Missouri DOR Permit Practice Test 8
Test 8 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. Travelling at about 55 mph on dry pavement, roughly how much room does an average car need to perceive, react and stop?
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Answer D: About 300 feet, close to the length of a football field
Reaction distance plus braking distance at 55 mph comes to roughly 300 feet on good dry pavement, and considerably more on a wet or loose surface.
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2. A driver on a hands free call looks straight at a red light and drives through it. What best explains this?
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Answer B: The eyes saw it but the brain did not process it
Attention, not eyesight, decides what a driver actually sees, and a loaded mind can leave a driver looking straight at a hazard without registering it.
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3. At what age does Missouri allow a driver to move from an intermediate license to a full Class F driver license?
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Answer C: 18 years old
Step Three of the Missouri Graduated Driver License program, the full under-21 driver license, has an eligible age of 18.
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4. What does Missouri's electronic communication device law say about video while driving?
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Answer C: Watching, recording or broadcasting video is prohibited
Missouri bans watching a video and recording, posting, sending or broadcasting video, including video calls and social media posts, while driving.
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5. Why are pedestrians and cyclists a special risk on unlit streets at night?
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Answer A: Dark clothing can make them invisible until they are very close
A person in dark clothing reflects almost no light and may not appear until they are inside your stopping distance, so cut your speed where people may be about.
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6. A second, third or fourth class Missouri county sets a speed limit on a county road but posts no signs. What limit applies?
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Answer C: 50 mph
Such a county commission may set a limit of up to 55 mph if the road is properly signed; where no signs are posted the limit is 50 mph.
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7. Your light turns green and a driver on the cross street enters against a red. What should you do?
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Answer D: Hold back and let that vehicle go through
Giving up a right of way you are entitled to is the only way to avoid a crash with a driver who has already failed to yield.
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8. What should a driver expect a short distance beyond this sign?
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Answer C: Another road crossing the one being traveled
Traffic may enter or cross from either side at the intersection ahead, so the driver should ease off, cover the brake and check both approaches.
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9. What visual acuity does Missouri require to pass the driver license vision test?
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Answer D: At least 20/40 with either eye or with both eyes
Missouri's standard is at least 20/40 acuity with either or both eyes, together with peripheral vision of at least 55 degrees in each eye.
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10. The curb ahead is signed as a bus stop. May you wait there with your vehicle?
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Answer C: No, the space must stay clear for buses
A bus stop must stay open so that a bus can reach the curb and let passengers on and off safely, so no other vehicle may occupy it.
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11. In which situation do Missouri's intermediate license passenger limits not apply?
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Answer C: When the driver is doing agricultural work-related activities
Missouri exempts an intermediate license holder engaged in agricultural work-related activities from the limits on passengers under 19.
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12. Warning signs such as stop ahead, yield ahead and signal ahead are installed mainly where
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Answer B: the traffic control device cannot be seen from far enough away
These advance warning signs are used when a crest, curve or obstruction keeps the stop sign, yield sign or signal from coming into view in time for a driver to react.
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13. A row of solid white triangles points toward you across your lane. What does it mark?
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Answer A: The place to yield to traffic or people ahead
A yield line of triangles shows drivers exactly where to give way, and it is used at roundabouts and at midblock crosswalks.
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14. Which Missouri drivers are required to hold a Class E license?
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Answer C: Drivers paid to carry 14 or fewer passengers or to haul property
The Class E for-hire license covers driving for pay, such as carrying 14 or fewer passengers or delivering property in a vehicle rated at 26,000 pounds or less.
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15. How early may a Missouri driver license be renewed, and which tests are given at every renewal?
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Answer B: Up to six months early, with vision and road sign tests
A Missouri license may be renewed up to six months (184 days) before it expires, and the vision and road sign tests are given at each renewal.
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16. Who may supervise a Missouri instruction permit holder who is under 16 years old?
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Answer B: A parent, guardian, grandparent or qualified instructor
Before turning 16 a Missouri permit holder may drive only with a parent, stepparent, grandparent, legal guardian, qualified instructor, or an approved adult at least 25 years old licensed for three years.
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17. When should you arrange your way home if you plan to drink?
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Answer C: Before the first drink
Judgment is the first thing alcohol weakens, so the plan has to be made while you can still make a good one.
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18. Rain is heavy enough that you have your windshield wipers running. What else should you switch on?
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Answer A: Your headlights, so you can see and others can see you
Rain heavy enough to need wipers also cuts how far away you can be seen, so the headlights belong on. Many states write this into law as a wipers on, lights on rule.
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19. Why would a restriction like this one be applied to a stretch of road?
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Answer A: Because there is not enough visible road ahead to complete a pass safely
Limits on overtaking are set where a hill, a curve or an obstruction leaves too little sight distance for a driver to pull out, pass and return before meeting oncoming traffic.
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20. What is Missouri's minimum liability coverage for bodily injury per crash?
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Answer C: $50,000
Missouri requires at least $25,000 per person and $50,000 per crash for bodily injury, plus $25,000 per crash for property damage.
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21. Along a highway the reference markers count upward as you travel. Where does the numbering normally begin?
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Answer C: At the southern or western edge of the state
Mileage numbering starts where the route enters the state from the south or the west, so rising numbers tell a driver which way they are heading.
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22. You are entering a freeway using an on-ramp with an acceleration lane. What is the correct technique?
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Answer C: Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of traffic, then merge into a gap while yielding to traffic already on the freeway
The acceleration lane exists so you can match the speed of freeway traffic before merging, and drivers already on the freeway have the right-of-way.
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23. On a busy multilane highway, where is the best place to travel?
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Answer B: In a gap in the traffic, with space open on both sides
Travelling in a gap keeps escape routes open on both sides, while riding alongside other vehicles removes the room you would need to swerve.
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24. How may a Missouri city change the speed limit on a state highway inside its corporate limits?
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Answer A: By ordinance approved by the state highways commission
Cities, towns and villages may regulate speed on state roads within their limits by ordinance, but only with the approval of the state highways and transportation commission.
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25. What maximum speed does the Missouri Driver Guide list for interstate highways, freeways and expressways inside urbanized areas?
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Answer B: 60 mph
Missouri lists 60 mph for interstates, freeways and expressways within urbanized areas, well below the rural interstate maximum, because interchanges and merging traffic are more frequent there.