Directions: To apply for a learner permit or driver license you must complete an Application for Driver License (MV-44). You must pass a vision and written test and pay the application and license fees.

The written test examines knowledge of the road signs, rules of the road, safe driving techniques and the laws about alcohol and drug use while driving.

To pass the written test, you must correctly answer at least 14 of the 20 questions asked, but you must correctly answer two of the four questions about road signs.

This test is intended to help you prepare for the types of questions you will be asked on the written test. The questions on the actual test may vary.

Number of tests:	24
Number of questions:	20
Passing score:	14

Looking straight ahead as you drive.
Staying alert and keeping your eyes moving.
Expecting that other drivers will make up for your errors.
Being confident that you can avoid danger at the last minute.

There is an object on the roadway.
Traffic is coming from the right.
The road is curving sharply to the left.
There is a merge point ahead.

When doing so would interfere with traffic.
When turning left into a driveway.
When the car in front of you is disabled.
When passing to the right on a one-way street.

The medicine reduces the effect of the alcohol.
The alcohol will help the medicine cure a cold.
The combination could multiply the effects of the alcohol or medicine.
There is no effect because they are different substances.

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Practice NYC Permit Test to take the New York DMV Driving Exam

One of the strategies of defensive driving is:

When you see this sign, it means:

If you come to an intersection and your view to the side is blocked, you should:

You may not cross a single broken white or yellow line:

What happens if you drink alcohol while taking prescription or over-the-counter medicine?

An intersection has a stop sign and crosswalk, but no stop line. You must stop:

A regulatory sign containing a red circle with a slash through the middle indicates:

Slow down and look both ways.
Maintain your speed and look both ways.
Stop, then inch forward until you can see clearly in both directions.

Before the crosswalk.
50 feet before the intersection.
Where you think the stop line would be.
With your front wheels in the crosswalk.

That drivers should come to a complete stop.
That an action is forbidden.
That some drivers should yield to other drivers.
That drivers should drive under the speed limit.