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2025 New York Permit Test 16

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

Number of Tests 24

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 14

1. What kinds of drugs can affect your driving ability?

Allergy medicine

Marijuana

Cold remedies

All of these choices

Many kinds of drugs can impair your ability to drive. This includes illegal drugs and legal prescription or over-the-counter medications. It can be a criminal offense to drive while impaired by any drug.

2. A child passenger who is under the age of eight and less than ____ in height is required to be seated in an approved child safety seat while in a moving vehicle.

5 feet, 5 inches

5 feet

4 feet, 11 inches

4 feet, 9 inches

New York law requires children who are under the age of eight and shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches tall, or weighing less than 100 pounds, to be seated in a government-approved child safety seat. They should not be allowed to use a seat belt until the seat belt fits properly.

3. Which of the following does not happen after drinking?

Your reflexes and reaction time slow down.

Your judgement of speed and distance is distorted.

You are less alert.

You calm down and can concentrate better.

Alcohol reduces your reaction time, reduces your ability to see clearly, changes your judgment of speed and distances, reduces your ability to recover from the glare of headlights, and often reduces your inhibitions and makes you more likely to take risks.

4. If you are parked parallel to the curb, you may get out of the car on the traffic side only:

During the daytime when other drivers can see you.

When the traffic light at the closest intersection turns red.

When you won't interfere with oncoming vehicles.

If you use your four-way flashers first.

After parallel parking, you must not open your door if it will interfere with bicyclists or other traffic. Check for traffic before exiting your vehicle.

5. Sudden wind gusts on highways:

Generally affect only the movement of large vehicles.

Only cause visibility problems.

Can cause problems for all vehicles.

While it can create special problems for large vehicles, strong wind can cause problems for all drivers. Wind can lower visibility by blowing dirt and dust into the roadway, but it can sometimes also physically move a vehicle.

6. When merging onto the freeway, you should be driving:

At or near the speed of the freeway traffic.

At the legal speed limit.

More slowly than the freeway traffic.

You should enter a freeway at or near the speed of traffic, unless the speed of traffic exceeds the legal speed limit.

7. As you approach an intersection with a flashing yellow light:

Stop before crossing the intersection.

Slow down and proceed with caution.

Wait for a green light before proceeding.

A flashing yellow light means that you should slow down, check for cross traffic, and proceed with caution.

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