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  1. 1. A red light faces you, with a painted stop line before the crosswalk. Where should your car stop?
  2. 2. No sign prohibits a right turn on red. Before turning at the red light, which sequence is correct?
  3. 3. Your signal turns green while a vehicle is still clearing the intersection across your path. What should you do?
  4. 4. The light changes from green to steady yellow before you enter the intersection. You have enough distance to stop safely. What should you do?
  5. 5. At an ordinary intersection, a flashing red signal faces you. How should you proceed?
  6. 6. You approach an intersection displaying a flashing yellow signal. What is the appropriate response?
  7. 7. All signal lights at an intersection are dark after a power failure, and no officer is directing traffic. How should you treat the intersection?
  8. 8. A police officer directs your lane to stop even though your traffic light is green. Which instruction controls?
  9. 9. A green left arrow appears beside a red signal. Your intended path is clear. Which movement does the arrow permit?
  10. 10. At a yield sign, approaching cross traffic leaves no safe gap. What should you do?
  11. 11. Only your car and a car on your right arrive at an all-way stop at the same time. Both stop, and your paths conflict. Who should go first?
  12. 12. You are leaving a private driveway for a public road. A vehicle on the road is approaching your intended path. What should you do?
  13. 13. You have a circular green light and want to turn left. An oncoming car is close enough that your turn would cross its path. What should you do?
  14. 14. No signs or markings provide a different turning path. How should you position your car for an ordinary right turn?
  15. 15. With a permitted green light, you turn left from a one-way street onto another one-way street. No signs designate another path. Which lane pairing is appropriate?
  16. 16. You turn left from a two-way street onto a four-lane two-way road, with no special lane markings. Which receiving lane should you enter first?
  17. 17. For the manual's minimum advance warning before a turn, how far before the turn should you begin signaling?
  18. 18. You finish a turn, but your indicator continues flashing. What should you do?
  19. 19. The right lane is open and available. You are not passing, preparing for a left turn, or following a different posted lane assignment. Where should you normally drive?
  20. 20. Your turn signal is on, but a car remains in the lane space you want to enter. What should you do?
  21. 21. Signs and pavement arrows mark your lane for left turns only. What do they tell you about using that lane through the intersection?
  22. 22. The broken center line on your side ends soon. You cannot finish a proposed pass before it becomes solid. What should you do?
  23. 23. You are behind a slower car. The center-line pair is solid on your side and broken on the opposing side. May you cross it to pass?
  24. 24. A car ahead is waiting to turn left. The only space on its right is the road's shoulder. What should you do?
  25. 25. Another car is passing you on the left. Which response helps it finish safely?
  26. 26. You are in an acceleration lane. Traffic already on the expressway occupies the gap you hoped to use. Who must yield?
  27. 27. In a weave lane, your entrance path conflicts with a driver leaving the expressway. What should you do?
  28. 28. You pass your intended expressway exit before changing into the exit lane. What is the proper next step?
  29. 29. Traffic is flowing normally and your exit lane is clear. Where should you begin slowing for the exit ramp?
  30. 30. Traffic is stopped just beyond a railroad crossing, leaving too little room for your whole car. No train warning is active. What should you do?
  31. 31. A train has passed and the crossing gate is rising, but the red warning lights still flash. What should you do?
  32. 32. A marked school bus stops at a neighborhood pickup point on a two-lane undivided road, flashing red lights. How far away must you stop?
  33. 33. You approach a stopped school bus on the opposite roadway, separated from you by a raised median. It is loading children. How fast may you pass?
  34. 34. A school bus is parked at the curb, loading children directly from a school on that same side of the street. Under this special rule, how may you pass?
  35. 35. You approach a cyclist in a roadside bicycle lane. A safe, legal change to a lane not adjacent to the cyclist is possible. What should you do?
  36. 36. You approach a cyclist in a roadside bicycle lane. A lane change cannot be made, but a safe pass is possible. What minimum clearance must you maintain through the pass?
  37. 37. A posted 20-mph road leaves no safe lane change or four-foot clearance past a cyclist in a bicycle lane. What should you do?
  38. 38. It is daytime, but you need your windshield wipers because rain is falling. Which lights should you use?
  39. 39. You park beside a traffic lane used by bicycles. Before opening the driver-side door, what should you do?
  40. 40. Traffic is waiting at a red light. May you cut through an adjacent parking lot solely to avoid obeying that signal?
  41. 41. A nonessential shopping trip would put you on uncleared roads during a winter storm. Which plan reduces the exposure?
  42. 42. Before an evening winter trip, you check the headlights. What other lighting deserves attention?
  43. 43. Your car needs coolant before cold weather. What should guide the type you use?
  44. 44. Snow has made the road slick, but traffic ahead is moving steadily. How should you adjust?
  45. 45. A snowplow ahead is clearing the lane. What is the safer position while following it?
  46. 46. You are stranded in snow and considering briefly running the engine for warmth. What must you check?
  47. 47. Your car is stalled in wintry conditions at a location without an immediate threat requiring you to leave it. What is the general NHTSA recommendation?
  48. 48. Your car has functioning ABS and you need to brake hard. What pedal technique matches NHTSA guidance?
  49. 49. A thick replacement mat reaches into the pedal area. What should you do before driving?
  50. 50. Road spray is likely on tomorrow's snowy drive. What preparation directly supports clear vision?
  51. 51. The pressure stamped on the tire differs from the car's placard recommendation. Which reference should guide normal cold inflation?
  52. 52. No low-pressure warning is showing. Does that mean routine pressure checks can be skipped?
  53. 53. A tire's tread surface is level with the raised wear indicators between its grooves. What is the appropriate response?
  54. 54. A seldom-used car has old tires with substantial tread. What should you remember?
  55. 55. A car develops unusual tire-related vibration during driving. What is a sensible follow-up?
  56. 56. A tire suddenly blows out while your car is moving. What should be your first control priority?
  57. 57. Following a tire blowout, you have regained control. What is the next step?
  58. 58. A car has different front and rear tire sizes. How should its owner decide whether and how to rotate them?
  59. 59. You plan an early long-distance drive after a very short night's sleep. Which preparation best addresses the risk?
  60. 60. You feel sleepy and your car drifts onto a rumble strip. What should you do?
  61. 61. A severely sleep-deprived driver feels briefly more awake after coffee. What is the safer interpretation?
  62. 62. A driver believes falling asleep at the wheel is only a nighttime problem. Which statement is correct?
  63. 63. Your vehicle has forward-collision warning, but you have not established that it has automatic braking. What should you expect from the warning feature?
  64. 64. A rear cross-traffic alert sounds as you reverse between parked vehicles. What hazard is it designed to warn about?
  65. 65. A car's Level 2 system assists with both steering and speed. What remains the driver's role?
  66. 66. Two cars use different brand names for their safety technology. What is the best way to learn what your car actually does?
  67. 67. A blind-spot warning appears while you are considering a lane change. What is its intended message?
  68. 68. Rain and darkness make pedestrians difficult to distinguish near the road. What should change in your approach?
  69. 69. A vehicle stopped at a crosswalk blocks your view of part of the crossing. What hidden hazard should you anticipate?
  70. 70. Before backing from a driveway where children have been playing, what should you do?
  71. 71. You checked behind the car before getting in. Why must you keep looking and back slowly?
  72. 72. Floodwater covers the road ahead, and you cannot judge its depth or the pavement beneath it. What is the safe choice?
  73. 73. A barrier closes a flooded roadway, but there is space to drive around it. What should you do?
  74. 74. Dense fog reflects your headlight beams back toward you. Which setting is appropriate while continuing cautiously?
  75. 75. Fog becomes so dense that visibility is near zero, and a safe parking area is available off the road. What should you do?
  76. 76. While the car is moving, you need to enter a new destination. What is the safer approach?
  77. 77. A driver says an unwrapped meal is harmless because no phone is involved. What is the correct safety assessment?
  78. 78. Your friend begins reading messages while driving you. What is a constructive passenger response?
  79. 79. A conversation with passengers is drawing the driver's attention away from traffic. What should the driver do?
  80. 80. Before a long trip on unfamiliar roads, how should you use maps and navigation?
  81. 81. Your navigation app points to an opening marked by this sign facing you. How should you treat that entrance?
    Red circular field containing a horizontal white bar and white lettering.
  82. 82. After turning onto a ramp, you see this red sign facing your car. What problem does it identify?
    Horizontal red rectangle with a white border and two lines of white lettering.
