Outside New York City, you are on a one-way street facing a circular red signal. You want to turn left onto another one-way street, with no restriction posted. What is permitted?
Correct answer: Turn after a complete stop and yielding to lawful traffic and pedestrians
The one-way-to-one-way left turn is permitted after stopping and yielding, unless another control prohibits it. This exception does not authorize turning against a red arrow.
Source: VTL §1111(d)(2)(b), Red indications; NY DMV Chapter 4 > Traffic Signals > Steady Red ↗
You are behind a slower car where the yellow center marking is solid on your side and broken on the other. May you cross it to pass that car?
Correct answer: No; the solid line on your side prohibits that pass
The line nearest your lane controls passing from your side. The broken line may allow the opposite direction to pass safely, but it does not permit your pass.
Source: NY DMV Chapter 4 > Pavement Markings > Edge and Lane Lines > Solid line with broken line; VTL §1126(a) ↗
You want to turn left into a shopping-center entrance. An oncoming car is close enough that turning would cut across its path. There is no signal. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for the oncoming car to pass before turning
Left-turning drivers must yield to opposing vehicles close enough to create an immediate hazard. That rule also applies when turning into a driveway.
Source: VTL §1141, Vehicle turning left; NY DMV Chapter 5 > Right-of-Way, left turns into driveways ↗
On a controlled-access highway, a passenger car is stopped on the shoulder beside your lane. It has no emergency-service lights. An adjacent lane is safely available. What should you do?
Correct answer: Use due care and move out of the lane next to the stopped car
New York's expanded Move Over rule covers ordinary stopped motor vehicles on parkways and controlled-access highways. It calls for a lawful, safe move away from the adjacent lane, not just responses to emergency lights.
Source: VTL §1144-a(d), certain other motor vehicles on parkways and controlled-access highways; NY DMV Chapter 5 > Emergency Vehicles > Move Over Law ↗
You missed a driveway in a posted school zone. There is no separate NO U-TURN sign and the road looks clear. May you make a U-turn there?
Correct answer: No; New York prohibits U-turns within a school zone
New York separately prohibits U-turns within a school zone. Do not assume that an empty road or the absence of an additional NO U-TURN sign permits one.
Source: VTL §1161(b), U turns in certain areas prohibited; NY DMV Chapter 5 > U-Turns ↗
You are 70 feet before a bridge on a two-way road, and the bridge obstructs your view of oncoming traffic. Passing would use the opposing lane. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay in your lane and do not begin the pass
Do not drive left of the roadway when approaching within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct or tunnel with an obstructed view. Wait until visibility and all passing rules permit the movement.
Source: VTL §1125(a)(3) and (b), Further limitations on driving to left of center; NY DMV Chapter 6 > How to Pass on the Left ↗
You are stopping behind a school bus with flashing red lights. What minimum separation does the New York Driver's Manual recommend?
Correct answer: At least 20 feet from the bus
The manual recommends stopping at least 20 feet away. The legal obligation is to stop before reaching the bus; keep the extra separation and watch for children.
Source: NY DMV Chapter 6 > School Buses, recommended 20-foot stopping separation; legal stop-before-reaching rule in VTL §1174(a) ↗
A NO STOPPING restriction applies along your lane, but the traffic light ahead turns red. Should you stop as the signal requires?
Correct answer: Yes; obeying the traffic signal is an exception to the stopping restriction
No-stopping rules do not prohibit stops necessary to obey traffic signals, signs or police directions, or to avoid conflicts with traffic.
Source: VTL §1200(a), Basic rules; NY DMV Chapter 7 > Parking Regulations > No Stopping ↗
Your relative's valid disability parking permit is in your car, but you are shopping alone and the relative is at home. May you use a reserved disability space?
Correct answer: No; the vehicle must be used to transport the eligible person
Possessing or displaying someone else's valid permit is not enough. The reserved-space privilege is for a vehicle being used to transport the person entitled to it.
