South Carolina Permit Practice Test 4
26 questions written from the South Carolina Driver's License Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
A pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog starts to cross in front of you. What must you do?
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About this test
These questions were written from the South Carolina Driver's License Manual. 11 of the 21 South Carolina questions in this test cover rules that are specific to South Carolina 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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A pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog starts to cross in front of you. What must you do?
- A Keep going if you have a green light
- B Tap your horn so they know you are there
- C Come to a complete stop
- D Slow down and steer around them
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C. Come to a complete stop
You must always yield to people who are visually impaired. When a pedestrian is guided by a dog or carries a white cane, come to a complete stop and wait until they have crossed.
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At a four-way stop, you and a car on your left arrive at the same moment. Who should go first?
- A The other driver, because they are on your left
- B Neither; both wait for a third car to go
- C Whichever driver honks first
- D You should, because you are on the other driver's right
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D. You should, because you are on the other driver's right
When two drivers reach a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. Here, you are on the other car's right, so you go first, but still make sure they are actually yielding.
You are already in the intersection when the light turns yellow. What should you do?
- A Back up behind the stop line
- B Stop right where you are and wait for green
- C Clear the intersection as quickly as possible
- D Speed through to beat the red light
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C. Clear the intersection as quickly as possible
A steady yellow warns that the light is about to turn red, so you should stop if you have not entered yet. If you are already in the intersection, clear it as quickly as possible.
You hold a beginner's permit and want to practice at 3 p.m. Who must be with you?
- A Any licensed driver age 18 or older, sitting anywhere in the vehicle with you
- B A parent or legal guardian only, even if that adult does not hold a driver's license
- C A licensed driver age 21 or older with one year of experience, in the front seat
- D A licensed driver age 21 or older in any seat, with no experience requirement
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C. A licensed driver age 21 or older with one year of experience, in the front seat
From 6 a.m. to midnight, a permit holder may drive only with a licensed driver who is at least 21, has at least one year of driving experience and sits in the front seat. Sitting up front lets the supervisor coach you and react quickly.
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You are on a four-lane highway with two lanes each way. A school bus stopped with its red lights flashing is in the lanes going the other way. What must you do?
- A Stop until the bus turns off its lights
- B Pull onto the shoulder until the bus leaves
- C Stop only if the road has no median
- D You do not have to stop, but drive carefully
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D. You do not have to stop, but drive carefully
You do not have to stop when meeting a stopped school bus from the opposite direction on a multi-lane highway, which South Carolina defines as four lanes with at least two in each direction. Drivers behind the bus must still stop.