  83. 83. You miss a driveway and consider turning around where this sign is posted. Which maneuver does it forbid?
    White square with a curved black arrow beneath a red circle and diagonal slash.
  84. 84. A raised island divides the pavement ahead, with this sign at its approach end. Which path follows the sign?
    White upright rectangle with a black arrow bending around a black shape.
  85. 85. At your approach to a crossroads, this sign has no time or vehicle-exception plaque. Which movement does it prohibit?
    White square with a bent black arrow pointing left beneath a red circle and slash.
  86. 86. A driver plans to turn right at an intersection displaying this symbol. What does the sign require?
    White square with a bent black arrow pointing right beneath a red circle and slash.
  87. 87. On the main road, you see this symbol before another roadway joins. What traffic pattern should you expect?
    Yellow diamond with an upright black arrow and a diagonal black branch joining it.
  88. 88. An entrance roadway joins your road beyond this sign. What layout is being announced at the joining point?
    Yellow diamond showing two separate black lines with arrowheads pointing upward.
  89. 89. On a road with two lanes in your direction, which upcoming change does this symbol show?
    Yellow diamond with a straight black line on the left and another line bending inward from the right.
  90. 90. While on an undivided highway, you encounter this sign. What kind of section is ahead?
    Yellow diamond showing opposite black arrows with a black shape between them near the top.
  91. 91. You have been driving beside a median. What change does this sign warn you to expect?
    Yellow diamond showing opposite black arrows with a black shape between them near the bottom.
  92. 92. You reach this sign on a road you do not know. What should you understand about the traffic directions?
    Yellow diamond with two vertical black arrows pointing in opposite directions.
  93. 93. Along a rural road, this round yellow sign appears before any tracks are visible. What does it announce?
    Round yellow sign with a black diagonal cross and a black letter on each side.
  94. 94. This five-sided symbol appears without a speed or arrow plaque. What kind of area or activity does it identify?
    Fluorescent yellow-green five-sided sign showing two black human figures.
  95. 95. After passing this warning sign, what type of roadway condition should you watch for?
    Yellow diamond with a black vehicle silhouette above two curving black tracks.
  96. 96. On a rural highway, this truck symbol also matters to a car driver. Which feature is it warning about?
    Yellow diamond with a black truck silhouette positioned on a sloping black wedge.
  97. 97. Before a curve, you pass a yellow sign bearing this symbol. What information does it provide?
    Yellow diamond containing a vertical black housing with red, yellow, and green circles.
  98. 98. Before the intersection comes into view, you see this sign. Which control should you prepare to encounter?
    Yellow diamond with a black upward arrow above a small red eight-sided shape.
  99. 99. On a wooded road, this sign appears without a distance plaque. What road alignment should you anticipate?
    Yellow diamond with a black arrow following several alternating bends.
  100. 100. At the approach to roadwork, you see this person symbol. Who should you expect ahead?
    Orange diamond containing a black human silhouette holding a small rectangular shape.
  101. 101. A New Jersey resident is enrolled in approved behind-the-wheel training and meets the other special learner permit requirements. What is the earliest age for that permit?
  102. 102. A 16-year-old has passed the required tests in New Jersey's special learner program. How much behind-the-wheel instruction with a licensed instructor in a dual-controlled vehicle is required?
  103. 103. A New Jersey special learner has finished the approved course but the permit has not been validated for practice driving. What must happen before family-supervised practice begins?
  104. 104. An adult is following New Jersey's examination-permit pathway. When does MVC's knowledge-test page direct the applicant to schedule the knowledge test?
  105. 105. A New Jersey 16-year-old has a validated special learner permit. How long must the learner practice under supervision before progressing, in addition to the age, hours and testing requirements?
  106. 106. A 24-year-old first-time New Jersey applicant has a validated examination permit. What minimum supervised-practice period applies to the adult pathway before the road test?
  107. 107. A New Jersey permit holder is choosing a supervising driver for an ordinary practice trip. Which person meets MVC's stated age, license and experience requirements?
  108. 108. An 18-year-old received a New Jersey examination permit in March 2026. What minimum total of supervised practice hours must be certified before probationary licensing?
  109. 109. A New Jersey learner covered by the 50-hour practice requirement has completed 50 hours, but only six during darkness. What is still needed for the darkness requirement?
  110. 110. A New Jersey learner has recorded every practice session in the Share the Keys log. What document satisfies MVC's required practice-hour certification?
  111. 111. A New Jersey driver received an examination permit at age 20 in March 2026 and applies for probationary licensing after turning 21. Does the birthday remove the 50-hour certification requirement?
  112. 112. A learner received a New Jersey examination permit in January 2025. According to the 50-hour implementation notice, does the new certification requirement apply to that permit merely because licensing occurs later?
  113. 113. A New Jersey learner has passed the road test and has the stamped permit. What is the next credential step described by MVC?
  114. 114. A New Jersey driver has just obtained a probationary license. In the ordinary pathway, how much practice on that license is required before upgrading to a basic license?
  115. 115. An eligible New Jersey driver has completed the probationary year and meets the age and other upgrade requirements. What upgrade method does the current MVC workflow offer?
  116. 116. An adult New Jersey first-time applicant is preparing for the knowledge-test stage. Besides the knowledge test, which screening does the current first-license workflow require?
  117. 117. A New Jersey first-time applicant fails the knowledge test. What retest interval is stated in MVC's current first-license workflow?
  118. 118. A New Jersey learner fails the road test. What retest interval is stated in MVC's current workflow?
  119. 119. New Jersey's 2026 driver manual describes an extra organ-donation survey question. How many knowledge questions are in the scored test itself?
  120. 120. Using the New Jersey manual's 50-question knowledge-test standard, what is the minimum number of correct answers needed to pass?
  121. 121. After drinking at dinner, you feel alert and offer to drive home. Which plan avoids relying on that feeling?
  122. 122. A new cold medicine warns that it may cause drowsiness. What should you do before deciding whether to drive?
  123. 123. An adult rides in the back of a modern passenger car in New Jersey, with a working seat belt and no exemption. Does the rear seating position remove the belt requirement?
  124. 124. A six-year-old, 48-inch-tall child has outgrown the forward-facing harness seat. In a car with a rear seat and lap-and-shoulder belts, which is the appropriate next restraint?
  125. 125. You are involved in a crash and someone appears injured. What is the appropriate immediate response?
  126. 126. You strike an unattended parked car in New Jersey. What should you do instead of leaving because no owner is visible?
  127. 127. You park an automatic-transmission car facing uphill beside a curb. Which arrangement helps secure it?
  128. 128. Rain makes the road slippery while you follow another car. How should you adjust the gap used in good conditions?
  129. 129. You are outside an intersection when an ambulance approaches from behind with its siren and emergency lights on. The right edge is clear. What should you do?
  130. 130. A private car is stationary on the roadside with hazard lights flashing. No officer directs otherwise, and you can safely and legally enter a same-direction lane farther from it. What should you do?
  131. 131. A police vehicle is stopped ahead with emergency lights flashing. You cannot safely change into a lane away from it, and no officer directs otherwise. What should you do?
  132. 132. A pedestrian is already crossing in a marked crosswalk on your half of the roadway. You have enough distance to stop safely. What must you do?
  133. 133. At an intersection without painted crosswalk lines, a pedestrian is lawfully crossing within the unmarked crosswalk. What should you do?
  134. 134. What does the broken white line between the illustrated travel lanes separate?Two upward travel arrows separated by a broken white lane line.
  135. 135. The yellow center lines in this diagram lie between two travel lanes. What does their color identify?Opposite-direction arrows on either side of two solid yellow center lines.
  136. 136. A white diamond is painted in a lane. How do you determine whether your vehicle may use that lane now?A white outline diamond painted within a dark travel lane.
  137. 137. A 17-year-old examination-permit holder drives with a qualified supervising uncle who is not a parent or guardian. May two friends join as additional passengers?
  138. 138. An 18-year-old with a New Jersey probationary car license wants to drive home from a social visit at midnight. There is no emergency or employment/religious exemption. Is the trip permitted?
  139. 139. A 17-year-old probationary driver wants to make a routine social call using a hands-free phone while driving. There is no emergency. Is hands-free use allowed?
  140. 140. A 17-year-old probationary driver uses a family car with front and rear license plates. Which GDL identification must be displayed?
Review all 140 questions with answers

