A red arrow controls your intended turn. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop and wait for a signal that permits the movement.
A red arrow requires you to stop before the stop line, crosswalk or intersection. Do not treat it as the circular-red right-turn exception.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your light is green, but a queue leaves no room beyond the intersection. You intend to go straight. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before entering until there is room to clear the intersection.
Do not enter a signal-controlled intersection for a straight movement unless you can move through without blocking cross traffic.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Intersection gridlock; printed page 65, physical PDF page 68; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
An officer directs you to proceed while the normal signal is red. Which instruction should you follow?
Correct answer: The officer’s direction.
An officer directing traffic takes precedence over ordinary traffic lights, signs and pavement markings.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic officers; printed page 71, physical PDF page 74; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A car in the next lane has stopped for a pedestrian at a crosswalk. What must you avoid?
Correct answer: Passing that stopped car.
It is illegal to pass a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian. The stopped vehicle may be hiding the person from your view.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Watch for pedestrians; printed page 47, physical PDF page 50; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
An emergency vehicle with flashing lights is stopped beside a road with two lanes in your direction. What does Minnesota’s Move Over rule require when safe?
Correct answer: Move into the lane farther away.
Move a lane away when you can do so safely. If you cannot, slow down and pass cautiously; the rule also covers the other stopped vehicles specified in the manual.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Passing parked emergency and service vehicles; printed page 44, physical PDF page 47; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A two-lane road is posted at 45 mph. May you use Minnesota’s extra 10 mph allowance to pass?
Correct answer: No; that allowance requires a posted limit of at least 55 mph.
The passing-speed exception is limited to two-lane highways posted at 55 mph or higher. It is not a general exception to speed limits.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Passing; printed page 34, physical PDF page 37; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are waiting to turn left across oncoming traffic. How should your front wheels be positioned?
Correct answer: Straight ahead until it is safe to turn.
Keep the wheels straight while waiting. If struck from behind, turned wheels can send the vehicle into oncoming traffic.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Turning; printed page 28, physical PDF page 31; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are in the left lane of a multilane road, not passing or preparing for a left exit. A vehicle approaches from behind and the right lane is available. What should you do when practical?
Correct answer: Move safely to the right lane.
Use the right lane when available and move out of the left lane for passing traffic when practical, subject to the manual’s listed exceptions.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Keep right; printed page 33, physical PDF page 36; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your vehicle has a rear camera. What else should you do while reversing?
Correct answer: Look directly behind and around the vehicle and back slowly.
A camera and mirrors do not show every hazard. Check around the vehicle first and continue looking out the rear window while backing.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Backing up; printed page 35, physical PDF page 38; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You park facing downhill beside a right-hand curb. How should you turn the front wheels?
Correct answer: Toward the curb.
For downhill parking, turn toward the curb or shoulder so an unintended roll goes away from the traffic lane.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Parking on a hill; printed page 36, physical PDF page 39; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
How close to an oncoming vehicle must your headlights be on low beam?
Correct answer: Within 1,000 feet.
Minnesota requires low beams within 1,000 feet of an approaching vehicle. High beams can interfere with the other driver’s vision.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Headlights; printed page 73, physical PDF page 76; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A tire bursts while you are driving. What is the appropriate initial response?
Correct answer: Steer straight and ease off the accelerator.
Regain control before braking. Let speed fall gradually and move completely off the road at a safe location.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Blowouts; printed page 83, physical PDF page 86; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are stranded in snow and plan to run the heater briefly. What must you check first?
Correct answer: That snow or debris is not blocking the exhaust pipe.
A blocked exhaust can let dangerous gas build up. Keep the outlet clear, allow ventilation and run the engine only intermittently as described in the winter guidance.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; What to do if you become stranded; printed page 82, physical PDF page 85; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You need to cross a bicycle lane to make a right turn. What must you do before moving into it?
Correct answer: Check and yield to approaching bicyclists.
A turning driver must check that crossing the bicycle lane is safe and yield to approaching riders. The lane is not an ordinary passing lane for cars.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Bicycle lanes; printed page 48, physical PDF page 51; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A pedestrian with a white cane is crossing your path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and avoid sounding the horn or revving the engine.
Watch for people using a white or metallic cane or a guide dog. Noise from a horn or revving engine may confuse or distract them.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Watch for pedestrians; printed page 47, physical PDF page 50; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A 20-year-old instruction-permit holder is practicing. What is the minimum age of the licensed supervising driver?
Correct answer: 18 years old.
For permit holders age 18 or older, the licensed supervisor must be at least 18 and sit in the front passenger seat.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; If you are 18 and older; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
In the first six months of a provisional license, how many passengers under 20 who are not immediate family may ride without a parent or guardian accompanying the driver?
Correct answer: One.
The first-six-month limit is one passenger under 20 unless a parent or guardian accompanies the driver. Immediate family members are excepted.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Passenger limitations; printed page 15, physical PDF page 18; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Adults ride in the back seat of an ordinary passenger car, and no exemption applies. Must they buckle up?
Correct answer: Yes; the seat-belt requirement includes rear-seat passengers.
The driver and passengers, including those in the rear, must use properly fastened and adjusted belts unless a specific legal exemption applies.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Seat belt laws; printed page 37, physical PDF page 40; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are involved in a crash in which someone is injured. What is required?
Correct answer: Stop, summon help promptly and provide reasonable assistance.
Stop safely and contact law enforcement or 911 promptly. Provide reasonable assistance and exchange the required information.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; What to do in a traffic crash; printed page 39, physical PDF page 42; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A driver under 21 has a detectable amount of alcohol in their system. Does being below 0.08 percent make driving lawful under the underage rule?
Correct answer: No; Minnesota’s underage rule prohibits any detectable alcohol.
Minnesota applies a no-tolerance rule to drivers under 21. Do not confuse the adult per-se threshold with permission for an underage driver to drink and drive.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Underage drinking — no tolerance rule; printed page 95, physical PDF page 98; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
