NJ DMV PERMIT UPDATED EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What are the proper hand signals for a right turn? - ✔✔Hand and arm straight
upward
✔✔How far ahead should a motorist signal before turning? - ✔✔100 feet
✔✔When parking a vehicle uphill which way should the wheels face - ✔✔Away
✔✔When parking a vehicle downhill which way should the wheels face? - ✔✔Toward
✔✔Where is it common to find angled parking? - ✔✔Parking lots at shopping centers
and sometimes at curbs
✔✔Where is it common to find parallel parking? - ✔✔City streets
✔✔How far should the vehicle's wheels be from the curb when parallel parking? -
✔✔No more than 6 inches
✔✔What is the speed limit in a school zone, business zone, and residential zone? -
✔✔25 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit in a suburban business and residential district? - ✔✔35 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit on a non-posted rural roadway? - ✔✔50 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit on certain state highways and interstates - ✔✔55 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit on certain interstate highways? - ✔✔65 mph
✔✔What happens to fines when a motorist exceeds the 65 MPH limit by 10 miles per
hour or more? - ✔✔Fines are doubled
✔✔What pavement markings allow a motorist to pass? - ✔✔Broken center lines
✔✔When can a motorist pass on the right? - ✔✔On roads with more than one lane
going in the same direction, if vehicles are moving in 2 or more substantially continuous
lines or when the motorist ahead is making a left turn and there is room to pass
✔✔What are three vehicles a motorist should be prepared to yield to? - ✔✔Emergency
vehicles, trains, buses, postal vehicles, motorized or mobility-assistance devices and
vehicles already in the intersection
, ✔✔What is the penalty for failure to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk? - ✔✔$500 fine,
up to 25 days in jail, community service, driving privilege suspension of up to 6 months
and 2 points
✔✔Who has the right of way if a vehicle arrives at a signed intersection and there is a
vehicle already in the intersection? - ✔✔The vehicle already in the intersection
✔✔Who has the right of way if two vehicles arrive at a signed intersection at the same
time? - ✔✔The vehicle on the right
✔✔Who has the right of way at a T intersection? - ✔✔The vehicle on the road that does
not end
✔✔What should a motorist do when approaching a crossroad that is not controlled? -
✔✔Reduce speed and be ready to stop
✔✔Who has the right of way if one vehicle is on the road and another is entering the
road from a private road or driveway? - ✔✔The vehicle on the main road
✔✔What is the name of the extra lane at the highway entrance that allows a motorist to
speed up and join the flow of traffic? - ✔✔Acceleration
✔✔What is then name of the extra lane at the highway exit that allows a motorist to
slow down when exiting traffic? - ✔✔Deceleration
✔✔What should a motorist do if they miss an exit? - ✔✔Continue to the next exit
✔✔Why is it important for a motorist to adjust steering and speed when approaching a
curve in the road? - ✔✔To avoid drifting into another lane
✔✔What must a motorist do prior to making a right turn on red? - ✔✔Come to a
complete stop and check for traffic
✔✔When a vehicle is turning left from a two-way road onto a four-lane highway what
lane should they turn into? - ✔✔Lane closest to the center line
✔✔How many feet from a railroad crossing does a motorist need to stop? - ✔✔15 feet
✔✔How many feet from a school bus with flashing red lights does a motorist need to
stop on a two-lane road, a multi-lane highway where lanes are only separated by lines,
or a private roadway? - ✔✔25 feet
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What are the proper hand signals for a right turn? - ✔✔Hand and arm straight
upward
✔✔How far ahead should a motorist signal before turning? - ✔✔100 feet
✔✔When parking a vehicle uphill which way should the wheels face - ✔✔Away
✔✔When parking a vehicle downhill which way should the wheels face? - ✔✔Toward
✔✔Where is it common to find angled parking? - ✔✔Parking lots at shopping centers
and sometimes at curbs
✔✔Where is it common to find parallel parking? - ✔✔City streets
✔✔How far should the vehicle's wheels be from the curb when parallel parking? -
✔✔No more than 6 inches
✔✔What is the speed limit in a school zone, business zone, and residential zone? -
✔✔25 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit in a suburban business and residential district? - ✔✔35 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit on a non-posted rural roadway? - ✔✔50 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit on certain state highways and interstates - ✔✔55 mph
✔✔What is the speed limit on certain interstate highways? - ✔✔65 mph
✔✔What happens to fines when a motorist exceeds the 65 MPH limit by 10 miles per
hour or more? - ✔✔Fines are doubled
✔✔What pavement markings allow a motorist to pass? - ✔✔Broken center lines
✔✔When can a motorist pass on the right? - ✔✔On roads with more than one lane
going in the same direction, if vehicles are moving in 2 or more substantially continuous
lines or when the motorist ahead is making a left turn and there is room to pass
✔✔What are three vehicles a motorist should be prepared to yield to? - ✔✔Emergency
vehicles, trains, buses, postal vehicles, motorized or mobility-assistance devices and
vehicles already in the intersection
, ✔✔What is the penalty for failure to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk? - ✔✔$500 fine,
up to 25 days in jail, community service, driving privilege suspension of up to 6 months
and 2 points
✔✔Who has the right of way if a vehicle arrives at a signed intersection and there is a
vehicle already in the intersection? - ✔✔The vehicle already in the intersection
✔✔Who has the right of way if two vehicles arrive at a signed intersection at the same
time? - ✔✔The vehicle on the right
✔✔Who has the right of way at a T intersection? - ✔✔The vehicle on the road that does
not end
✔✔What should a motorist do when approaching a crossroad that is not controlled? -
✔✔Reduce speed and be ready to stop
✔✔Who has the right of way if one vehicle is on the road and another is entering the
road from a private road or driveway? - ✔✔The vehicle on the main road
✔✔What is the name of the extra lane at the highway entrance that allows a motorist to
speed up and join the flow of traffic? - ✔✔Acceleration
✔✔What is then name of the extra lane at the highway exit that allows a motorist to
slow down when exiting traffic? - ✔✔Deceleration
✔✔What should a motorist do if they miss an exit? - ✔✔Continue to the next exit
✔✔Why is it important for a motorist to adjust steering and speed when approaching a
curve in the road? - ✔✔To avoid drifting into another lane
✔✔What must a motorist do prior to making a right turn on red? - ✔✔Come to a
complete stop and check for traffic
✔✔When a vehicle is turning left from a two-way road onto a four-lane highway what
lane should they turn into? - ✔✔Lane closest to the center line
✔✔How many feet from a railroad crossing does a motorist need to stop? - ✔✔15 feet
✔✔How many feet from a school bus with flashing red lights does a motorist need to
stop on a two-lane road, a multi-lane highway where lanes are only separated by lines,
or a private roadway? - ✔✔25 feet
