Missouri DOR 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 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Missouri test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. After a Missouri officer takes a license for a BAC of .08 percent or more, when does the suspension begin?
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Answer B: 15 days after the notice is issued
The officer's notice can act as a 15-day driving permit, and the suspension or revocation begins 15 days later unless a hearing is requested.
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2. What is the safest way to handle an unrestrained pet or a child who needs attention while you are driving?
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Answer D: Secure pets before the trip and pull over safely before attending to a child
A loose animal or an urgent situation in the back seat can capture a driver's attention completely, so restrain pets beforehand and stop in a safe place when someone needs help.
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3. Why is parking too close to a street corner prohibited?
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Answer D: Because it hides approaching traffic and pedestrians
A vehicle parked at a corner blocks the view that both drivers and pedestrians need before entering the intersection.
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4. Two Missouri insurance suspensions occur within two years of each other. What follows?
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Answer A: A 90-day suspension and a $200 fee
A second Missouri insurance suspension within two years brings a 90-day suspension, a $200 fee and a three-year insurance filing.
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5. The driver ahead of you is straddling the lane line and is not signaling. How should you respond?
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Answer B: Stay back until you can see which lane that driver will take
A vehicle astride the line could move either way, so the only safe place is behind it where both possibilities are still covered.
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6. You make eye contact with a driver waiting to pull out of a side street. What should you assume?
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Answer D: The driver may still not have seen you, so stay ready to slow or stop
Drivers can look directly at you and still not register your vehicle, especially a small one. Eye contact helps, but never rely on it.
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7. Which of these is true of the roadway a driver is being sent onto here?
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Answer D: Its own signs, signals and speed limits govern for the whole way around
The alternate route is an ordinary public road, so every control posted on it governs as usual; being sent that way grants no extra priority and no relief from the limits in force there.
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8. You arrive at an intersection where the traffic signal is completely dark because of a power failure. How should you proceed?
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Answer C: Treat the intersection as an all-way stop
When a signal shows no indication at all, drivers on every approach must stop and then take turns, exactly as at an all-way stop.
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9. Under normal conditions, what is the slowest a driver may legally travel on a Missouri interstate highway?
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Answer B: 40 mph
Missouri posts a 40 mph minimum on interstate highways, and a driver who cannot maintain it should use another route.
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10. May you park in front of a public or private driveway?
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Answer A: No, blocking a driveway is prohibited even for a short time
Parking in front of a driveway blocks the property owner from entering or leaving, and the prohibition does not depend on how long you stay.
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11. On a Missouri roadway with at least four lanes and two lanes going your way, what does the Move Over law require as you approach a stationary emergency vehicle with lights flashing?
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Answer A: Change into a lane that is not adjacent to the stationary vehicle when possible
Missouri requires a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the stationary vehicle where the road has at least four lanes; if changing lanes would be unsafe, the driver must slow to a safe speed instead.
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12. Rain is falling and the outside temperature reads close to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Why is that dangerous?
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Answer A: The rain can freeze on contact and glaze the road with ice
Near freezing, rain landing on cold pavement can turn to a glaze of ice almost at once, so a road that looks merely wet may have no grip at all.
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13. Lights set into the pavement along both edges of a crosswalk start to flash yellow as you approach. What do they tell you?
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Answer D: Someone is crossing and has to be given way
In-roadway warning lights flash only when a pedestrian activates the crossing, so a flashing pattern means somebody is in or entering the crosswalk.
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14. How long is a Missouri instruction permit valid, and what does renewing it involve?
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Answer B: Up to 12 months, renewable without retaking the written test
The Missouri instruction permit is issued for up to 12 months and may be renewed as many times as needed without taking the written test again.
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15. Besides liability coverage, what else does Missouri law require a motor vehicle policy to include?
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Answer A: Uninsured motorist coverage of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per crash
Missouri law also requires uninsured motorist coverage of $25,000 for bodily injury per person and $50,000 per crash.
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16. What licensing consequence follows a third Missouri conviction for driving while intoxicated?
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Answer D: A ten-year license denial
A third or subsequent DWI or BAC conviction in Missouri results in a ten-year license denial.
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17. Why does a heavier vehicle need more room to stop than a light one from the same speed?
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Answer B: Because there is more mass in motion for the tires to slow down
More mass means more energy at the same speed, and the brakes and tires need more distance to get rid of it.
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18. How is a Missouri speeding violation classified when the driver exceeds the posted limit by 20 mph or more?
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Answer C: A class B misdemeanor
Ordinary speeding is a class C misdemeanor in Missouri, but exceeding the posted limit by 20 mph or more raises the offense to a class B misdemeanor.
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19. Under Missouri's Abuse and Lose law, how long may a driver under 21 lose the license for an alcohol-related traffic offense?
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Answer C: 90 days
The Abuse and Lose law allows the license of a driver under 21 to be taken away for 90 days for any intoxication-related traffic offense or for possessing or using alcohol or drugs while driving.
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20. The trapezoid sign shape is associated with
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Answer C: recreational and cultural interest area signing
The trapezoid is used for recreational and cultural interest area guide signs and for national forest route markers.
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21. What happens to a Missouri driving privilege on a second alcohol offense committed within five years of the first?
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Answer D: A five-year license denial
A second Missouri DWI or BAC offense within a five-year period brings a five-year license denial, while a second offense outside that window brings a one-year revocation.
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22. The motorcyclist ahead of you keeps moving from one side of the lane to the other. What should you understand?
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Answer B: The rider is avoiding surface hazards and staying where drivers can see the bike
Riders shift their lane position to avoid debris, grease strips and potholes and to be seen. That movement is normal and never an invitation to share the lane.
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23. Can a driver be charged with impaired driving after taking a legal over the counter medicine?
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Answer C: Yes, if the medicine impairs the ability to drive safely
Impaired driving laws cover any substance that affects driving, including cold remedies, allergy pills and sleep aids sold without a prescription.
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24. A NO LEFT TURN sign carries a plaque reading 7 AM TO 9 AM MON TO FRI. What does the assembly mean?
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Answer A: The turn is banned only during those hours on those days
A time plaque limits the restriction to the periods shown, so outside those hours and days the left turn may be made normally.
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25. When does a public utility vehicle count as an emergency vehicle under Missouri's move over law?
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Answer A: While it is performing emergency service
Missouri includes a vehicle owned and operated by a public utility or public service corporation while it is performing emergency service.