MA DMV Traffic Laws and Right of Way 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the speed limit in a Massachusetts school zone when children are present?
- 15 mph
- 20 mph (Correct answer)
- 25 mph
- 30 mph
Correct answer: 20 mph
The speed limit in a Massachusetts school zone is 20 mph when children are present or when indicated by signage.
Question 2: When merging onto a Massachusetts highway, you should:
- Stop at the end of the ramp and wait for a gap
- Match the speed of highway traffic and merge smoothly when a gap is available (Correct answer)
- Flash your hazard lights and force your way in
- Use the shoulder as an acceleration lane beyond the ramp
Correct answer: Match the speed of highway traffic and merge smoothly when a gap is available
You should accelerate on the on-ramp to match highway speed, then merge into a gap in traffic smoothly and safely.
Question 3: What must Massachusetts drivers do when a funeral procession is passing?
- Yield to the procession and do not cut into it (Correct answer)
- Flash headlights to acknowledge the procession
- Maintain normal speed to avoid blocking traffic
- Stop completely until all vehicles have passed
Correct answer: Yield to the procession and do not cut into it
Massachusetts drivers must yield to and not interrupt a funeral procession; vehicles in the procession have the right to proceed through intersections together.
Question 4: In Massachusetts, bicyclists riding on the road are required to:
- Ride on the sidewalk only
- Follow the same traffic laws as motor vehicles (Correct answer)
- Yield to all motor vehicles at all times
- Ride against traffic to see oncoming cars
Correct answer: Follow the same traffic laws as motor vehicles
Bicyclists in Massachusetts must obey the same traffic laws as motor vehicle drivers, including traffic signals and stop signs.
Question 5: What is the minimum speed limit on most Massachusetts interstate highways?
- 45 mph
- 50 mph
- There is no posted minimum speed (Correct answer)
- 40 mph
Correct answer: There is no posted minimum speed
Massachusetts interstates typically have maximum posted speed limits but no separately posted minimum speed; however, driving unreasonably slowly can obstruct traffic and result in a citation.
Question 6: In Massachusetts, when may you legally pass another vehicle on the right?
- Never — passing on the right is always illegal
- When the vehicle ahead is making or about to make a left turn, or on a multi-lane road (Correct answer)
- Whenever the road is wide enough to do so safely
- Only on divided highways with three or more lanes
Correct answer: When the vehicle ahead is making or about to make a left turn, or on a multi-lane road
Massachusetts permits passing on the right only when the vehicle ahead is turning left or on a roadway with multiple lanes of traffic moving in the same direction.
MA DMV Traffic Laws and Right of Way 2
What is the speed limit in a Massachusetts school zone when children are present?