Delaware permit test: lanes, passing & merging
Lane choice, changing lanes, blind spots, passing rules and merging. 5 questions.
On a road with two or more lanes in the same direction, which lane should you normally drive in?
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Sample lanes, passing & merging questions
On a road with two or more lanes in the same direction, which lane should you normally drive in?
- A The left lane, to stay out of merging traffic
- B Any lane you like if you keep the speed limit
- C The right lane, except to pass
- D The center lane on every multi-lane road
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C. The right lane, except to pass
Stay in the right lane except to pass, leaving the left lane for passing. On roads with three or more lanes and lots of entering or exiting traffic, the center lane is the better choice.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 87
A car ahead is stopped to turn left. Under Delaware law, may you pass it on the right?
- A Yes, with great caution, even using the shoulder
- B No, passing on the right is always illegal
- C Yes, but never by driving onto the paved shoulder
- D Only on roads with three or more lanes
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A. Yes, with great caution, even using the shoulder
Delaware allows passing a left-turning vehicle on the right, even on the shoulder. It is very crash-prone because other drivers do not expect you there, so use extreme care.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 87
Another driver is passing you on the left. What does Delaware law require you to do?
- A Speed up so they can complete the pass sooner
- B Give way to the right and not speed up until they have passed
- C Move to the left to block an unsafe pass
- D Brake hard so they can pull in quickly
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B. Give way to the right and not speed up until they have passed
Delaware law requires a vehicle being overtaken to give way to the right and not increase speed until the pass is complete. Help the passing driver get by safely.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 81
On a two-lane road, how close to a hill or curve may you be when you start to pass?
- A No closer than 500 feet
- B No closer than one-tenth of a mile
- C No closer than one-third of a mile
- D Any distance if your lane has a broken line
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C. No closer than one-third of a mile
You need about 10 seconds, or one-third of a mile, of clear view to pass. Treat a hill or curve as if a car were just out of sight, and do not start a pass within one-third of a mile of one.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 131