2025 Maryland Permit Test 10
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Maryland. 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 Maryland please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/maryland/car.
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9. If you are approaching an emergency vehicle that is stopped while it uses its visual signals, you should:
Explanation
If you are approaching an emergency vehicle that is using its visual signals and is stopped on a roadway, you must pull into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the vehicle. If it is not possible to move over, you must slow down to a safe speed and be prepared to stop if necessary.
10. Water on the road can cause a vehicle to hydroplane. Your car may hydroplane at speeds as low as:
Explanation
Hydroplaning occurs when there is standing water on a roadway. At speeds up to 35 mph, most tires will channel water away from the tire. As your speed increases past 35 mph, tires cannot channel the water as well and your tires may start to lose contact with the road and ride over the water like a set of water skis.
11. You may cross double yellow lines to pass another vehicle if the:
Explanation
A broken yellow line in the center of the road indicates that traffic next to the broken yellow line may pass, if it is safe to do so.
12. After you have passed a vehicle moving in the same direction, it is safe to move back into the right lane:
Explanation
When passing, you should not return to your original lane until you can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror. Always check your blind spots before moving back into your original lane.
13. When displayed on the rear of a vehicle, the sign shown indicates:

Explanation
You may encounter slow-moving vehicles on the roadways, such as bicycles, horse-drawn vehicles, or farm vehicles. Some of these vehicles may display this emblem to warn other drivers that they will only be traveling at speeds of 25 mph or slower.
14. If you parallel park facing downward on a hill:
Explanation
When parking downhill, turn your front wheels toward the curb or edge of the road. When parking uphill on a road without a curb, turn your wheels toward the edge of the road. When parking uphill on a road with a curb, you must turn your front wheels away from the curb.
15. Which of the following statements is true?
Explanation
Driving too slowly can be dangerous because it may cause drivers behind you to become frustrated and make dangerous moves to pass you. It is safest to drive with the flow of traffic, within the legal speed limit.
16. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Explanation