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  1. 1. A steady red light controls your approach. A stop line is painted before the crosswalk. Where must you make the required stop?
  2. 2. You want to turn right at a steady red light in Pennsylvania, and no sign prohibits it. Which procedure permits the turn while the light remains red?
  3. 3. After stopping and yielding, at which intersection may Pennsylvania's left-turn-on-red exception apply when no sign prohibits it?
  4. 4. You face a steady right-pointing red arrow in Pennsylvania. There is no NO TURN ON RED sign. May you use the state's right-turn-on-red exception?
  5. 5. A left-turn arrow is flashing yellow while oncoming traffic continues toward you. What does the arrow permit?
  6. 6. Your light turns green, but a pedestrian is lawfully crossing the street you want to enter. What should you do?
  7. 7. The traffic light is green, but stopped vehicles leave no room for your car beyond the intersection. What should you do?
  8. 8. A signal flashes red at an ordinary road intersection, not a railroad crossing. What is the required response?
  9. 9. As you approach an intersection, the light changes to steady yellow and you can stop safely before entering. What should you do?
  10. 10. Every signal lamp at an intersection is dark, and no authorized person is directing traffic. How should you proceed?
  11. 11. A steady red X is displayed above the lane you are considering entering. What does it mean?
  12. 12. The ramp meter turns green for your car. What must you still do before joining the highway?
  13. 13. You stop behind a stop line, but a building blocks your view of cross traffic. What should you do next?
  14. 14. You approach a YIELD sign with a clear view and a sufficient safe gap in crossing traffic. What does the sign require?
  15. 15. At an intersection, you discover your lane is marked RIGHT TURN ONLY, but you wanted to go straight. What should you do?
  16. 16. A two-way road has double solid yellow centerlines. You want to pass an ordinary moving passenger car, and no special exception applies. May you cross the lines to pass?
  17. 17. A yellow centerline is broken on your side and solid on the opposite side. What does the marking allow you to do?
  18. 18. Two adjacent travel lanes are separated by a broken white line. What does that line normally tell you?
  19. 19. A shared center lane is marked for left turns from either direction. May you use it to pass a line of through traffic?
  20. 20. You and another driver are turning left side by side from two marked left-turn lanes. What should you do during the turn?
  21. 21. A ramp entrance facing your car displays DO NOT ENTER. What does that sign tell you?
  22. 22. The overhead control for your lane changes from a green arrow to a steady yellow X. What should you prepare to do?
  23. 23. At an ordinary intersection with no signs or signals, two cars arrive from different roads at about the same time. Neither road is a through highway. The other car is on your right. Who should yield?
  24. 24. You plan to turn left into a driveway. An oncoming car is close enough that your turn would interfere with it. What should you do?
  25. 25. You are leaving a private driveway to enter a public road. Which traffic has priority?
  26. 26. A car is already circulating toward the entry point of the roundabout you want to enter. What should you do?
  27. 27. At an intersection without operating traffic signals, a pedestrian is crossing within an unmarked crosswalk. Does the absence of painted lines remove your duty to yield?
  28. 28. The car ahead stops at a marked crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross. What may you do?
  29. 29. A pedestrian with a clearly visible white cane is crossing near your car. What is your responsibility?
  30. 30. You are circulating in a roundabout and approaching your chosen exit. Which signal should you use?
  31. 31. You are traveling at 25 mph and will make a turn. What minimum continuous signaling distance does Pennsylvania law require before the turn?
  32. 32. You are traveling at 45 mph and intend to turn. What minimum continuous signaling distance does Pennsylvania law require before the turn?
  33. 33. On an ordinary street with no signs directing a different path, how should you position a passenger car for a right turn?
