Georgia permit test numbers to know
Distances, speeds, limits, fines and deadlines are the questions people miss most, because they have to be memorized. Here are 64 Georgia numbers, grouped and cited, with a free quiz and flashcards to lock them in.
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Alcohol & drugs
Under Georgia's implied consent law, what happens if you refuse the state's chemical test?
Your license is suspended for at least one year
Georgia law requires you to submit to state-administered tests of blood, breath, urine or other substances. Refusing leads to a suspension of at least one year, and a refusal of a blood or urine test can be used as evidence at trial.
Fines, points & penalties
An adult Georgia driver's license is suspended for accumulating how many points?
15 or more points within 24 months
DDS must suspend the license of anyone who accumulates 15 or more points within 24 months.
Speed limits
Georgia's Super Speeder fee applies on a two-lane road when you are convicted of driving at what speed?
75 mph or more
Drivers convicted of going 75 mph or more on a two-lane road (or 85 mph or more anywhere) are labeled Super Speeders.
Every Georgia number, by topic
Official test facts and Georgia laws come first in each group, then the numbers from our handbook questions. Tap a source to read the exact words it comes from.
- Alcohol & drugs 8
- Fines, points & penalties 17
- Speed limits 11
- Distances & following gaps 9
- Parking 6
- Ages, permits & the test 8
- Time limits & deadlines 1
- Seat belts, lights & equipment 3
- Other numbers 1
Alcohol & drugs
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 0.08% | Legal BAC limit for adult drivers | dds.georgia.govQuoteA person 21 or more years of age is considered "Under the Influence of Alcohol" when 0.08 gm or more by alcohol weight is present in the blood; |
| 0.02% | BAC limit for drivers under 21 | dds.georgia.govQuoteA person under 21 years of age is irrefutably considered "Under the Influence of Alcohol" when 0.02 gm or more by alcohol weight is present in the blood; |
| 0.04% | BAC limit in a commercial vehicle | dds.georgia.govQuoteIt is illegal to operate a CMV if your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .04% or more. |
| one year | Drunk driving (DUI)License suspended for a minimum of one year for each refusal | dds.georgia.govQuoteIf you refuse this testing, your Georgia driver’s license will be suspended for a minimum period of 1 year for each refusal. |
| one year | Under Georgia's implied consent law, what happens if you refuse the state's chemical test?Answer: Your license is suspended for at least one year | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 48Quoteprivilege to drive on the highways of this state wilJ be suspended for a minimum period of one year. |
| 6 months | A 20-year-old with no earlier traffic convictions gets a first DUI with a BAC of .05. What is the minimum license suspension?Answer: 6 months | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 28Quotetest was given, your I icense wi 11 be suspended for a minimum period of 6 months |
| 12-month · 120 days | An adult driver gets a first DUI conviction within 5 years. What license penalty follows?Answer: A 12-month suspension, with early reinstatement possible after 120 days | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 24Quote1st Conviction within 5 years • 12-month suspension •Eligible for early reinstatement at the end of 120 days |
| 2 points | How many points does Georgia assess for having an open container of alcohol while driving?Answer: 2 points | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 48QuotePossessing an Open Container of an Alcoholic Beverage While Driving 2 |
Fines, points & penalties
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 point · $50 | Phone use1st conviction: 1 point and a fine up to $50 | dds.georgia.govQuotePenalties 1st conviction — 1 point and fine not more than $50.00 2nd conviction — 2 points and fine not more than $100.00 3rd or more convictions — 3 points and fine not more than $150.00 |
| 2 points · $100 | Phone use2nd: 2 points and up to $100 | dds.georgia.govQuotePenalties 1st conviction — 1 point and fine not more than $50.00 2nd conviction — 2 points and fine not more than $100.00 3rd or more convictions — 3 points and fine not more than $150.00 |
| 3 points · $150 | Phone use3rd or more: 3 points and up to $150 | dds.georgia.govQuotePenalties 1st conviction — 1 point and fine not more than $50.00 2nd conviction — 2 points and fine not more than $100.00 3rd or more convictions — 3 points and fine not more than $150.00 |
| $500 | Move Over lawFine: up to $500 for an emergency vehicle | gahighwaysafety.orgQuoteThe Move Over fine in Georgia can be up to $500. |
| $1,000 · 6 points | School busesPenalty: mandatory court appearance, up to $1,000 fine, 6 points | dds.georgia.govQuoteMandatory court appearance; Up to $1000 fine; Up to 6 points on driving record; |
| $200 | Speed limitsSchool zones are posted. 'Super Speeders' (75+ mph on a two-lane road or 85+ anywhere) pay an extra $200 state fee | dds.georgia.govQuoteAny driver convicted of speeding 75 mph or more on a two-lane road or 85 miles per hour or more on any road in Georgia, will be assessed a $200 state fee. |
