New Mexico DMV Practice Test

New Mexico DMV Practice Test Questions and Already Passed Answers Edition.An intersection has stop signs at all four ( or more) corners, you must yield the right of way to

the driver:

• On your right
• On your left
• Who has arrived before you - Answer c. Who has arrived before you

Driving 15 mph slower than the traffic flow, tends to?

• Make an accident less likely to happen
• Make an accident more likely to happen
• Doesn't change the chances of an accident - Answer b. Make an accident more likely to

happen

When you are leaving a freeway, do not slow down until:

• Just before the exit lane
• You move into the exit lane
• You are at the end of the exit lane - Answer b. You move into the exit lane

Whenever you change lanes you need:

• 1 second gap
• 3 second gap
• 4 second gap - Answer b. 3 second gap

A solid yellow double line in the center of the roadway:

• Means passing is not permitted for vehicles traveling in either direction
• Must not be crossed to make a left turn
• Must not be crossed to enter a private driveway - Answer a. Means passing is not permitted

for vehicles traveling in either direction

at 50 mph it takes about:

• 1/4 of a block to bring your vehicle to a stop
• 1/2 a block to bring your vehicle to a stop 1 / 2

• One block to bring your vehicle to a stop - Answer c. One block to bring your vehicle to a

stop

Pedestrians using a guide dog or carrying a white can must be:

• Given the right-of-way at all times
• Given the right-of-way at corners only
• Told when to cross the street - Answer a. Given the right-of-way at all times

The 'sharrow' symbol painted on a road's pavement means:

• Motorist should expect bicyclists on the roadway
• Bicyclists may move into the traffic lane and proceed until there is enough space for them to

move to the right side of the roadway

• It's dangerous for bicyclists to ride on this roadway and need to use caution
• Bicyclists are not allowed on this roadway - Answer a. Motorist should expect bicyclists on

the roadway

You have to yield to a pedestrian:

• Only when the pedestrian is in the crosswalk
• Only if the traffic lights are in the pedestrian's favor
• Always, even if the pedestrian is not obeying traffic controls - Answer c. Always, even if the

pedestrian is not obeying traffic controls

Safety belts and child restrains:

• Do not need to be worn on long trips
• If not worn can safely throw you clear in a crash
• Save lives in vehicle crashes - Answer c. Save lives in vehicle crashes

When approaching a stopped school bus displaying the proper signals to load or unload school

children on a two lane roadway must:

• Stop prior to the bus where children can sagely cross the roadway
• Slow down and proceed with caution
• Continue at the current speed limit - Answer a. Stop prior to the bus where children can

sagely cross the roadway

Anytime you merge with other traffic, you need a gap of:

• 8 seconds
• 6 seconds
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