  34. 34. You make a left turn onto a road with several lanes in your direction. There are no signs or markings requiring a different path. When practicable, which lane should you enter?
  35. 35. Near the crest of a hill, your car could be seen by an approaching driver for only 350 feet. May you make a U-turn there?
  36. 36. A driver is passing your car on the left. What must you avoid doing before that vehicle has completely passed?
  37. 37. A vehicle ahead is about to turn left. Which statement correctly describes Pennsylvania's rule for passing it on the right?
  38. 38. On a two-way road, you are 50 feet from an intersection. No device permits passing, and no special exception applies. May you move left of the road's center to pass a car?
  39. 39. When overtaking a bicycle traveling in your direction, what minimum clearance does Pennsylvania law require?
  40. 40. A bicyclist is ahead beside double yellow centerlines. May you cross the centerline to pass under Pennsylvania's bicycle exception?
  41. 41. When may Pennsylvania's 65 or 70 mph freeway limits apply?
  42. 42. On a Pennsylvania rural highway outside an urban or residence district, no different speed limit or special-zone limit applies. Under ideal conditions, what is the general maximum?
  43. 43. A road is posted 55 mph. Passing the car ahead would require you to reach 65 mph. Does the passing maneuver excuse exceeding the posted limit?
  44. 44. You enter an established school zone while the sign's yellow school-zone signals are flashing. What is the maximum speed, unless conditions require less?
  45. 45. You parallel park a car on the right side of a two-way street where ordinary curb parking is allowed. What is the maximum permitted distance from the right wheels to the curb?
  46. 46. For ordinary parking, Pennsylvania prohibits parking within what distance of a fire hydrant?
  47. 47. What is the minimum clearance ordinary parking must leave from a crosswalk at an intersection under Pennsylvania's distance rule?
  48. 48. You want to park on the approach to a roadside stop sign. What minimum clearance must ordinary parking leave before the sign?
  49. 49. A street is properly signed against parking opposite a fire-station entrance. Pennsylvania's rule prohibits parking within what distance of that entrance on the opposite side?
  50. 50. A car displays a valid disability placard, but it is not being used by or to transport an eligible person. May the driver use a reserved disability parking space for a personal errand?
  51. 51. You follow a school bus on the same roadway. It stops with red lights flashing and its side stop arm activated. What is the minimum required stopping distance from the bus?
  52. 52. Which situation falls within Pennsylvania's separate-roadway exception to stopping for a school bus with activated red lights?
  53. 53. A stopped school bus's red lights go out and its stop arm folds in, but children who got off have not yet reached a safe place. When may you move?
  54. 54. A railroad signal warns that a train is approaching. Within what range from the nearest rail must you stop?
  55. 55. A train has passed and the crossing gate is beginning to rise, but it has not fully opened. May you start driving through?
  56. 56. You approach a clearly marked emergency response area beside your lane. A safe, lawful nonadjacent lane is available and no responder directs otherwise. What should you do?
  57. 57. The posted limit is 55 mph near a clearly marked emergency response area. Moving to a nonadjacent lane would be unsafe. What speed limit does the Move Over fallback require?
  58. 58. While waiting at a red light in your car, you hold a phone to make a routine personal call. Does Pennsylvania's current hands-free law allow this merely because the car is stopped?
  59. 59. To keep both hands on the wheel, a driver holds a phone between the shoulder and ear during a routine call while driving. Is this allowed under Pennsylvania's hands-free rule?
  60. 60. You need to make a non-emergency handheld phone call. Which stop fits the hands-free law's exclusion from its definition of driving?
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  1. A steady red light controls your approach. A stop line is painted before the crosswalk. Where must you make the required stop?

