Delaware DMV Permit Practice Test 3
Test 3 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 26 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Delaware test.
- Questions32
- Correct to pass26
- Passing score81%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. Delaware requires personal injury protection coverage with what minimum limits?
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Answer A: 15,000 dollars per person and 30,000 dollars per accident
Delaware policies must pay medical expenses and lost wages up to at least 15,000 dollars for one person and 30,000 dollars for all persons injured in one accident.
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2. How long is the suspension for a Delaware conviction of driving 50 miles per hour over the limit or at 100 miles per hour or more?
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Answer D: 1 year
Such a conviction brings a one year suspension, and no occupational license is available during the first three months of it.
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3. Apart from work zones, a Delaware speed camera may be used in a residence district in which county?
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Answer C: New Castle
The statute allows electronic speed monitoring in a work zone, and in a residence district only in New Castle County or in a municipality.
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4. Enhanced reference location markers differ from ordinary mileposts in that they
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Answer B: carry the route number and a mileage figure to the tenth of a mile
An enhanced reference location marker adds the route designation and carries the mileage to a tenth, so the point named is far more precise than a plain milepost.
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5. How many hours of driving practice must a Delaware permit holder complete, and how many of those must be at night?
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Answer D: 50 hours total, 10 of them at night
Delaware requires 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
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6. Rain is heavy enough that you have your windshield wipers running. What else should you switch on?
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Answer A: Your headlights, so you can see and others can see you
Rain heavy enough to need wipers also cuts how far away you can be seen, so the headlights belong on. Many states write this into law as a wipers on, lights on rule.
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7. How many separate traffic regulations must a Delaware driver violate in continuous conduct to be charged with aggressive driving?
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Answer B: 3
Aggressive driving means continuous conduct that violates three or more of the listed traffic regulations, such as signals, lane control, following distance and right of way.
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8. Smoke from a nearby fire is drifting across the highway. What should you do?
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Answer C: Slow down, use low beams, and close the windows and vents
Smoke cuts visibility like fog and can make your eyes water. Low beams, a much lower speed and closed vents protect both your view and the air in the car.
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9. Why is parking next to a fire hydrant or in a marked fire lane prohibited?
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Answer D: It would delay firefighters who need immediate access to the hydrant or the building
Fire hydrants and fire lanes must remain clear at all times so emergency crews can connect hoses and reach a building without delay.
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10. A stop line is painted across the pavement at this sign. Where must the vehicle come to rest?
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Answer A: Behind the stop line, with no part of the vehicle across it
The vehicle must halt behind the stop line; where no line is painted the driver stops before the crosswalk, and where there is neither, before entering the intersection.
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11. For an alert driver, about how long is the reaction time once a hazard has been recognized?
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Answer A: About three quarters of a second
Reaction alone takes roughly three quarters of a second for an alert driver, and perception takes about as long again, so a second and a half of travel is added before the brakes bite.
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12. What fine does Delaware set for a first offense of operating a required vehicle without insurance?
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Answer D: 1,500 to 2,000 dollars
A first uninsured driving offense carries a fine of not less than 1,500 dollars and not more than 2,000 dollars.
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13. How long is the revocation for a first Delaware DUI where the alcohol concentration was 0.20 or more?
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Answer C: 24 months
An alcohol concentration of 0.20 or more, or a refusal of the chemical test, raises the first offense revocation to twenty-four months.
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14. You come upon a person riding a horse on the roadway ahead of you. What is the correct way to pass?
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Answer A: Slow down, give plenty of room and do not use the horn
Horses startle easily, and a frightened horse can throw its rider into your path. Pass slowly and wide, and avoid any sudden noise.
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15. Which of these is part of preparing a vehicle for winter driving?
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Answer A: Fitting good tires and using washer fluid that will not freeze
Winter readiness means tread, battery, wipers, antifreeze and washer fluid rated for the cold, plus a reasonable amount of fuel in the tank.
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16. When is a driver or rider most likely to need hand and arm signals instead of the vehicle turn signal lamps?
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Answer D: When the lamps have failed or cannot be seen because of glare or a load
Hand and arm signals replace or reinforce the lamps whenever the lamps do not work or cannot be seen clearly by other road users.
