Free Georgia Permit Practice Test (2026)
Real questions from the official Georgia driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Licensing & Permits — 5
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 4
- Vehicle Equipment — 3
- Points & Penalties — 2
- Sharing the Road — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Safe Driving — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (5 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Georgia-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. Joshua's Law requires how many total hours of supervised driving?
- 20 hours
- 40 hours (6 at night)
- 30 hours
- 50 hours
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Answer: 40 hours (6 at night)
40 hours of supervised driving, with at least 6 at night, are required.
2. A first DUI with a BAC between .02 and .08 suspends your license for at least:
- 2 years
- 12 months
- 30 days
- 6 months
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Answer: 6 months
A BAC of .02–.08 (or suppressed test) brings a minimum 6-month suspension.
3. A driver under 21 in Georgia is considered under the influence at a BAC of:
- .05
- .01
- .08
- .02
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Answer: .02
Under-21 drivers are DUI at .02 or above.
4. Besides turning, you should also signal when you:
- Only at night
- Never
- Only on highways
- Change lanes or begin passing
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Answer: Change lanes or begin passing
Signal for lane changes and before passing.
5. If your electric turn signals fail in Georgia, you should:
- Use headlights
- Not signal
- Use hand signals until they're repaired
- Turn without signaling
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Answer: Use hand signals until they're repaired
Use hand signals if your turn signals fail.
6. Following an emergency vehicle too closely is:
- Fine on highways
- Required
- Illegal and dangerous — keep well back
- Encouraged
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Answer: Illegal and dangerous — keep well back
Don't tailgate emergency vehicles; keep well back.
7. A posted speed limit in Georgia is:
- Optional on interstates
- The maximum for ideal conditions — slow down when conditions are worse
- The minimum
- A suggestion
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Answer: The maximum for ideal conditions — slow down when conditions are worse
The posted number is the maximum for ideal conditions; drive slower when needed.
8. While driving in Georgia you must:
- Carry only a copy
- Carry your license and show it to law enforcement on request
- Memorize it
- Leave your license home
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Answer: Carry your license and show it to law enforcement on request
Carry your license and present it to law enforcement when asked.
9. On a divided highway separated by a median, drivers moving opposite a stopped school bus:
- Are not required to stop
- Must stop
- Reverse
- Slow to 10
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Answer: Are not required to stop
On a divided highway with a median, oncoming traffic need not stop for a school bus.
10. After the first year with a Class D license, the number of passengers under 21 (non-family) is limited to:
- Zero
- Unlimited
- No more than three
- One
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Answer: No more than three
After the first year, no more than three passengers under 21 (non-family) are allowed.
11. Your vehicle should have brakes that:
- Barely work
- Are in good working order and can stop the car
- No requirement
- Only a parking brake
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Answer: Are in good working order and can stop the car
Brakes must be in good working order to stop safely.
12. When passing a bicyclist and there's room, Georgia encourages you to:
- Speed up
- Honk
- Pass closely
- Change lanes to pass with at least 3 feet of clearance
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Answer: Change lanes to pass with at least 3 feet of clearance
Give at least 3 feet; change lanes to pass when you safely can.
13. In Georgia, a regular passenger-vehicle license is Class:
- M
- A
- C
- B
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Answer: C
Class C is the standard non-commercial passenger license (Class M is motorcycle).
14. A Class CP instructional permit holder must drive with:
- Any adult
- A parent only
- A licensed driver 21+ in the front passenger seat
- No one
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Answer: A licensed driver 21+ in the front passenger seat
A licensed driver 21 or older must be in the front seat with a CP permit holder.
15. Georgia's Implied Consent law means refusing a state chemical test results in:
- A license suspension
- Only a fine
- A warning
- Nothing
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Answer: A license suspension
By driving you consent to testing; refusal brings a suspension.
16. A second DUI conviction in Georgia suspends your license for at least:
- 18 months
- 6 months
- 30 days
- 12 months
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Answer: 18 months
A second DUI brings at least an 18-month suspension (interlock eligibility after 120 days).
17. For a first DUI refusal in Georgia, a limited driving permit is:
- Automatic
- Always available
- Not available
- Free
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Answer: Not available
No limited driving permit is available when you refuse the test on a first DUI.
18. A Georgia driver with three major violations within five years may be declared a:
- Safe driver
- Commercial driver
- Habitual Violator
- New driver
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Answer: Habitual Violator
Three major offenses within five years can make you a Habitual Violator, with a long revocation.
19. Unless posted otherwise, the speed limit on a rural interstate in Georgia is:
- 75 MPH
- 55 MPH
- 70 MPH
- 65 MPH
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Answer: 70 MPH
Rural interstates in Georgia are 70 MPH.
20. Use high-beam headlights:
- Never
- In city traffic
- Always
- Only in rural areas when other cars aren't nearby
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Answer: Only in rural areas when other cars aren't nearby
Use high beams only in rural areas when other vehicles aren't close.