    Correct answer: Before the front of your car crosses the stop line

    Use the marked stop line. If none exists, stop before the near crosswalk; if neither exists, stop before entering the intersection.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Red, Yellow and Green Traffic Lights and Arrows > Steady red light; printed p. 7, physical PDF page 11. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3112(a)(3)(i), September 12, 2026. ↗

  2. You want to turn right at a steady red light in Pennsylvania, and no sign prohibits it. Which procedure permits the turn while the light remains red?

    Correct answer: Stop completely, then yield to pedestrians and traffic using the intersection

    A permitted right turn on red is optional, not priority over others. A complete stop and a safe, clear path are required.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Steady red light; printed p. 7, physical PDF page 11. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3112(a)(3)(ii), September 12, 2026. ↗

  3. After stopping and yielding, at which intersection may Pennsylvania's left-turn-on-red exception apply when no sign prohibits it?

    Correct answer: From a one-way street onto another one-way street

    The exception is limited to one-way-to-one-way left turns. Use the proper lane and yield before entering.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Steady red light, left-turn exception; printed p. 7, physical PDF page 11. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3112(a)(3)(ii); 3331(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  4. You face a steady right-pointing red arrow in Pennsylvania. There is no NO TURN ON RED sign. May you use the state's right-turn-on-red exception?

    Correct answer: Yes, after a complete stop and yielding when the turn is safe

    PennDOT expressly applies the permitted turns-on-red exception to a steady red arrow. The arrow does not remove the stop, yield or sign requirements.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Steady red arrow, final sentence; printed p. 7, physical PDF page 11. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3112(a)(3)(i)-(ii), September 12, 2026. ↗

  5. A left-turn arrow is flashing yellow while oncoming traffic continues toward you. What does the arrow permit?

    Correct answer: A cautious left turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians

    A flashing yellow arrow is an unprotected turn indication. Wait for a safe gap instead of assuming opposing traffic has a red light.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Flashing signals > Flashing yellow arrow; printed p. 8, physical PDF page 12. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3114(a)(2); 3322, September 12, 2026. ↗

  6. Your light turns green, but a pedestrian is lawfully crossing the street you want to enter. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield and let the pedestrian clear your turning path

    Green permits movement only with the required yielding. Turning traffic must yield to pedestrians lawfully in the adjacent crosswalk.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Steady green light; printed p. 7, physical PDF page 11. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3112(a)(1)(i), September 12, 2026. ↗

  7. The traffic light is green, but stopped vehicles leave no room for your car beyond the intersection. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait before entering until there is room to clear the intersection

    A green indication does not authorize blocking an intersection or crosswalk. Check that the far side can hold your whole vehicle.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Turning, Merging and Passing > Crossing Traffic; printed p. 46, physical PDF page 50. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3710, September 12, 2026. ↗

  8. A signal flashes red at an ordinary road intersection, not a railroad crossing. What is the required response?

    Correct answer: Make a complete stop, then proceed under stop-sign right-of-way rules

    Flashing red requires the same stop and yielding process as a stop sign. Railroad crossing signals have separate rules.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Flashing signals > Flashing red; printed p. 8, physical PDF page 12. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3114(a)(1); 3114(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  9. As you approach an intersection, the light changes to steady yellow and you can stop safely before entering. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Slow and stop before entering the intersection

    Yellow warns that red is coming. Stop when it is safe to do so; do not speed up to beat the change.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Steady yellow light; printed p. 7, physical PDF page 11. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3112(a)(2)(i), September 12, 2026. ↗

  10. Every signal lamp at an intersection is dark, and no authorized person is directing traffic. How should you proceed?

    Correct answer: Stop and apply the rules used at a stop-sign intersection

    A completely unlighted signal requires a stop. The right to proceed depends on the normal stop-sign rules, not the size of your road.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Non-functioning traffic lights; printed p. 8, physical PDF page 12. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3112(c)(2), September 12, 2026. ↗

  11. A steady red X is displayed above the lane you are considering entering. What does it mean?

    Correct answer: Do not enter or travel in that lane

    A red lane-control signal closes that lane to your direction of travel. An empty lane is not permission to use it.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Lane Use Control Signals > Steady red X; printed p. 8, physical PDF page 12. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3115, September 12, 2026. ↗

  12. The ramp meter turns green for your car. What must you still do before joining the highway?

    Correct answer: Find a safe gap and yield to traffic already on the highway

    The ramp signal controls release onto the ramp's merge area. It does not give entering traffic priority over highway traffic.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Ramp-metering signals; printed p. 8, physical PDF page 12. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3321(b)(2), September 12, 2026. ↗

