Maryland MVA Permit Practice Test 6
Test 6 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. A yellow sign shows a truck on a slope with the legend 7 PERCENT GRADE. What should a driver of a heavy vehicle do?
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Answer A: Select a lower gear before starting down
The percentage shows how steep the descent is, and choosing a low gear at the top lets the engine hold the vehicle back instead of the brakes overheating.
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2. What is the minimum light transmittance Maryland allows through window tinting added after manufacture?
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Answer C: 35 percent
Maryland requires aftermarket tinting on a registered passenger vehicle to allow light transmittance of at least 35 percent through the window.
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3. Under Maryland's basic speed law, in which situations must a driver slow down even where the posted limit is higher?
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Answer D: Approaching a curve, the crest of a grade, a railroad crossing or a narrow road
Maryland lists curves, crests of grades, railroad crossings, narrow or winding roads, uncontrolled intersections and any special danger as situations calling for an appropriate reduced speed.
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4. At what height must headlamps be mounted on a vehicle driven in Maryland?
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Answer D: Between 22 and 54 inches above the ground
Maryland requires every headlamp, including one on a motorcycle, to sit no higher than 54 inches and no lower than 22 inches above the level ground.
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5. What limited use of a handheld telephone does Maryland allow a driver whose vehicle is in motion?
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Answer D: Using the hands only to initiate or terminate a call or to turn the device on or off
Maryland allows a driver in motion to touch a handheld telephone only to start or end a call or to switch the device on or off, and the conversation itself must be hands free.
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6. How far in advance must the Maryland MVA mail a licensee notice that a license is about to expire?
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Answer B: At least 60 days before the expiration date
Maryland requires the Administration to mail the expiration notice to the licensee's address of record at least 60 days beforehand.
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7. Your wiper blades smear the windshield instead of clearing it. What should you do?
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Answer C: Replace the blades, because smearing means that the rubber is worn
Worn or hardened rubber cannot wipe cleanly, and blades are cheap compared with driving without a clear view.
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8. When should you turn on your signal before a turn or a lane change?
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Answer C: Well before the maneuver, so other drivers have time to react
A signal is a warning to others, so it has to be given far enough ahead of the maneuver that drivers and pedestrians can adjust.
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9. You are traveling a long distance on a highway with three lanes in your direction, at about the speed of the surrounding traffic. Which lane is generally the best choice?
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Answer C: The center lane, which keeps you clear of merging traffic and of overtaking traffic
On a three-lane roadway the center lane avoids both the ramp traffic on the right and the overtaking traffic on the left, so it usually has the steadiest flow.
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10. The street you are turning right onto has a bike lane along its right edge. Where should your vehicle end up?
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Answer B: In the first traffic lane to the left of the bike lane
A bike lane is not a travel lane for motor vehicles, so the nearest lane you may finish a right turn in is the first general traffic lane beside it.
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11. You want to turn left across the oncoming lane into a shopping center driveway. Who must you yield to?
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Answer B: Oncoming traffic and anyone using the sidewalk
A left turn into a driveway crosses both the oncoming lane and the sidewalk, so you give way to traffic and to pedestrians before completing it.
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12. A pedestrian is waiting to cross ahead of you and you have slowed down. What helps most?
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Answer D: Making eye contact, so that you both know you have seen each other
Eye contact confirms that you have seen each other; waving someone across can send them into the path of another vehicle.
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13. How does Maryland classify a violation of the provisional license passenger restriction for point purposes?
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Answer A: As a moving violation
Maryland treats a violation of the passenger restriction as a moving violation for the purposes of its point schedule, and the Administration may also suspend or revoke the license.
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14. What phone use does Maryland allow a driver who is under 18?
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Answer D: None, because the ban covers hands free devices as well as handheld ones
Maryland bars a driver under 18 from using a wireless communication device, handheld or hands free, while operating a motor vehicle, with an exception for contacting a 9-1-1 system.
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15. You are leaving a freeway at an exit that has a deceleration lane. Where should you slow down?
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Answer C: After you have moved fully into the exit lane
Braking in a through lane surprises the traffic behind you, so you move into the exit lane at highway speed and then slow down inside it.
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16. What penalty does Maryland set for a first violation of the rule that a child under 2 must ride rear facing?
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Answer C: A written warning
Maryland charges 50 dollars for child restraint violations generally but limits a first rear facing violation for a child under 2 to a written warning.
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17. Enhanced reference location markers differ from ordinary mileposts in that they
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Answer B: carry the route number and a mileage figure to the tenth of a mile
An enhanced reference location marker adds the route designation and carries the mileage to a tenth, so the point named is far more precise than a plain milepost.
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18. What does Maryland's open container rule prohibit in the passenger area of a vehicle on a highway?
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Answer C: The driver consuming an alcoholic beverage or smoking or consuming cannabis
Maryland bars the driver from consuming an alcoholic beverage or smoking or consuming cannabis in the passenger area, and the prohibition applies throughout the state.
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19. How many points does Maryland assess for failing to stop after an accident that resulted in bodily injury or death?
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Answer D: 12 points
Maryland assesses 12 points for leaving the scene of an injury or fatal accident, which is the level at which a license is revoked.
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20. You are approaching an uncontrolled intersection on a residential street where parked cars hide the cross street. What is the correct approach?
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Answer B: Slow enough to stop and creep out until you can see
Without a sign or signal you still have to be able to yield, and you cannot yield to traffic you have not seen.
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21. During the reversing part of a three-point turn, where should you be looking?
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Answer C: Over your shoulder through the rear window, glancing both ways
You look through the rear window in the direction the car is moving, checking both ways for traffic and people, because mirrors and cameras leave blind areas.
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22. What may Maryland require of a driver under 21 who is convicted of an alcohol or drug driving offense?
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Answer D: Up to 3 years in the Ignition Interlock System Program to keep the license
Maryland allows a driver under 21 convicted of driving under the influence, while impaired, or impaired by drugs to be required to take part in the Ignition Interlock System Program for up to 3 years in order to retain the license.
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23. A pedestrian signal changes to a flashing upraised hand. What does that indication mean?
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Answer C: Do not start crossing, but finish a crossing already begun
The flashing upraised hand is the pedestrian change interval: nobody may start to cross, but a pedestrian already in the crosswalk may continue to the far side or to a median.
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24. You notice a bulge on the sidewall of one of your tires. What should you do?
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Answer D: Have the tire replaced before driving far, because it could blow out
A sidewall bulge means the internal cords have broken and only the rubber is holding the air. The tire can fail suddenly at any speed.
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25. How many points does Maryland assess for causing a death or serious bodily injury through a phone or texting violation?
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Answer D: 12 points
Maryland places this offense in its 12 point band, the level at which the Administration moves to revoke a license.