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Sample Driving Test PA 2021

(From the 2021 Pennsylvania driver handbook)

Number of tests:	24
Number of questions:	18
Passing score:	15

Directions: To apply for a new driver's license (Pennsylvania), you need to pass the DMV PA driver's test successfully. On this page you can train online and check your knowledge with a sample DMV test. Each question is displayed along with several possible answers. You must answer the majority of the questions correctly to pass the test. If you fail the driving test for license, you may return the next day for a second effort.

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1.

When you are in a line of traffic that is crossing a railroad track that has no signals or gates:

You have the right-of-way and do not need to check for trains.
You may pass slower drivers while crossing the track.
You need to make sure there is space for your vehicle to get all the way across the tracks without stopping.
All of the above

Explanation ▾

If you are following another vehicle at a railroad crossing, check to make sure you have enough room to get all the way across before you drive onto the tracks. You should never try to pass another vehicle as you approach or cross a railroad crossing. Always check for trains before crossing any railroad tracks.

2.

When is it illegal to drive below the speed limit?

When driving slowly disrupts the normal flow of traffic
When in heavy traffic in a construction zone
Only when driving in rural areas.
When driving under adverse weather conditions

Explanation ▾

It is illegal to drive so slowly that you disrupt the normal flow of traffic. You may receive a citation for driving too slowly.

3.

The risk of hydroplaning can can be reduced by driving:

Through shallow water.
More quickly.
More slowly.
Through deep water.

Explanation ▾

Because hydroplaning is caused by driving too quickly in wet conditions, the risk of it happening can be reduced by driving more slowly.

4.

Parental consent to conduct breath, blood, and urine tests is:

Not required.
Required from only one parent.
Required for people under 16-years-old.
Required from both parents.

Explanation ▾

If you are underage and are arrested and detained for blood, breath and/or urine testing, parental consent to conduct these tests is not required; however, the police will notify your parents of the arrest.

5.

Smoking and preparing to smoke while driving:

Do not affect driving abilities.
Help maintain driver alertness.
Are distracting activities.
Are not distracting activities.

Explanation ▾

Smoking while driving can create dangerous distractions by causing you to take your hands off the wheel and/or your eyes off the road.

6.

Who must yield when a driver is turning and a pedestrian is crossing without a traffic light?

Whoever started moving last
The driver
Whoever is slower
The pedestrian

Explanation ▾

Drivers must yield to pedestrians when they are crossing at any intersection without a traffic light, whether or not there is a crosswalk.

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