  1. A red light faces you, with a painted stop line before the crosswalk. Where should your car stop?

    Correct answer: Before the stop line

    The marked stop line identifies the stopping position. Stop behind it and leave the crosswalk clear.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67, 217 (physical 69, 219), Intersections; Road Markings / White stop lines. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  2. No sign prohibits a right turn on red. Before turning at the red light, which sequence is correct?

    Correct answer: Stop, check all directions, yield, then turn

    A permitted right turn on red requires a full stop, observation in all directions and yielding. Stop and remain stopped for pedestrians crossing the roadway into which you turn.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 72 (physical 74), Turning Regulations / Right Turn on Red. P.L.2009, c.319 §3, complete R.S.39:4-115(a)–(b); effective 2010-04-01; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  3. Your signal turns green while a vehicle is still clearing the intersection across your path. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait for the conflict to clear

    Green does not cancel the need to yield to vehicles still in the intersection. Proceed only when your path is clear.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 74, 212 (physical 76, 214), Stopping Regulations; Traffic Signals / Green Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  4. The light changes from green to steady yellow before you enter the intersection. You have enough distance to stop safely. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Stop before entering

    Stop before entering on yellow when you can do so safely. The manual's exception is for a vehicle already too close to stop safely.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 74, 212 (physical 76, 214), Stopping Regulations; Traffic Signals / Amber-Yellow Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  5. At an ordinary intersection, a flashing red signal faces you. How should you proceed?

    Correct answer: Stop, yield, and go when safe

    A flashing red intersection signal requires a stop, followed by yielding and proceeding only when safe. It is not treated like flashing yellow.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 212 (physical 214), Traffic Signals / Flashing Red Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  6. You approach an intersection displaying a flashing yellow signal. What is the appropriate response?

    Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with care

    Flashing yellow warns you to slow down and proceed carefully. It does not provide an unconditional right-of-way.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 212 (physical 214), Traffic Signals / Flashing Amber-Yellow Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  7. All signal lights at an intersection are dark after a power failure, and no officer is directing traffic. How should you treat the intersection?

    Correct answer: As a four-way stop

    The manual directs drivers to treat a completely unlit signal as a four-way stop. Stop, check traffic and proceed only when safe.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 68, 213 (physical 70, 215), Uncontrolled Intersections; Unlit Signal. Manual cites N.J.S.A.39:4-81; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  8. A police officer directs your lane to stop even though your traffic light is green. Which instruction controls?

    Correct answer: The officer's stop direction

    A police officer directing traffic can override traffic signals. Follow the officer's direction.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 211 (physical 213), Appendix Driver Safety / introductory traffic-control passage. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  9. A green left arrow appears beside a red signal. Your intended path is clear. Which movement does the arrow permit?

    Correct answer: A cautious left turn

    Proceed only in the direction shown by the green arrow, using caution and yielding to pedestrians. The arrow does not authorize every movement.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 212 (physical 214), Traffic Signals / Green Arrow. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  10. At a yield sign, approaching cross traffic leaves no safe gap. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Stop and wait for a safe opportunity

    Slow for a yield sign and stop when necessary. Yield to intersecting traffic close enough to be an immediate hazard.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67 (physical 69), Intersections / Controlled. P.L.2009, c.319 §4, complete R.S.39:4-144(b); effective 2010-04-01; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  11. Only your car and a car on your right arrive at an all-way stop at the same time. Both stop, and your paths conflict. Who should go first?

    Correct answer: The driver on your right

    When drivers arrive simultaneously at a multi-way stop, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67 (physical 69), Intersections / Controlled. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  12. You are leaving a private driveway for a public road. A vehicle on the road is approaching your intended path. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield to traffic on the public road

    Traffic entering from a private driveway yields to traffic already on the main road. Do not force an approaching driver to create your gap.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 68 (physical 70), Intersections / Uncontrolled. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  13. You have a circular green light and want to turn left. An oncoming car is close enough that your turn would cross its path. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait and yield to the oncoming car

    A left-turning driver yields to oncoming traffic. A circular green light is not a protected left-turn arrow.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67, 74, 212 (physical 69, 76, 214), Controlled Intersections; left-turn diagram; Green Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  14. No signs or markings provide a different turning path. How should you position your car for an ordinary right turn?

    Correct answer: Close to the right curb or roadway edge

    Approach and make the right turn as close as practicable to the right edge. Do not swing outward into another lane.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 72, 73 (physical 74, 75), Right Turns and right-turn diagrams. P.L.2009, c.319 §3, R.S.39:4-115(b), final approach-and-turn sentence; effective 2010-04-01; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  15. With a permitted green light, you turn left from a one-way street onto another one-way street. No signs designate another path. Which lane pairing is appropriate?

    Correct answer: Left lane into left lane

    For this one-way-to-one-way left turn, approach in the left lane and enter the left lane. This question concerns positioning on green, not permission to turn on red.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 73 (physical 75), Left Turns / one-way road onto one-way road. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  16. You turn left from a two-way street onto a four-lane two-way road, with no special lane markings. Which receiving lane should you enter first?

    Correct answer: The lane nearest the new road's center line

    Enter the lane nearest the center line on the proper side of the new road. After completing the turn, move right when traffic permits.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 73, 75 (physical 75, 77), Left Turns / two-way road onto four-lane highway; diagram. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  17. For the manual's minimum advance warning before a turn, how far before the turn should you begin signaling?

    Correct answer: At least 100 feet

    The manual directs drivers to signal at least 100 feet before a turn. Give other road users advance notice rather than signaling as the turn begins.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 72 (physical 74), Turning Regulations / signal-distance sentence. Manual cites N.J.S.A.39:4-126; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  18. You finish a turn, but your indicator continues flashing. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Cancel it after completing the turn

    Cancel the turn signal after the turn so other road users do not mistake it for another intended maneuver.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 72, 96 (physical 74, 98), Turning Regulations; Changing Lanes and Passing. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  19. The right lane is open and available. You are not passing, preparing for a left turn, or following a different posted lane assignment. Where should you normally drive?

    Correct answer: In the lane nearest the right edge

    The marked-lane rule normally places a vehicle in the available right-hand lane, subject to the specified exceptions and lane designations.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 65 (physical 67), Keeping to the Right. P.L.2013, c.86 §1, complete R.S.39:4-88(a)–(e), especially (a) and (d); effective 2013-08-07; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  20. Your turn signal is on, but a car remains in the lane space you want to enter. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Stay in your lane until the move is safe

    A signal communicates intent; it does not create a safe opening. Check traffic and blind spots, and leave your lane only after determining the movement can be made safely.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 65, 96 (physical 67, 98), Keeping to the Right; Changing Lanes and Passing. P.L.2013, c.86 §1, R.S.39:4-88(b); effective 2013-08-07; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  21. Signs and pavement arrows mark your lane for left turns only. What do they tell you about using that lane through the intersection?

    Correct answer: Use it for the indicated left turn

    Road arrows used with lane-use signs specify the movement for that lane. A green light does not erase the lane's direction restriction.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 216 (physical 218), Road Markings / Road arrows. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  22. The broken center line on your side ends soon. You cannot finish a proposed pass before it becomes solid. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait for a suitable passing opportunity

    A pass must be completed before the broken center line becomes solid. A short passing zone is not an invitation to start a maneuver you cannot finish properly.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 64, 217 (physical 66, 219), Passing / completion note and diagrams; yellow solid and dashed lines. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  23. You are behind a slower car. The center-line pair is solid on your side and broken on the opposing side. May you cross it to pass?

    Correct answer: No, the solid line is on your side

    The line on your side controls your passing permission. A solid line on your side prohibits crossing it to pass, even if the opposite side is broken.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 64, 217 (physical 66, 219), Passing / diagrams; yellow solid and dashed lines. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  24. A car ahead is waiting to turn left. The only space on its right is the road's shoulder. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait behind it rather than pass on the shoulder

    The manual expressly prohibits using the right shoulder to pass. A vehicle waiting to turn left does not make the shoulder a passing lane.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 65 (physical 67), Passing / right-side passing paragraph. Manual cites N.J.S.A.39:4-85; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  25. Another car is passing you on the left. Which response helps it finish safely?

    Correct answer: Hold your lane and ease off your speed

    Stay in the proper lane and slow to make the pass easier. Resume your normal speed after the passing vehicle is well ahead.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 97 (physical 99), Passed by Another Vehicle. Manual cites N.J.S.A.39:4-87; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  26. You are in an acceleration lane. Traffic already on the expressway occupies the gap you hoped to use. Who must yield?

    Correct answer: You, as the entering driver

    An entering driver yields to traffic already on the main roadway and merges when safe. Use the acceleration lane to adjust speed without claiming an occupied gap.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 68, 69 (physical 70, 71), Entering Highways, Parkways, and Turnpikes; entrance diagram. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  27. In a weave lane, your entrance path conflicts with a driver leaving the expressway. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield to the exiting driver

    Where an entrance and exit share a weave lane, the manual directs entering traffic to yield to the vehicle leaving the expressway.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 70 (physical 72), Special Highway Conditions / Weave Lane. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  28. You pass your intended expressway exit before changing into the exit lane. What is the proper next step?

    Correct answer: Continue to the next exit

    If you miss an exit, continue to the next one. Do not back up or make an abrupt last-second maneuver across the roadway.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 69 (physical 71), Leaving Highways, Parkways, and Turnpikes. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  29. Traffic is flowing normally and your exit lane is clear. Where should you begin slowing for the exit ramp?

