MN MN Speed Limits and Traffic Laws 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Minnesota, you must dim your high beams when within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
- 1,000 feet (Correct answer)
- 500 feet
- 750 feet
- 300 feet
Correct answer: 1,000 feet
Minnesota law requires dimming high beams when within 1,000 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
Question 2: In Minnesota, you must dim your high beams when following another vehicle within:
- 200 feet (Correct answer)
- 500 feet
- 100 feet
- 300 feet
Correct answer: 200 feet
When following another vehicle, Minnesota requires you to dim high beams within 200 feet.
Question 3: What does Minnesota's Move Over Law require?
- Move over one lane or slow down when passing stopped emergency or road service vehicles (Correct answer)
- Always stop when any vehicle has its hazard lights on
- Yield to all vehicles entering from the right
- Pull over immediately when an ambulance is within one mile
Correct answer: Move over one lane or slow down when passing stopped emergency or road service vehicles
Minnesota's Move Over Law requires drivers to move over one lane or slow to a safe speed when passing stopped emergency, maintenance, or tow vehicles with lights flashing.
Question 4: In Minnesota, what is the minimum following distance rule?
- Maintain enough distance to stop safely — typically 3-4 seconds at highway speeds (Correct answer)
- Always keep exactly one car length per 10 mph
- Maintain 200 feet at all times
- Stay at least 50 feet behind trucks
Correct answer: Maintain enough distance to stop safely — typically 3-4 seconds at highway speeds
Minnesota requires a safe following distance adequate to stop — generally 3-4 seconds is recommended at highway speeds.
Question 5: When is it legal to drive in the left lane on a Minnesota freeway?
- When passing or when traffic conditions require it (Correct answer)
- At any time, regardless of traffic
- Only when traveling above 55 mph
- Only during off-peak hours
Correct answer: When passing or when traffic conditions require it
Minnesota law generally requires keeping right except when passing or when traffic requires otherwise.
Question 6: What must Minnesota drivers do when approaching a roundabout?
- Yield to traffic already in the roundabout (Correct answer)
- Stop completely before entering
- Take the first available exit
- Maintain speed and merge smoothly
Correct answer: Yield to traffic already in the roundabout
Drivers entering a roundabout must yield to vehicles already circulating within it.
MN MN Speed Limits and Traffic Laws 2
In Minnesota, you must dim your high beams when within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?