| 24 months | An adult Georgia driver's license is suspended for accumulating how many points?Answer: 15 or more points within 24 months | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 49QuoteFor any person who accumulates 15 or more points within 24 months |
| 4 points | A 17-year-old Georgia driver will have the license suspended after collecting how many points within 12 months?Answer: 4 points | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 49QuoteFor any person under 18 years of age with an accumulation of 4 points within twelve months. |
| 4-point · under 21 | A 19-year-old is convicted of reckless driving, a 4-point offense, and has no other points. What happens?Answer: The license is suspended, because any 4-point conviction under 21 triggers it | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 49QuoteFor any person under the age of 21 with a conviction for any 4-point violation |
| 3 points | You are convicted of driving 20 mph over the posted limit in Georgia. How many points go on your record?Answer: 3 points | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 48QuoteSpeeding-19-23 mph over the posted speed limit 3 |
| $200 | What extra state fee does a Georgia Super Speeder conviction add?Answer: $200, on top of local fines | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 22Quotea $200 state fee. The state fee will be in addition to any local fines |
| 1 point · $50 | What is the penalty for a first conviction under Georgia's Hands-Free law?Answer: 1 point and a fine up to $50 | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 26Quote1st conviction - 1 point and fine not more than $50.00 |
| $75 | What is the maximum fine for a first offense of driving in a Georgia HOV lane illegally?Answer: Up to $75 | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 41Quotea fine up to $75 for a first offense; up to $100 for a |
| $500 | What is the maximum fine for a first violation of Georgia's Move Over law?Answer: $500 | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 19QuoteViolations can result in a fine of no more than $500 for the first offense. |
| $100 to $2,000 · 12 months | What fine can you face in Georgia for disobeying a regulatory speed limit in a work zone?Answer: $100 to $2,000, and up to 12 months in jail | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 23Quoteby a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $2,000.00, or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 12 months |
| $500 | After a crash in Georgia, when must you notify the nearest police agency immediately?Answer: If anyone is hurt or killed, or damage is over $500 | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 51Quoteimmediately if anyone is injured or killed, or if property damage exceeds $500.00 |
| $25,000 · $50,000 · $25,000 | What are the minimum liability insurance limits that Georgia law requires for a car owner with no DUI conviction?Answer: $25,000 per person, $50,000 per incident, $25,000 property damage | Georgia Department of Driver Services websiteQuoteBodily Injury Liability – $25,000 per person and $50,000 per incident Property Damage Liability – $25,000 per incident |
Speed limits
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 30 mph | Speed limitsUrban or residential district: 30 mph | dds.georgia.govQuote30 miles per hour in any urban or residential district; 35 miles per hour on an unpaved county road; 70 miles per hour on a rural interstate; 65 miles per hour on an urban interstate or on a multi-lane divided highway; 55 miles per hour in all other are |
| 35 mph | Speed limitsUnpaved county road: 35 mph | dds.georgia.govQuote30 miles per hour in any urban or residential district; 35 miles per hour on an unpaved county road; 70 miles per hour on a rural interstate; 65 miles per hour on an urban interstate or on a multi-lane divided highway; 55 miles per hour in all other are |
| 55 mph | Speed limitsOther roads: 55 mph | dds.georgia.govQuote30 miles per hour in any urban or residential district; 35 miles per hour on an unpaved county road; 70 miles per hour on a rural interstate; 65 miles per hour on an urban interstate or on a multi-lane divided highway; 55 miles per hour in all other are |
| 65 mph | Speed limitsUrban interstate or multi-lane divided highway: 65 mph | dds.georgia.govQuote30 miles per hour in any urban or residential district; 35 miles per hour on an unpaved county road; 70 miles per hour on a rural interstate; 65 miles per hour on an urban interstate or on a multi-lane divided highway; 55 miles per hour in all other are |
| 70 mph | Speed limitsRural interstate: 70 mph | dds.georgia.govQuote30 miles per hour in any urban or residential district; 35 miles per hour on an unpaved county road; 70 miles per hour on a rural interstate; 65 miles per hour on an urban interstate or on a multi-lane divided highway; 55 miles per hour in all other are |
| 75 mph | Georgia's Super Speeder fee applies on a two-lane road when you are convicted of driving at what speed?Answer: 75 mph or more | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 22QuoteAny driver convicted of speeding 75 mph or more on a two-Jane road |
| 30 mph | Unless a sign says otherwise, what is the speed limit in a Georgia urban or residential district?Answer: 30 mph | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 22Quote30 miles per hour in any urban or re idential |
| 35 mph | What is Georgia's general speed limit on an unpaved county road?Answer: 35 mph | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 22Quote35 miles per hour on an unpaved county road; |
