Pennsylvania Permit Test (PennDOT Knowledge Test) — All Questions

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Safe Driving & Sharing the Road

Pennsylvania's 'Steer Clear' / Move Over law requires you to do what near a stopped emergency response vehicle with flashing lights?

  • a.Stop in your lane and wait
  • b.Speed up past the scene
  • c.Turn on your high beams
  • d.Move over to a farther lane if possible, or slow down if you cannot✓

The Steer Clear / Move Over law requires drivers to move into a lane farther from a stopped emergency response area when possible, and to slow down when moving over is not possible.

Safe Driving & Sharing the Road

When passing a bicyclist on a Pennsylvania road, you must leave:

  • a.One foot of space
  • b.At least four feet of space✓
  • c.At least ten feet of space
  • d.No particular distance

Pennsylvania law requires drivers to give bicyclists at least four feet of clearance when passing, and to pass at a careful, reduced speed.

Safe Driving & Sharing the Road

The large areas around a tractor-trailer where the driver cannot see other vehicles are called:

  • a.Comfort zones
  • b.Merge lanes
  • c.Safety zones
  • d.No-zones (blind spots)✓

Trucks have wide blind spots, or no-zones, at the front, rear and sides; avoid driving in them, and if you cannot see the truck driver's mirrors, they cannot see you.

Safe Driving & Sharing the Road

In Pennsylvania, seat belt and child-restraint rules require that:

  • a.The driver and front-seat passengers must buckle up, and young children must ride in an appropriate child seat or booster✓
  • b.No one needs a seat belt on local roads
  • c.Only the driver must buckle up
  • d.Belts are required only above 55 mph

Pennsylvania requires the driver and front-seat occupants to wear seat belts, and children must be secured in age- and size-appropriate car seats or booster seats, with the youngest children in the back.

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