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