Maryland MVA Permit Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 22 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Maryland test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass22
- Passing score88%
- Minimum age15 years 9 months
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1. Your passengers are being noisy and you are losing concentration. What should you do?
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Answer B: Ask them to settle down, or pull over safely until they do
The driver is responsible for the conditions inside the vehicle, and stopping is always better than driving distracted.
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2. What does Maryland's implied consent rule attach to the act of driving on a highway?
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Answer A: Consent to a chemical test if the driver is detained on suspicion of impairment
Maryland deems anyone who drives or attempts to drive on a highway, or on private property used by the public, to have consented to a test for alcohol or drugs.
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3. You are towing a loaded trailer for the first time. How should you drive?
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Answer A: Slow earlier and keep a longer following gap
A trailer adds weight and length, so stopping takes longer and every maneuver needs more room and more warning.
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4. How long does Maryland suspend a driver's license for a second or later refusal to take a chemical test?
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Answer B: 2 years
Maryland raises the suspension to 2 years for a second or subsequent refusal to take the test.
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5. A small signal face beside a bikeway shows red, yellow and green lenses that each carry a bicycle symbol. Whom does it control?
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Answer C: Bicyclists using that crossing or bikeway
A bicycle signal face governs bicycle movements only, and people on foot at the same corner still follow the pedestrian signal.
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6. Which stopped vehicles are covered by Maryland's move over requirement?
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Answer A: Emergency, service and tow vehicles, waste or recycling collection vehicles, and any vehicle displaying hazard lights, flares or cones
Maryland's move over rule reaches a broad list that includes waste or recycling collection vehicles and any stopped vehicle displaying hazard warning lights, road flares or caution signals such as cones.
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7. When does Maryland require a vehicle on a highway to display its lighted lamps?
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Answer B: Whenever people and vehicles are not clearly discernible at 1,000 feet ahead
Maryland ties the lighting requirement to visibility, requiring lamps whenever insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions make people and vehicles indiscernible at 1,000 feet.
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8. At a railroad crossing with no gates and no flashing lights, the crossbuck is normally combined with which sign?
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Answer C: A yield sign, or a stop sign where an engineering study calls for one
At a passive crossing the crossbuck forms an assembly with a yield sign, or with a stop sign when an engineering study or engineering judgment supports it, so the driver knows who must give way to the train.
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9. On which Maryland highways may a work zone speed control camera be used?
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Answer A: Where the limit posted before the work zone began was 45 miles per hour or more
Maryland allows a work zone speed control system only on a highway whose pre-existing posted limit, set by accepted engineering practice, was 45 mph or greater.
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10. You have stopped after a crash. Why should the engines of the vehicles involved be switched off?
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Answer A: To reduce the risk of a fire starting around any fuel that has spilled
Crashes often break fuel lines, and a running engine is a source of ignition, so switching off lowers the risk of fire.
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11. A friend who has been drinking insists on driving home. What is the right thing to do?
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Answer B: Take the keys and arrange a sober ride, even if the friend objects
An impaired driver is dangerous on any street at any speed, and coffee does not lower blood alcohol. Keeping the keys and finding another way home is the only safe choice.
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12. What is a Maryland driver's first duty when approaching a covered stopped vehicle from the rear?
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Answer B: Move into a lane that is not immediately adjacent to it, if that is practicable
Maryland asks the driver first to make a lane change into an available lane that is not immediately adjacent to the stopped vehicle, with due regard for safety and traffic conditions.
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13. What is the correct first step when parallel parking behind an empty space?
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Answer D: Signal, pull up alongside the vehicle in front of the space, then back slowly into it
Parallel parking is done in reverse from a position alongside the vehicle ahead of the space, because backing in lets the rear wheels guide the vehicle to the curb.
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14. What is the minimum age for a Maryland learner's instructional permit?
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Answer B: 15 years and 9 months
Maryland law bars the MVA from issuing a learner's instructional permit before the applicant reaches 15 years and 9 months of age.
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15. What fines does Maryland set for handheld telephone violations?
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Answer A: Up to 75 dollars for a first offense, 125 for a second and 175 for a third or later
Maryland sets escalating maximum fines of 75, 125 and 175 dollars, and points are not assessed unless the offense contributes to a collision.
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16. At what age may Maryland issue a full driver's license rather than a provisional one?
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Answer A: 18 years
Maryland may not issue a full license before the applicant reaches 18, although noncommercial Class B, C and M licenses have a limited exception for younger drivers who otherwise qualify.
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17. What practice driving does Maryland require of a learner's permit holder under 19 before the road test?
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Answer B: 60 hours, of which 10 must be between 30 minutes before sunset and 30 minutes after sunrise
Maryland requires 60 hours of supervised practice with 10 of them in the low light period, along with driver education of 30 hours in the classroom and 6 hours of highway driving.
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18. The green left-turn arrow ends and a steady red ball comes on for your lane, at an intersection where no turn on red is allowed. What must you do?
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Answer D: Stop and wait, because no turn is allowed while the red ball is lit
Once a red indication faces your lane and no turn on red is permitted there, the turn is over; only a vehicle already inside the intersection completes its movement.
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19. How much following distance should you keep behind a motorcycle?
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Answer C: At least three to four seconds
A motorcycle can slow or stop very quickly and is easily upset by a surprise, so allow three to four seconds instead of the usual car gap.
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20. What is the rule about leaving a child or a pet in a parked vehicle?
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Answer A: Never do it; the inside can turn deadly hot very quickly
The inside of a parked vehicle heats far faster than the air outside, and cracking a window does not prevent it, so a child or animal must never be left there.
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21. What penalties does Maryland set for reckless driving and for negligent driving?
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Answer A: Up to 60 days and 1,000 dollars for reckless, and up to 750 dollars for negligent
Maryland punishes reckless driving with imprisonment up to 60 days or a fine up to 1,000 dollars or both, while negligent driving carries a fine of up to 750 dollars.
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22. A sign with a blue background and a white legend and border tells road users about
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Answer A: services such as fuel, food, lodging, hospitals and rest areas
Blue is the background of the general service series, which points travelers toward the services available along or near the route.
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23. How long does a Maryland owner have to surrender the evidences of registration after being notified of an insurance suspension?
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Answer C: 48 hours
Maryland requires the owner to surrender all evidences of registration within 48 hours of the Administration's notice of suspension.
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24. Your road ends at a T-intersection with no signs or signals. Who has the right-of-way?
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Answer A: Traffic on the through road, and you must yield before entering
A driver on a road that ends at a T-intersection must yield to traffic on the through road that continues past the junction.
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25. Traffic in a work zone is down to one lane in each direction, separated by a temporary double yellow line. May you pass?
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Answer C: No, temporary markings prohibit passing just as permanent ones do
A temporary marking has the same legal force as a permanent one, and a work zone is the last place with room to spare for an overtaking vehicle.