  13. You stop behind a stop line, but a building blocks your view of cross traffic. What should you do next?

    Correct answer: Yield to pedestrians, then inch forward to a clear view before entering safely

    The required initial stop still applies. Afterward, move forward slowly only after yielding to pedestrians, then check approaching traffic.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signs > Regulatory Signs > Stop sign; printed p. 10, physical PDF page 14. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3323(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  14. You approach a YIELD sign with a clear view and a sufficient safe gap in crossing traffic. What does the sign require?

    Correct answer: Slow appropriately, yield as needed, and stop if safety requires it

    A yield sign is not an automatic stop requirement, but you must slow and give way. Stop whenever needed to enter safely.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signs > Regulatory Signs > Yield signs; printed p. 10, physical PDF page 14. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3323(c), September 12, 2026. ↗

  15. At an intersection, you discover your lane is marked RIGHT TURN ONLY, but you wanted to go straight. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Make the required right turn and find a lawful route afterward

    Lane-use signs still apply when you chose the wrong lane. Do not improvise a conflicting movement through the intersection.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signs > Lane Use Control Signs, arrow with ONLY; printed p. 12, physical PDF page 16. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3111(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  16. A two-way road has double solid yellow centerlines. You want to pass an ordinary moving passenger car, and no special exception applies. May you cross the lines to pass?

    Correct answer: No; the lines mark a no-passing boundary for this maneuver

    The centerline markings apply even without a separate sign. Pennsylvania has specific exceptions, but merely overtaking a slow car is not one.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Pavement Markings > Double solid yellow centerline; printed p. 22, physical PDF page 26. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3307(a)-(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  17. A yellow centerline is broken on your side and solid on the opposite side. What does the marking allow you to do?

    Correct answer: Pass when visibility, traffic and other restrictions make it safe and lawful

    The broken line is the side from which passing may be allowed. It does not remove the need for a clear, lawful passing opportunity.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Pavement Markings > Solid and broken yellow centerline; printed p. 22, physical PDF page 26. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3305; 3307, September 12, 2026. ↗

  18. Two adjacent travel lanes are separated by a broken white line. What does that line normally tell you?

    Correct answer: The lanes carry traffic in the same direction and may be crossed when safe

    White lane lines separate same-direction traffic. Check mirrors, blind spots and traffic before making a permitted lane change.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Pavement Markings > Broken white lane lines; printed p. 22, physical PDF page 26. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3309(1); 3334(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  19. A shared center lane is marked for left turns from either direction. May you use it to pass a line of through traffic?

    Correct answer: No; it is not a passing or through-travel lane

    The special center lane serves turning movements, including a lawful U-turn where allowed. It is not an extra travel lane for passing a queue.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Turning, Merging and Passing > Turning from or into a center turn lane; printed p. 45, physical PDF page 49. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3331(d), September 12, 2026. ↗

  20. You and another driver are turning left side by side from two marked left-turn lanes. What should you do during the turn?

    Correct answer: Stay within your assigned turning path instead of changing lanes

    Follow the lane markings through the turn. Changing paths can put your car into the vehicle turning beside you.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Negotiating Intersections > Signs and pavement markings for lane assignment, dual left-turn lanes; printed p. 48, physical PDF page 52. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3331(c); 3309(1), September 12, 2026. ↗

  21. A ramp entrance facing your car displays DO NOT ENTER. What does that sign tell you?

    Correct answer: The ramp is not open to traffic traveling in your direction

    Do not enter against the sign. It often identifies the wrong end of a one-way street or highway ramp.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signs > Do Not Enter and Wrong Way; printed p. 11, physical PDF page 15. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3111(a); 3308(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  22. The overhead control for your lane changes from a green arrow to a steady yellow X. What should you prepare to do?

