Pennsylvania PennDOT Permit Practice Test 2026: Übungstest 8

Übungstest 8 von 8 für den Test „Pennsylvania PennDOT Permit Practice Test“: 25 weitere Fragen mit Antworten und Erklärungen.

Führerschein
Pennsylvania
205 Fragen
Geprüft am 10. Oktober 2026

Frage 1 von 25
A front tire blows out while you are driving on the highway. What should you do?
- Hold the wheel tightly and slowly ease off the gas
- Brake hard right away
- Speed up to keep control
- Steer sharply onto the shoulder
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Antwort: A. Hold the wheel tightly and slowly ease off the gas
Grip the wheel firmly, keep the car straight, and let it slow down before you brake gently and pull off.
Frage 2 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- The road becomes divided
- A narrow bridge is ahead
- A new lane is added
- The right lane ends; merge left when it is safe
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Antwort: D. The right lane ends; merge left when it is safe
If you are in the lane that ends, signal and move over when there is a safe gap. Drivers in the other lane should help by adjusting speed.
Frage 3 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- A four-way intersection
- A railroad crossing; yield to any train
- You must always stop here, even when no train is near
- A hospital is nearby
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Antwort: B. A railroad crossing; yield to any train
Treat a crossbuck like a yield sign. Slow down, look and listen both ways, and stop if a train is coming. Trains always have the right-of-way.
Frage 4 von 25
You are stopped at a red light and want to turn right, as shown. There is no sign about turning. What may you do?
- Turn right after a full stop, yielding to pedestrians and traffic
- Wait for the green light, because turns on red are never allowed
- Turn right without stopping if no one is coming
- Turn right into the farthest lane right away
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Antwort: A. Turn right after a full stop, yielding to pedestrians and traffic
Unless a sign or local rule forbids it, you may turn right on red after a full stop, when pedestrians and traffic are clear.
Frage 5 von 25
What does keeping a space cushion around your car, as shown, give you?
- The right-of-way over other drivers
- A shorter braking distance
- Time and room to react if something goes wrong
- Better fuel economy
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Antwort: C. Time and room to react if something goes wrong
Space around your vehicle gives you time to see problems and room to steer or stop.
Frage 6 von 25
A driver holds the left arm out the window, bent downward. What does this hand signal mean?
- Left turn
- Right turn
- Slowing down or stopping
- Go ahead and pass
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Antwort: C. Slowing down or stopping
The left arm bent downward means the driver is slowing down or stopping.
Frage 7 von 25
Car A wants to turn left on a green light. Car B is coming from the other direction, going straight. Which car should go first?
- Car B
- Car A, if its turn signal is on
- Car A
- Whichever car is faster
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Antwort: A. Car B
When turning left, you must yield to oncoming traffic that is close enough to be a danger.
Frage 8 von 25
Your car starts to skid on a slippery road. What should you do?
- Steer hard the opposite way
- Speed up
- Slam on the brakes
- Ease off the gas and steer in the direction you want the front of the car to go
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Antwort: D. Ease off the gas and steer in the direction you want the front of the car to go
Take your foot off the gas, do not brake hard, and steer smoothly where you want to go.
Frage 9 von 25
What information should drivers exchange after a crash?
- Nothing, because the police handle it
- Only phone numbers
- Names, addresses, driver license numbers, vehicle registration and insurance
- Only the names of their insurance companies
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Antwort: C. Names, addresses, driver license numbers, vehicle registration and insurance
Give and get names, addresses, license numbers, registration and insurance details from the other drivers involved.
Frage 10 von 25
What does it mean to overdrive your headlights?
- Driving with only parking lights on
- Driving so fast that you cannot stop within the distance your headlights show
- Using high beams near other cars
- Driving with one headlight out
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Antwort: B. Driving so fast that you cannot stop within the distance your headlights show
At night, drive at a speed that lets you stop within the area your headlights light up.
Frage 11 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- One sharp curve to the right is ahead
- A series of curves is ahead
- The road is slippery ahead
- Lanes shift ahead
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Antwort: B. A series of curves is ahead
The road has three or more curves in a row. Slow down and stay in your lane.
Frage 12 von 25
Which road users are especially hard to see at night?
- Trucks with clearance lights
- Police cars with lights flashing
- Buses with interior lights on
- Pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists
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Antwort: D. Pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists
People walking, cycling or riding motorcycles are much harder to see in the dark. Slow down and look carefully.