Source: VTL §1203-b(2), Parking spaces; NY DMV Chapter 7 > Reserved Parking for People with Disabilities ↗
Using the New York handbook's two-second spacing check, you reach a roadside sign before finishing the count that began when the car ahead passed it. What does that tell you?
Correct answer: Your following gap is too short for that check.
Reaching the reference point too soon means you need more space. Two seconds is handbook guidance, not a guarantee for every condition.
Source: Chapter 8 > Allow Yourself Space: fixed-object two-second check. ↗
A healthy adult sits in the back seat of a modern family car on a New York road. No exemption applies. What does the law require?
Correct answer: The passenger must wear the seat belt properly.
The adult seat-belt requirement applies in the rear seat as well as the front.
Source: VTL 1229-c(3): passengers age sixteen or older; Chapter 8 > Seat Belts, Child Safety Seats, and Air Bags. ↗
You pass a roadwork warning sign but do not immediately see a crew. What should you assume?
Correct answer: The work area may extend or move farther ahead; keep following its warnings.
Mobile work zones may extend beyond the first visible activity.
Source: Chapter 8 > How to Drive Safely in Work Zones > Work Zone Tips: moving work zones and end signs. ↗
An over-the-counter allergy medicine warns that it may cause drowsiness. What should a driver do before taking it and driving?
Correct answer: Check the warning and ask a pharmacist or clinician how it may affect driving.
Nonprescription medicines can impair driving too; do not test their effects in traffic.
Source: Chapter 9 > Other Drugs: nonprescription medicines, labels and professional advice. ↗
Your car stalls on railroad tracks. You do not see a train. What is the safest immediate plan?
Correct answer: Evacuate everyone away from the tracks, then report the obstruction using the crossing's emergency contact.
Evacuate first, even without a visible train, then notify the railroad using the crossing's Emergency Notification System sign.
Source: Chapter 10 > Railroad Crossings > Stalling on Railroad Tracks: initial evacuation list and Emergency Notification System sign. ↗
Rain requires you to use the windshield wipers during daylight. Your car has daytime running lights. What must you do?
Correct answer: Turn on the required headlights and other exterior lights; daytime running lights alone do not satisfy the rule.
New York requires the prescribed lighting when weather makes wiper use necessary; daytime running lights are not enough.
Source: VTL 375(2)(a): weather-related wiper use and required lamps; Chapter 10 > Driving in Rain, Fog, or Snow: daytime running lights do not qualify. ↗
A tire suddenly loses pressure while you are driving at speed. What is the best initial response?
Correct answer: Hold the wheel firmly, ease off the accelerator gradually and stabilize the vehicle.
Avoid sudden braking or steering; regain control before slowing and leaving the road safely.
Source: Tire Safety > Tire Blowouts > What should I do if I have a tire blowout while driving?; Chapter 10 > Driving Emergencies > Tire Blowout. ↗
A motorcycle is traveling near one side of a marked lane. May you squeeze your car past it while staying in that same lane?
Correct answer: No. The rider is entitled to full lane use; pass in another lane when safe.
A motorcycle's narrow width does not surrender its right to full lane use.
Source: VTL 1252(a): full use of a lane; Chapter 11 > Motorcyclists. ↗
You reach this sign at an intersection. What must you be ready to do?
Correct answer: Yield, stopping if needed
Slow down, check for traffic and pedestrians, and give way. Stop if necessary to avoid interfering with traffic that has the right-of-way.
Source: NY DMV Road Signs You Must Know > Yield ↗
What condition does the car-and-tracks symbol warn about?
Correct answer: A slippery road when wet
The sign warns that the surface can become slippery when wet. Reduce speed for the conditions and avoid abrupt steering or braking.
Source: NY DMV Road Signs You Must Know > Slippery when wet ↗
What service is identified by the white H on this blue sign?
Correct answer: Hospital
The H is a hospital-service symbol. Follow any accompanying directional sign; this symbol alone does not specify a turn direction.
Source: NY DMV Road Signs You Must Know > Hospital ↗
