New York driving practice tests

The real test

• 20 questions. You need at least 14 correct.
• Separately, you must get at least 2 of the 4 road sign questions right - 14 correct still fails if you miss three signs.
• Questions come from Chapters 4 to 11 of the manual plus the road signs section. Licensing and vehicle-ownership chapters are not tested.

Read the official handbook

This is the source everything on the real test comes from, and it is free. Practice questions find your gaps; the handbook fills them. Read it on the government's own site so you get the current version.

Watch out for

Rules that catch people out in New York specifically.

• Junior licence rules differ sharply between New York City, Long Island and upstate - and a junior permit is stricter again than a junior licence.
• Right turn on red is prohibited in New York City unless a sign allows it - the opposite of the rest of the state.
• Passing the written test needs 2 of the 4 sign questions, on top of 14 of 20 overall.

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