    Correct answer: As you enter the deceleration lane

    Use the deceleration lane to reduce speed for the exit and observe its advisory speed. Avoid unnecessarily slowing the main traffic stream.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 69, 70 (physical 71, 72), Leaving Highways, Parkways, and Turnpikes; exit diagram. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  30. Traffic is stopped just beyond a railroad crossing, leaving too little room for your whole car. No train warning is active. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait before the tracks until there is room

    Make sure you can get completely across before entering a railroad crossing. The absence of an active train warning does not make the tracks a waiting area.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 76 (physical 78), Stop at Railroad Crossings / final paragraph. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  31. A train has passed and the crossing gate is rising, but the red warning lights still flash. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Remain stopped until all warnings end and it is safe

    Do not cross until the gates are raised, bells have stopped and red lights have stopped flashing. Then confirm that crossing is safe.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 76, 212 (physical 78, 214), Stop at Railroad Crossings; Flashing Red Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  32. A marked school bus stops at a neighborhood pickup point on a two-lane undivided road, flashing red lights. How far away must you stop?

    Correct answer: At least 25 feet

    Stop at least 25 feet from the school bus. Remain stopped until the passengers are safely clear as required and its flashing red light is no longer displayed.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 77 (physical 79), Stop for School Buses and distance diagram. P.L.2012, c.20 §2, C.39:4-128.1, first paragraph; effective 2012-07-12; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  33. You approach a stopped school bus on the opposite roadway, separated from you by a raised median. It is loading children. How fast may you pass?

    Correct answer: No more than 10 mph

    For this physically separated opposing roadway, slow to no more than 10 mph. Keep that limit until you have passed the bus and any child entering or leaving it.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 77 (physical 79), Stop for School Buses / safety-island or raised-median passage. P.L.2012, c.20 §2, C.39:4-128.1, third paragraph; effective 2012-07-12; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  34. A school bus is parked at the curb, loading children directly from a school on that same side of the street. Under this special rule, how may you pass?

    Correct answer: Without stopping, but at no more than 10 mph

    The curbside, same-side school loading exception permits passage without a stop, but no faster than 10 mph. It does not apply to an ordinary neighborhood pickup point.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 77 (physical 79), Stop for School Buses / directly-in-front-of-school passage. P.L.2012, c.20 §2, C.39:4-128.1, fifth paragraph; effective 2012-07-12; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  35. You approach a cyclist in a roadside bicycle lane. A safe, legal change to a lane not adjacent to the cyclist is possible. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Move into that nonadjacent lane

    The Safe Passing sequence first calls for a lane change away from the vulnerable road user when existing safety and traffic conditions permit it.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 146, 150, 151 (physical 148, 152, 153), Safe Passing Law; Bicycles, Skateboards, and Inline Skates. P.L.2024, c.11 §1, C.39:4-92.4(b)(1), within complete §1(a)–(d); effective 2024-05-02; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  36. You approach a cyclist in a roadside bicycle lane. A lane change cannot be made, but a safe pass is possible. What minimum clearance must you maintain through the pass?

    Correct answer: At least four feet

    When the lane-change option cannot be used, leave at least four feet while approaching and maintain that clearance until safely past. If that cannot be done safely, the slower-speed fallback applies.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 146, 150, 151 (physical 148, 152, 153), Safe Passing Law; Bicycles, Skateboards, and Inline Skates. P.L.2024, c.11 §1, C.39:4-92.4(b)(2), within complete §1(a)–(d); effective 2024-05-02; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  37. A posted 20-mph road leaves no safe lane change or four-foot clearance past a cyclist in a bicycle lane. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Slow to 20 mph or less, ready to stop; pass only if safe

    The fallback is 25 mph or a lower posted speed, with readiness to stop. It never authorizes an unsafe pass or violating a no-passing restriction.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 146, 150, 151 (physical 148, 152, 153), Safe Passing Law; Bicycles, Skateboards, and Inline Skates. P.L.2024, c.11 §1, C.39:4-92.4(b)(3), within complete §1(a)–(d); effective 2024-05-02; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  38. It is daytime, but you need your windshield wipers because rain is falling. Which lights should you use?

    Correct answer: Your headlights

    The manual requires headlights when using windshield wipers during rain, snow or ice. Parking or auxiliary lights do not replace required headlights.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 83 (physical 85), Using Headlights / opening paragraphs. Manual cites N.J.S.A.39:3-46; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  39. You park beside a traffic lane used by bicycles. Before opening the driver-side door, what should you do?

    Correct answer: Check beside and behind for approaching road users

    Check for traffic, including bicycles, before opening the door. Turn your head to check the area rather than relying only on mirrors.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 84, 151 (physical 86, 153), Parking Regulations; bicycle-sharing precautions. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  40. Traffic is waiting at a red light. May you cut through an adjacent parking lot solely to avoid obeying that signal?

    Correct answer: No, private property cannot be used to evade the signal

    The manual identifies driving on private property to avoid a traffic signal or sign as a motor-vehicle violation. A parking-lot shortcut does not cancel the signal.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67 (physical 69), Intersections / final private-property note. Manual cites N.J.S.A.39:4-66.2; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  41. A nonessential shopping trip would put you on uncleared roads during a winter storm. Which plan reduces the exposure?

    Correct answer: Wait until road conditions improve

    Postponing nonessential travel avoids exposure to the worst road conditions; navigation does not establish traction.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Before You Go > Plan Your Route (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  42. Before an evening winter trip, you check the headlights. What other lighting deserves attention?

    Correct answer: Brake lights, signals and emergency flashers

    Other road users rely on signals and brake lights, while emergency flashers help communicate a stopped-vehicle hazard.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Preparing Your Vehicle > Lights (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  43. Your car needs coolant before cold weather. What should guide the type you use?

    Correct answer: The specifications in the vehicle owner's manual

    The cooling system needs sufficient coolant meeting the vehicle manufacturer's specifications; inspect for leaks too.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Preparing Your Vehicle > Cooling System (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  44. Snow has made the road slick, but traffic ahead is moving steadily. How should you adjust?

    Correct answer: Reduce speed and leave more following room

    Slippery surfaces make control and stopping harder. More separation gives additional time to respond.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Driving in Winter Weather > The Basics (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  45. A snowplow ahead is clearing the lane. What is the safer position while following it?

    Correct answer: Well behind it rather than crowded alongside

    Plows move slowly, make wide turns, stop and overlap lanes. Give the equipment room and use caution with any pass.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Driving in Winter Weather > The Basics, snowplow paragraph (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  46. You are stranded in snow and considering briefly running the engine for warmth. What must you check?

    Correct answer: That snow is not blocking the exhaust pipe

    A blocked exhaust creates a carbon-monoxide hazard. NHTSA also advises only sporadic engine use, not prolonged running with windows closed or in an enclosed space.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Driving in Winter Weather > What to Do in an Emergency (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  47. Your car is stalled in wintry conditions at a location without an immediate threat requiring you to leave it. What is the general NHTSA recommendation?

    Correct answer: Stay with the car and avoid overexertion

    Staying with the car and avoiding overexertion is the general winter-stranding guidance; remain attentive to surroundings and immediate hazards.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Driving in Winter Weather > What to Do in an Emergency (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  48. Your car has functioning ABS and you need to brake hard. What pedal technique matches NHTSA guidance?

    Correct answer: Apply firm, continuous brake pressure

    For a car equipped with ABS, firm continuous pressure lets the system manage wheel locking. This is not guidance for a non-ABS vehicle.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Changes You May Notice > Safety Technologies (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  49. A thick replacement mat reaches into the pedal area. What should you do before driving?

    Correct answer: Install a correctly fitting mat using its retention system

    An incorrectly fitted or unsecured mat can interfere with the accelerator or brake. Follow the vehicle's installation instructions.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Changes You May Notice > Floor Mats (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  50. Road spray is likely on tomorrow's snowy drive. What preparation directly supports clear vision?

    Correct answer: Check wipers, defrosters and winter washer fluid

    Working clearing equipment and suitable washer fluid help deal with the heavy fluid use and visibility demands of winter travel.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Preparing Your Vehicle > Windshield Wipers (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  51. The pressure stamped on the tire differs from the car's placard recommendation. Which reference should guide normal cold inflation?

    Correct answer: The vehicle placard or owner's manual

    Use the vehicle manufacturer's recommended pressure, not the tire's maximum pressure marking.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Pressure; Maintaining Proper Tire Pressure, Step 1 (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  52. No low-pressure warning is showing. Does that mean routine pressure checks can be skipped?

