2025 Massachusetts Permit Test 8

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

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19. Which is not a factor in determining the distance that it takes to stop your vehicle?

Explanation
The distance required to stop your vehicle depends on perception time, reaction distance, and braking distance. This changes with speed and road conditions.

20. You may pass another vehicle if the line dividing your lane from the lane you wish to enter is a ____ line.

Explanation
White lines separate traffic lanes traveling in the same direction. You may cross broken white lines to pass, as long as the passing lane is clear.

21. Distracted driving is:

Explanation
Distracted driving is extremely risky behavior that puts not only you and your passengers in danger, but also endangers pedestrians, bicyclists, and other motorists sharing the road. Focused attention on driving helps to prevent crashes.

22. Which of the following is true about driving on a wet roadway?

Explanation
The faster you drive on a wet roadway, the less effective your tires will be at wiping the water from the road. If your speed becomes excessive enough, your tires will lose their grip on the road entirely and you will begin to hydroplane (that is, to slide down the road on a film of water).

23. At night, it is hardest to see:

Explanation
Compared to signs and other roadside objects, pedestrians are hardest to see at night.

24. Driving at night requires increased caution because:

Explanation
Because it is dark, drivers cannot see as well at night as they can during the day. From one half hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise, or at any other time when persons or vehicles are not visible for 500 feet, drivers must use their headlights.

25. You may continue carefully through an intersection with a yellow light if:

Explanation
If a steady yellow light appears when you are already within an intersection, you should continue through the intersection carefully.
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