2025 Washington Permit Test 5
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Washington. 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 Washington please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/washington/car.
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7. This sign means:
Explanation
This sign indicates that the road ahead becomes a divided highway. Keep to the right of the divider or median.
8. When in a motor vehicle on a highway, it is:
Explanation
It is illegal to drink an alcoholic beverage while in a motor vehicle on a highway. It is also illegal for a person in a vehicle on a highway to possess an alcoholic beverage container that has been open or unsealed, or from which any of the contents have been removed. Open alcohol containers may not be in a vehicle on a highway, unless in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers.
9. You may drive across a dashed white line:
Explanation
Traffic lanes moving in the same direction are separated by broken white lines. You may cross over dashed lines to pass, if it is safe to do so.
10. A flashing red traffic signal at an intersection has the same requirements as:
Explanation
When approaching a flashing red signal, you must stop and yield to all traffic that does not have to stop.
11. Hydroplaning is usually caused by:
Explanation
Your tires become less effective at clearing water from the road as you increase your speed. If you drive too fast, they may lose their grip entirely, leaving the vehicle sliding on a film of water. This is known as "hydroplaning."
12. When passing a large vehicle, the driver of a small vehicle must be prepared for:
Explanation
Large vehicles can cause wind gusts with a force great enough to cause direction changes in smaller vehicles. Drivers of small vehicles should be prepared to take proper corrective steering action when approaching or passing large vehicles that are moving at or near maximum speeds.
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