New Jersey DMV Practice Test 2026

1. Drive through quickly before it gets deeper
2. Follow another vehicle through at the same speed
3. Stop in the water and wait for it to recede
4. Turn around and find an alternate route

Correct answer: Turn around and find an alternate route. It is often impossible to judge the true depth of a flooded roadway by looking at it, and the water may be hiding a washed-out road or a stalled vehicle. The safest choice is to turn around and take another route rather than guessing.

Source: California Driver Handbook, Driving Hazards-Flooded Roadways, p.100 (2020 handbook PDF)

1. 18 years old
2. 17 years old
3. 16 years old
4. 15 years old

Correct answer: 17 years old. After meeting the permit-holding period and other requirements, a young driver in New Jersey can be issued a provisional license at 17 years old.

1. None — driving slowly is always the safest choice.
2. It is only a problem on interstate highways.
3. Blocking traffic flow without a valid reason.
4. Nothing, since they are still under the limit.

Correct answer: Blocking traffic flow without a valid reason.. Driving far below the normal, reasonable speed of traffic without a valid reason can block the flow of traffic and lead to a citation, even though the driver is under the limit.

Source: Texas Driver Handbook, Ch8 Speed and Speed Limits p.45 (minimum speed)

1. A primary offense on its own
2. A secondary offense only
3. No offense at all
4. A federal offense only

Correct answer: A primary offense on its own. This is a primary offense, meaning an officer can stop the vehicle just for that violation.

Source: New Jersey Driver Handbook, p.40, Buckle Up

1. 0.08 percent or higher
2. 0.05 percent or higher
3. 0.12 percent or higher
4. 0.01 percent or higher

Correct answer: 0.08 percent or higher. A driver 21 or older is over the limit at a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher.

Source: New Jersey Driver Handbook, p.116, How Much is Too Much

1. Nothing at all, the turn always has full priority
2. Oncoming traffic and pedestrians already crossing
3. Only vehicles behind them
4. Only other GDL drivers

Correct answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians already crossing. A driver yields to all oncoming traffic and to any pedestrians already crossing before turning.

Source: New Jersey Driver Handbook, p.68, Right Turn on Red

1. Stop, since you can do so safely
2. Speed up to beat the red light
3. Continue at the same speed, since yellow is only a warning for others
4. Stop only if there is cross traffic waiting

Correct answer: Stop, since you can do so safely. If you can stop safely when the light turns yellow, you should; only continue through if stopping safely is not possible.

Source: California Driver Handbook, PDF p.41-42, Solid Yellow means CAUTION

1. Speed up to get out of its way quickly
2. Stop immediately wherever you are, even in an intersection
3. Continue at the same speed and let it pass around you
4. Move to the right side and stop, unless told otherwise

Correct answer: Move to the right side and stop, unless told otherwise. You must yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle using a siren and flashing lights by pulling to the right edge of the road and stopping until it has passed.

Source: California Driver Handbook, Sharing the Road-Emergency Vehicles, p.86 (2020 handbook PDF)

1. 15 mph
2. 35 mph
3. 55 mph
4. 65 mph

Correct answer: 35 mph. Suburban business and residential districts carry a separate default of 35 mph.

Source: New Jersey Driver Handbook, p.62, Speed Control

1. 30 out of 50
2. 40 out of 50
3. 50 out of 50
4. 25 out of 50

Correct answer: 40 out of 50. A candidate needs 40 of the 50 questions correct, which equals 80 percent.

Source: New Jersey Driver Handbook, p.33, Health

1. To mark a regulatory rule that drivers must obey
2. To warn of a hazard or changing road conditions
3. To show the remaining distance to the nearest city
4. To mark only one designated school zone area

Correct answer: To warn of a hazard or changing road conditions. The diamond shape in yellow is the standard warning sign shape, used to alert drivers to hazards or unusual conditions ahead, such as curves or crossings.

Source: Texas Driver Handbook, PDF p.36, Diamond: exclusively to warn of existing or possible hazards

1. Stop and carefully back up to the exit lane
2. Make a full U-turn in the middle of the roundabout
3. Cut across several lanes to reach the exit
4. Keep circling until you reach your exit again

Correct answer: Keep circling until you reach your exit again. If you miss your exit in a roundabout, keep circling around until you come back to it; do not stop, reverse, or cut across lanes.

