New York permit test: expressways, passing and school buses
Passing on the left and right, being passed, school buses, the Move Over law and expressway driving. 7 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Sample expressways, passing and school buses questions
1. You realize you have entered an expressway heading the wrong direction from where you meant to go. What should you do?
- A. Cross the median at the first safe gap
- B. Back up along the shoulder to the entrance ramp
- C. Stop on the shoulder and wait for help
- D. Stay on the expressway until the next exit
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D. Stay on the expressway until the next exit
If you enter an expressway going the wrong way or at the wrong exit, stay on it until the next exit, then find your way. Backing up on a ramp or crossing a median is dangerous.
Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 62
2. You are on a divided highway. A school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the opposite side of the median. What must you do?
- A. Keep going, because the median separates you from the bus
- B. Stop until the bus moves or you are signaled to go
- C. Slow down and pass with caution
- D. Stop only if children are crossing toward your side
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B. Stop until the bus moves or you are signaled to go
In New York, you must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights even when it is on the opposite side of a divided highway. This rule applies on all roads in the state.
Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 40
3. A stopped school bus is flashing its red lights. How far from the bus should you stop?
- A. At least 20 feet
- B. At least 50 feet
- C. At least 15 feet
- D. At least 10 feet
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A. At least 20 feet
When a stopped school bus flashes its red lights, traffic from either direction must stop before reaching it. Stop at least 20 feet away from the bus.
Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 40
4. After passing a vehicle on the left, what should you be able to see in your interior rear-view mirror before returning to the right lane?
- A. The rear bumper of the vehicle you passed
- B. Only the road behind, with no vehicles in view
- C. The driver's face in the vehicle you passed
- D. The front bumper of the vehicle you passed
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D. The front bumper of the vehicle you passed
Signal, then check your interior mirror: when you can see the front bumper of the vehicle you passed, and a quick look over your right shoulder shows space, you may return to the right lane.
Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 39