Frage 13 von 25
A pedestrian with a white cane or a guide dog is waiting to cross. What should you do?
- Stop and let the person cross, without honking
- Wave the person across from far away
- Honk so the person knows you are there
- Drive around the person
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Antwort: A. Stop and let the person cross, without honking
Pedestrians who use white canes or guide dogs have the right-of-way. Do not honk at a blind pedestrian.
Frage 14 von 25
Why should you never try to beat a train to a crossing?
- A train cannot stop quickly; at 60 mph it may need a mile or more
- Trains must yield to cars at crossings
- Train engineers can steer around cars
- Trains always slow down at crossings
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Antwort: A. A train cannot stop quickly; at 60 mph it may need a mile or more
Trains are very heavy and need a long distance to stop. A train at 60 mph may take a mile or more.
Frage 15 von 25
What should you do when you see this sign?
- Slow down before you reach the curve
- Brake hard in the middle of the curve
- Move to the left lane
- Speed up to get through the curve
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Antwort: A. Slow down before you reach the curve
Slow down before the curve, not in it. Braking hard in a curve can make you skid.
Frage 16 von 25
If you double your speed, about how much longer does it take to stop once you brake?
- About the same distance
- About half as far
- About four times as far
- About twice as far
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Antwort: C. About four times as far
Braking distance grows with the square of speed, so doubling your speed makes it about four times longer.
Frage 17 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- A YIELD sign is ahead; be ready to slow down or stop
- No passing
- A railroad crossing is ahead
- Merge into the next lane now
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Antwort: A. A YIELD sign is ahead; be ready to slow down or stop
Slow down so you can yield to traffic at the YIELD sign ahead.
Frage 18 von 25
You come to a traffic light that is completely dark because of a power outage. What should you do?
- Honk and keep going
- Treat the intersection like an all-way stop
- Yield only to cars on your left
- Drive through if no cars are close
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Antwort: B. Treat the intersection like an all-way stop
When a signal is not working, stop as you would at a stop sign, then follow the right-of-way rules.
Frage 19 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- A bike repair shop is ahead
- Bicycles may cross or enter the road ahead
- The bike lane ends and bicycles must leave the road
- Bicycles are not allowed
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Antwort: B. Bicycles may cross or enter the road ahead
Watch for people on bicycles crossing or riding on the road. Slow down and give them plenty of room.
Frage 20 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- Heavy vehicles must keep right
- The lane is closed
- Only vehicles with two or more people may use this lane
- Trucks only
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Antwort: C. Only vehicles with two or more people may use this lane
HOV means high-occupancy vehicle. 2+ means at least two people, counting the driver.
Frage 21 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- 55 mph is the suggested speed for a curve
- Only trucks must keep to 55 mph
- You must drive at least 55 mph
- 55 mph is the fastest you may legally drive here in good conditions
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Antwort: D. 55 mph is the fastest you may legally drive here in good conditions
A white speed limit sign shows the maximum legal speed. In bad weather or heavy traffic you must drive slower.
Frage 22 von 25
On a freeway with two or more lanes going your way, what is the left lane mainly for?
- Stopping in an emergency
- Passing
- Slow vehicles
- Trucks only
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Antwort: B. Passing
Keep right except to pass. If many vehicles pass you on the right, move right and let them go by on the left.
Frage 23 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
- The bridge ahead is closed
- A drawbridge is ahead
- The road ends at a river
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Antwort: A. The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
There is less room on the bridge. Slow down, keep right and watch for oncoming traffic.
Frage 24 von 25
Your light turns green, but a pedestrian is still crossing in front of you. What should you do?
- Honk so the pedestrian hurries
- Wait until the pedestrian has finished crossing
- Drive slowly around the pedestrian
- Go, because you have a green light
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Antwort: B. Wait until the pedestrian has finished crossing
A green light lets you go only after you yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk and vehicles already in the intersection.
Frage 25 von 25
Your car goes into deep water and starts to sink. What should you do?
- Stay buckled and wait for help
- Unbuckle and escape through a window
- Open a door right away
- Turn the engine off and on again
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Antwort: B. Unbuckle and escape through a window
Get out through a window. Opening a door can let water rush in and roll the car over.

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