| 70 mph | Unless posted otherwise, what is the maximum speed on a rural interstate in Georgia?Answer: 70 mph | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 22Quote70 miles per hour on a rural interstate; |
| 65 mph | What is Georgia's general speed limit on an urban interstate or multi-lane divided highway?Answer: 65 mph | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 22Quote65 miles per hour on an urban interstate or |
| 10 mph | The Georgia TACT program for driving near commercial vehicles recommends how much space in car lengths?Answer: One car length for every 10 mph | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 46QuoteFor safety, one car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed is recommended; |
Distances & following gaps
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 200 feet | When passing on a two-lane road, you must be back in your lane before oncoming traffic comes within what distance?Answer: 200 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 19Quotebefore entering an intersection, and before oncoming traffic is within 200 feet of your vehicle |
| 100 feet | On a two-lane road, how close to a bridge, viaduct or tunnel may you pass another vehicle?Answer: No closer than 100 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 19QuoteWithin 100 feet of a railroad crossing; • Within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct or tunnel; |
| Three or four seconds | How much following distance does the Georgia manual recommend behind a motorcycle?Answer: Three or four seconds | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 44QuoteAllow more following distance -- three or four seconds - when following a motorcycle |
| 3 feet | What is the minimum space Georgia law requires when you pass a bicyclist?Answer: 3 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 44Quoteproceed around the bicycle with at least three feet between the vehicle and the bicycle at all times. |
| 200 feet | A fire truck is responding to a fire alarm ahead of you. How closely may you follow it?Answer: No closer than 200 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 25Quotemust not follow any fire fighting apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm, or other emergency vehicles, closer than 200 feet |
| 15 and 50 feet | Lights are flashing at a railroad crossing. Where must you stop?Answer: Between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 22QuoteYou must always stop within 50 feet, but not less than 15 feet, from the nearest rail |
| 300 feet | How far ahead of your left turn may you enter a center two-way left-turn lane in Georgia?Answer: No more than 300 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 38QuoteYou may enter this lane no more than 300 feet from the location of the left tum. |
| 150 to 700 feet | In Georgia, how far ahead of a school or school crossing are pentagon-shaped school signs placed?Answer: 150 to 700 feet ahead | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 29Quotethey will be erected not less than 150 feet nor more than 700 feet in advance of the school grounds or school crossing |
| 500 feet | A car is approaching from the opposite direction at night. Within what distance must you dim your high beams?Answer: 500 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 25QuoteYou are within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle so as not to blind the driver; |
Parking
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 15 feet | Except to briefly pick up or drop off passengers, how close to a fire hydrant may you park in Georgia?Answer: No closer than 15 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 21QuoteIn front of a public or private driveway; • Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; |
| 20 feet | Except to briefly pick up or drop off passengers, how close to a crosswalk at an intersection may you park?Answer: No closer than 20 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 21QuoteWithin 20 feet of a crosswallc at an intersection; |
| 30 feet | How close to a stop sign, yield sign or traffic signal may you park in Georgia?Answer: No closer than 30 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 21QuoteWithin 30 feet of a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal; |
| 75 feet | You want to park on the street across from a fire station driveway. How far from the spot opposite the driveway must you stay?Answer: 75 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 21QuoteWithin 75 feet of the spot across the street from a fire station driveway; |
| 50 feet | How close to a railroad crossing may you park in Georgia?Answer: No closer than 50 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 21QuoteWithin 75 feet of the spot across the street from a fire station driveway; • Within 50 feet of a railroad crossing; |
| 500 feet | A fire truck has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. How close to it may you park?Answer: No closer than 500 feet | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 25Quotepark any vehicle within 500 feet of any fire apparatus stopped in answer to a fire alarm |
Ages, permits & the test
