Georgia Car / Permit Practice Test
The Georgia Car / Permit knowledge test has 40 questions, and you need 30 correct (75%) to pass. Practice free with questions written from the official Georgia driver handbook — every one has a clear explanation, and you can retake as often as you like with no sign-up.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · July 7, 2026
What's on the Georgia written test
The Georgia Car / Permit knowledge test has 40 questions; you need 30 correct (75%) to pass.
Based on the official Georgia exam format — always confirm current details with your state DMV.
Practice by topic
Focus on one area at a time — each topic has its own set of Georgia practice questions.
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
How to pass the first time
- Read the official Georgia driver handbook at least once before test day.
- Practice by topic to find your weak spots, then fix them.
- Take full-length practice tests until you pass comfortably every time.
- Read every explanation — understanding beats memorizing.
Georgia Car / Permit test — frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the Georgia Car / Permit test?
The Georgia Car / Permit knowledge test has 40 questions, and you need 30 correct (75%) to pass. Our practice tests mirror that format.
How many questions can I miss on the Georgia Car / Permit test?
You can miss up to 10 of the 40 questions and still pass — you need 30 correct, which is 75%.
Can I retake the practice test?
Yes — practice as often as you like, completely free. The questions and answer choices are shuffled each time.
Can I take the Georgia practice test in Spanish?
Yes. Every question here is available in English and Spanish — switch languages anytime. Many states also offer the real knowledge test in languages other than English; confirm what Georgia offers with your DMV.
Can I practice on my phone?
Yes. The practice tests work in any mobile or desktop browser — no app or sign-up needed — so you can study anywhere.
Are these the real DMV test questions?
No. Our questions are original, written from the current official Georgia driver handbook to match the real test's topics and style. We are not affiliated with any DMV or government agency.
What's the best way to study?
Read the Georgia driver handbook, practice by topic to target weak areas, and finish with full-length tests until you consistently pass.
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Georgia Car / Permit questions with answers
20 sample questions from the Georgia Car / Permit question bank — each with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the section of the official handbook it comes from.
1. What is the correct meaning of a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing a red-and-white yield symbol?
Correct answer: A yield sign is ahead; be prepared to yield.
A yield sign is ahead; be prepared to yield. (This is the "Yield Ahead" sign.)
2. What must you do when a pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk ahead of you?
Correct answer: Stop and yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
You must stop and yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Never try to drive around them.
3. If you are involved in a traffic crash, Georgia law requires you to:
Correct answer: Stop, exchange information, help the injured, and report it
You must stop at the scene, share your name, address, and vehicle information, help anyone injured, and report the crash when required. Leaving the scene is a serious offense.
4. Georgia law requires you to turn on your headlights:
Correct answer: From a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise, and in low visibility
Headlights must be on from a half-hour after sunset until a half-hour before sunrise, and any time you cannot see clearly. Georgia also requires them whenever your wipers are on for rain or fog.
5. Under Georgia's Hands-Free Law, which action is still allowed while driving?
Correct answer: Using a mounted phone with voice or hands-free commands
The Hands-Free Law bans holding or supporting a phone with any part of your body. You may still use a mounted phone with voice or hands-free features.
6. When the yellow lights are flashing at a marked school zone, you must:
Correct answer: Slow to the reduced school-zone limit and watch for children
Slow to the reduced school-zone speed limit while the lights flash or during the posted times, and watch closely for children.
7. What happens if you refuse to take a chemical test after a lawful DUI arrest in Georgia?
Correct answer: Suspension of your driving privileges
Refusing the test under the implied consent law leads to suspension of your driving privileges, separate from the outcome of the DUI case itself.
8. A steady yellow traffic light means:
Correct answer: The light is about to turn red — stop if you safely can
A steady yellow light warns that the signal is about to turn red. Stop if you can do so safely; do not try to beat the light.
9. Which statement about prescription and over-the-counter medicines is true for Georgia drivers?
Correct answer: They can impair you, and driving while impaired by them is illegal
Many legal medicines can cause drowsiness or slow reactions. Driving while impaired by any drug — even a legal one — is against the law.
10. Which of the following is an illegal place to stop or park?
Correct answer: Blocking a driveway or stopping on the traveled part of the road
You may not block a driveway or stop on the main traveled part of the road. Both put you in the way of other drivers and emergency vehicles.
11. When passing a bicyclist on a Georgia road, the law requires you to:
Correct answer: Leave at least three feet of space when passing
Georgia law requires drivers to give bicyclists at least three feet of clearance when passing them.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Bicycles
12. What does a red circle with a red slash through a symbol mean?
Correct answer: The action shown is not allowed
A red circle with a slash means the action shown in the symbol is prohibited, such as 'no left turn' or 'no U-turn.'
13. When you pull onto a street from a private driveway, alley, or parking lot, you must:
Correct answer: Yield to all traffic and pedestrians already on the road
A driver entering the roadway from a driveway, alley, or private road must yield to all approaching vehicles and to pedestrians on the sidewalk.
14. Your right wheels drift off the pavement onto a soft shoulder. The safest response is to:
Correct answer: Ease off the gas, stay straight, and steer back gently after slowing
Do not jerk the wheel. Ease off the gas, keep the car straight, and steer gently back onto the pavement only after you have slowed down.
15. When driving in heavy fog, you should slow down and use your:
Correct answer: Low-beam headlights
Use low-beam headlights in fog. High beams reflect off the fog and bounce light back at you, making it even harder to see.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Driving in Adverse Conditions
16. At a red light where no sign forbids it, when may you turn right?
Correct answer: After a complete stop, yielding to pedestrians and cross traffic
You may turn right on red after coming to a complete stop and yielding to pedestrians and cross traffic, unless a sign prohibits the turn.
17. Unless otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed limit on a rural interstate highway in Georgia?
Correct answer: 70 mph
The default maximum on rural interstates is 70 mph. Lower posted limits still apply wherever they are marked.
18. Under Joshua's Law, what must most 16-year-olds do before getting a Georgia driver's license?
Correct answer: Complete driver education and supervised driving practice
Joshua's Law requires an approved driver education course plus supervised driving practice (40 hours, including some at night) for 16-year-olds.
19. A flashing red traffic signal means you should:
Correct answer: Stop, then go when it is safe — like a stop sign
Treat a flashing red light exactly like a stop sign: come to a full stop, then go when it is safe.
20. Under Georgia's implied consent law, driving on public roads means you have agreed to:
Correct answer: Submit to chemical testing if lawfully arrested for DUI
By driving in Georgia you consent to chemical testing of your blood, breath, or urine if you are lawfully arrested for DUI. Refusing can suspend your license.