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