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2025 District Of Columbia Permit Test 18

The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in District Of Columbia. 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 District Of Columbia please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/district-of-columbia/car.

Number of Tests 24

Number of Question 25

Passing Score 20

1. Drivers are required to obey instructions from:

Security guards patrolling parking lots.

Other drivers whose vehicles are broken down on the roadway.

Flaggers (signal persons) at construction sites.

Drivers must obey special signs or instructions given by flaggers. They are in place to keep drivers and workers safe.

2. Motorists are not required to yield to pedestrians if they are walking against the traffic light.

True

False

You must always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. Be aware of the possibility that pedestrians may misjudge traffic signals and cross against a light.

3. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?

Blind spots are eliminated if you have one outside mirror.

Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

Blind spots can be checked by looking in your rearview mirror.

Even if a vehicle is properly equipped with rearview and outside mirrors, it still has blind spots that cannot be seen in the mirrors. Large trucks have much larger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

4. What do speed limit signs indicate?

Potential driving speeds for the area

The maximum or minimum speed that is legally allowed to be driven

The speed drivers should drive in heavy traffic

The speed drivers should drive under poor conditions

Speed limit signs indicate the maximum or minimum safe speed that is allowed to be driven on a roadway. The maximum limits are for ideal conditions and you must reduce your speed when conditions require it.

5. Any amount of alcohol in the blood may affect a driver's:

Right-of-way privileges.

Judgment and physical coordination.

Knowledge.

A driver’s ability to safely operate a vehicle may be impaired at any BAC level, even a level lower than the legal limit. Any amount of alcohol can affect one’s judgment and physical coordination. Driving under the influence of even a small amount of alcohol can lead to criminal charges.

Curves ahead.

Divided highway starts.

Divided highway ends.

Bumps in the road.

This sign warns drivers that the divided highway ends ahead.

7. When driving in fog, you should use your:

Low beam headlights.

High beam headlights.

Parking lights.

Hazard flashers.

If you must drive in foggy conditions, you should use your low beam headlights, as well as your fog lights, if your vehicle has them. High beams direct their light upwards, where it can bounce off the fog and into your eyes, reducing visibility even more.

8. If you want to pass a pedestrian who is walking along the roadway and an oncoming vehicle is approaching, you should:

Slow down and let the oncoming vehicle pass before you pass the pedestrian.

Keep driving at a steady speed. The oncoming vehicle must stop for you.

Honk your horn to get the pedestrian to move over.

If possible, try to only deal with one roadway hazard at a time. If you want to pass a pedestrian but an oncoming vehicle is approaching, slow down and let the vehicle pass. You may then pass the pedestrian if it is safe to do so.

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2025 District Of Columbia Permit Test 18

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1. Drivers are required to obey instructions from:

2. Motorists are not required to yield to pedestrians if they are walking against the traffic light.

3. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?

4. What do speed limit signs indicate?

5. Any amount of alcohol in the blood may affect a driver's:

6. This sign means:

7. When driving in fog, you should use your:

8. If you want to pass a pedestrian who is walking along the roadway and an oncoming vehicle is approaching, you should:

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2025 District Of Columbia Permit Test 18

Do you currently have car insurance? Insurance is mandatory to drive in District of columbia

1. Drivers are required to obey instructions from:

2. Motorists are not required to yield to pedestrians if they are walking against the traffic light.

3. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?

4. What do speed limit signs indicate?

5. Any amount of alcohol in the blood may affect a driver's:

6. This sign means:

7. When driving in fog, you should use your:

8. If you want to pass a pedestrian who is walking along the roadway and an oncoming vehicle is approaching, you should:

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