2024 Rhode Island Permit Test 2

The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Rhode Island. Each permit practice test question has three answer.. Read More

The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Rhode Island. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Rhode Island please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/rhode-island/car.

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1. You must yield to a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog:

Explanation
Pedestrians who use guide dogs or white canes (with or without a red tip) must be given the right-of-way at all times.

2. Which of the following is a safe way to drive through a curve?

Explanation
You should slow down as you enter a curve and increase your speed gradually as you exit. Increasing your speed as you enter a curve will make it more difficult to control your vehicle.

3. Drivers must yield to a pedestrian:

Explanation
Drivers must always yield to pedestrians in the street, even if they are crossing against a red light or are otherwise being careless.

4. Which of these statements is true about changing lanes?

Explanation
Before changing lanes, signal, look in all your mirrors, and look over your left or right shoulder to make sure the lane next to you is clear. Looking over your shoulder is a way to check your blind spot to be sure there is no vehicle, motorcycle, or bicycle traffic in the next lane.

5. Yield also means stop if you cannot merge safely into the flow of traffic.

Explanation
In a situation requiring you to yield the right-of-way, you must also stop if you cannot merge safely into the flow of traffic.

6. When a stop is required at an intersection and no markings appear to indicate a stop line or crosswalk, a driver:

Explanation
If there is no stop line or crosswalk, you should stop at the point nearest to the intersecting roadway where you can get a view of approaching traffic. You should not enter the intersecting roadway to gain a better view.

7. Drivers who eat and drink while driving:

Explanation
Choosing to eat, drink, or smoke while driving is dangerous because these actions require a driver to remove their hands from the wheel and their eyes from the road. Drivers who engage in distracting activities while driving have trouble staying in their lanes and controlling their vehicles.

8. A curb painted red means:

Explanation
You may not stop, stand, or park at a red-painted curb.
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