Massachusetts Driver's Manual
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Type of license for operating passenger vehicles, vans, and small trucks? ✔✔Class D
Age to be eligible for Mass license? ✔✔16
To obtain a JOL you must....?
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Massachusetts Driver's Manual
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Type of license for operating passenger vehicles, vans, and small trucks? ✔✔Class D
Age to be eligible for Mass license? ✔✔16
To obtain a JOL you must....? ✔✔be 16.5; had your permit for 6 mos; completed driver's ed
How long is a Mass license valid? ✔✔5 years; expires on your birthday
When can you renew your license? ✔✔Up to 1 yr before expiration
What times of day is a JOL valid? ✔✔5:00-0:30 (unless w/ parent)
What do you need to bring to apply for your permit? ✔✔Doc proving DOB; doc proving you're a
Mass resident; doc containing signature
Penalty for loaning permit/license/ID ? ✔✔Fine $20-200 or jail 2 weeks-2 years
Penalty for falsely making/stealing/altering/forging/counterfeiting a license/permit/ID ? ✔✔Fine
$500 or jail 2-5 years
License issue/renewal fee for Class D? ✔✔$50
Age range for Junior Operator? ✔✔16.5-18
Time period for passenger restriction on JOL? ✔✔6 mos
Penalty for violating passenger/time restriction on JOL? ✔✔Suspension 60 days
JOL penalty for drag racing? ✔✔suspension 1 year; 3 years second
JOL penalty for speeding? ✔✔suspension 90 days; 1 year second
Exception for "NO MOBILE DEVICE" Rule? ✔✔reporting an emergency
Length of time for JOL passenger restriction? ✔✔6 mos or turn 18
Learner's Permit person next to you requirement? ✔✔occupies passenger seat; 21+; valid
license; 1+ year of driving experience
Learner's Permit driving hours? ✔✔5:00-0:00 (unless with parent)
Hours of supervised driving in addition to Driver's Ed? ✔✔40
Number of road test attempts allowed in a 12-month period? ✔✔6
Clean driving record for how long before road test? ✔✔6 mos
3 types of events that cause loss of driving privileges? ✔✔Civil motor vehicle infractions;
criminal violations; motor vehicle accidents in which you are found to be more than 50% at fault
Speeding fine? ✔✔$10 per mph over; $100 min
Work zone speeding fine? ✔✔Doubled
If you have 3+ speeding violations in 12 mos..... ✔✔Suspension 3 mos
3 Surchargable events within 2-year period... ✔✔Suspension until retaining course taken
Ratio of Americans killed/injured in motor vehicle crashes? ✔✔1 in 3
All passenger cars must have? ✔✔seat belts; mirror; horn; ignition lock; windshield wipers;
exhaust muffler; foot brake; parking brake; lights
If directional signals/brake lights stop working, what must you do? ✔✔Hand signals; fix
immeadiatley
Fine for no seatbelt? ✔✔$25
Children who are ___ must be in a child seat ✔✔Under age 8 / under 57 in
Headphone policy? ✔✔18+ can wear ONE for a cell
Mobile use for drivers under 18? ✔✔NONE
Mobile use for drivers 18+? ✔✔Only for calls
Minimum safe distance rule for good conditions and moderate traffic? ✔✔Two second rule
Fine for tailgating? ✔✔$100
DONT let your foot rest on brake pedal while driving. This is called? ✔✔riding the brakes
If your car has antilock brakes, don't..... ✔✔pump the brakes
Use horn to... ✔✔warn pedestrians & other drivers; avoid accidents
DON'T use horn to.... ✔✔show anger; urge a slow driver along; urge people in a traffic jam
along
Use headlights.... ✔✔30 mins after sunset-30 mins before sunrise; precipitation; poor visibility;
tunnel; signal to other driver to turn on headlights
Where should you look while driving at night? ✔✔lower right of lane
Lower high beams within ___ feet of oncoming vehicle ✔✔500
What should you always use when you use windshield wipers? ✔✔headlights
What should you do if you start to hydroplane? ✔✔Slowly step off gas
If you skid.... ✔✔turn into the direction of the skid, don't brake
Leave more space between you and other operators... ✔✔motorcyclists; precipitation; icy/snowy
roads
Winter-How full should you keep your gas tank to prevent gas line from freezing? ✔✔half
Minimum distance rule for motorcyclists? ✔✔four second rule
Speed limit in a school zone? ✔✔20 mph
Speed limit in a thickly settled area/business district? ✔✔30 mph
Speed limit OUTSIDE of thickly settled areas/business district? ✔✔40 mph
Speed limit on a highway outside a thickly settled area/business district? ✔✔50 mph
Steady red? ✔✔Stop; right turn after stopping & yielding
Steady red arrow? ✔✔Stop for vehicles going in direction of arrow
Flashing red? ✔✔same as a stop sign