    Correct answer: No; TPMS does not replace routine gauge checks

    TPMS is a warning system, not a substitute for regular gauge checks and tire maintenance.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Pressure, TPMS paragraph; TPMS final FAQ (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  53. A tire's tread surface is level with the raised wear indicators between its grooves. What is the appropriate response?

    Correct answer: Replace the worn tire

    Wear indicators identify tread that has reached the replacement point; inflation and rotation do not restore lost tread.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Tread (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  54. A seldom-used car has old tires with substantial tread. What should you remember?

    Correct answer: Tires can deteriorate with age despite little tread wear

    Service, storage and environmental conditions change tire materials over time. Tread appearance alone does not establish condition.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Aging > What is tire aging?; Am I at risk?; What can I do? (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  55. A car develops unusual tire-related vibration during driving. What is a sensible follow-up?

    Correct answer: Have a tire service professional investigate

    Changes in tire performance, including vibration, merit professional attention rather than being dismissed or masked.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Aging > Should I replace my tires?, performance-issues paragraph (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  56. A tire suddenly blows out while your car is moving. What should be your first control priority?

    Correct answer: Keep firm steering control and avoid abrupt inputs

    The goal is balance and control. NHTSA advises both hands on the wheel, avoiding overreaction, and gradually releasing the accelerator; maintain speed only if possible and safe.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Blowouts > What should I do if I have a tire blowout while driving? (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  57. Following a tire blowout, you have regained control. What is the next step?

    Correct answer: Continue slowing and leave the road where it is safe

    After stabilization, keep slowing and pull off only where and when it is safe, rather than making a sudden uncontrolled exit.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Blowouts, final action bullet (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  58. A car has different front and rear tire sizes. How should its owner decide whether and how to rotate them?

    Correct answer: Follow the vehicle owner's manual for that configuration

    Some vehicles cannot use ordinary rotation patterns or should not be rotated. Manufacturer guidance controls the pattern and timing.

    Source: NHTSA TireWise > Maintenance > Tire Rotation, complete bullets (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  59. You plan an early long-distance drive after a very short night's sleep. Which preparation best addresses the risk?

    Correct answer: Delay driving until adequately rested

    Adequate sleep is the fundamental protection against drowsy driving; route familiarity and stimulants do not replace it.

    Source: NHTSA Drowsy Driving > Tips to Drive Alert > How To Avoid Driving Drowsy, items 1–3 (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  60. You feel sleepy and your car drifts onto a rumble strip. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Find a safe place to stop and rest

    Drifting and striking a rumble strip are warning signs. Stop safely rather than treating the warning itself as a fatigue remedy.

    Source: NHTSA Drowsy Driving > Tips to Drive Alert > How To Avoid Driving Drowsy, item 7; Short-Term Interventions (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  61. A severely sleep-deprived driver feels briefly more awake after coffee. What is the safer interpretation?

    Correct answer: Feeling more awake does not prove the risk has passed

    NHTSA warns that caffeine's effect is temporary and a seriously sleep-deprived driver can still have brief sleep episodes.

    Source: NHTSA Drowsy Driving > Tips to Drive Alert > Short-Term Interventions, item 1 (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  62. A driver believes falling asleep at the wheel is only a nighttime problem. Which statement is correct?

    Correct answer: Sleepiness can cause crashes during the day as well

    Drowsy-driving crashes can occur at any time; being in daylight does not establish fitness to drive.

    Source: NHTSA Drowsy Driving > Crashes and Fatalities, opening sentence (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  63. Your vehicle has forward-collision warning, but you have not established that it has automatic braking. What should you expect from the warning feature?

    Correct answer: A warning requiring your response, not automatic braking

    Forward-collision warning alerts the driver. Do not confuse a warning-only feature with collision intervention.

    Source: NHTSA Driver Assistance Technologies > Technologies Explained > Collision Warning > Forward Collision Warning (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  64. A rear cross-traffic alert sounds as you reverse between parked vehicles. What hazard is it designed to warn about?

    Correct answer: Cross traffic approaching outside the rear camera view

    Rear cross-traffic warning can alert to approaching cross traffic not shown directly behind in the backup-camera view.

    Source: NHTSA Driver Assistance Technologies > Technologies Explained > Collision Warning > Rear Cross Traffic Warning (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  65. A car's Level 2 system assists with both steering and speed. What remains the driver's role?

    Correct answer: Remain fully engaged, attentive and responsible for driving

    Level 2 assistance is not a transfer of driving responsibility. The driver must remain engaged and monitor the operation.

    Source: NHTSA Driver Assistance Technologies > Tech Overview > Level 2 Additional Assistance (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  66. Two cars use different brand names for their safety technology. What is the best way to learn what your car actually does?

    Correct answer: Read its owner's manual and learn each feature's limits

    Some features warn and others intervene. Vehicle-specific instructions explain their operation and limitations.

    Source: NHTSA Driver Assistance Technologies > Technology Saves Lives, two descriptive paragraphs (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  67. A blind-spot warning appears while you are considering a lane change. What is its intended message?

    Correct answer: A vehicle may be beside you where it is difficult to see

    The warning concerns a detected adjacent vehicle. It is not clearance or a command to change lanes.

    Source: NHTSA Driver Assistance Technologies > Technologies Explained > Collision Warning > Blind Spot Warning (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  68. Rain and darkness make pedestrians difficult to distinguish near the road. What should change in your approach?

    Correct answer: Use extra caution and actively watch for people

    People may be harder to see and appear suddenly in poor weather or at night; visibility limitations call for extra care.

    Source: NHTSA Pedestrian Safety > 8 Safety Tips for Drivers, items 1–3 (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  69. A vehicle stopped at a crosswalk blocks your view of part of the crossing. What hidden hazard should you anticipate?

    Correct answer: A pedestrian crossing in front of the stopped vehicle

    A stopped vehicle can conceal someone crossing. Do not pass it; the obstruction creates a multiple-threat hazard.

    Source: NHTSA Pedestrian Safety > 8 Safety Tips for Drivers, item 6; Common Crash Types, Multiple Threat (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  70. Before backing from a driveway where children have been playing, what should you do?

    Correct answer: Walk around the car and check the surrounding area

    Cameras and alerts cannot completely replace checking around the vehicle for children and other hazards.

    Source: NHTSA Child Safety > Backover > Prevention Tips, walk-around and detection-device bullets (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  71. You checked behind the car before getting in. Why must you keep looking and back slowly?

    Correct answer: A child can move behind it after the initial check

    Children move unpredictably. Continue observing and checking mirrors while backing rather than relying on a past snapshot.

    Source: NHTSA Child Safety > Backover > Prevention Tips, looking behind and active mirror checks (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  72. Floodwater covers the road ahead, and you cannot judge its depth or the pavement beneath it. What is the safe choice?

    Correct answer: Do not enter; choose another route

    Floodwater can move vehicles and conceal road damage. A successful crossing by someone else does not establish safety.

    Source: NWS Flood Safety > Opening flood-risk and road-barrier paragraphs (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  73. A barrier closes a flooded roadway, but there is space to drive around it. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Respect the closure and find a different route

    A barrier may protect against submerged pavement damage as well as water depth. Do not bypass it.

    Source: NWS Flood Safety > Opening paragraph beginning Never drive around the barriers (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  74. Dense fog reflects your headlight beams back toward you. Which setting is appropriate while continuing cautiously?

    Correct answer: Low-beam headlights

    High beams create glare in fog. Low beams help visibility and make the car more apparent to others.

    Source: NWS Driving in Fog > Driving in Fog, low-beam and high-beam bullets (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  75. Fog becomes so dense that visibility is near zero, and a safe parking area is available off the road. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Use hazard lights, then pull into the safe area

    NWS recommends hazard lights and a safe off-road stopping place in near-zero visibility. Do not turn this into a routine stop in a traffic lane.

    Source: NWS Driving in Fog > Driving in Fog, extremely dense fog bullet (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  76. While the car is moving, you need to enter a new destination. What is the safer approach?

    Correct answer: Wait until safely parked before entering it

    Manipulating navigation equipment can divert attention. Complete the task away from active driving rather than splitting attention.

    Source: NHTSA Distracted Driving > What Is Distracted Driving?, full definition and attention paragraph (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  77. A driver says an unwrapped meal is harmless because no phone is involved. What is the correct safety assessment?

    Correct answer: Eating can still divert attention from driving

    Distraction includes eating and other non-driving tasks, not just phone use.

    Source: NHTSA Distracted Driving > What Is Distracted Driving?, definition (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  78. Your friend begins reading messages while driving you. What is a constructive passenger response?

    Correct answer: Ask them to put the phone away and focus on driving

    NHTSA encourages passengers to speak up about distracted driving rather than facilitate it.

