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2025 South Carolina Permit Test 13

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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 South Carolina. 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 South Carolina please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/south-carolina/car.

Number of Tests 24

Number of Question 30

Passing Score 24

17. You can help keep the driver behind you a safe distance away from your vehicle by:

Driving 10 mph faster than the car behind you.

Driving 10 mph slower than the car behind you.

Maintaining a steady speed.

It is not always easy to maintain a safe distance behind your vehicle. However, you can help keep the driver behind you a safe distance away from your vehicle by maintaining a steady speed and signaling turns, lane changes, and deceleration in advance.

18. When driving on an interstate:

Stop on the shoulder of the road if you are tired.

You should always use cruise control.

Signal, check mirrors, and check blind spots before changing lanes.

You should change lanes often.

Signal, check your mirrors, and check your blind spot before changing lanes or passing on an interstate. Only stop on the shoulder of the interstate in the case of an emergency and change lanes as infrequently as possible. Cruise control should not be used in heavy traffic or under poor weather conditions.

19. Crossbuck signs indicate:

Railroad crossings.

School zones.

No passing zones.

Hospitals.

Crossbuck signs tell drivers to yield to trains at a railroad crossing. Drivers should not try to outdrive a train.

20. When steering a vehicle:

Both hands should be placed on the outside of the steering wheel on opposite sides.

Use a firm but gentle grip on the steering wheel, using your fingers and not your palms.

All of the above.

Your hands should be placed on opposite sides the steering wheel with your thumbs aiming up. Grip the wheel gently but firmly, using your fingers rather than your palms. Turn the steering wheel by gripping the outside of the wheel, not the inside.

21. Which statement is true?

You only have to stop for a stopped school bus if you see children crossing the street.

You must stop for a stopped school bus on any two-lane highway.

You must stop for a school bus when the bus is in a passenger loading zone completely off the roadway.

You must always stop on a two-lane road for a school bus that has its red or amber signal lights flashing as it is stopped to unload passengers. On a road with four or more lanes, you do not need to stop if the stopped bus is on the opposite side of the road. You do not need to stop if the bus is in a passenger loading zone that is completely off the main road.

22. You should use your horn when:

Another vehicle is in your way.

It may help prevent a collision.

Another driver makes a mistake.

Only use your horn when it is necessary to avoid collisions. Do not use your horn if a driver or bicyclist is moving slowly and you want him or her to drive faster or get out of your way.

23. When you are traveling in a work zone, you should:

Watch for cones, barrels, signs, large vehicles, and workers.

Slow down and obey the posted speed limit.

Follow instructions given by flaggers and signs.

All of the above.

In a work zone, keep an eye out for traffic control devices (such as cones, barrels, or signs), large construction vehicles, and workers. Slow down and obey the posted limit for the work zone. Obey any instructions given by a flagger and posted on signs.

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