Source: California Driver Handbook, PDF p.48, if you miss your exit, continue around

1. As soon as the bus door opens
2. Immediately, without waiting
3. Once the bus's signal lights turn off
4. Only after honking three times

Correct answer: Once the bus's signal lights turn off. A driver may only continue once the bus's signal lights turn off, watching for children nearby.

Source: New Jersey Driver Handbook, p.77, Stop for School Buses

1. The speed limit for each destination
2. The distance to each of the two destinations
3. The exit number for each destination
4. The exact toll cost required to reach each destination

Correct answer: The distance to each of the two destinations. This sign lists two destinations together with the distance remaining to each one.

Source: MUTCD 2009 Sec. 2D.41

1. The vehicle that stopped first
2. The vehicle turning left at the intersection
3. The vehicle positioned on the left
4. Whichever vehicle is the largest in size

Correct answer: The vehicle that stopped first. Vehicles at an all-way stop proceed in the order they arrived; the first vehicle to stop is the first to go.

Source: Florida Driver Handbook, PDF p.55, All Way Stop

1. Because red and white paint is simply cheaper to produce
2. Because those specific colors are required by law for headlights
3. There is no real reason; it is only a modern styling trend
4. So drivers can tell a binding rule apart from a warning

Correct answer: So drivers can tell a binding rule apart from a warning. The color scheme helps drivers instantly separate a rule they must obey from a warning that only alerts them to a hazard.

Source: Florida Driver Handbook, PDF p.54, Traffic Sign Colors

1. Braille only
2. Morse code only
3. No other form is offered, English is the only option
4. American Sign Language and several foreign languages

Correct answer: American Sign Language and several foreign languages. The test is offered in American Sign Language and more than a dozen other languages.

Source: New Jersey Driver Handbook, p.30, Knowledge Test

1. Do not drive in that lane
2. That lane is for buses only
3. Merge into that lane immediately
4. That lane is for left turns only

Correct answer: Do not drive in that lane. A red X above a lane means that lane is closed; you must not drive in it.

Source: Florida Driver Handbook, PDF p.60, Red X: never drive in a lane under the red X

1. Traffic already on the street
2. You, if you signal first
3. Whichever vehicle is moving faster
4. The vehicle behind you in the driveway

Correct answer: Traffic already on the street. A driver entering a road from a driveway, alley, or parking lot must yield to vehicles and pedestrians already on the road.

Source: California Driver Handbook, PDF p.46, Right-of-Way Rules

1. 0.20%
2. 0.05%
3. 0.08%
4. 0.15%

Correct answer: 0.08%. New Jersey sets the standard legal intoxication threshold at 0.08% for drivers 21 and older.

1. 10 mph
2. 35 mph
3. 25 mph
4. 15 mph

Correct answer: 25 mph. In New Jersey, when the school zone's warning lights are flashing, the speed limit drops to 25 mph to protect children near the school.

1. 30 mph
2. 25 mph
3. 45 mph
4. 40 mph

Correct answer: 25 mph. A flashing warning light means the school zone limit is in effect; in New Jersey this limit is 25 mph.

1. In the front seat of a vehicle with an active airbag
2. In the middle of the back seat
3. On the passenger side of the back seat
4. Anywhere without a top tether strap

Correct answer: In the front seat of a vehicle with an active airbag. A rear-facing car seat should never be placed in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with an airbag. If the airbag deploys in a crash, it can strike the back of a rear-facing seat with enough force to seriously injure the child.

Source: California Driver Handbook, Occupant Protection-Child Restraint System, p.27

1. The road must not have had anything interesting to look at
2. This is completely normal and has nothing to do with fatigue
3. The vehicle's cruise control was steering on its own
4. A brief microsleep, a few seconds of unintentionally nodding off

Correct answer: A brief microsleep, a few seconds of unintentionally nodding off. Extreme drowsiness can cause a microsleep, a brief lapse of a few seconds where a driver unintentionally nods off without fully realizing it, which can explain not remembering the last stretch of road.

Source: Florida Driver Handbook, Drowsy Driving, p.35

1. Each drug cancels out the effects of the others
2. Only the strongest of the drugs will have any effect
3. The effects can add up, and alcohol can hide the warning signs
4. Combining substances has no more effect than taking one alone

Correct answer: The effects can add up, and alcohol can hide the warning signs. Taking more than one drug at the same time, especially combined with alcohol, can create a cumulative effect that is more dangerous than any single substance alone, and alcohol can mask the warning signs that a drug is impairing the driver.

Source: Texas Driver Handbook, Ch10 Alcohol and Drug Impact on the Driving Ability, p.55