Massachusetts Permit Practice Test 5
25 questions written from the Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Under Massachusetts' Vulnerable Road Users law, how much room must you leave when passing a bicyclist or pedestrian?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles) (Revised April 2026). 15 of the 20 Massachusetts questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Massachusetts or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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Under Massachusetts' Vulnerable Road Users law, how much room must you leave when passing a bicyclist or pedestrian?
- A At least 2 feet
- B At least 4 feet
- C At least 6 feet
- D At least 3 feet
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B. At least 4 feet
When passing a vulnerable road user, such as a pedestrian, bicyclist, roadside worker or wheelchair user, you must leave at least four feet. If safe, you may use part of the next lane or cross the center line to do so.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), page 57
You must file a written crash report if anyone is killed or injured, or if damage to any one vehicle or other property is more than what amount?
- A $500
- B $5,000
- C $2,500
- D $1,000
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D. $1,000
Under M.G.L. c.90 s.26, you must report in writing to the RMV, with a copy to the local police, within five days of any crash that kills or injures someone or causes more than $1,000 damage to any one vehicle or other property. Telling your insurance company is not enough.
Source: Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (MassDOT) website
It starts to rain in the daytime and you turn on your windshield wipers. What does Massachusetts law also require?
- A Nothing, if your daytime running lights are on
- B Turning on your high beams
- C Turning on your hazard lights
- D Turning on your headlights and taillights
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D. Turning on your headlights and taillights
Massachusetts law requires headlights and taillights whenever your windshield wipers are on. Daytime running lights do not count, because they often leave the taillights dark.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), page 55
Under Massachusetts' zero-tolerance law, a driver under 21 faces penalties at what BAC?
- A 0.02 or higher
- B 0.08 or higher
- C 0.05 or higher
- D 0.04 or higher
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A. 0.02 or higher
Massachusetts has a zero-tolerance law: any driver under 21 with a BAC of 0.02 or higher faces penalties, including license loss. A single drink can raise BAC by about 0.02.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), page 81
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On a two-lane road, a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line run side by side. The solid line is on your side. What does that mean?
- A You may pass when the road ahead is clear
- B You may pass only during daylight
- C You may pass vehicles going under the limit
- D You may not cross the lines to pass
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D. You may not cross the lines to pass
When the solid yellow line is closer to you, you may not cross to pass. Drivers on the side with the broken line may pass when it is safe.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), page 98