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#1. When being passed by another vehicle, you must:
When being passed by another vehicle, you must yield to the other vehicle and not increase your speed.
#2. A learner's instructional permit is valid for:
The Type 1 Learner’s Instructional Permit is valid for up to two years and must be held for a minimum of nine months before the applicant is eligible for a Provisional License.
#3. When you see a sign with this shape and color, you must:
The Stop sign is the only 8-sided sign you will see on the highway. When you come to a stop sign, you must make a complete stop. Before starting, you must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians. You may not proceed until it is safe to do so and until the way is clear to completely pass through the intersection.
#4. If it feels like your tires have lost traction with the surface of the road (hydroplaning), you should:
Take your foot off the gas, do not apply the brakes, maintain the direction of the vehicle, and allow the vehicle to slow to a manageable speed.
#5. Never back your car:
Never stop and back up on any portion of the interstate.
#6. This is an example of:
This is an example of a U.S. route sign.
U.S. Route signs consists of black numerals on a white shield surrounded by a black background without a border.
#7. When a traffic signal is showing a flashing red light, you must:
A flashing red traffic light means the same as a stop sign. Come to a complete stop at the stop line or, if there is no stop line, prior to the crosswalk and before entering the intersection. Yield to all other traffic and pedestrians. Proceed when the way is clear.
A green signal will not appear.
#8. What can help to reduce the amount of glare from oncoming vehicles at night?
Do not stare into the vehicle’s headlights, as this will impair your ability to see. Instead, keep your eyes focused on the road in front of you, or slightly to the right of the lane you are traveling in or the right edge of the road.
#9. When taking a prescription drug, who is responsible for deciding if you can drive or not?
Driving a motor vehicle requires that you take the responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. It is important to pay close attention to both prescription and over the counter drug label warnings, which instruct individuals to avoid using certain drugs when operating a motor vehicle or heavy machinery. Disregarding this recommendation can lead to criminal penalties should your ability to safely operate a vehicle be impaired.
#10. This sign means:
Winding road ahead. The road ahead is winding, with a series of turns or curves. Slow down and drive carefully.
#11. Excessive speed:
Excessive speed is one of the most common contributing factors of vehicle crashes. Excessive speed does not save time and often leads to high-risk decision-making.
#12. When approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with activated lights on a multi-lane roadway, you must:
If you are approaching an emergency vehicle that is using its visual signals and is stopped on a roadway, you must pull into the far lane, if possible, or slow down to a safe speed for the conditions.
#13. When overtaking a motorcycle it is important to:
A vehicle driver should remember that the motorcyclist needs the room to maneuver safely and is entitled to the entire lane. Allow plenty of space between your vehicle and the motorcycle when passing.
#14. The best way to avoid a dangerous situation when driving is to:
To better prepare for the constant decisions necessary for safe, defensive driving, you must know what is happening around your vehicle. Constantly observing your surroundings, to the front, side and rear of your vehicle, helps you to see problems that may cause you to change speed or roadway position.
By searching ahead and being ready to change speed or change lanes, you can operate a vehicle more safely and allow yourself time to identify risks.
#15. The driver of vehicle B in the picture shown should:
The octagonal (eight-sided) shape always means stop. You must come to a complete stop. Yield to other vehicles and pedestrians before proceeding.
You must yield the right-of-way to drivers on a public highway, if you are entering the highway from a driveway or a private road. You must also yield to pedestrians and bicyclists crossing your path.
#16. This sign means:
Stop sign ahead. When you come to this sign, you should slow down to be ready to stop at the stop sign ahead.
#17. Why should you slow down and be prepared to stop when following a truck with hazardous load and there is a railroad crossing ahead?
Be alert for vehicles that may be stopping before railroad crossings. School buses, commercial buses and trucks carrying hazardous materials must stop before every highway-rail crossing.
#18. You may legally block an intersection:
If you block an intersection, you can be cited.
You may proceed on green light only if it is safe to do so and not until the way is clear to completely pass through the intersection.
#19. If you see this sign in front of you, it tells you that:
A square sign with a white horizontal line inside a red ball means you cannot enter. You will see this sign at road way openings that you should not enter, such as exit ramps where you would be going in the wrong direction, crossovers on divided roadways, and at numerous locations on one-way streets.
Remember, the sign is square, it is not circular!
#20. When driving at night in heavy traffic, you should use:
Use low beams when operating your vehicle in normal driving situations, such as driving at night on a highway or roadway with streetlights. Remember, you must always use low beams when you are within 500 feet of oncoming vehicles.