    Source: NHTSA Distracted Driving > Get Involved > Teens; Take the pledge, passenger commitment (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  79. A conversation with passengers is drawing the driver's attention away from traffic. What should the driver do?

    Correct answer: Reduce the conversation and refocus on driving

    Conversation can distract when it diverts attention; keeping hands on the wheel alone does not ensure full attention.

    Source: NHTSA Distracted Driving > What Is Distracted Driving?, definition and full-attention paragraph (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  80. Before a long trip on unfamiliar roads, how should you use maps and navigation?

    Correct answer: Review the route beforehand even if using GPS

    Advance route familiarity reduces last-minute demands. Plan time for rest and other needs rather than doing them while driving.

    Source: NHTSA Winter Weather Driving Tips > Before You Go > Plan Your Route, second paragraph (current HTML practical guidance) ↗

  81. Your navigation app points to an opening marked by this sign facing you. How should you treat that entrance?

    Correct answer: Do not enter the road from this direction.

    DO NOT ENTER prohibits entry from the direction facing the sign. A navigation instruction, a nearby destination, or an apparently empty roadway does not change the sign's message.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.46, paragraphs 01–02 and 06–08, R5-1; printed page 109 / physical PDF page 150 ↗

  82. After turning onto a ramp, you see this red sign facing your car. What problem does it identify?

    Correct answer: Your direction of travel is prohibited.

    WRONG WAY identifies travel in the prohibited direction. It supplements the wrong-way entry controls; it is not an exit-closure, toll, or vehicle-size notice.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.47, paragraphs 01–03, R5-1a; printed page 110 / physical PDF page 151 ↗

  83. You miss a driveway and consider turning around where this sign is posted. Which maneuver does it forbid?

    Correct answer: Turning back to travel in the opposite direction.

    The crossed-out return arrow means NO U-TURN. It prohibits the turn that reverses your direction of travel, rather than requiring a particular alternative route.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.26, paragraphs 01–03, R3-4; printed page 89 / physical PDF page 130 ↗

  84. A raised island divides the pavement ahead, with this sign at its approach end. Which path follows the sign?

    Correct answer: Pass the island on its right-hand side.

    KEEP RIGHT directs traffic to pass to the right of the roadway feature or obstruction. It does not direct a right turn off the roadway or allow either side to be chosen.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.39, paragraphs 01, R4-7; printed page 102 / physical PDF page 143 ↗

  85. At your approach to a crossroads, this sign has no time or vehicle-exception plaque. Which movement does it prohibit?

    Correct answer: Turning left onto the intersecting road.

    The crossed-out left-turn arrow means NO LEFT TURN. The pictured sign prohibits that movement from the approach; no displayed plaque creates an exception for a time or vehicle class.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.26, paragraphs 01–03, R3-2; printed page 89 / physical PDF page 130 ↗

  86. A driver plans to turn right at an intersection displaying this symbol. What does the sign require?

    Correct answer: Do not make the planned right turn.

    NO RIGHT TURN prohibits the displayed right-turn movement. Stopping first, finding a gap, or moving to a different lane does not remove the pictured restriction.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.26, paragraphs 01–03, R3-1; printed page 89 / physical PDF page 130 ↗

  87. On the main road, you see this symbol before another roadway joins. What traffic pattern should you expect?

    Correct answer: Traffic from the right joining a shared lane.

    MERGE warns of traffic from another roadway joining a shared traffic lane. Here the branch on the right shows the side of entry. The sign does not itself assign priority or announce a separate added lane.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.45, paragraphs 01–04 and 07–08, W4-1; printed pages 182–183 / physical PDF pages 223–224 ↗

  88. An entrance roadway joins your road beyond this sign. What layout is being announced at the joining point?

    Correct answer: The entrance traffic receives a separate continuing lane.

    ADDED LANE is used where two roadways converge without requiring a merge at that point. Its separate arrows distinguish it from a sign that shows entering traffic joining the same lane.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.46, paragraphs 01–04, W4-3; printed page 183 / physical PDF page 224 ↗

  89. On a road with two lanes in your direction, which upcoming change does this symbol show?

    Correct answer: The right lane tapers away, reducing the lanes.

    LANE ENDS warns that the number of lanes in your direction is reduced. In this version the right-hand lane ends; it is not a new entering lane or a truck-lane restriction.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.47, paragraphs 01–09, W4-2; printed pages 183 and 186 / physical PDF pages 224 and 227 ↗

  90. While on an undivided highway, you encounter this sign. What kind of section is ahead?

    Correct answer: Opposing traffic separated by a physical divider.

    DIVIDED HIGHWAY warns of a section where a median or other physical barrier separates opposing traffic. It describes the roadway ahead, rather than a turn instruction at an island.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.20, paragraphs 01–02, W6-1; printed page 170 / physical PDF page 211 ↗

  91. You have been driving beside a median. What change does this sign warn you to expect?

    Correct answer: The physical divider between directions ends.

    DIVIDED HIGHWAY ENDS warns that a physically divided section is ending, with two-way traffic ahead. It does not announce that opposing traffic disappears.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.21, paragraphs 01–02, W6-2; printed page 170 / physical PDF page 211 ↗

  92. You reach this sign on a road you do not know. What should you understand about the traffic directions?

    Correct answer: Vehicles travel in opposing directions.

    TWO-WAY TRAFFIC warns of traffic traveling in opposite directions. The opposing arrows do not designate turn-only lanes or a choice between exits.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.51, paragraphs 01–03, W6-3; printed page 189 / physical PDF page 230 ↗

  93. Along a rural road, this round yellow sign appears before any tracks are visible. What does it announce?

    Correct answer: A railroad crossing ahead at roadway level.

    The circular railroad advance-warning sign warns of an approaching grade crossing, where the road and rail route cross at the same level. It is not a station locator or a sign for a rail overpass.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 8B.06, paragraphs 01–07, W10-1; printed pages 1001–1002 / physical PDF pages 1042–1043 ↗

  94. This five-sided symbol appears without a speed or arrow plaque. What kind of area or activity does it identify?

    Correct answer: A school area or school-related activity.

    The school symbol can warn of a school area or identify a school zone. Other plaque combinations can identify a school crossing or its approach. The displayed symbol alone does not specify a speed limit or a precise crossing location.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 7B.02, paragraphs 01–07, S1-1; printed page 972 / physical PDF page 1013 ↗

  95. After passing this warning sign, what type of roadway condition should you watch for?

    Correct answer: Unexpectedly slippery pavement.

    The vehicle-and-curving-tracks symbol warns of unexpected slippery conditions. A separate plaque may identify a cause such as wet pavement or ice; the crop shown contains no such cause plaque.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.30, paragraphs 01, 07, W8-5; printed page 175 / physical PDF page 216 ↗

  96. On a rural highway, this truck symbol also matters to a car driver. Which feature is it warning about?

    Correct answer: A downgrade that calls for special care.

    The HILL sign warns of a downgrade whose characteristics require special precautions. The truck illustration does not make it a truck-only restriction and, without a plaque, states no exact grade or hill length.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.14, paragraphs 01–05, W7-1; printed page 167 / physical PDF page 208 ↗

  97. Before a curve, you pass a yellow sign bearing this symbol. What information does it provide?

    Correct answer: A traffic control signal is ahead.

    SIGNAL AHEAD gives advance notice of a traffic signal. The three printed colored circles are part of the symbol; they do not report a current signal phase, operating schedule, or camera-enforcement program.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.35, paragraphs 01–10, W3-3; printed page 177 / physical PDF page 218 ↗

  98. Before the intersection comes into view, you see this sign. Which control should you prepare to encounter?

    Correct answer: A STOP sign farther ahead.

    STOP AHEAD warns of a STOP sign ahead. The yellow advance-warning sign is not itself the stop control, and the symbol does not stand for a yield sign or an active traffic signal.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.35, paragraphs 01–10, W3-1; printed page 177 / physical PDF page 218 ↗

  99. On a wooded road, this sign appears without a distance plaque. What road alignment should you anticipate?

    Correct answer: A series of successive curves in the roadway.

    WINDING ROAD warns of a series of changes in roadway direction. A supplemental plaque can give the distance over which curves continue; this symbol alone supplies no exact length or speed.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.07, paragraphs 05–06, W1-5; printed page 155 / physical PDF page 196 ↗

  100. At the approach to roadwork, you see this person symbol. Who should you expect ahead?

    Correct answer: A flagger controlling road-user movements.

    The FLAGGER sign gives advance warning of a person stationed to control road users. It is more specific than a general warning that workers, surveyors, or pedestrians are present.

    Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 6H.15, paragraphs 01–03, W20-7; printed page 806 / physical PDF page 847 ↗

  101. A New Jersey resident is enrolled in approved behind-the-wheel training and meets the other special learner permit requirements. What is the earliest age for that permit?

