Maryland MVA Permit Practice Test 9
Test 9 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. What belongs in a basic emergency kit carried in a car?
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Answer D: A flashlight, a first aid kit, jumper cables and some warning devices
A useful kit lets you see, be seen, treat an injury and restart the vehicle; carrying loose gasoline is a fire risk.
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2. What must you be sure of before you pull out to pass on a two-lane road?
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Answer A: That the road ahead is clear far enough for the whole pass
You need enough clear road to pull out, pass and return before any oncoming vehicle arrives, and you must judge that distance before you start.
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3. You come up behind a bicyclist who is descending a steep hill in the middle of the traffic lane. What should you take into account?
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Answer D: The rider may be moving at close to the speed of the traffic
A bicycle can reach the speed of traffic on a descent, so there is little to gain from a pass and the rider needs the whole lane to steer around surface hazards.
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4. What restraint rule is written into a Maryland provisional license held by a driver under 18?
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Answer A: The driver and every passenger must be restrained by a seat belt or child safety seat
Maryland places a restriction on every provisional license prohibiting operation unless the driver and each passenger are restrained, and the restriction expires at 18.
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5. You are parking on a hill where there is no curb, whether facing up or down. Which way should the front wheels point?
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Answer B: Toward the shoulder, so the vehicle would roll away from the traffic lanes
With no curb to stop the vehicle, the wheels are turned toward the edge of the road so that a runaway vehicle leaves the roadway instead of entering it.
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6. You are stopped at a stop sign where your road ends at a two-way through street and you plan to turn left. What must you yield to?
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Answer B: Traffic from both directions and any pedestrians crossing
A left turn from the stem of a T crosses the near lane and joins the far one, so you give way to traffic in both directions and to pedestrians.
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7. What must the Maryland MVA do if the adult who cosigned a minor's license application asks in writing to cancel that license?
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Answer B: Cancel it and withhold reissue until another adult cosigns or the minor becomes an adult
Maryland gives the cosigner the power to end the minor's driving privilege, and the license stays canceled until a new cosigner steps in or the minor reaches adulthood.
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8. A wide solid white line separates the through lanes from an exit lane. What does it tell drivers?
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Answer B: The choice of lane should already have been made
A channelizing line marks where the paths separate and crossing it is discouraged or prohibited, so the lane change has to happen upstream.
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9. When does a Maryland driver's license issued to a licensee who is at least 21 expire?
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Answer B: On the licensee's birth date, after a period of no more than 8 years
Maryland ties the expiration of an adult license to the licensee's birth date and caps the validity period at 8 years.
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10. What is a driver being warned about here?
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Answer B: The pavement ahead carries vehicles traveling in the opposite direction
Beyond this point vehicles come the other way on the same pavement, which commonly happens where a one-way section or a separated stretch comes to an end.
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11. What must appear on the license of a Maryland driver who is under 21?
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Answer B: An indication that an alcohol restriction has been imposed on the licensee
Maryland requires the Administration to indicate on the license of a licensee under 21 that the alcohol restriction has been imposed.
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12. What alcohol concentration defines being under the influence of alcohol per se in Maryland?
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Answer C: 0.08 or more
Maryland defines under the influence of alcohol per se as an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more measured in grams per 100 milliliters of blood or per 210 liters of breath.
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13. You have signaled and pulled up level with the car in front of an empty curb space. What comes next?
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Answer A: Reverse slowly while turning the wheel toward the curb
From alongside the forward car you back in on a turn toward the curb, then straighten and swing the front in as the rear reaches the space.
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14. What happens to a Maryland vehicle registration if the required security lapses?
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Answer A: It is suspended automatically and stays suspended until security and penalties are settled
Maryland suspends the registration automatically as of the date of the lapse, and it stays suspended until security is replaced and any uninsured motorist penalty is paid.
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15. How may Maryland police enforce the rear seat belt requirement for occupants aged 16 or over?
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Answer A: Only as a secondary action after a stop for another suspected violation
Maryland makes the rear seat requirement enforceable only as a secondary action, while the outboard front seat requirement is a primary offense.
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16. A child has outgrown the rear-facing seat. What comes next?
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Answer D: A forward-facing seat with a harness, used up to its own stated limits
The stages run rear facing, then forward facing with a harness, then a booster, then the adult belt alone.
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17. What is the minimum age for a Maryland provisional driver's license?
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Answer B: 16 years and 6 months
Maryland sets the provisional license floor at 16 years and 6 months, nine months above the learner's permit floor.
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18. You approach a one-lane bridge and there is a yield sign facing your side of it. What does that mean?
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Answer B: Oncoming traffic crosses the bridge first and you wait at the approach
At a one-lane bridge the yield sign tells one direction to give way, so you wait clear of the bridge until oncoming traffic has crossed.
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19. You are towing a trailer and turning right at an intersection. What must you allow for?
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Answer D: The trailer cuts the corner, so swing wider than usual
A trailer follows a shorter path than the towing vehicle, so its wheels track inside your line and can mount the curb unless you take the turn wide.
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20. What may Maryland do to a driver under 18 who violates the text messaging ban?
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Answer D: Suspend the license for up to 90 days, with a restricted license possible for work or school
Maryland allows the MVA to suspend the license of a driver under 18 for up to 90 days for this offense and to issue a restricted license for employment or school during that period.
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21. When does the alcohol restriction on a Maryland license held by a young driver expire?
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Answer A: When the licensee reaches 21
Maryland's under 21 alcohol restriction expires by operation of law when the licensee reaches the age of 21.
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22. An oncoming driver flashes their headlights while you are waiting to turn left. What should you do?
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Answer D: Judge the situation yourself, since the flash may mean something else
A flash is not a legal signal and may mean many things, so the decision to turn stays yours and must be based on what you can see.
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23. What must a Maryland driver do when a lane change away from a covered stopped vehicle is not possible?
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Answer A: Slow to a speed that is reasonable and prudent for the conditions
Maryland requires a driver who cannot change lanes to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed for the existing weather, road and traffic conditions.
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24. How long does Maryland suspend a driver's license for a first refusal to take a chemical test?
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Answer B: 270 days
Maryland suspends the license for 270 days on a first test refusal, a longer period than the 180 days imposed for a first result of 0.08 or more.
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25. A sign showing a walking figure carries a plaque below it with an arrow slanting down to the right. What does the plaque add?
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Answer B: The crossing is at that very spot
A downward-slanting arrow plaque marks the crossing itself, whereas an AHEAD or distance plaque would place it further along the road.