MA Permit Test Questions and Answers
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fundamental speed law ✔✔you must never travel so fast it is not safe
you must base your speed off of... ✔✔traffic, speed, visibility (TSV)
interstate routes speed l
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MA Permit Test Questions and Answers
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fundamental speed law ✔✔you must never travel so fast it is not safe
you must base your speed off of... ✔✔traffic, speed, visibility (TSV)
interstate routes speed limit ✔✔50-65 mph
smaller highways speed limit ✔✔55 mph or lower
minimum speed MA turpike ✔✔20 mph
minimum speed boston tunnels ✔✔20 mph
school zone speed limit ✔✔20 mph
thickly settled or business district speed limit ✔✔30 mph
speed limit outside a thickly settled area or business district ✔✔40 mph
speed limit on a highway outside a thickly settled area or business district ✔✔50 mph
"thickly settled" ✔✔houses fewer than 200 ft apart
flashing red ✔✔stop
steady yellow ✔✔clear the intersection, must stop if safe
flashing yellow ✔✔slow down, proceed with caution
green arrow ✔✔protected turn
red sign ✔✔stop or prohibition
green sign ✔✔direction
yellow sign ✔✔general warning
black/white sign ✔✔regulation
blue sign ✔✔motorist services
brown sign ✔✔historical, recreational, or scenic site
orange sign ✔✔construction or maintenance
slow down ___ ft before railroad gates ✔✔15 ft
broken white lines ✔✔may cross if it is safe once you signal
solid white line ✔✔marks edge of road, separates lanes of traffic going in same direction
double solid white line ✔✔separates 2 lanes going in same direction
broken yellow line ✔✔may pass when safe
one solid, one broken yellow line ✔✔may cross if broken is closest to you
double solid yellow ✔✔do not cross unless turning left
white diamond ✔✔alerts you of HOV, bus, bicyclist
hand signal left turn ✔✔point left
hand signal right turn ✔✔point up
hand signal stop/low down ✔✔point down
signal ___ ft before a turn on a road ✔✔100 ft
signal ___ ft before a turn on the highway ✔✔500 ft
right lane of highway ✔✔slow lane for entering and exiting
middle lane of highway ✔✔thru traffic
left lane of highways ✔✔higher speed/passing
stretch every __ hours on highways or every __ miles ✔✔2 hours, 100 miles
ROW on intersections not controlled by signs or signals ✔✔yield ROW to any vehicle coming
from/on your right
ROW four way stop ✔✔ROW to vehicles that arrive first
arriving at same time as another vehicle on a 4 way stop ✔✔ROW to vehicle on right
ROW private roads, driveways, unpaved roads ✔✔vehicle on unpaved road yields to vehicle on
paved road
three quarter turn rotary ✔✔enter left, exit right
single lane rotary ✔✔entery right, exit right
quarter turn rotary ✔✔enter right, exit right
speed limit on a roundabout ✔✔25 mph
never use a ___, ___, or ___ for passing ✔✔breakdown lane, shoulder, sidewalk (BSS)
when passing, must be able to see ___ ft in front of you ✔✔400 ft
when passing, must return to right lane before any care comes ___ ft of you ✔✔200 ft
if you're being passed... ✔✔slow down, move to right
first violation fine for not stopping behind a stopped school bus ✔✔$250
never drive closer than ___ ft when a trolley is stopping ✔✔8 ft
always park within ___ ft of curb ✔✔1
when II parking leave about __-__ ft btwn. your car and the parked one ✔✔2-3 ft
when II parking, look into ____ when backing up, NOT mirrors ✔✔rear window
parking on hills ✔✔park, e brake, turn wheels (PET)
parking on an uphill curb ✔✔UCLA
your tires must have atleast ___ inches of tread depth ✔✔2/32 inches
illegal to follow closer than ___ ft behind a moving emergency vehicle ✔✔300 ft
illegal to drive/park within ___ ft of a fire ✔✔800 ft
when skidding... ✔✔ease off gas, shift to neutral, turn wheels in direction of skid (EST)
when experiencing brake failure... ✔✔pump brake pedal rapidly, downshift, apply parking break
(PDA)
when gas pedal is stuck... ✔✔shift to neutral, apply breaks (SA)
if your car plunges into water, always escape from a... ✔✔window
defacing personal property ✔✔one year susp, $100
drag racing (1st offense) ✔✔one year susp, $250 fine, $500 reinstatement fee
drag racing (2nd offense) ✔✔3 year susp, $500 fine, $1000 reinstatement fee
driving recklessly/operating to endanger (1st offense) ✔✔180 days susp, $500 reinstatement fee
driving recklessly/operating to endanger (2nd+ offense) ✔✔one year susp, $500 reinstatement
fee
3 speeding violations within 12 months ✔✔30 day susp
five surchargable events ✔✔driver retraining, $100 reinstatement fee
7 surchargable events within 3 years ✔✔60 day susp
driving w/o a licensed driver (1st, 2nd, 3rd offenses) ✔✔60 days, 180 days, one year
driving during night restriction (1st, 2nd, 3rd offense) ✔✔60 days, 180 days, one year
Habitual traffic offender ✔✔4 year susp, $500 to reinstate
out of state suspension ✔✔$100 to reinstate
JOL speeding violations ✔✔90 day susp after first, one year after next
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