    Correct answer: 16 years old.

    MVC's special learner pathway begins at 16 with the required training enrollment and other qualifications. Receiving this permit does not authorize independent driving.

    Source: Age 16 introduction and Get Your Special Learner's Permit. ↗

  102. A 16-year-old has passed the required tests in New Jersey's special learner program. How much behind-the-wheel instruction with a licensed instructor in a dual-controlled vehicle is required?

    Correct answer: Six hours.

    The young-driver workflow requires six hours of instruction. These instructional hours do not replace the separate supervised-practice period or practice-hour certification.

    Source: Step 2 — Behind-the-Wheel Instruction, complete instruction and validation paragraph. ↗

  103. A New Jersey special learner has finished the approved course but the permit has not been validated for practice driving. What must happen before family-supervised practice begins?

    Correct answer: Have the permit validated by MVC.

    Course completion must be followed by MVC permit validation before practice driving. The instructor or family member cannot substitute a private signature for that validation.

    Source: 2026 Driver Manual, printed page 20, opening paragraphs; physical PDF page 22. ↗

  104. An adult is following New Jersey's examination-permit pathway. When does MVC's knowledge-test page direct the applicant to schedule the knowledge test?

    Correct answer: After purchasing the examination permit.

    The current knowledge-test instructions put permit purchase before scheduling the knowledge-test appointment. The remaining document and testing requirements still apply.

    Source: How to take the test and Schedule Knowledge Test. ↗

  105. A New Jersey 16-year-old has a validated special learner permit. How long must the learner practice under supervision before progressing, in addition to the age, hours and testing requirements?

    Correct answer: At least six months.

    The special learner pathway requires at least six months of supervised practice. Finishing the required hours early does not remove the minimum period, and probationary licensing also requires age 17 and the road test.

    Source: Step 3 — Practice driving, six-month period and age-17 note. ↗

  106. A 24-year-old first-time New Jersey applicant has a validated examination permit. What minimum supervised-practice period applies to the adult pathway before the road test?

    Correct answer: Three months.

    The adult pathway for applicants 21 or older uses three months of supervised practice. Supervision remains required until the learner qualifies for and obtains the next credential.

    Source: 2026 Driver Manual, printed page 17, Adult Road steps 1–3; physical PDF page 19. Current first-license workflow corroborates the adult three-month period. ↗

  107. A New Jersey permit holder is choosing a supervising driver for an ordinary practice trip. Which person meets MVC's stated age, license and experience requirements?

    Correct answer: A 25-year-old with a valid NJ license and five years' driving experience.

    MVC requires a supervisor at least 21, holding a valid New Jersey driver license, with at least three years of driving experience. The supervisor must also accompany the learner in the front seat.

    Source: Supervised driving, first bullet: age, valid NJ license, experience and front-seat supervision. ↗

  108. An 18-year-old received a New Jersey examination permit in March 2026. What minimum total of supervised practice hours must be certified before probationary licensing?

    Correct answer: 50 hours.

    For a qualifying permit issued on or after February 1, 2025 to someone under 21, the requirement is 50 total practice hours, including 10 during darkness. Other licensing conditions remain.

    Source: Implementation notice, paragraphs beginning Starting February 1 and This new requirement; eligible permits and 50/10 requirements. ↗

  109. A New Jersey learner covered by the 50-hour practice requirement has completed 50 hours, but only six during darkness. What is still needed for the darkness requirement?

    Correct answer: Four more hours during darkness.

    At least 10 of the supervised practice hours must occur during darkness. Six leaves four still required; the requirement does not mean 50 daytime hours plus 10 more in darkness.

    Source: Implementation notice, first paragraph and Certification of Supervised Driving paragraph, 50 total with 10 during darkness. ↗

  110. A New Jersey learner has recorded every practice session in the Share the Keys log. What document satisfies MVC's required practice-hour certification?

    Correct answer: The completed and signed MVC BA-CSD form.

    MVC encourages a practice log, but only its BA-CSD certification satisfies the stated certification requirement. A parent, guardian or supervising driver completes it for presentation at licensure.

    Source: FAQs — Can I submit the Driving Hours Certification Form located in the Share the Keys Teen Driver Guide?; Practice driving — BA-CSD. ↗

  111. A New Jersey driver received an examination permit at age 20 in March 2026 and applies for probationary licensing after turning 21. Does the birthday remove the 50-hour certification requirement?

    Correct answer: No; the requirement still follows this under-21 permit issuance.

    The current MVC FAQ says certification remains required when the driver was permitted under 21 and applies after turning 21. This permit was issued after the implementation date.

    Source: FAQs — permitted under 21 and applying when over 21; corroborating January 31, 2025 implementation notice. ↗

  112. A learner received a New Jersey examination permit in January 2025. According to the 50-hour implementation notice, does the new certification requirement apply to that permit merely because licensing occurs later?

    Correct answer: No; permits issued before February 1, 2025 are outside that new requirement.

    MVC's notice expressly excludes permits issued before February 1, 2025 from the new 50-hour certification requirement. That exclusion does not cancel the permit's other practice, testing or eligibility conditions.

    Source: Paragraph beginning The requirement to complete 50 hours, pre-February 1, 2025 permit exclusion. ↗

  113. A New Jersey learner has passed the road test and has the stamped permit. What is the next credential step described by MVC?

    Correct answer: Obtain the probationary license using the stamped permit and documents.

    MVC directs the successful learner to obtain a probationary license at the road-test location when available, or at a Licensing Center. Passing the test is not automatic issuance of an unrestricted basic license.

    Source: Step 3 — Take Your Road Test and Step 4 — Get your Probationary Driver's License. ↗

  114. A New Jersey driver has just obtained a probationary license. In the ordinary pathway, how much practice on that license is required before upgrading to a basic license?

    Correct answer: One year.

    The current MVC workflow requires a year of probationary driving before the basic-license upgrade. Age and other eligibility requirements still apply; the license does not upgrade itself.

    Source: Practice driving on your own, one year and age-18 requirements. ↗

  115. An eligible New Jersey driver has completed the probationary year and meets the age and other upgrade requirements. What upgrade method does the current MVC workflow offer?

    Correct answer: Upgrade the probationary license online.

    The current first-license workflow links an online basic-license upgrade. Completing the year alone does not perform the transaction. This current procedure differs from the manual's older office-only wording.

    Source: Practice driving on your own, online probationary-to-basic upgrade link. ↗

  116. An adult New Jersey first-time applicant is preparing for the knowledge-test stage. Besides the knowledge test, which screening does the current first-license workflow require?

    Correct answer: A vision test.

    The first-license workflow includes vision screening at this stage. A CDL medical examination is not the ordinary passenger-car first-license screening described here.

    Source: Step 1 — Take Your Knowledge Test, vision-test and permit-validation instructions. ↗

  117. A New Jersey first-time applicant fails the knowledge test. What retest interval is stated in MVC's current first-license workflow?

    Correct answer: Seven days.

    MVC states that the knowledge-test retake is available after seven days. The road-test retake interval is different, so the two should not be confused.

    Source: Step 1 — Take Your Knowledge Test, IF YOU FAIL retest instruction. ↗

  118. A New Jersey learner fails the road test. What retest interval is stated in MVC's current workflow?

    Correct answer: Fourteen days.

    The road-test stage states a 14-day retest interval. This is not the seven-day knowledge-test interval.

    Source: Step 4 — Take Your Road Test, IF YOU FAIL retest instruction. ↗

  119. New Jersey's 2026 driver manual describes an extra organ-donation survey question. How many knowledge questions are in the scored test itself?

    Correct answer: 50 knowledge questions.

    The manual describes 50 knowledge questions plus a separate organ-donation survey question. The survey is not a 51st knowledge question in the stated 40-of-50 passing standard.

    Source: 2026 Driver Manual, printed pages 30–31, Knowledge Test and Test Requirements table; physical PDF pages 32–33. ↗

  120. Using the New Jersey manual's 50-question knowledge-test standard, what is the minimum number of correct answers needed to pass?

    Correct answer: 40 correct answers.

    The manual's test-requirements table gives 80%, or 40 correct answers out of 50. This describes the official stated standard, not a promise of passing after using a practice quiz.

    Source: 2026 Driver Manual, printed page 31, Test Requirements table, Written row; physical PDF page 33. ↗

  121. After drinking at dinner, you feel alert and offer to drive home. Which plan avoids relying on that feeling?

    Correct answer: Arrange a sober driver or another ride.

    Feeling confident does not establish unimpaired driving. Food or coffee does not quickly remove alcohol. Arrange a sober driver or other transportation instead of driving after drinking.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 115, physical 117, How Much is Too Much; designated transportation and food not making a driver sober. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  122. A new cold medicine warns that it may cause drowsiness. What should you do before deciding whether to drive?

