Massachusetts RMV Permit Test Part 1

When there is not enough room for a U-turn, you should make a?

Three Point Turn

If your vehicle skids on an icy road, turn your steering wheel?

In the direction of the skid

While driving, if you get a flat tire or a tire blows out, you should ...?

Keep a tight grip on the steering wheel

What is the total stopping distance at a speed of 60 mph?

292 Feet

It is illegal to follow _________ behind an emergency vehicle responding to an alarm.

300 Feet

In normal conditions, how far ahead do high-beam headlights and low-beam headlights let you see?

350 feet and 100 feet respectively

What is the minimum speed on the Massachusetts Turnpike?

40 mph

When you are preparing to exit a highway, you must signal _________ before you reach the exit ramp.

500 Feet

A rotary is an intersection with ...?

A central island

If a sign or signal requires you to stop, you must stop ...?

Behind stop lines and crosswalk lines

On Massachusetts highways, what is the posted speed limit under ideal driving conditions?

Between 50 and 65 mph

On a two-lane, two-way road, a _________ allows you to cross over into the opposing lane temporarily to pass a vehicle if it is safe to do so.

Broken yellow line

You are tailgating a truck if you ...?

Cannot see the truck's side mirrors

When entering a paved thoroughfare from a private road, a driveway, or an unpaved road, you must ...?

Come to a complete stop and then give the right of way to pedestrians, bicyclists, or vehicles on the road you are entering

Studies by the National Safety Council and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that a fully loaded tractor trailer may take _________ compared with a passenger vehicle.

Double the distance to stop

When driving at night, you must use your headlights ...?

From one half hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise

If your vehicle has stalled on railroad tracks and you know that a train is approaching, you must ...?

Get yourself and all passengers out of your vehicle and get as far away from the tracks as possible

To reduce the effects of glare from oncoming headlights, do not stare directly at the headlights. Instead, ...?

Look to the lower right side of your traffic lane

On the highway, if you miss your exit, do not stop or back up. Instead, ...?

Proceed to the next exit

If you are being passed by another vehicle, you must _________ and allow the other driver to pass you safely.

Slow down, keep right

When entering an uncontrolled intersection, you must _________ and proceed if the way is clear.

Slow down, look left and right for oncoming traffic

If you are approaching a school bus or a school pupil transport vehicle with its lights flashing and a stop sign extended, you must ...?

Stop until the warning lights stop flashing

On a multilane roadway with several lanes in one direction, you must use _________ for passing.

The middle or left lanes

When driving near a large vehicle, be aware of the driver's _________ on the right, left, front, and rear.

The right and left side

When driving behind another vehicle, you should use _________ to keep a safe distance from the vehicle ahead.

The three second rule

On roadways with two or more lanes in your direction, you must use the right lane unless ...?

You make a left turn, You are passing another vehicle, and or the right lane is blocked

If you are on a single- or two-lane road and come to an intersection with a divided highway or a roadway with three or more lanes, you must?

Yield the right of way to other traffic

To protect the cyclists that may ride close to parked cars, the drivers should _____ when exiting their vehicles on the traffic side.

Use the "Dutch Reach" Method