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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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) ↗
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) ↗
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) ↗
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) ↗
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) ↗
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) ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
