Free New York Permit Practice Test 2 (2026)
Real questions from the official New York 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 — 6
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 4
- Safe Driving — 3
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Points & Penalties — 1
- Sharing the Road — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 1
- Vehicle Equipment — 1
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (6 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
19 are New York-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. A second New York Zero Tolerance violation revokes the license for one year or until age 21, whichever is:
- Not applied
- Shorter
- Waived
- Longer
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Answer: Longer
A second violation revokes the license for one year or until age 21, whichever is longer.
2. If you are involved in a crash in New York, you must:
- Leave
- Drive on if minor
- Stop and give information
- Call later only
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Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
3. If you become drowsy while driving in New York, you should:
- Open a window only
- Pull over safely and rest
- Keep going
- Speed up
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Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
4. To be licensed in New York you must pass a:
- Swim test
- Fitness test
- Hearing test
- Vision test
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Answer: Vision test
A vision test is required for licensing.
5. With a New York junior permit, the only passenger allowed in the front seat is:
- Your supervising driver
- Anyone
- A sibling
- A friend
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Answer: Your supervising driver
With a junior permit, the only front-seat passenger allowed is your supervising driver.
6. A New York driver convicted of DWI/DWAI must pay a driver responsibility assessment of:
- $25/year
- $50/year
- $250/year
- $100/year
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Answer: $250/year
A $250-per-year driver responsibility assessment applies.
7. In New York, the driver and front-seat passengers must:
- Wear seat belts
- Do nothing
- Buckle only at night
- Buckle only children
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Answer: Wear seat belts
Buckle up — New York's seat-belt law is enforced.
8. In a New York road-test vehicle, the passenger-side seat belt must be:
- Locked
- Available and clean for the examiner
- Cut off
- Removed
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Answer: Available and clean for the examiner
The passenger-side seat belt must be available and clean for the examiner.
9. Of New York's 50 required practice hours, at least how many must be after sunset?
- 25 hours
- 15 hours
- 10 hours
- 5 hours
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Answer: 15 hours
At least 15 of the 50 practice hours must be after sunset.
10. An arm extended straight out the driver's window means:
- Stop
- Left turn
- Right turn
- Slow
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Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
11. In New York, the minimum age to get a learner permit is:
- 18
- 17
- 15
- 16
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Answer: 16
You must be at least 16 for a New York learner permit.
12. A New York commercial driver is considered intoxicated at a BAC of:
- .02
- .04
- .10
- .08
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Answer: .04
Commercial drivers are DWI at .04.
13. Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
- React safely to sudden stops
- Look important
- Save fuel only
- Drive faster
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Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
14. In New York, the minimum age to register a vehicle is:
- 21
- 16
- 14
- 18
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Answer: 16
You must be at least 16 to register a vehicle.
15. Under New York's Zero Tolerance Law, an under-21 driver is suspended six months for a BAC of:
- .18
- .08 or more
- .02 to .07
- Any at all
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Answer: .02 to .07
Zero Tolerance covers under-21 drivers with a BAC of .02 to .07.
16. In a New York roundabout, you should:
- Yield on entry and keep moving counterclockwise
- Speed through
- Go clockwise
- Stop inside it
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Answer: Yield on entry and keep moving counterclockwise
Yield to traffic already in the roundabout and travel counterclockwise.
17. New York notes that drivers who go too slowly can be:
- Always safest
- As dangerous as those who drive too fast
- Rewarded
- Ignored
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Answer: As dangerous as those who drive too fast
Driving too slowly can be as dangerous as driving too fast.
18. A safe following distance in New York gives you:
- More speed
- A better view only
- Time to react and avoid a crash
- Nothing
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Answer: Time to react and avoid a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
19. In New York you must use headlights at night and:
- Only in cities
- Only on highways
- Whenever you use your wipers in bad weather
- Never in rain
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Answer: Whenever you use your wipers in bad weather
Use headlights at night and whenever wipers are needed in bad weather.
20. A diamond symbol painted in a lane indicates:
- A turn-only lane
- A no-parking zone
- A high-occupancy vehicle (carpool) lane
- A bike lane
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Answer: A high-occupancy vehicle (carpool) lane
The diamond marks an HOV (carpool) lane, reserved for vehicles with a required number of occupants.