Rhode Island Permit Practice Test 1

26 questions written from the Rhode Island Driver's Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.

Question 1 of 26
Permits & licensingRhode Island rule

You are 16 and live in Rhode Island. Besides the knowledge exam, what must you complete before you can get a Limited Learner Permit?

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About this test

These questions were written from the Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024). 16 of the 21 Rhode Island questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Rhode Island 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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  1. You are 16 and live in Rhode Island. Besides the knowledge exam, what must you complete before you can get a Limited Learner Permit?

    • A A 33-hour classroom driver education course
    • B 50 hours of supervised driving practice
    • C A 6-hour online defensive driving course approved by the DMV
    • D A road skills test with a DMV examiner
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    A. A 33-hour classroom driver education course

    Applicants aged 16 to 18 must pass an accredited 33-hour classroom driver education course and the computerized knowledge exam before the DMV issues a Limited Learner Permit. Drivers 18 and older skip the course but still take the exam.

    Source: Rhode Island Driver's Manual, page 10

  2. After a crash in which no one is hurt, when must a Rhode Island driver send a written crash report to the Division of Motor Vehicles?

    • A Only when a car is damaged beyond repair
    • B When property damage is over $1,000
    • C When property damage is over $2,500
    • D Only if the other driver asks for one
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    B. When property damage is over $1,000

    A written report must go to the DMV within 21 days when anyone is hurt or killed, or when any one person's property damage is over $1,000. Separately, you must notify the police at once if anyone is hurt or a vehicle is disabled.

    Source: Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles website

  3. How should you treat a flashing red traffic light?

    • A Like a yield sign
    • B Like a stop sign
    • C Like a steady green light
    • D As a signal that is broken and can be ignored
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    B. Like a stop sign

    A flashing red signal means make a full stop and yield to traffic on your right and left, just as at a stop sign. Go only when it is safe.

    Source: Rhode Island Driver's Manual, page 42

  4. Your car stalls on the tracks and a train is coming. After everyone gets out, which way should you run?

    • A Away from the tracks, in the same direction the train is moving
    • B Along the tracks, as fast as possible
    • C Away from the tracks, toward the direction the train is coming from
    • D Stay near the car to warn the train
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    C. Away from the tracks, toward the direction the train is coming from

    Get everyone out and run far from the tracks, in the opposite direction from the way the train is moving. The debris from the crash will fly forward in the train's direction of travel.

    Source: Rhode Island Driver's Manual, page 45

  5. How far must you park from a crosswalk at an intersection?

    • A At least 8 feet
    • B At least 30 feet
    • C At least 20 feet
    • D At least 50 feet
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    C. At least 20 feet

    Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. Parked cars that close block drivers' view of people stepping into the crosswalk.

    Source: Rhode Island Driver's Manual, page 33