New Jersey Permit Practice Test 1
26 questions written from the New Jersey Driver Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
What is the youngest age at which a New Jersey resident can get a special learner permit?
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About this test
These questions were written from the New Jersey Driver Manual (Revised 09/26). 11 of the 21 New Jersey questions in this test cover rules that are specific to New Jersey 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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What is the youngest age at which a New Jersey resident can get a special learner permit?
- A 15, if a parent or guardian signs the consent form
- B 17, the same age as the examination permit
- C 16, with only a parent's signature and no course
- D 16, with enrollment in a behind-the-wheel course
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D. 16, with enrollment in a behind-the-wheel course
New Jersey's 'Early Bird Road' lets a 16-year-old get a special learner permit, but only while enrolled in an approved behind-the-wheel course and with parent or guardian consent. The instructor buys the permit.
Your right wheels drift off the pavement onto the shoulder. What should you do?
- A Jerk the wheel back onto the road right away
- B Brake hard while still on the shoulder
- C Ease off the gas, slow to 25 mph or less, then steer back gently
- D Speed up to climb back onto the road
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C. Ease off the gas, slow to 25 mph or less, then steer back gently
Stay on the shoulder and ease off the gas. Once you have slowed to 25 mph or less, turn the wheel about a quarter turn toward the road to climb back on.
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The center of a two-lane road has two solid yellow lines. What does this mean?
- A Passing is allowed with caution
- B No passing is allowed in either direction
- C Passing is allowed only during daylight
- D Only the driver nearer the line may pass
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B. No passing is allowed in either direction
When both center lines are solid, no passing is allowed. When one line is broken, only drivers on the broken-line side may pass.
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You are using an acceleration lane to enter a New Jersey highway. What should you avoid?
- A Coming to a complete stop in the acceleration lane
- B Using your turn signal
- C Speeding up to match traffic flow
- D Yielding to traffic already on the highway
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A. Coming to a complete stop in the acceleration lane
The acceleration lane is for speeding up to the flow of traffic. Avoid stopping in it, yield to traffic on the main road and merge into the right lane when it is safe.
An adult rides unbuckled in the back seat of a New Jersey car. When can they get a ticket for it?
- A Any time an officer sees them, as a primary offense
- B Never, since back-seat belts are optional
- C Only if the car is stopped for some other reason
- D Only if the driver is under 21
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C. Only if the car is stopped for some other reason
Seat belt violations by the driver, front-seat passengers and anyone under 18 are primary offenses. Unbuckled back-seat adults can be ticketed only when the car is stopped for another reason.