Maryland permit test: practice questions

Try five questions

Five questions from the United States (Maryland) bank, as you'll see them in the app.

1. A driver gives an officer a friend's name instead of their own. Is this allowed?

   1. Yes, as long as no ticket is written
   2. Yes, during any minor traffic stop
   3. Yes, if the friend agrees to it first
   4. No, giving a false name is a crime
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   Answer: No, giving a false name is a crime

   A person may not give a false or another person's name to an officer trying to identify a driver. Md. Code, Transp. § 16-112(e).

2. May you flash your turn signal to tell a driver behind that it is safe to pass?

   1. Yes, but only on two-lane roads
   2. No, that use is not allowed
   3. Yes, but only after dark
   4. Yes, as a courtesy to others
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   Answer: No, that use is not allowed

   Turn signals may not be flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to a driver behind. Md. Code, Transp. § 21-604(f).

3. From which lane should you start a left turn?

   1. The far left lane for your direction
   2. Any lane, once you have signaled
   3. The far right lane of the road
   4. The middle of the whole road
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   Answer: The far left lane for your direction

   Approach a left turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic going your way. Md. Code, Transp. § 21-601(b).

4. Does the texting ban cover using a GPS?

   1. Yes, completely
   2. Yes, on highways
   3. No, a GPS is exempt
   4. Yes, after dark
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   Answer: No, a GPS is exempt

   The texting ban does not apply to a global positioning system or to contacting 9-1-1. Md. Code, Transp. § 21-1124.1(c).

5. How should you approach any railroad crossing?

   1. At a suitably reduced speed
   2. At the full posted speed limit
   3. Stopped on the tracks to look
   4. Faster, so as to clear it quickly
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   Answer: At a suitably reduced speed

   Drivers must slow to an appropriate, reduced speed approaching and crossing a railroad grade crossing. Md. Code, Transp. § 21-801(d).

Where the questions come from

Written from the published rules · Maryland Code, Transportation Article (Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration). See every official source

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