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New York practice test: 41 questions from VTL
Every New York question cites the VTL section or federal standard it tests. Pick a test and start.
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- Exam Simulator20 questions, pass with 14, scored the way DMV scores it
- Practice Test 120 questions, a broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety
- Road Signs Full201 questions, every sign, signal and pavement marking question
- Laws and Limits41 questions drawn from the VTL
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What the NY bank holds
283 questions, 41 of them written for New York.
The New York bank runs to 283 questions. 41 are written for New York specifically from the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, 60 make up the shared national core of right of way, rules of the road and safety that every state tests, and 182 are sign recognition cards with official MUTCD sign artwork (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). 12 of the 283 are rated hard, 6 of those from New York's own set.
Questions in the bank283Each with a cited explanation.
Written for New York4114% of the bank, from the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Shared national core60Right of way, rules and safety every state tests.
Sign recognition182Official MUTCD sign artwork (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).
Rated hard126 of them from New York's own set.
Tests available14Short drills through the full format.
Grounded in New York's own code
The 41 questions written for New York.
These 41 split into 15 on rules of the road, 11 on right of way, 11 on safety and impairment and 4 on road signs, and each one names the rule it tests, so you learn the VTL section rather than just the answer. The rest of the bank is the shared national core and the sign artwork every state uses. Here is what New York asks from its own code, and where each question comes from.
- You come to an intersection with no stop signs, yield signs, or traffic lights. Another car reaches the intersection from the cross street at almost the same instant, approaching from your right. What should you do? VTL 1140
- You stop at a stop sign. A car on the cross street has not entered the intersection but is close enough to reach it while you cross. What should you do? VTL 1142
- You are stopped at a green light waiting to turn left across the intersection. An oncoming car is approaching with no turn signal. What must you do? VTL 1141
- A police officer is standing in the middle of an intersection directing traffic and waves you forward, but the signal facing you is showing red. What should you do? VTL 1102
- You are pulling out of a shopping center parking lot onto a public street. A line of cars is passing by on the street. What is your responsibility? VTL 1143
- A pedestrian has stepped into a marked crosswalk and is walking across the lane you are driving in. What must you do? VTL 1151
- A pedestrian steps into the roadway in the middle of the block, far from any crosswalk, to cross in front of moving traffic. Who has the right of way in this situation? VTL 1152
- You hear a siren and see flashing red and blue lights approaching from behind on a two lane road. What are you required to do? VTL 1144
- You are driving on a highway and see a stopped police car with its lights flashing on the shoulder ahead, with no lane closure signs posted. What does New York law require if it is safe to do so? New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, move over provision for stopped emergency and hazard vehicles, rated hard
- You are driving on a two way road with no physical median when a school bus ahead stops and extends its red lights and stop arm. What are drivers in both directions required to do? VTL 1174
- You are driving in a lane that a sign warns will end ahead, and traffic in the next lane is heavy. What is the safest and legally correct approach? VTL 1128
- Under New York's basic speed rule, a driver must do which of the following regardless of the posted limit? VTL 1180
- If a stretch of New York roadway has no speed limit sign posted and is not inside a city or village with its own lower limit, what maximum speed applies by default? VTL 1180
- On a two way New York street under normal conditions, which part of the roadway must a driver keep to? VTL 1120
- Before pulling back into the right lane after passing another vehicle, a New York driver must do what? VTL 1122
- When is a New York driver allowed to overtake and pass another vehicle on the right? VTL 1123
- How long before making a turn is a New York driver generally expected to signal the turn? VTL 1163
- Unless a sign specifically allows it, what is the default rule for turning right on a red light within New York City? New York City Department of Transportation right turn on red rule
- How close to a fire hydrant is a driver generally prohibited from parking in New York? VTL 1202
- At an intersection with a marked crosswalk, how close to that crosswalk is parking generally prohibited in New York? VTL 1202, rated hard
- What is the core requirement of New York's following too closely rule? VTL 1129
- You are making a left turn from a two way street onto another two way street. Where should that turn begin and end? VTL 1160
- During which of these situations must a New York driver turn on their headlights? VTL 375
- When an oncoming vehicle is within 500 feet, what must a New York driver using high beam headlights do? VTL 375, rated hard
- When a railroad crossing signal is actively warning of an approaching train, what must a New York driver do? VTL 1170, rated hard
- To pass the written portion of the New York permit test, an applicant generally needs to meet which standard? New York DMV permit test requirements
- New York's Zero Tolerance Law lowers the legal blood alcohol threshold for drivers under 21. What blood alcohol content can trigger a Zero Tolerance violation for these young drivers? VTL 1192-a
- For a driver who is 21 or older, at what blood alcohol content does New York law classify the driver as legally intoxicated under a standard DWI charge? VTL 1192
- Under New York's implied consent rule, what happens if a licensed driver refuses to take a chemical test after being lawfully arrested for suspected impaired driving? VTL 1194
- Which of the following is illegal for a driver to do while a vehicle is in traffic on a New York road? VTL 1225-d
- Who has to be buckled up while riding in a moving passenger vehicle in New York? VTL 1229-c
- A parent in New York is driving with a 2 year old child in the car. What does state law require for that child? VTL 1229-c
- A 17 year old in New York holds a junior driver's license. Which restriction typically applies to that license? New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, junior license provisions
- Before a first time applicant in New York can take the road test, what must they complete? New York DMV pre-licensing course requirement (MV-278)
- A car and a motorcycle are traveling on the same New York road. What should the car's driver understand about the motorcycle's right to its lane? New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, lane usage provisions for motorcycles
- A driver wants to pass a bicyclist riding at the right edge of a New York travel lane. What does the driver's legal duty require? VTL 1146, rated hard
- You are in a New York crash with no injuries, but another driver's car is damaged well beyond $1,000. After exchanging names and insurance details at the scene, what else does state law expect? New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, accident reporting requirements
- What must a driver do when facing a steady red traffic signal light, apart from any right turn that may be allowed? VTL 1111
- A green arrow pointing left lights up for your turn lane. What does that arrow tell you about oncoming traffic? VTL 1111
- A sign shows a symbol inside a red circle with a red diagonal line drawn across it. What is that sign telling the driver? MUTCD sign standards
- On a green guide sign along a highway versus a blue sign nearby, what is the difference in the kind of information each color conveys? MUTCD sign standards, rated hard
How DMV scores it
14 of 20 correct, 6 misses allowed.
The New York Department of Motor Vehicles knowledge test is 20 questions and you pass at 14, which is 14 of 20 (70%), so 6 wrong answers is the margin before it ends. At least 2 of the 4 road sign questions must be correct whatever your total. A passing score with too many sign misses is still a fail. The exam simulator draws that exact count and pass mark and scores it the way DMV does.