Minnesota permit test: vehicle equipment, insurance and loads
Required equipment, lights, mirrors, tires, windows, insurance and trailer and load rules. 17 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key vehicle equipment, insurance and loads rulesShow the rules
- Cars and trucks need at least two separate ways to brake, such as the foot brake and the parking or emergency brake. (p. 25)
- High beams must make objects on the road visible at least 350 feet ahead of the vehicle. (p. 26)
- Pickup trucks, which often haul loads that block the rear view, must have an extra side mirror. (p. 26)
- Besides sunset to sunrise, headlights are required whenever weather keeps you from seeing the road at least 500 feet ahead. (p. 26)
- A tire is illegal once its tread is less than one-sixteenth of an inch deep; the penny test helps you check. (p. 27)
- Owners must carry no-fault and liability insurance and keep valid proof of it in the vehicle at all times. (p. 43)
- When pulling a camper or trailer, keep at least 500 feet of following distance from other vehicles. (p. 82)
- A load must not extend more than three feet in front of the front wheels or bumper. (p. 82)
- Any trailer with a gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds or more must have brakes. (p. 83)
- A safety chain must be permanently attached to the trailer and fastened to the towing vehicle. (p. 83)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample vehicle equipment, insurance and loads questions
1.Where does the manual say you must not hang objects, such as air fresheners?
- ABetween you and the windshield
- BOn the back of a seat
- CFrom the rear window
- DFrom the trunk lid
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✓ A. Between you and the windshield
Your view must be clear: do not hang objects between the driver and the windshield.
2.What is the most people the law allows in the front seat while you drive?
- AFive
- BThree
- CTwo
- DFour
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✓ B. Three
It is illegal to drive with more than three people in the front seat because they block your view or your control of the vehicle.
3.Your high beam headlights must light up objects on the road at least how far ahead?
- A1,000 feet
- B350 feet
- C100 feet
- D500 feet
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✓ B. 350 feet
High beams must make objects on the road visible at least 350 feet ahead of the vehicle.
4.Which of these vehicles is allowed to use blue lights in Minnesota?
- AA snowplow
- BA rural mail carrier
- CA school bus
- DA tow truck
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✓ A. A snowplow
Blue lights are limited to snowplows, road maintenance equipment and authorized emergency vehicles.