Steady yellow? ✔✔Signal is changing; stop when safe
Flashing yellow? ✔✔warning
Steady green? ✔✔Go; yield
Green arrow? ✔✔"protected" turn in that direction
Red sign? ✔✔Stop; prohibition
Green sign? ✔✔directions
Yellow sign? ✔✔general warning
Black/White sign? ✔✔regulations
Blue sign? ✔✔services (food, gas, hotel)
Brown sign? ✔✔Recreational; historic; scenic
Orange sign? ✔✔construction
Flourescent yellow-green sign? ✔✔school zone; bicycle; pedestrian
Stop sign means? ✔✔STOP completely & yield
yield sign means? ✔✔slow; prepare to stop; watch cyclists, pedestrians
RR crossing - stop how far before light post/gate when lights flashing? ✔✔15 ft
Stay between lines unless you are.... ✔✔turning, exiting, or changing lanes
Solid white lines indicate.... ✔✔right edge of pavement; bike lanes
Broken white lines separate.... ✔✔traffic flowing in the same direction
You can cross a broken white line to... ✔✔change lanes
Don't cross solid white lines except to... ✔✔avoid danger
Double solid white lines... ✔✔separate traffic flowing in the same direction; don't cross
Broken yellow lines separate.... ✔✔traffic flowing in opposite directions
Stay to the _______ of a broken yellow line ✔✔right (you may pass when it is safe to do so)
One solid and one broken yellow line separate... ✔✔traffic flowing in opposite directions
With 1 solid & 1 broken yellow line with the BROKEN line closer to you, can you cross the line
to pass? ✔✔Yes
With 1 solid & 1 broken yellow line with the SOLID line closer to you, can you cross the line to
pass? ✔✔No
double solid yellow lines separate... ✔✔traffic flowing in opposite directions; do not cross
What does a white diamond on the road mean? ✔✔special lane restriction (HOV, bus only,
bicycle only)
What's another name for a shared lane marking? ✔✔Sharrows
What is a shared lane marking? ✔✔mark to help position cyclists a safe location and direction in
a flow of traffic
Where should you stop your vehicle when you are at a stop? ✔✔behind the white line/crosswalk
When must you signal? ✔✔changing lanes; turning at intersection; pulling away from curb;
pulling over; entering/exiting a highway
Where should you NEVER change lanes? ✔✔In the middle of an intersection
Who has right of way when entering a highway? ✔✔drivers already on the highway
How far before your exit should you signal? ✔✔500 ft
What are the three steps for lane changing? ✔✔look, signal, move
How often should you stop and stretch when driving long distances? ✔✔2 hours/100 miles
How far ahead should you signal your turn/lane change? ✔✔100 ft/500 ft on highway
From what lane are you allowed to make a U-turn? ✔✔closest to center line
Uncontrolled intersections right of way? ✔✔anyone entering from the right
Four-way intersection right of way? ✔✔another vehicle that has already come to a stop (or a
vehicle to your right that stops at the same time)
In what direction does traffic in a rotary flow? ✔✔counter-clockwise
Who has right of way in a rotary? ✔✔Vehicles already in the rotary
How far should you be able to see in front of you when you want to pass a vehicle over a broken
yellow line? ✔✔400 ft
If a school bus or other pupil transport vehicle has its lights flashing, what should you do?
✔✔stop (no matter which side of the road you are on)
Fine for violating stop-when-there's-a-school-bus rule? ✔✔$250
How can you tell if you're a safe distance behind a truck? ✔✔you can see both wing mirrors
Who has right of way with a funeral procession? ✔✔All vehicles in the procession
Which way should you turn your wheels if you have to park uphill with no curb? ✔✔inward
(towards the edge of the road)
Which way should you turn your wheels if you have to park uphill with a curb? ✔✔outward
(towards the travel lane)
Which way should you turn your wheels if you have to park downhill ✔✔inward (towards the
edge/curb)
How close must you be to the curb when you park? ✔✔within 1 ft
What must you do in the presence of an emergency vehicle on the road? ✔✔pull over and stop
If you get a flat tire, blowout, or wheel loss.... ✔✔ease up on gas, gently apply brakes
If your gas pedal sticks.... ✔✔shift into neutral; apply brakes and unstick the gas
If your headlights fail... ✔✔turn on parking lights & flashers
If your car breaks down.... ✔✔find a safe place to pull over; turn on flashers; turn on interior
lights
If your car catches fire... ✔✔pull off the road, turn off ignition, move away, call 911
If your vehicle drives into water.... ✔✔exit through a window
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