    Correct answer: Leave the lane safely because its direction of travel is about to change

    A yellow X warns that the lane's use is changing. Find a safe opportunity to leave rather than waiting for opposing traffic.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Lane Use Control Signals > Steady yellow X; printed p. 8, physical PDF page 12. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3111(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  23. At an ordinary intersection with no signs or signals, two cars arrive from different roads at about the same time. Neither road is a through highway. The other car is on your right. Who should yield?

    Correct answer: You should yield to the car on your right

    In this situation, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. Signs and special right-of-way rules can change the result.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Negotiating Intersections > Right-of-way rule 4; printed p. 48, physical PDF page 52. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3321(a)-(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  24. You plan to turn left into a driveway. An oncoming car is close enough that your turn would interfere with it. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait and yield to the approaching car before turning

    A left-turning driver must yield to oncoming traffic close enough to be a hazard. Signaling does not create priority.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Negotiating Intersections > Right-of-way rule 2; printed p. 48, physical PDF page 52. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3322, September 12, 2026. ↗

  25. You are leaving a private driveway to enter a public road. Which traffic has priority?

    Correct answer: Vehicles already approaching on the road you are entering

    Entering from a driveway requires yielding to approaching roadway traffic. Do not apply the ordinary same-time intersection rule to take priority.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Negotiating Intersections > Right-of-way rule 5; printed p. 48, physical PDF page 52. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3324, September 12, 2026. ↗

  26. A car is already circulating toward the entry point of the roundabout you want to enter. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield and enter only when a suitable gap is available

    Traffic already in the roundabout has priority over entering traffic. Also check the entry crosswalk for pedestrians.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > How to Use a Circular Intersection > Approaching and Entering; printed p. 50, physical PDF page 54. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3321(b)(3), September 12, 2026. ↗

  27. At an intersection without operating traffic signals, a pedestrian is crossing within an unmarked crosswalk. Does the absence of painted lines remove your duty to yield?

    Correct answer: No; the yielding rule also covers unmarked crosswalks at intersections

    Pennsylvania protects pedestrians in both marked crosswalks and unmarked intersection crosswalks. Continue only without interfering with the crossing.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Negotiating Intersections > Right-of-way rule 1; printed p. 48, physical PDF page 52. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3542(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  28. The car ahead stops at a marked crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross. What may you do?

    Correct answer: Wait behind it rather than overtake and pass

    Do not pass a vehicle stopped to let someone use the crosswalk. The pedestrian may be hidden from your view.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Sharing the Road with Pedestrians > Pedestrians, stopped vehicle warning; printed p. 55, physical PDF page 59. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3542(c), September 12, 2026. ↗

  29. A pedestrian with a clearly visible white cane is crossing near your car. What is your responsibility?

    Correct answer: Yield and stop if needed to avoid injury or danger

    A white cane or guide dog calls for the required precautions and yielding. The person does not need to have both.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > Blind Pedestrians; printed p. 9, physical PDF page 13. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3549(a)-(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  30. You are circulating in a roundabout and approaching your chosen exit. Which signal should you use?

    Correct answer: The right turn signal before exiting

    Signal right as you approach the exit. Watch for pedestrians at the exit crosswalk and yield when needed.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > How to Use a Circular Intersection > Exiting the Roundabout; printed p. 50, physical PDF page 54. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3334(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  31. You are traveling at 25 mph and will make a turn. What minimum continuous signaling distance does Pennsylvania law require before the turn?

    Correct answer: The last 100 feet before the turn

    At speeds below 35 mph, the signal must continue through at least the last 100 feet before turning. Signal early enough for other drivers to understand.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Communicating Your Intentions > Signaling when changing direction; printed p. 44, physical PDF page 48. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3334(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  32. You are traveling at 45 mph and intend to turn. What minimum continuous signaling distance does Pennsylvania law require before the turn?

