Prepping a Permit
Rules of the Road
Read the Sign(s)
SQUIRREL
The Glovebox
100

A medical exam that must be taken before taking the written permit exam.

What is a vision test?

100

You must always wear one when driving.

What is a seatbelt?

100

Represented by a red hexagon with white lettering.

What is STOP?

100

True or False: you can use a handheld cell phone while driving with a permit.

False. You should NEVER use a handheld cell phone while driving.

100

Road marking that mean you can pass on a two-lane road.

What is a broken (dotted/dashed) centerline?

200

The documents you can bring to prove your date of birth

What are original birth certificates or passports?

200

The speed limit in a residential area unless otherwise posted.

What is 25mph?

200

Indicated by yellow signs.

What are warning?

200

Using this device while driving makes drivers 4 times more likely to get involved in a crash.

What is a cell phone?

200

A driving choice that blocks traffic and increases the chance of crashes on multi-lane road.

What is driving slowly in the left lane?

300
The passing score as a percentage for the NYS permit test.

What is 70%

300

Drivers must move to the right edge of the road and stop when these types of vehicles are seen or heard approaching.

What are emergency vehicles? (ambulances, police cars, fire trucks)

300

An upside down triangle with a white background and red border that means you need to stop if necessary and go only when the way is clear.

What is the YIELD sign?

300

This age group had the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes (16%).

What is people under 20 years old?

300

The number of passengers a teen can have in the car during the intermediate license stage.

What is one passenger?

400
The length of time in NYS that teen drivers on an intermediate license must refrain from crashes and violations.

What is twelve months?

400

The conditions under which a blind person legally has the right-of-way while crossing the street.

What is when led by a guide dog, or using a white or metallic cane?

400

Indicated with GREEN signs.

What are directions or distance?

400

"Drinking and driving" ranks this number in terms of leading causes of crashes.

What is third?

400

The only stopped activity permitted by a "no stopping" sign (unless directed to do so by a policeman).

What is avoiding conflict with other traffic?

500

Alternative exam options to the standard permit exam on the computer.

What are person-to-person oral exams or a paper and pencil test?

500
On highways, slower drivers must follow this rule.

What is Keeping to the Right Except to Pass?

500

These are indicated with BLUE signs.

What are services or facilities?

500

A lack of attention to things in plain sight.

What is inattention blindness?

500

The action a driver takes when their car starts to skid on a slippery road.

What is steer in the direction you want the front wheels to go?