#21. You are on a two-lane highway. There is a bicyclist in front of you and a car approaching from the other direction. What is the best thing to do?
As you approach a bicyclist, slow down. Avoid honking your horn. Bicyclists can usually hear an approaching vehicle and loud noises can startle bicyclists, causing a crash. Pass a bicyclist as you would any slowly moving vehicle. Be prepared to slow down, wait until oncoming traffic is clear and then allow at least 3 feet of clearance between your car and the bicyclist when passing.
#22. When school bus stops with flashing red lights, only traffic following the bus must stop:
If the school bus is on the other side of a divided highway with a barrier between travel directions, you do not need to stop.
#23. A broken yellow center line:
Broken yellow lines mean that you may cross the line to pass when there is no oncoming traffic and safe to do so.
#24. What does this sign mean?
Divided roadway ends ahead. The divided highway on which you are traveling ends ahead. You will then be on an undivided roadway with two-way traffic. Keep to the right.
If you got this wrong, look at the divider or median on the sign. If it is located at the bottom, it means that you are leaving a divided highway. When the divider is located at the top of the sign, it means that you are approaching a divided highway.
#25. If you are involved in a traffic accident where someone is injured, you must always:
If you are involved in a crash where someone has been injured, you must immediately stop at the scene of the crash and call 911 to get help with police, fire and ambulance. Identify the number of people involved, the type of injury and the location of the crash. Do not move the vehicles.
Do not move the injured unless they are in a burning vehicle or in immediate danger of being hit by another vehicle. Moving a person can make injuries worse.
Maryland MVA Knowledge Testing
Key numbers for the official Maryland knowledge test:
| Number of Questions: |
25 |
| Correct answers needed: |
22 |
| Passing score: |
88 percent |
| Time limit: |
20 minutes |
| Earliest retest upon failure: |
1 day after first failure
7 days after failing two or more times |
Is the Maryland MVA Permit Test hard?
The failure rate on the Maryland permit test is about 50%, which means that one out of two fails the test the first time.
Test difficulty is graded hard. So, it is important that you prepare well. Should you fail the test two times, you must wait at least 7 days before you can take it again.
Maryland Permit Practice – Pool of 500+ Questions
Permit practice tests are a tool that will help you prepare for the written knowledge test.
The practice tests do not replace the Maryland Driver’s Manual that every applicant must read before taking the examination. Make sure you get a copy from a MVA service center or download a PDF-version online at mva.maryland.gov and read it before you start practicing.
Each permit practice test has 25 questions, just like the real knowledge exam. Questions are drawn from a pool of more than 500 questions. They cover all the important topics that may appear on the official test. You can find answers to all questions in the Driver’s Manual.
When you aren’t sure about answers, look them up in the manual.
Each practice test is random, which means that not two tests are exactly the same. You will also see new questions as you continue practicing. Take as many tests as you need and until you feel comfortable with all questions and answers.
The Official Knowledge Examination
On the real examination you are allowed a maximum of 20 minutes to complete the test. The time limit can be stressful, but 20 minutes is usually more than enough to answer all questions. When you take one of our practice tests, you will see a timer in the lower right corner.
The Maryland written test is a closed-book test, which means that you cannot bring papers or any material into the test area and you cannot use your cell phone.
All tests are given on a computer and you can take the test in English, French, Korean, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, or Vietnamese. If you don’t speak any of these languages, you may use a foreign language interpreter (the fee for the interpreter is paid by you).
Oral tests are also available if you have trouble reading questions on a screen. Contact your local service center and schedule an appointment for the oral test.
The result of your knowledge test is normally valid for six months. You must, however, file a new application and take the test again in the following situations:
The knowledge tests(s) were passed but a learner’s permit was not issued.
The knowledge test(s) were passed but a skills test was not passed or if passed a new driver’s license was not issued.
The learner’s permit was issued and has expired before being converted to a driver’s license.
The learner’s permit has not expired but the applicant wants to apply for a new permit.
The applicant has a license that is expired for one (1) year or more.
The applicant is transferring an out-of-county license, has passed the knowledge and possibly the skills test requirements, and does not obtain a driver’s license within six (6) months.
Rookie Driver Graduated Licensing Program
The graduated licensing program in Maryland is known as the Rookie Driver program.
The program applies to all applicants, regardless of age, who have never held a driver license before.
All new drivers must complete a driver education course and gain driving experience with a supervising driver before driving on their own.
To improve safety, the program comes with certain restrictions and strict sanctions during each step of the licensing process.
New Maryland drivers progress through three levels of licensing:
A Learner’s Instructional Permit
A Provisional License
A Full Unrestricted Driver’s License
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