    Correct answer: 300 feet

    At speeds above 35 mph, signal throughout at least the last 300 feet before turning. The higher-speed approach needs earlier notice.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Communicating Your Intentions > Signaling when changing direction; printed p. 44, physical PDF page 48. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3334(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  33. On an ordinary street with no signs directing a different path, how should you position a passenger car for a right turn?

    Correct answer: Approach and turn as close as practicable to the right curb or road edge

    The normal right-turn position is near the right edge. Official lane-use devices can require a different course.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Turning, Merging and Passing > Left and Right Turns; printed p. 45, physical PDF page 49. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3331(a),(c), September 12, 2026. ↗

  34. You make a left turn onto a road with several lanes in your direction. There are no signs or markings requiring a different path. When practicable, which lane should you enter?

    Correct answer: The leftmost lane legally available in your new direction

    Pennsylvania's normal left-turn method ends in the extreme left-hand lane legally available to your direction. Follow any different official turning instructions.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Turning, Merging and Passing > Left and Right Turns; printed p. 45, physical PDF page 49. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3331(b)-(c), September 12, 2026. ↗

  35. Near the crest of a hill, your car could be seen by an approaching driver for only 350 feet. May you make a U-turn there?

    Correct answer: No; the law requires visibility to approaching drivers within 500 feet

    Do not turn around on a curve or near a hill crest where an approaching driver cannot see your vehicle within 500 feet. The maneuver must also be safe.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Turning, Merging and Passing > U-Turns; printed p. 46, physical PDF page 50. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3332(a)-(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  36. A driver is passing your car on the left. What must you avoid doing before that vehicle has completely passed?

    Correct answer: Increasing your speed

    Do not accelerate while being overtaken. Competing with a passing driver can prevent completion of the maneuver safely.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3303(a)(2); Overtaking vehicle on the left > Duty of the overtaken driver. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  37. A vehicle ahead is about to turn left. Which statement correctly describes Pennsylvania's rule for passing it on the right?

    Correct answer: It may be allowed if safe, without driving off the berm or shoulder

    This passing exception has a safety condition and an outer-edge limit. It does not require driving on the shoulder or authorize an unsafe pass.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3304(a)(1),(b); Chapter 3 > Passing > Passing on the Right; statutory wording controls. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  38. On a two-way road, you are 50 feet from an intersection. No device permits passing, and no special exception applies. May you move left of the road's center to pass a car?

    Correct answer: No; ordinary left-side passing is prohibited within 100 feet of the intersection

    The restriction begins on the approach, not just inside the intersection. Other exceptions are not permission for this ordinary overtaking maneuver.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Passing > You May Not Pass If; printed p. 47, physical PDF page 51. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3306(a)(2),(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  39. When overtaking a bicycle traveling in your direction, what minimum clearance does Pennsylvania law require?

    Correct answer: At least four feet, while passing at a careful, prudent reduced speed

    Leave at least four feet and reduce speed appropriately. Wait if you cannot make a safe pass with that clearance.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 5 > Safe Passing Is the Law, item1; printed p. 92, physical PDF page 96. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3303(a)(3), September 12, 2026. ↗

  40. A bicyclist is ahead beside double yellow centerlines. May you cross the centerline to pass under Pennsylvania's bicycle exception?

    Correct answer: Yes, only when the pass is safe and satisfies the four-foot and oncoming-traffic rules

    Pennsylvania allows a qualified bicycle pass in a no-passing zone. Visibility, opposing traffic, reduced speed and minimum clearance still matter.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 5 > Safe Passing Is the Law, item1; printed p. 92, physical PDF page 96. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3307(b.1); 3303(a)(3); 3305, September 12, 2026. ↗

  41. When may Pennsylvania's 65 or 70 mph freeway limits apply?

    Correct answer: On freeway sections where PennDOT has posted the applicable higher limit

    The higher freeway limits depend on official posting. Traffic flow or the number of lanes does not itself establish a 65 or 70 mph limit.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3362(a)(1.1),(b)(2); Maximum speed limits > Higher posted freeway limits. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  42. On a Pennsylvania rural highway outside an urban or residence district, no different speed limit or special-zone limit applies. Under ideal conditions, what is the general maximum?

