency exception, how close may you park to a fire hydrant?
Correct answer: Not within 15 feet.
Standing or parking within 15 feet of a hydrant is prohibited under the ordinary rule. Remaining inside the car does not turn prohibited standing into permitted parking.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1003(a) and (m); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
How close to the nearest rail at a railroad grade crossing may you park under Maryland’s ordinary rule?
Correct answer: Not within 50 feet.
Parking within 50 feet of the nearest rail is prohibited. The absence of an approaching train does not make the crossing or its restricted area a parking place.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1003(t); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
May you briefly park in front of a curb ramp designed for people with disabilities if you stay in the car?
Correct answer: No; stopping, standing or parking in front of that ramp is prohibited.
The accessible curb ramp must remain clear. The prohibition does not depend on whether a person needing it is already visible.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1003(dd); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A private lot has an empty space, but you have neither express nor implied permission to use it. May you park there merely because the space is empty?
Correct answer: No; the required permission from the owner, tenant or agent is missing.
Parking on another person’s private property requires express or implied permission. An empty space alone does not establish that permission.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1004(e)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A load and a front-seat passenger prevent you from seeing to the side and moving the steering wheel freely. May you drive that way?
Correct answer: No; rearrange the situation so your view and vehicle control are not obstructed.
The statute prohibits loads or passenger positions that obstruct the driver’s forward/side view or interfere with control. A weight limit or passenger lookout does not cure those problems.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1104(a)–(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A seven-year-old child is 4 feet 6 inches tall and has no medical exemption. In a passenger car, what restraint does Maryland require?
Correct answer: An appropriate child safety seat, including a suitable booster, used according to instructions.
A child under eight must use a child safety seat unless at least 4 feet 9 inches tall, subject to the specified exceptions. The seven-year-old in this scenario is below that height.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-412.2(d)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
May two children share a single seat belt or child safety seat?
Correct answer: No; each child needs a separate, appropriate restraint.
Maryland expressly prohibits using a child seat or seat belt to restrain more than one person at a time. Each child needs the appropriate separate restraint.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-412.2(g); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
