A slower vehicle is ahead near a hillcrest that hides oncoming traffic. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for a place with a clear view and enough room for a safe, permitted pass.
An obstructed view can conceal a vehicle in the passing path. A slow vehicle ahead does not make a blind pass safe.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 46: Passing — restricted sight distance. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You have overtaken another car. What should you verify before moving back into its lane?
Correct answer: Check that the passed car is visible in your rearview mirror and there is safe room to return.
Do not cut off the passed driver. Check the rearview mirror, allow clearance, signal and return when safe.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 46: Passing — returning to lane. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The only open curb space is directly in front of a private driveway. May you park there and leave the car while visiting a store?
Correct answer: No; do not block the driveway.
South Dakota prohibits parking in front of a public or private driveway. The narrow momentary passenger exception does not allow leaving the car there while visiting a store.
Source: Current South Dakota Codified Laws §32-30-6(1), standing/parking in front of a driveway; momentary passenger exception does not cover leaving for a store. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You intend to pull from a parallel parking space into the traffic lane. What should you do?
Correct answer: Check traffic and over your shoulder, signal and yield until it is safe to enter.
The driver leaving a parking space does not have the right-of-way. A signal announces an intention; it does not create a safe gap.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 44: Parallel Parking — leaving space. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You park on the right side of a street facing uphill, with a curb. Which direction should the front wheels point?
Correct answer: Left, away from the curb.
With an uphill curb, front wheels turned away from the curb help the curb arrest a backward roll.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 43: Parking on Hills. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You park facing uphill on the right side of a road with no curb. Which way should the front wheels point?
Correct answer: Toward the right shoulder.
For uphill parking without a curb, turn the wheels toward the shoulder so a rolling vehicle is directed away from traffic.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 43: Parking on Hills. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
As you use an interstate entrance, what should you do before entering the through lane?
Correct answer: Find a safe gap, adjust speed appropriately and signal before merging.
Prepare for the merge while obeying speed controls. Enter only when the gap is safe; a signal does not force through traffic to make room.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 45: Entering a Multi-Lane Highway. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Before moving into another interstate lane, what should you do?
Correct answer: Check mirrors and the blind spot, signal and change lanes only when the space is clear.
A vehicle may be outside your mirrors’ view. Look for that hidden traffic before beginning the move; signaling does not grant priority.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 45: Changing Lanes. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You miss your interstate exit. What should you do?
Correct answer: Continue to the next exit and find a lawful route back.
Do not cross the expressway median or make a sudden turn to recover a missed exit. Use the next exit and a lawful route back.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 42: General Rules of Highway/Interstate Driving. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Traffic is flowing normally as you leave a freeway on an exit ramp. When does South Dakota's manual tell you to begin slowing to the ramp's advisory speed?
Correct answer: After leaving the freeway and entering the exit ramp.
Signal in advance, maintain speed until off the freeway, then slow on the ramp. Do not abruptly slow the through lane.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 45: Exiting a Multi-Lane Highway. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
When parallel parking beside a curb in South Dakota, how far from the curb may the vehicle be?
Correct answer: No more than 12 inches.
Park parallel to the curb and within 12 inches, facing the direction of traffic in that lane.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 44: Parallel Parking. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are preparing an ordinary right turn in a passenger car. What should you avoid?
Correct answer: Swinging left into another lane before turning right.
A wide left swing before a right turn can confuse other road users and create a collision. Prepare from the proper lane and position.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 38: Right turns. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are approaching your exit while circulating in a roundabout. Which signal should communicate your departure?
Correct answer: The right-turn signal.
Signal right for the exit, watch the crosswalk and be ready to stop for pedestrians.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual, current catalog-linked edition, REVISED 11/2024; printed/physical page 40: Roundabouts — exiting. Text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
While moving, how far before a right or left turn must the required signal be given continuously?
Correct answer: At least the last 100 feet before the turn.
The statutory minimum is continuous signaling during at least the last 100 feet traveled before a turn. Still check that the turn can be made safely.
Source: Current South Dakota Codified Laws §32-26-18.1. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A roadway is marked as a no-passing zone. Does a clear gap by itself make a U-turn lawful there under South Dakota's rule?
Correct answer: No; the U-turn restriction includes marked no-passing zones.
The current statute forbids U-turns in marked no-passing zones as well as where unsafe or interfering with traffic. A gap does not cancel that restriction.
Source: Current South Dakota Codified Laws §32-26-25. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A left-turning car is slowing ahead. May you drive off the pavement onto the shoulder to pass it on the right?
Correct answer: No; the right-pass permission does not authorize leaving the pavement or main-traveled roadway.
South Dakota allows certain safe right passes, but not by driving off the pavement or main-traveled portion. Wait if no lawful space is available.
Source: Current South Dakota Codified Laws §§32-26-27 and 32-26-28. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Another driver is safely passing you on the left. What must you avoid?
Correct answer: Increasing speed before the passing vehicle has completely passed.
A driver being overtaken must not increase speed until completely passed. Do not turn the maneuver into a race.
Source: Current South Dakota Codified Laws §32-26-31. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You intend to park and leave the car, with no officer or traffic-control exception. What minimum clearance from a fire hydrant applies?
Correct answer: 15 feet.
The ordinary no-standing/no-parking zone extends 15 feet from a fire hydrant. A narrow momentary passenger exception does not authorize leaving the car there.
Source: Current South Dakota Codified Laws §32-30-6(2). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