    Correct answer: 55 mph

    The statutory maximum in other locations is 55 mph unless another limit applies. A hazard can require driving more slowly.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3362(a)(2); 3361; Maximum speed limits > Other locations. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  43. A road is posted 55 mph. Passing the car ahead would require you to reach 65 mph. Does the passing maneuver excuse exceeding the posted limit?

    Correct answer: No; the speed limit still applies while passing

    A permitted passing zone does not create a speeding exception. Wait for an opportunity that is both safe and lawful.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signs > Speed Limit sign; current statutory maximum; printed p. 12, physical PDF page 16. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3362(a); 3305, September 12, 2026. ↗

  44. You enter an established school zone while the sign's yellow school-zone signals are flashing. What is the maximum speed, unless conditions require less?

    Correct answer: 15 mph

    The active school-zone limit is 15 mph. Obey the indicated operating times or flashing signals rather than using the ordinary road limit.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Signals > School Zone Signals; printed p. 9, physical PDF page 13. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3365(b), September 12, 2026. ↗

  45. You parallel park a car on the right side of a two-way street where ordinary curb parking is allowed. What is the maximum permitted distance from the right wheels to the curb?

    Correct answer: No more than 12 inches

    Position the car parallel to the curb with its right wheels within 12 inches. A wide gap leaves more of the car in traffic.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Parking; printed p. 52, physical PDF page 56. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3354(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  46. For ordinary parking, Pennsylvania prohibits parking within what distance of a fire hydrant?

    Correct answer: 15 feet

    Keep the hydrant's required 15-foot clearance. Other signs or restrictions can require additional space.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Parking > Prohibited places, fire hydrant; printed p. 53, physical PDF page 57. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3353(a)(2)(ii), September 12, 2026. ↗

  47. What is the minimum clearance ordinary parking must leave from a crosswalk at an intersection under Pennsylvania's distance rule?

    Correct answer: At least 20 feet

    Standing or parking within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk is prohibited, subject to the law's safety and traffic-control exceptions.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Parking > Prohibited places, intersection crosswalk; printed p. 53, physical PDF page 57. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3353(a),(a)(2)(iii), September 12, 2026. ↗

  48. You want to park on the approach to a roadside stop sign. What minimum clearance must ordinary parking leave before the sign?

    Correct answer: At least 30 feet

    Pennsylvania prohibits standing or parking within 30 feet on the approach to these roadside controls. This helps keep the control visible.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Parking > Prohibited places, approach to traffic controls; printed p. 53, physical PDF page 57. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3353(a)(2)(iv), September 12, 2026. ↗

  49. A street is properly signed against parking opposite a fire-station entrance. Pennsylvania's rule prohibits parking within what distance of that entrance on the opposite side?

    Correct answer: 75 feet

    The opposite-side fire-station restriction is 75 feet when properly posted. The distance at the driveway entrance itself is a different rule.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3353(a)(2)(v); Prohibitions in specified places > Stand or park > Fire-station entrance. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  50. A car displays a valid disability placard, but it is not being used by or to transport an eligible person. May the driver use a reserved disability parking space for a personal errand?

    Correct answer: No; displaying the placard alone is not enough

    The vehicle must be operated by or for transportation of the eligible person. The placard does not grant the privilege for unrelated use.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 5 > Parking Areas for Persons with Disabilities; printed p. 92, physical PDF page 96. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3354(d)(3)(i),(e), September 12, 2026. ↗

  51. You follow a school bus on the same roadway. It stops with red lights flashing and its side stop arm activated. What is the minimum required stopping distance from the bus?

    Correct answer: At least 10 feet

    Pennsylvania requires a stop at least 10 feet from the bus. Remain stopped until the signals permit movement and the children have reached safety.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > School Buses; printed p. 58, physical PDF page 62. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3345(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  52. Which situation falls within Pennsylvania's separate-roadway exception to stopping for a school bus with activated red lights?

