2024 Washington Permit Test 14
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Washington. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Washington please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/washington/car.
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19. Which of the following best ensures your safety and the safety of those around you when you are backing your vehicle?
Explanation
Backing requires extra caution because it is difficult for drivers to see behind their vehicles. Before entering a vehicle to back up, walk to the back of the vehicle to check for children and small objects.
20. On a roadway with three or more lanes, you must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights:
Explanation
In general, you must stop for a school bus that is flashing its red lights, whether it is on your side or the opposite side of the road. However, you are not required to stop if the bus is traveling in the opposite direction on a road that has three or more marked traffic lanes, or that is divided by a median or physical barrier.
21. Before passing another vehicle, you should signal:
Explanation
Before passing, you should signal early enough for other drivers to know your plans in advance.
22. Emergency vehicles:
Explanation
You must yield the right-of-way to police cars, fire engines, ambulances, or any other emergency vehicles using a siren or air horn and a red or blue flashing light. Follow any instructions given over the emergency vehicles' loudspeakers. Emergency vehicles often follow each other so you should proceed only when you are certain the way is clear.
23. You must not drive your vehicle at a speed greater than:
Explanation
You must not drive at a speed that is faster than is reasonable and prudent. You must drive at a speed that is appropriate for the area where you are driving, the type and condition of surrounding traffic, the presence of pedestrians, the weather, the quality of the road, and light conditions. You must drive within legal speed limits.
24. When in a motor vehicle on a highway, it is:
Explanation
It is illegal to drink an alcoholic beverage while in a motor vehicle on a highway. It is also illegal for a person in a vehicle on a highway to possess an alcoholic beverage container that has been open or unsealed, or from which any of the contents have been removed. Open alcohol containers may not be in a vehicle on a highway, unless in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers.
25. Regulatory signs are usually ____ and should always be obeyed.
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