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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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 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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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 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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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 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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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 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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
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. ↗