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17. Your vehicle has a backup camera. What is the right way to use it?
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Answer C: Use it as an aid, but still turn and look behind you
A camera has a limited field of view and can be dirty or wet, so it supplements looking over your shoulder and using the mirrors rather than replacing them.
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18. What is the minimum bodily injury liability coverage per person required for a Delaware vehicle?
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Answer C: 25,000 dollars
Delaware's financial responsibility law requires at least 25,000 dollars for bodily injury or death of one person in one accident.
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19. A large X with the letters R and R beside it is painted across your lane. What does it mean?
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Answer A: A railroad crossing lies a short distance ahead
The pavement marking repeats the advance warning for a grade crossing, and it is used on paved approaches where speeds are high or where gates are installed.
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20. You realize you have turned the wrong way onto a one-way street. What should you do?
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Answer A: Pull to the right, stop, and back into the street you came from when clear
Get out of the traffic stream first: pull right and stop, then back out into the street you came from once you can see it is safe.
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21. During the reversing part of a three-point turn, where should you be looking?
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Answer C: Over your shoulder through the rear window, glancing both ways
You look through the rear window in the direction the car is moving, checking both ways for traffic and people, because mirrors and cameras leave blind areas.
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22. A sign reads MINIMUM SPEED 40. What does it require of a driver?
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Answer C: Not to drive below that speed when conditions allow
A minimum speed limit keeps unnecessarily slow vehicles from obstructing traffic, but it never overrides the duty to slow down for weather or congestion.
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23. A driver moves into the space you were keeping ahead of you. What should you do?
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Answer D: Ease off and rebuild the gap in front of you
Losing a following gap is common in traffic; the answer is simply to drop back and recreate it rather than drive too close.
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24. How early may a Delaware driver license be renewed before the expiration date?
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Answer C: 180 days
The Division of Motor Vehicles opens the renewal window 180 days before the license expires; the commercial license window opens only 30 days ahead.
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25. What is the safest way to pass a bicyclist on a road with two lanes going your way?
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Answer D: Change lanes completely, as you would for a car
A bicycle is entitled to the room a vehicle needs, and moving into the next lane gives the rider space to swerve around a drain or a pothole.
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26. Besides a fine, what alternative may a Delaware court impose for a move over violation?
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Answer D: An equivalent amount of community service
The statute lets the court order community service equivalent to the fine instead of the money penalty.
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27. A turn restriction sign at the corner shows a range of times below the symbol. What does that mean?
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Answer A: The turn is banned only during the hours shown on the sign
Times posted under a regulatory symbol set the period during which the restriction applies; outside those hours the movement is permitted.
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28. Your power steering fails while you are driving. What happens and what should you do?
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Answer B: Steering becomes much harder but still works, so slow down and pull off the road
Without power assistance the steering still works, but it takes much more effort, especially at low speed. Keep both hands on the wheel and get off the road.
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29. You are driving on an open highway in a strong crosswind. What is the safest adjustment?
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Answer A: Reduce speed and keep a firm grip, expecting gusts on bridges and beside large vehicles
Gusts hit hardest in open gaps, on bridges and when passing high-sided vehicles, so a lower speed and a firm grip let you correct before you are pushed out of your lane.
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30. When may a driver of a motor vehicle use a marked bicycle lane?
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Answer C: Only to cross it when turning or entering the road where the markings allow
A bike lane is a lane for cyclists. Motor vehicles may only cross it to enter or leave the road or to make a turn where the markings permit.
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31. What must a Delaware owner have before a vehicle registration can be issued or renewed?
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Answer C: An insurance policy meeting the state minimum requirements
No registration is issued or renewed unless the vehicle is covered by an insurance policy meeting the statutory requirements.
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32. A freeway sign reads BUSES ONLY ON SHOULDER 6 AM TO 9 AM. Who may drive on the shoulder then?
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Answer A: Only the vehicles named on the sign, during the hours shown
Shoulder running is granted by the sign to the class of vehicle and the hours the sign names, and it does not turn the shoulder into a general travel lane.