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  • Updated for December 2024
  • Based on official New York Driver's manual

Free DMV Practice Test for New York Permit 2024

This New York DMV practice test has just been updated for December 2024 and covers 40 of the most essential road signs and rules questions directly from the 2024 official NY Driver Handbook. Everybody needs a little help sometime, We’ve created several tests to help you get ready for your permit exam quickly and easily. It does not replace reading the driver’s handbook, but it does a really good job in showing you the format of the real exam. If you answer correctly, the question will be marked green on the left hand side progress grid and you’ll see an explanation of the correct answer. If you make a mistake, the system will mark it red and show you an explanation as well.

Take this test as many times as necessary until you feel you’re 100% ready for the real thing. Good luck!

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  • Perfect for learner’s permit, driver’s license, and Senior Refresher Test

What you need to know

4.3 out of 5 • 1399 votes
6 min to complete
Available in EN, ES, RU
Verified by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher, Member of ACES. See our detailed commitment to accuracy and quality in our practice tests.

What to expect on the actual NY DMV exam

20

questions

14

correct answers to pass

70%

passing score

16 y/o

minimum age to apply

List of questions (classic view)

  1. You should always look both ways at
  2. When you're driving in open country at night, use your
  3. If an oncoming vehicle does not dim its high-beam headlights, you should
  4. You should use your horn
  5. When a vehicle is merging into expressway traffic, who has the right-of-way?
  6. When should you signal before passing another vehicle?
  7. When is it safe to merge back in front of a vehicle that you have just passed?
  8. What are "No-Zones?"
  9. Because tractor-trailers are so large, they often appear to be traveling
  10. If an emergency vehicle with flashing lights or a siren is approaching, you must pull over and stop immediately unless
  11. You approach a crosswalk and see that a pedestrian with a guide dog is trying to cross the street. What should you do?
  12. When are you allowed to talk on a cell phone while you're driving?
  13. In freezing temperatures, which of the following are most likely to become icy first?
  14. Which of the following can impair your driving abilities?
  15. If you refuse to take a drug test upon the request of a police officer,
  16. Who is responsible for ensuring that a child in the vehicle that you're driving is properly restrained?
  17. Even ______ alcoholic drink(s) can affect your ability to drive safely.
  18. If your blood alcohol content (BAC) is _______ or above, you are considered legally intoxicated.
  19. Which of the following does not affect your blood alcohol content (BAC)?
  20. What must you do at a steady yellow traffic light?
  21. A flashing red light means
  22. Signs with black letters or symbols on an orange background provide
  23. Crosswalks can be present
  24. Yours is the third vehicle to arrive at a four-way stop at different times. Which vehicle is given the right-of-way?
  25. An emergency vehicle that is sounding a siren or an air horn or displaying flashing lights is allowed to
  26. After you stop for a school bus whose red lights are flashing, you must remain stopped until
  27. When driving through a work zone, you should NOT
  28. In New York State, minimum speed limits are set
  29. If a driver's left arm is extended out the window and bent upward, it means that the driver intends to
  30. You are on a multilane road and wish to turn right. Usually, you should turn from
  31. To control your speed on a steep downgrade, you should
  32. When turning left onto a three-lane one-way street, you should turn into
  33. What does this sign mean?
  34. What does this sign mean?
  35. What does this sign mean?
  36. It is 9:30 a.m. Are you allowed to park beside this sign?
  37. You have reached an intersection at which this sign is posted. When are you allowed to turn right here?
  38. Can you turn left onto a street at which this sign is posted?
  39. What does this sign mean?
  40. If you see this sign and you are traveling slower than most traffic, you should
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