New York DMV EXAM CCURATE QUESTIONS
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- In which of the following situations is passing always forbidden?
- When driving on a multi-lane highway
- When the road is dry and clear
- When the vehicle ahead is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk ✅
- When traffic is light
Rationale: Passing is never allowed when a vehicle has stopped for a
pedestrian in a crosswalk to ensure pedestrian safety.
2. After you have passed a car, you should return to the right lane when you:
- Hear the horn of the car behind you
- See the front bumper of the other car in your mirror ✅
- Are sure the other car has slowed down
- Have traveled 100 feet ahead
Rationale: You should only return when you can clearly see the front bumper of
the passed car in your rearview mirror to maintain a safe distance.
- You are driving in the middle lane on a three-lane expressway. A car begins
to pass you on the right. This is:
- Always illegal
- Acceptable only in emergencies
- OK if no signs forbid passing on the right ✅
- Never permitted on expressways
Rationale: Passing on the right is legal on multi-lane roads if it can be done
safely and if not prohibited by signs.
- A blind person legally has the right-of-way when crossing the street when
they are:
- Wearing bright clothing
- Led by a guide dog or using a white/metallic cane ✅
- Crossing at a green light
- With a companion
Rationale: The law grants right-of-way to visually impaired individuals using a
white or metallic cane or guide dog.
5. A bicyclist differs from a motorist in that they are not required to:
- Follow traffic signals
- Insure the bicycle ✅
- Obey speed limits 1 / 3
- Use turn signals
Rationale: Unlike motor vehicles, bicycles are not required to be insured.
6. On a road without sidewalks, a pedestrian should walk:
- On the right side with traffic
- In the middle of the road
- On the side facing oncoming traffic ✅
- Off the road entirely
Rationale: Walking facing traffic allows pedestrians to see and react to oncoming vehicles.
7. A motorist should know that a bicyclist operating on a roadway must:
- Ride on the sidewalk
- Ride on the left side
- Ride on the right side of the road ✅
- Ride in the middle of the road
- What does a “slow-moving vehicle” emblem look like?
- A circular red sign
- A square yellow sign
- A triangular orange sign ✅
- A diamond-shaped black sign
Rationale: Bicyclists are required to follow traffic laws, including riding with the flow of traffic.
Rationale: Slow-moving vehicles display a triangular orange emblem for
visibility.
9. Motorists should be aware that bicycles used after dark must have:
- A horn
- Reflectors only
- A front headlight and red taillight ✅
- A bell
Rationale: Lighting equipment is required for bicycles after dark to ensure
visibility and safety.
10. A motorist approaching a bicyclist should:
- Honk to warn the rider
- Pass as quickly as possible
- Exercise extreme caution ✅
- Drive beside the cyclist
Rationale: Bicyclists are vulnerable, so caution is critical to prevent accidents.
11. Before backing out of your driveway with children nearby, you should:
- Honk the horn
- Roll down the window
- Walk to the back of the car to be sure the way is clear ✅
- Flash the lights
Rationale: Physically checking behind the car helps prevent tragedies involving
children in blind spots. 2 / 3
- What does a “Right Lane Ends” sign mean?
- Prepare to merge left ✅
- Stay in the right lane
- Road widens
- U-turn allowed
- What does a “Merging Traffic” sign indicate?
- Sharp curve ahead
- Another road joins from the right ✅
- Left turn ahead
- Narrow bridge
- What does a “Keep Right” sign indicate?
- Do not turn left
- Stay to the right of an obstruction or divider ✅
- No right turn
- Merge left
- What does a “Traffic Signal Ahead” sign warn of?
- Construction ahead
- Pedestrian crossing
- There is a traffic light ahead ✅
- Speed bump
Rationale: This sign warns that the right lane is ending and vehicles must merge left.
Rationale: Indicates traffic entering from the side; drivers should be prepared to merge safely.
Rationale: It tells drivers to keep to the right, usually around an obstruction.
Rationale: Indicates an upcoming intersection controlled by a signal.
- What does a “Slippery When Wet” sign mean?
- Use high beams
- Road is always slippery
- Drive at posted speed
- Reduce speed when road is wet ✅
Rationale: Advises drivers that the road may be hazardous when wet.
- What does a “Wrong Way” sign indicate?
- Pedestrian area
- You are entering against traffic on a one-way street ✅
- Detour ahead
- Emergency vehicles only
- What does a “No Left Turn” sign mean?
- Left turns only
- U-turn allowed
- No right turn
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Rationale: Indicates the driver is traveling in the wrong direction on a one-way road.