Pennsylvania DMV Practice Test

Question 1

A sign and tapering markings show your lane ends ahead. You should:

Accepted Answer

Signal and merge into the open lane early when there is a safe gap

Answer

Speed up and force your way in at the end

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Stop and wait for all traffic to pass

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Straddle both lanes

Question 2

Taking your eyes off the road for 5 seconds at 55 mph means you travel blind for:

Accepted Answer

The length of a football field

Answer

The length of a car

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Half a football field

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Two football fields

Question 3

In Pennsylvania, the default maximum speed limit in a residential area (without a posted sign) is:

Accepted Answer

35 mph

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20 mph

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25 mph

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30 mph

Question 4

In Pennsylvania, the minimum bodily injury liability required per person is:

Accepted Answer

$15,000

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$30,000

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$25,000

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$50,000

Question 5

On a divided highway with a raised median, when a school bus stops to load or unload children, traffic traveling in the opposite direction:

Accepted Answer

Does not need to stop

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Must slow to 15 mph

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Must also stop

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Must move to the far right lane

Question 6

In Pennsylvania, sobriety checkpoints (where police stop vehicles to screen for DUI) are:

Accepted Answer

Legal and used by law enforcement

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Prohibited by the Pennsylvania Constitution

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Only permitted on holiday weekends

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Only permitted on highways

Question 7

Pennsylvania categorizes DUI into tiers. The 'General Impairment' tier applies to a BAC of:

Accepted Answer

0.08%–0.099%

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0.02%–0.05%

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0.10%–0.159%

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0.16% or higher

Question 8

Under Pennsylvania's Move Over Law, when you cannot safely change lanes away from a stopped emergency or highway maintenance vehicle with activated lights, you must:

Accepted Answer

Slow to a safe speed appropriate for conditions and be prepared to stop

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Slow to 20 mph below the posted limit

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Reduce speed to 25 mph

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Stop completely before passing

Question 9

When you cannot safely change lanes away from a stopped emergency vehicle, you must:

Accepted Answer

Slow down to a safe and reasonable speed

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Continue at the speed limit

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Stop completely until the emergency vehicle leaves

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Move to the left lane even if it is not safe

Question 10

In Pennsylvania, reckless driving is defined as driving in willful or wanton disregard for safety and is classified as:

Accepted Answer

A summary offense for a first offense (traffic ticket level), but higher for repeat offenses

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A second-degree misdemeanor

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A traffic infraction with points only

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A first-degree misdemeanor

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