    Correct answer: The bus is on the opposite roadway beyond a physical median

    A genuinely separate roadway can qualify. Painted centerlines, a center turn lane or a neighboring lane do not create that exception.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > School Buses > Divided-highway exception; printed p. 58, physical PDF page 62. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3345(g), September 12, 2026. ↗

  53. A stopped school bus's red lights go out and its stop arm folds in, but children who got off have not yet reached a safe place. When may you move?

    Correct answer: Only after the children have reached a place of safety

    The children's safety condition is separate from the signal condition. Red lights going out do not authorize moving while the children remain unsafe.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > School Buses > Remain stopped conditions; printed p. 58, physical PDF page 62. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3345(a), September 12, 2026. ↗

  54. A railroad signal warns that a train is approaching. Within what range from the nearest rail must you stop?

    Correct answer: Between 15 and 50 feet

    When a railroad stop is required, stop no nearer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail. Proceed only when safe.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3341(a); Chapter 2 > Railroad Crossing Signals; statutory stopping range. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  55. A train has passed and the crossing gate is beginning to rise, but it has not fully opened. May you start driving through?

    Correct answer: No; wait until the gate has opened and all crossing warnings permit safe travel

    Do not start through a gate while it is opening or closing. Check that the warnings have ended and that no other train is approaching.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 2 > Railroad Crossing Signals; printed p. 9, physical PDF page 13. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3341(a),(b)(2), September 12, 2026. ↗

  56. You approach a clearly marked emergency response area beside your lane. A safe, lawful nonadjacent lane is available and no responder directs otherwise. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Move into the lane that is not next to the response area

    The first option is to pass in a nonadjacent lane when possible. Use the slower adjacent-lane fallback only when moving over is impossible, illegal or unsafe.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Move Over Law; printed p. 59, physical PDF page 63. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3327(a)(1)-(2), September 12, 2026. ↗

  57. The posted limit is 55 mph near a clearly marked emergency response area. Moving to a nonadjacent lane would be unsafe. What speed limit does the Move Over fallback require?

    Correct answer: No more than 35 mph, and slower if needed to pass safely

    When the lane change cannot be made safely, the law requires at least a 20 mph reduction from the posted limit and a speed reasonable for safety.

    Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual PUB 95 (4-21), Chapter 3 > Move Over Law > Unable-to-move-over speed; printed p. 59, physical PDF page 63. Current-law check: 75 Pa.C.S. 3327(a)(2), September 12, 2026. ↗

  58. While waiting at a red light in your car, you hold a phone to make a routine personal call. Does Pennsylvania's current hands-free law allow this merely because the car is stopped?

    Correct answer: No; a temporary traffic-light stop still counts as driving

    The law includes temporary stops for traffic and traffic controls. A routine personal call does not fit the emergency-communication exception.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3316.1(a),(b),(i); Prohibiting use of interactive mobile device > Driving definition. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  59. To keep both hands on the wheel, a driver holds a phone between the shoulder and ear during a routine call while driving. Is this allowed under Pennsylvania's hands-free rule?

    Correct answer: No; supporting the device with another body part also counts as prohibited use

    The definition includes holding a device by hand or supporting it with another body part. Calling without texting does not avoid the restriction.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3316.1(a),(i), definition of Use an interactive mobile device (1); Prohibiting use of interactive mobile device > Device use definition, paragraph1. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

  60. You need to make a non-emergency handheld phone call. Which stop fits the hands-free law's exclusion from its definition of driving?

    Correct answer: Pulling off the highway and halting where the car can safely remain stationary

    A traffic delay is still driving under this law. First move to a safe, lawful stopping location off or beside the highway and halt.

    Source: 75 Pa.C.S. 3316.1(i), definition of Driving; Prohibiting use of interactive mobile device > Driving definition, safe stationary exclusion. Current Pennsylvania General Assembly text checked September 12, 2026. ↗

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