Question 1

A school bus ahead of you on an ordinary two-lane road switches on its flashing red lights. What does New Jersey require?

Accepted Answer

Stop at least 25 feet away and wait until the signals are switched off. New Jersey does not simply say stop, it names a distance: at least 25 feet from the bus when you are on a two-lane road, on a multi-lane highway divided only by painted lines, or on a privately maintained road. Official wording: "State law requires a motorist to stop at least 25 feet away if he/she is traveling on a two-lane road or on a multi-lane highway where lanes are only separated by lines, or on a privately maintained road." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 2

A green light turns yellow as you approach the intersection, and you have plenty of room to stop. What does New Jersey require?

Accepted Answer

Stop before entering the intersection. A yellow following a green is an instruction to stop before entering the intersection. The only exception is being so close that stopping cannot be done safely. Official wording: "When a yellow light follows a green light, a motorist must stop before entering the intersection, unless yellow appears when the vehicle is too close to stop safely." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 3

A 19-year-old is stopped in New Jersey and blows 0.03 percent. What is the position?

Accepted Answer

An offence, because the under-21 limit is 0.01 percent. New Jersey sets the under-21 threshold at 0.01 percent, so 0.03 is well over it. That is separate from the 0.08 offence and carries its own penalties. Official wording: "For individuals younger than 21, it is illegal to drive with a BAC of 0.01 percent or higher." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 4

A power cut has left the traffic signals at a busy intersection completely dark, and nobody is directing traffic. How do you treat the intersection?

Accepted Answer

As a four-way stop. A dark or malfunctioning signal is treated as a four-way stop in New Jersey. Every approach stops, looks left and right, and moves off only when it is safe. Official wording: "Stop if a signal does not have any of its bulbs working and no one is directing traffic. It is considered a four-way stop sign. Look left and right. Yield to traffic coming from the right or left." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 5

You are 18 and hold a New Jersey probationary licence. What is the latest you may legally be driving?

Accepted Answer

11:01 pm. The restriction bites after 11:01 pm and runs until 5:00 am, so 11:01 pm is the last minute you may legally be at the wheel. Official wording: "May not operate a motor vehicle after 11:01 p.m. and before 5:00 a.m." (New Jersey MVC - Graduated Driver License).

Question 6

You are on a rural New Jersey roadway with no speed limit sign posted anywhere. What limit applies?

Accepted Answer

50 mph. Non-posted rural roadways carry a 50 mph limit in New Jersey. It is the one rung of the ladder that has no everyday sign to remind you of it. Official wording: "25 mph School zones, business, or residential districts 35 mph Suburban business and residential districts 50 mph Non-posted rural roadways 55 mph Certain state highways (as posted) and interstates 65 mph Certain interstate highways (as posted)" (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 7

An ice cream truck ahead of you has its red lights flashing and its stop arm out. What does New Jersey require?

Accepted Answer

Stop, then drive past at no more than 15 mph. New Jersey has a frozen dessert truck law of its own. You yield to anyone crossing to or from the truck, stop, and then pass at no more than 15 mph. Official wording: "Stop, and then drive past the truck at a speed of no more than 15 mph." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 8

What does the New Jersey Driver Manual say about the rules for driving in a traffic circle?

Accepted Answer

There are no set rules, so signs and the established flow decide. New Jersey says plainly that there are no set rules for driving into, around and out of a traffic circle, and that common sense and caution must prevail. Official wording: "There are no set rules for driving into, around and out of a traffic circle in New Jersey. Common sense and caution must always prevail." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 9

You are on a single-lane road behind a cyclist and want to pass. What does New Jersey's Safe Passing Law require?

Accepted Answer

At least a four-foot safety zone, and if that is impossible, slow to 25 mph and wait. Four feet is the measured minimum on a single-lane road. Where the road will not give you four feet, you slow to 25 mph and stay back until you can pass safely. Official wording: "On a single-lane road, drivers must allow at least a 4-foot safety zone when they pass, and (3) If 4 feet is not possible on a section of road, drivers must slow to 25 mph and be prepared to stop until they can pass safely without endangering those sharing the road." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 10

Your car stalls on a railroad crossing and a train is coming. Which way do you run?

Accepted Answer

At a 45-degree angle away from the car, toward the direction the train is coming from. Away from the vehicle at 45 degrees, and toward the train rather than away from it. Running that way puts you behind the point of impact instead of in the path of the debris. Official wording: "If a train is approaching, run at a 45-degree angle away from the vehicle and tracks but in the direction of the train to avoid being injured by flying debris." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 11

May a New Jersey GDL permit or probationary licence holder use a hands-free phone while driving?

Accepted Answer

No, hands-free is banned for GDL holders as well as hand-held. GDL holders may not use a hand-held or hands-free phone, or any other hand-held electronic device, at the wheel. The exemption that fully licensed drivers get does not apply to them. Official wording: "A graduated driver license (GDL) holder may not use a handheld or hands-free cellular telephone, or any other handheld electronic device, when behind the wheel." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 12

You are coming up behind a horse-drawn carriage on a New Jersey road. What does the law require?

Accepted Answer

Reduce speed to 25 mph or less and proceed with caution. Motorists must reduce speed to 25 mph or less when approaching or passing a horse-drawn vehicle or a horseback rider, and proceed with caution. Official wording: "When approaching or passing a person riding or driving a horse-drawn vehicle, motorists are required to reduce their speed to 25 mph or less and proceed with caution." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 13

When may studded snow tyres be used in New Jersey?

