Oklahoma Car / Permit Exam Simulation
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Oklahoma Car / Permit questions with answers
20 sample questions from the Oklahoma Car / Permit question bank — each with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the section of the official handbook it comes from.
1. Guide signs that provide travel and route information typically appear in which colors?
Correct answer: Shades of green, white, or brown
Guide signs use green, white, or brown to identify highways, show distances, mark exits, and point to parks and recreation areas.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 4: Signs, Signals and Markings
2. After leaving a car that is stuck on the tracks with a train coming, you should run:
Correct answer: Away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle, toward the direction the train is coming from
Move away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle, heading toward the direction the train is coming from, so debris flies away from you.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road
3. Taking your hands off the steering wheel is which type of driver distraction?
Correct answer: Manual
The manual defines manual distraction as taking your hands off the wheel, one of three distraction types.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 11: Driving Tips
4. When leaving an expressway, you should signal for the exit at least:
Correct answer: 100 feet before it
Signal right at least 100 feet before the exit before slowing in the deceleration lane.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6: Lane Usage and Maneuvers
5. Points on your record are cleared to zero after how many years with no violations?
Correct answer: Three consecutive years
Points drop to zero if you have no traffic violation convictions for three consecutive years.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 13: Violations and Penalties
6. How close to the nearest rail of a railroad crossing may you park?
Correct answer: No closer than 50 feet
Parking is not allowed within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
7. A second DUI offense committed within ten years is charged as:
Correct answer: A felony
A second DUI within ten years is a felony with more severe imprisonment and fines.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12: Alcohol, Drugs and Driving
8. Farm tractors and combines traveling on state highways usually move at:
Correct answer: Less than 25 mph
In most cases these slow-moving vehicles travel at less than 25 mph.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road
9. When overtaking another car, Oklahoma law says a driver may:
Correct answer: Never drive faster than the posted limit while passing
You may never go over the posted speed limit to complete a pass.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6: Lane Usage and Maneuvers
10. Before entering a public road from a driveway or alley, a driver must:
Correct answer: Stop before the sidewalk or crosswalk and go only when safe
You must stop before the sidewalk or crosswalk and then proceed only when it is safe.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 5: Right-of-Way — When to Yield
11. On a three-lane road, the center lane bordered by solid and dashed yellow lines is reserved for:
Correct answer: Making left turns only
That shared center lane is used only for left turns and must never be used for passing.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6: Lane Usage and Maneuvers
12. Under Oklahoma law, defacing or removing a traffic sign or signal is at minimum:
Correct answer: A misdemeanor offense
Damaging or removing a traffic control device is a misdemeanor, and it becomes a felony if the act causes injury or death.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 4: Signs, Signals and Markings
13. Once railroad warning lights start flashing with your car on the tracks, you may have only about:
Correct answer: 20 seconds
The manual notes it may take only about 20 seconds for the train to reach the crossing after the lights activate.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road
14. If your car begins to skid, the general advice is to:
Correct answer: Ease off the brake and steer toward the skid
As a rule you should take your foot off the brake and steer in the direction the rear of the car is sliding.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 8: Stopping and Following
15. When driving in a motorcade outside a business or residential area, you should leave at least:
Correct answer: 200 feet between vehicles
Leave at least 200 feet between vehicles so other traffic can safely enter the line.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 8: Stopping and Following
16. A conviction for driving without a valid license can bring:
Correct answer: A fine up to $500 and/or up to six months in jail
The penalty can be a fine of up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 2: Your Driver License Restrictions and Renewals
17. When parallel parking, your wheels should end up within what distance of the curb?
Correct answer: 18 inches
You may park parallel to a curb only within 18 inches of it.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
18. The manual states that drivers using amphetamines are how much more likely to be in a crash?
Correct answer: Four times as likely
Drivers on amphetamines are four times more likely to be involved in a car crash.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12: Alcohol, Drugs and Driving
19. When passing a bicyclist traveling the same direction, a driver must leave a gap of at least:
Correct answer: 3 feet
State law requires drivers to leave a safe distance of not less than 3 feet when passing a bicycle.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road
20. On a road with four or more lanes, driving in the left lane becomes a violation when the driver:
Correct answer: Blocks the normal flow of traffic
You may not stay in the left lane in a way that impedes the normal flow of traffic on a multi-lane road.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6: Lane Usage and Maneuvers