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Pennsylvania Permit Test: Speed Limits Practice Questions
Posted and default limits, school zones and the basic speed law.
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Question 1
What is the maximum speed limit in Pennsylvania?
75 mph
55 mph
70 mph
65 mph
Correct answer: 70 mph
The maximum speed limit in Pennsylvania is 70 mph.
Source: Chapter 3 β Everyday Driving Skills: Managing Speed
Question 2
What does a posted speed limit represent?
The maximum safe speed under ideal conditions
The speed every driver must keep, in any weather
The speed you must always drive
The minimum speed allowed
Correct answer: The maximum safe speed under ideal conditions
Posted limits show the maximum safe speed in ideal road, traffic and weather conditions; you can be ticketed for driving too fast for conditions.
Source: Chapter 3 β Everyday Driving Skills: Managing Speed
Question 3
What is the No. 1 reason 16- and 17-year-old drivers are involved in crashes?
Driving too fast for conditions
Drunk driving
Running red lights at busy city intersections
Mechanical failure
Correct answer: Driving too fast for conditions
"Driving too fast for conditions" is the top reason for crashes among 16- and 17-year-olds.
Source: Chapter 3 β Everyday Driving Skills: Managing Speed
Question 4
Low-beam headlights light about 250 feet ahead. To avoid overdriving them on a dark road, what is the top speed the manual recommends?
55 mph
35 mph
65 mph
45 mph
Correct answer: 45 mph
It takes more than 250 feet to stop at 55 mph, so on a dark road you should not go faster than 45 mph.
Source: Chapter 3 β Managing Speed: Driving at Night
Question 5
On wet roads, how much should you reduce your speed and what following distance should you use?
Keep your speed, 4 seconds
Half speed, 10 seconds
5 to 10 mph slower, with 5 to 6 seconds
20 mph slower, 2 seconds
Correct answer: 5 to 10 mph slower, with 5 to 6 seconds
Reduce speed by 5 to 10 mph on wet roads and increase following distance to five or six seconds.
Source: Chapter 3 β Managing Speed: Road and Visibility Conditions
Question 6
On packed snow, how much should you reduce your speed?
By 5 mph
By half
By 10 mph
Not at all with snow tires
Correct answer: By half
On packed snow cut your speed in half; on ice slow to a crawl and leave about 10 times the normal space.
Source: Chapter 3 β Managing Speed: Road and Visibility Conditions
Question 7
Hydroplaning can begin at speeds as low as:
15 mph
35 mph
55 mph
65 mph
Correct answer: 35 mph
You can hydroplane at speeds as low as 35 mph when water is only 1/10 inch deep, and worn tires make it worse.
Source: Chapter 3 β Managing Speed: Road and Visibility Conditions
Question 8
Driving in a pack of highway traffic with no space cushion, what does the manual suggest?
Slow by 2 or 3 mph to let traffic clear around you
Turn on your flashers
Change lanes repeatedly until you find an open gap
Speed up to get ahead of everyone
Correct answer: Slow by 2 or 3 mph to let traffic clear around you
Reducing speed by just 2 or 3 mph will let traffic around you clear out so you are no longer boxed in.
Source: Chapter 3 β Managing Speed: Traffic Flow and Communicating
Question 9
If you must drive below 40 mph on a limited-access highway, what should you do?
Honk periodically
Use your hazard flashers
Keep your high beams on
Drive on the paved shoulder until you reach the next exit
Correct answer: Use your hazard flashers
If you must go under 40 mph on a limited-access highway, use your four-way flashers to warn drivers behind you.
Source: Chapter 3 β Managing Speed: Traffic Flow and Communicating
Question 10
How fast may an open-bed pickup be driven when someone is riding in the bed?
No more than 35 mph
No more than 25 mph
The posted limit
No more than 45 mph
Correct answer: No more than 35 mph
An open-bed truck with a person in the bed may not exceed 35 mph, and children under 18 may not ride there except in listed cases.
Source: Chapter 3 β Horse-Drawn Vehicles, Open-Bed Trucks, Snow Plows
Question 11
When should you slow down for a curve?
At the sharpest point
Only if it is wet
As you exit
Before you enter it
Correct answer: Before you enter it
To keep control on curves you must slow down before entering the curve.
Source: Chapter 3 β Negotiating Curves
Question 12
Where should you position your vehicle on a right-bending curve?
Close to the center line, to give the shoulder room
On the shoulder
Slightly right of the lane center
Exactly in the center
Correct answer: Slightly right of the lane center
Keep slightly right of the lane center on right curves and in the middle of the lane on left curves.
Source: Chapter 3 β Negotiating Curves
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