Georgia permit test: highways, work zones and passing
Passing and being passed, the Move Over law, keeping right, work zones, expressways and express lanes. 16 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Sample highways, work zones and passing questions
1. After passing a car on a two-lane road, how can you tell it is safe to return to the right lane?
- A. As soon as your front bumper is past the car
- B. When you are side by side with the car
- C. When you can see the car you passed in your rear-view mirror
- D. When you hear the other driver slow down
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C. When you can see the car you passed in your rear-view mirror
Do not move back to the right lane until you are safely clear of the car you passed, which is when you can see it in your rear-view mirror.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 (2023-2024), page 19
2. You are merging onto an expressway from the acceleration lane. A solid white line separates you from the travel lane. What must you do?
- A. Stay in the acceleration lane until the solid white line ends
- B. Stop at the start of the line and wait
- C. Cross the line as soon as there is a gap
- D. Drive on the shoulder to get ahead of traffic
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A. Stay in the acceleration lane until the solid white line ends
The area between the acceleration lane and travel lane marked by solid white lines is the gore. Drivers may not cross it and must stay in the acceleration lane until the solid line disappears.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 (2023-2024), page 41
3. Under Georgia's "Slow Poke" law, you are in the left passing lane and faster traffic comes up behind you. When may you stay in that lane?
- A. When you must use that lane to turn left or exit
- B. When you are already driving at the speed limit
- C. When you plan to pass another car a few miles ahead
- D. When you have been in the lane for less than a mile
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A. When you must use that lane to turn left or exit
Slower drivers must move out of the passing lane for faster traffic no matter how fast they are going. One exception is when you must use that lane to exit or turn left.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 (2023-2024), page 21
4. The car ahead of you on a two-lane street is stopped, waiting to turn left. There is enough paved width beside it. May you pass on the right?
- A. Yes, even if you must drive on the unpaved shoulder
- B. Yes, as long as there is enough room for both vehicles
- C. No, passing on the right is never allowed
- D. Only on a highway with four or more lanes
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B. Yes, as long as there is enough room for both vehicles
You may pass on the right of a vehicle that is making or about to make a left turn if there is enough room for both vehicles. Passing on the shoulder is never allowed.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 (2023-2024), page 20