2025 South Carolina Permit Test 2
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.
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1. Which of the following driving skills is/are affected by the use of alcohol and/or drugs?
Explanation
Alcohol and other drugs can negatively effect a number of skills needed for safe driving, including a driver's reaction time, coordination, alertness, and ability to concentrate.
2. You must yield to children playing in the streets.
Explanation
You are responsible for driving with extreme caution where children are present. Slow down near schools and playgrounds and in residential areas.
3. Only ____ can lower blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and reduce alcohol's effects on a body.
Explanation
The only way to sober up after drinking alcohol is to allow time for your body to eliminate the alcohol in your system. Nothing you can do, including eating and drinking, can accelerate this process.
4. Which statement about backing on a roadway is true?
Explanation
You should always look behind you to check for traffic when backing up. Only back up where it is safe and legal to do so.
5. Which of the following should you do after an accident?
Explanation
If you are involved in an accident, you must stop your vehicle and move it from the roadway to the shoulder, provide aid to anyone who has been injured, protect the accident scene as much as possible, notify law enforcement as soon as possible, exchange information with other drivers involved, and submit any required forms to the DMV and your insurance company.
6. A motorist must stop when approaching a stopped school bus unloading children on a two-lane road.
Explanation
You must stop for a school bus loading or unloading passengers if you are driving in either direction on a two-lane, two-way highway. You must also stop when approaching the bus from behind on a four-lane highway.
7. Drivers may not pass a school bus when its red lights are flashing.
Explanation
When approaching a school bus that is using its flashing red lights, you must stop before you reach the bus and remain stopped until the flashing lights are turned off. On a two-way multilane roadway with a median or shared center lane, vehicles on the opposite side of the road from the school bus do not have to stop.
8. When in a travel lane on the roadway:
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