2025 New York Permit Test 2
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in New York. 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 New York please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/new-york/car.
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1. When you want to overtake and pass another vehicle, you should:
Explanation
If conditions are safe and legal for passing, check in your mirrors and signal your lane change. Before you pull into the left lane, look quickly over your left shoulder to make sure there is no vehicle in your blind spot.
2. Which of the following commonly causes traffic accidents?
Explanation
Driving too fast for conditions is a major cause of motor vehicle crashes. Being inattentive to surroundings can cause a driver to collide with other vehicles. Most rear-end collisions are caused by drivers following other vehicles too closely.
3. When double solid yellow lines separate lanes of traffic:
Explanation
Yellow lines separating lanes of traffic indicate that traffic is moving in opposite directions. Double solid lines indicate that passing is not permitted from either direction.
4. Only ____ can reduce blood alcohol content (BAC) and alcohol's effects on the body.
Explanation
Only the passage of time can remove alcohol and its impairing effects from the body.
5. If you come to a railroad crossing with lowered gates and flashing warning lights, you should:
Explanation
You must stop at a railroad crossing where signs, warning devices, or flaggers warn you of the presence of a train. It is illegal to drive around lowered gates.
6. A pedestrian starts to cross in front of your vehicle. You should:
Explanation
Slow down and be prepared to stop whenever you see pedestrians walking on or crossing the roadway. Be particularly careful where children are present. Always yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing in a crosswalk.
7. Which of the following are factors commonly contributing to traffic crashes?
Explanation
Driving above the speed limit, driving too far below the speed limit, and driving too fast for conditions are all actions that commonly contribute to traffic accidents. Always drive with the general flow of traffic, within legal speed limits.
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