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | Fee | dds.georgia.govQuoteThe $10 permit fee is paid before the test begins. If you fail any part of the test, you will not receive a refund. ... The permit fee must be paid again before every testing attempt |
| Age 15 | What is the youngest age at which you can apply for a Georgia Class C instructional permit (CP)?Answer: Age 15 | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 27QuoteUpon reaching age 15, or anytime thereafter, you may apply for a |
| aged 21 | You hold a Georgia Class C instructional permit. Who must be with you whenever you drive?Answer: A licensed Class C driver aged 21 or older | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 27Quoteaccompanied by a person at least 21 years of age who is licensed to drive a Class C vehicle |
| One year · one day | How long must you hold your instructional permit before you can apply for a Georgia Class D provisional license?Answer: One year and one day | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 28Quoteafter having hdd a valid instructional perit for one year and one day |
| 40 hours | Besides driver education, how much supervised driving must a 16- or 17-year-old complete before getting a Class D license?Answer: At least 40 hours, including 6 at night | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 6Quoteplus evidence of at least forty (40) hours of supervised driving, six of which must be at night |
| 7 days | You fail the Road Signs part of the knowledge exam for the second time. How long must you wait to retake it?Answer: 7 days | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 14Quote2nd or Subsequent Failure: You must wait 7 days before retaking the portion you have failed. |
| Six months | An 18-year-old is convicted of reckless driving for the first time. How long is the license suspended?Answer: Six months | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 28Quoteshall be SUSPENDED for a period of six months for a first conviction, or for a period of twelve months for a second |
| 8 years | Under what age must a child ride in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for their height and weight?Answer: Under 8 years old | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 25QuoteEvery driver transporting a child who is under eight years of age |
Time limits & deadlines
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | CrashesNotify the nearest law enforcement agency immediately for injury, death, or property damage over $500 | dds.georgia.govQuoteNotify the nearest law enforcement agency immediately if anyone is injured or killed, or if property damage exceeds $500.00; |
Seat belts, lights & equipment
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| under 18 | Seat beltsAll occupants under 18 in any seat | dds.georgia.govQuoteAll occupants of any passenger vehicle must utilize a seat safety belt if they are under the age of 18. |
| half hour · half hour | When does Georgia law require you to use your headlights?Answer: From a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and in rain | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 25QuoteYou must use your headlights between one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise; at any time when it is raining |
| under 18 | Who must wear a seat belt under Georgia law?Answer: Everyone in front, plus every passenger under 18 | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 25QuoteAll occupants of any passenger vehicle must utilize a seat safety belt if they are under the age of 18. |
Other numbers
| Number | What it’s about | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 3 times | Compared with a car, how much distance does a fully loaded tractor-trailer need to stop from 55 mph?Answer: About 3 times as much | Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, page 45QuoteA fully loaded tractor-trailer, traveling 55 mph, needs 3 times the distance a carneeds to stop |
Memory tips
How to study them (our advice, not official rules):
- Learn the number with its unit and its place. “15 feet from a hydrant” sticks; “15” on its own gets mixed up with 15 mph.
- Say the answer before you look. Recalling the number yourself is harder than spotting it among four options, and it is what makes it stick.
- Come back to the ones you miss. The quiz above brings missed questions back more often. Short rounds over several days beat one long session.
Questions about the numbers
What numbers do I need to know for the Georgia permit test?
Mostly distances (how close you may park to a hydrant or crosswalk, when to signal, when to dim your high beams), speed limits, blood-alcohol limits, and the ages, hours and deadlines for your permit and license. This page lists 64 of them for Georgia, each with its source.
Why focus on numbers?
A California DMV study of its own knowledge test found that many of the hardest questions “are numerical and have correct answers that must be learned by rote memorization.” Numbers are easy to mix up under pressure, so they are worth drilling on their own.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each one is quoted from the Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024, Georgia statutes or DDS pages. Our build checks that every number on this page appears word for word in the quote it cites.
Is the numbers drill free?
Yes. The table and the numbers quiz are free and unlimited, and so are the first 20 flashcards.
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