New York car practice test 1
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Twenty questions in the real shape: four of them about road signs, placed through the run the way the real test guarantees them, at least 14 right to pass, and at least 2 of the 4 sign questions right as its own gate, which the results screen checks and reports. The run stops early once the overall result is settled, at 14 right or 7 wrong. Points questions are keyed to the violation date, because the table changed on February 16, 2026 and the old values are now just tempting wrong answers.
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20 questions, four of them about road signs. At least 14 right passes, and at least 2 of the 4 sign questions must be right as well. The run stops early at 14 right or 7 wrong. The DMV publishes no time limit, so the timer in timed mode is a study device. There's no signup and nothing to pay.
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Fourteen overall, two on signs.
Five sample questions, answers hidden until you tap
You reach a steady red light. What must you do?
✓ Correct answer: Stop before the stop line or crosswalk and stay stopped until the light turns green
A red light is a full stop, not a pause. You stay stopped until the signal changes, unless an officer directs you otherwise. (VTL sections 1110 and 1111.)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law sections 1110 and 1111, checked 2026-11-03
A friend says every New York City street is limited to 20 mph. Are they right?
✓ Correct answer: No. The citywide default is 25 mph where no different limit is posted
Individual streets can be posted lower than the default, and some are. The citywide default, where no different limit is posted, is 25. (VTL section 1642.)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1642 and the city limit set under it, checked 2026-11-03
Rain starts and the road ahead is streaming with water. What happens to the lawful following gap behind the car ahead?
✓ Correct answer: It grows; a reasonable and prudent distance on a wet road is longer than on a dry one
Wet roads lengthen stopping distances, so the same gap stops being reasonable. The rule follows the physics. (VTL section 1129.)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1129, checked 2026-11-03
Speeding 25 mph over the limit: how many points?
✓ Correct answer: 6 points
Twenty one to thirty over carries 6. The bands climb steeply after that. (15 NYCRR 131.3.)
15 NYCRR 131.3, as amended, checked 2026-11-03
A driver is ticketed for doing 40 in a 55 zone during a whiteout snowstorm. How can a speed under the limit still be an offence?
✓ Correct answer: The basic speed rule bans any speed that is not reasonable and prudent for the conditions, whatever the sign says
This is the basic rule doing its ordinary work. Weather can move the lawful speed far below the posted number. (VTL section 1180(a).)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1180, checked 2026-11-03
Report a wrong answer. Reports are checked against the cited source within two working days, and a right report is fixed in the open, with the date on this page.
Facts strip
- Questions on the real test
- 20, and 4 are about road signs
- To pass
- At least 14 of 20, and at least 2 of the 4 sign questions
- Time limit
- None published by the DMV
- Retest
- No fee, no published limit or wait
- Permit and licence fee
- $64.25 to $102.50, by age and district
- Minimum age
- 16
Facts checked against New York DMV pages, 2026-11-03. Official information: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, dmv.ny.gov.
Corrections note
No corrections yet. Last checked 2026-11-03, against the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, 15 NYCRR Part 131, and DMV published facts.