Accepted Answer

Between 15 November and 1 April. New Jersey allows studded snow tyres from 15 November to 1 April. Outside that window they are not permitted. Official wording: "In New Jersey, motorists may use studded snow tires between November 15 and April 1." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 14

You are on a dual-lane highway with a raised median, and a school bus on the other side of the median stops with red lights flashing. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Slow to 10 mph and continue with care. On a dual-lane highway, a driver on the far side of a safety island or raised median slows to 10 mph rather than stopping. Official wording: "When traveling on a dual-lane highway, a motorist should slow to 10 mph if on the other side of a safety island or raised median." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 15

You are in your two-year probationary driver period and pick up two moving violations totalling four points. What follows?

Accepted Answer

You must enrol in the Probationary Driver Program. Two or more moving violations totalling four or more points during the probationary period trigger compulsory enrolment in the Probationary Driver Program. Official wording: "A motorist begins a two-year probationary driver period after receiving a special learner or examination permit. During this probationary period, a motorist convicted of two or more moving violations totaling four or more points must enroll in the Probationary Driver Program" (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 16

You are convicted of exceeding a New Jersey speed limit by 20 mph. How many points go on your record?

Accepted Answer

4. The speeding bands are 2 points for 1 to 14 mph over, 4 points for 15 to 29 mph over, and 5 points for 30 mph or more over. Twenty falls in the middle band. Official wording: "Exceeding maximum speed 1-14 mph over the limit 2 Exceeding maximum speed 15-29 mph over the limit 4 Exceeding maximum speed 30 mph or more over the limit 5" (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 17

What does New Jersey's open container law cover in the passenger area of a vehicle?

Accepted Answer

Open or unsealed alcohol containers and unsealed cannabis items. The offence covers open or unsealed alcoholic beverage containers and unsealed cannabis items in the passenger area. It is $200 for a first offence and $250 or 10 days of community service afterwards. Official wording: "Motorists who carry open or unsealed alcoholic beverage containers or unsealed cannabis items in passenger areas of motor vehicles are subject to a fine of $200 for a first offense and $250 or 10 days of community service for all subsequent offenses." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 18

How often must a New Jersey-registered petrol passenger car, more than five model years old, be inspected?

Accepted Answer

Every two years. Every two years for passenger-registered petrol vehicles of model year 1996 or newer that are more than five model years old. Commercially registered vehicles are inspected annually. Official wording: "All gasoline-fueled, passenger-registered vehicles, model year 1996 and newer, more than five model years old, registered in New Jersey, must pass State inspections every two years at a State inspection station or a State-licensed private inspection facility (PIF)." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 19

How many points does a conviction for improper passing in a no-passing zone carry in New Jersey?

Accepted Answer

4. Four points. Improper passing on the right or off the roadway also carries four, and improper passing on the Turnpike, Parkway or Atlantic City Expressway carries four as well. Official wording: "N.J.S.A. 39:4-86 Improper passing in a no passing zone 4" (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 20

You are caught driving in New Jersey while your licence is suspended, for the first time. What is the penalty?

Accepted Answer

A $500 fine and up to six months of additional suspension. A first offence is a $500 fine and up to six months of additional licence or registration suspension. A second is $750 and up to five days in jail; a third is $1,000 and a ten-day sentence. Official wording: "First offense: Fine of $500 and up to six months additional license and/or registration suspension." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 21

Someone alters the date of birth on their New Jersey driver licence. What can that cost them?

Accepted Answer

Loss of driving privileges, a fine up to $1,000, and possible imprisonment. Altering a licence or presenting an altered one can cost the driving privilege, a fine of up to $1,000 and imprisonment. Obtaining a licence illegally carries a fine of up to $500 and possible imprisonment. Official wording: "Altering a driver license or presenting an altered driver license may result in the loss of a motorist's driving privilege, a fine up to $1,000, and/ or imprisonment." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 22

You are convicted of doing 95 mph in a posted 65 mph zone. What is the point cost?

Accepted Answer

5. Thirty mph or more over the limit is the top speeding band at five points. On top of that, the fine doubles because you were 10 mph or more over in a 65 mph zone. Official wording: "Exceeding maximum speed 1-14 mph over the limit 2 Exceeding maximum speed 15-29 mph over the limit 4 Exceeding maximum speed 30 mph or more over the limit 5" (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 23

You are on a dual highway with a raised median. An ice cream truck on the far side stops with its red lights on and its stop arm out. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Nothing, because you are on the other side of the median. The frozen dessert truck rule does not apply to you when a safety island or raised median separates you from the truck on a dual highway. There is no reduced speed either. Official wording: "A motorist needs not stop on a dual highway if he/she is on the other side of a safety island or raised median." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

Question 24

A 25-year-old passenger is riding unbelted in your back seat. Can they be ticketed?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but only if the vehicle is stopped for something else. Unbelted rear-seat occupants aged 18 and over fall under a secondary law, so a summons can be issued once the vehicle has been stopped for another reason, but not as the reason for the stop. Official wording: "Under a secondary law, all unbuckled back seat occupants 18 years of age and older may be issued a summons if the vehicle is stopped for another reason." (New Jersey Driver Manual (2025)).

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