Wisconsin permit test: lanes, passing & merging
Lane choice, changing lanes, blind spots, passing rules and merging. 4 questions.
After passing a car, when is it safe to return to your lane?
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Sample lanes, passing & merging questions
After passing a car, when is it safe to return to your lane?
- A After you count two seconds from passing it
- B As soon as your rear bumper has cleared its front bumper by a few feet
- C When you can see both of its headlights in your rearview mirror
- D When the other driver flashes their headlights
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C. When you can see both of its headlights in your rearview mirror
Once both headlights of the car you passed appear in your rearview mirror, there is enough room to return. Signal and move back into the driving lane.
When does the handbook allow you to use a paved shoulder to go around another vehicle?
- A Any time traffic in the left lane is slow
- B Whenever the shoulder is wide enough for your car
- C Only if it is stopped or making a left turn
- D Only on highways with a 55 mph or higher limit
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C. Only if it is stopped or making a left turn
You may use a paved shoulder to go around a vehicle only if it is stopped or turning left. Passing on the right is risky because that driver may not see you.
Before moving into the lane to your left, what should you check in addition to your mirrors?
- A Over your left shoulder for your blind spot
- B Only the rearview mirror
- C Over your right shoulder
- D The view on your dashboard backup camera screen
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A. Over your left shoulder for your blind spot
Blind spots are areas you cannot see in your mirrors. Signal, then look over the shoulder on the side you are moving to; for a left lane change, check over your left shoulder.
You are behind three slow vehicles on a two-lane road. What does the handbook advise?
- A Pass all three at once to save time
- B Stay in the passing lane until all are behind you
- C Pass only one vehicle at a time
- D Pass on the right if the shoulder is paved
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C. Pass only one vehicle at a time
There may not be enough time or room to pass several vehicles at once. Pass one at a time on the left and do not stay in the passing lane.