    Correct answer: Check the warning and ask a pharmacist or clinician about driving.

    Nonprescription medicine can affect attention and driving ability too. Check its warnings and get professional advice about its effects; do not test your reaction while driving or drive while impaired.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 117, physical 119, Drugs and Driving; medicine labels, drowsiness and professional advice. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  123. An adult rides in the back of a modern passenger car in New Jersey, with a working seat belt and no exemption. Does the rear seating position remove the belt requirement?

    Correct answer: No; the rear-seat passenger must also buckle up.

    New Jersey requires front- and rear-seat occupants to use the applicable restraints. A difference in enforcement rules does not make rear-seat belt use optional. Airbags supplement, rather than replace, the belt.

    Source: MVC Driver Safety, Seat Belts; corroborated manual printed40–41 for exemptions and airbag/belt distinction; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗

  124. A six-year-old, 48-inch-tall child has outgrown the forward-facing harness seat. In a car with a rear seat and lap-and-shoulder belts, which is the appropriate next restraint?

    Correct answer: Use an approved belt-positioning booster in the rear seat.

    A booster is the next stage after the child outgrows the harness and before the adult belt fits correctly. This child is under eight and below 57 inches; use the appropriate approved booster in the rear seat and follow the seat and vehicle instructions.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 42, physical 44, Child Passenger Safety Law, under-eight/below57-inch booster stage; corroborated current NJDCF Car Seat Safety, Car Seat Milestones. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  125. You are involved in a crash and someone appears injured. What is the appropriate immediate response?

    Correct answer: Stop, obtain emergency help and remain at the scene without creating another hazard.

    Stop and get police and emergency medical help. Stay at the scene, remain calm and avoid obstructing traffic unnecessarily. Whether your car still runs does not remove the duty to respond to the injury crash.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 110, physical 112, What to Do in Case of a Crash; reporting continues on printed111/physical113. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  126. You strike an unattended parked car in New Jersey. What should you do instead of leaving because no owner is visible?

    Correct answer: Notify police and try to locate the parked car’s owner.

    The manual directs a driver who hits a parked vehicle to notify police and try to find its owner. An empty vehicle or absent owner is not permission to drive away.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 110, physical 112, Parked Vehicle Crash. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  127. You park an automatic-transmission car facing uphill beside a curb. Which arrangement helps secure it?

    Correct answer: Apply the parking brake, select Park and turn the front wheels away from the curb.

    For uphill parking with a curb, the manual calls for the wheels to face away from the curb, the parking brake to be set and an automatic transmission to be in Park. Do not rely on neutral or omit the parking brake.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 57, physical 59, Parking, vehicle facing uphill. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  128. Rain makes the road slippery while you follow another car. How should you adjust the gap used in good conditions?

    Correct answer: Increase it to leave more time and distance to stop.

    Poor traction can increase stopping distance. The manual says to increase the following interval in bad weather; its good-condition rule is not a guarantee that the same gap is sufficient in rain.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 95, physical 97, Three Seconds-Plus Rule; Following Distances. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  129. You are outside an intersection when an ambulance approaches from behind with its siren and emergency lights on. The right edge is clear. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Pull safely to the extreme right and stop until it passes.

    Yield to the responding emergency vehicle. In this clear-roadside situation, move safely to the extreme right and stop, leaving room for it to pass.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 78, physical 80, Pull Over and Stop for Emergency Vehicles. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  130. A private car is stationary on the roadside with hazard lights flashing. No officer directs otherwise, and you can safely and legally enter a same-direction lane farther from it. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Approach cautiously and change into the nonadjacent lane.

    New Jersey’s current Move Over poster includes any stationary vehicle displaying flashing or blinking lights, not only emergency vehicles. Where conditions permit, move into a lane not adjacent to it. Do not make an unsafe lane change.

    Source: NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety, 2026 Move Over poster, sole page, any stationary vehicle with flashing/blinking lights; safe nonadjacent-lane procedure corroborated 2026 MVC manual printed78/physical80; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗

  131. A police vehicle is stopped ahead with emergency lights flashing. You cannot safely change into a lane away from it, and no officer directs otherwise. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Slow to a reasonable speed below the posted limit and be prepared to stop.

    When a lane change is impossible, unlawful or unsafe, MVC directs drivers to reduce to a reasonable speed below the posted limit and be ready to stop if needed. The rule does not require forcing your way into an occupied lane.

    Source: MVC Driver Safety, Move over for stationary emergency and other service vehicles, fallback when lane change is impossible/prohibited/unsafe; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗

  132. A pedestrian is already crossing in a marked crosswalk on your half of the roadway. You have enough distance to stop safely. What must you do?

    Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped as required for the crossing pedestrian.

    MVC requires stopping and remaining stopped for a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk on, or within one lane of, your half of the roadway. Do not pass a vehicle stopped for the crossing pedestrian.

    Source: MVC Driver Safety, Pedestrian Safety is a two-way street, marked crosswalk and half-roadway qualification; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗

  133. At an intersection without painted crosswalk lines, a pedestrian is lawfully crossing within the unmarked crosswalk. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way, stopping if needed to let the pedestrian cross safely.

    MVC distinguishes yielding at an unmarked intersection crosswalk from the marked-crosswalk stopping rule. The lack of paint does not remove the pedestrian’s right-of-way; stop when necessary to yield safely.

    Source: MVC Driver Safety, Pedestrian Safety is a two-way street, unmarked crosswalk at an intersection; resolves older manual wording without claiming a new statute-wide audit; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗

  134. What does the broken white line between the illustrated travel lanes separate?

    Correct answer: Two lanes carrying traffic in the same direction.

    White lane lines separate same-direction traffic; the depicted arrows also show the same travel direction. Yellow center lines serve the different function of separating opposing traffic.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 216, physical 218, Road Markings, White lines and White dashed lines. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  135. The yellow center lines in this diagram lie between two travel lanes. What does their color identify?

    Correct answer: The division between traffic moving in opposite directions.

    Yellow center lines separate opposing traffic. Here the two solid lines also prohibit crossing to pass; they are not same-direction white lane dividers.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 216, physical 218, Road Markings, Yellow center lines and double solid lines. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  136. A white diamond is painted in a lane. How do you determine whether your vehicle may use that lane now?

    Correct answer: Read the posted vehicle, occupancy and operating-hour restrictions.

    The diamond identifies a reserved/HOV lane. Posted regulatory signs establish the permitted vehicles or occupancy and applicable hours; the diamond alone does not state a universal occupancy number.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 217, physical 219, Road Markings, White diamonds and posted HOV operating restrictions. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  137. A 17-year-old examination-permit holder drives with a qualified supervising uncle who is not a parent or guardian. May two friends join as additional passengers?

    Correct answer: No; without a parent or guardian, only one additional nondependent passenger is allowed.

    For this under-21 examination-permit situation, dependents and one additional passenger are permitted; the parent/guardian exception does not apply merely because another qualified adult supervises. Two friends exceed that limit.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 18, physical 20, Examination Permit Restrictions, passengers and age qualification; current MVC young-driver Supervised driving section corroborates the parent/guardian exception. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

  138. An 18-year-old with a New Jersey probationary car license wants to drive home from a social visit at midnight. There is no emergency or employment/religious exemption. Is the trip permitted?

    Correct answer: No; midnight is within the restricted 11:01 p.m. to 5 a.m. period.

    The ordinary under-21 probationary restriction covers 11:01 p.m. to 5 a.m. A social trip is not a documented employment or religious exemption. Reaching 18 is not the age-based exception.

    Source: MVC First Driver License, Unsupervised driving, nighttime restriction and documented work/religious exemption; manual printed18–19 supplies under21 scope; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗

  139. A 17-year-old probationary driver wants to make a routine social call using a hands-free phone while driving. There is no emergency. Is hands-free use allowed?

    Correct answer: No; the novice wireless-device restriction includes hands-free use.

    MVC’s probationary pathway prohibits routine use of interactive wireless devices whether handheld or hands-free. Hands-free equipment does not create permission for this nonemergency social call.

    Source: MVC First Driver License, Unsupervised driving, interactive wireless devices including hands-free use; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗

  140. A 17-year-old probationary driver uses a family car with front and rear license plates. Which GDL identification must be displayed?

    Correct answer: A red reflective GDL decal at the top left of each license plate.

    Under-21 permit and probationary drivers must display the two red reflective GDL decals: one at the top-left corner of the front plate and one at the top-left corner of the rear plate. Passing the road test does not end the probationary decal requirement.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 19, physical 21, GDL Decal; current MVC young-driver Unsupervised driving section confirms license-plate decals. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗

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