PennDOT Road Skills 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the proper lane position when preparing for a right turn in Pennsylvania?
- The left lane
- The center of the road
- As close to the right curb or edge as possible (Correct answer)
- Any lane, as long as you signal
Correct answer: As close to the right curb or edge as possible
Before a right turn, position your vehicle as close to the right curb or edge of the road as safely possible.
Question 2: When driving in fog in Pennsylvania, you should use:
- High-beam headlights to see farther ahead
- Low-beam headlights or fog lights (Correct answer)
- Hazard lights only
- No lights — they reflect off the fog
Correct answer: Low-beam headlights or fog lights
Low-beam headlights or fog lights cut through fog better because high beams reflect off fog and reduce visibility.
Question 3: What must a driver do when approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on a two-lane road in Pennsylvania?
- Slow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing (Correct answer)
- Stop only if children are visible outside the bus
- Yield and proceed slowly past the bus
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing
On a two-lane road, all traffic in both directions must stop and remain stopped while a school bus displays flashing red lights.
Question 4: In Pennsylvania, when merging onto a highway from an on-ramp, you should:
- Stop at the end of the ramp and wait for a gap
- Yield to highway traffic and match their speed before merging (Correct answer)
- Force your way in — merging traffic has the right of way
- Merge immediately without adjusting speed
Correct answer: Yield to highway traffic and match their speed before merging
Drivers must yield to highway traffic and accelerate to match traffic speed before safely merging.
Question 5: What is the safe following distance under normal driving conditions in Pennsylvania?
- One car length for every 10 mph
- At least a 2-second following gap (Correct answer)
- At least 50 feet at all speeds
- Half the speed limit in feet
Correct answer: At least a 2-second following gap
A minimum 2-second following distance is recommended under normal conditions, with more distance needed in poor conditions.
Question 6: When parallel parking in Pennsylvania, you should leave how much space between your vehicle and the one in front?
- At least 6 inches
- At least 12 inches (Correct answer)
- At least 18 inches
- At least 24 inches
Correct answer: At least 12 inches
Leave at least 12 inches between your vehicle and the cars parked in front and behind to allow safe exit.
Question 7: In Pennsylvania, a solid white line on the road between lanes of traffic moving in the same direction means:
- You may cross it freely to change lanes
- Lane changes are discouraged but permitted if safe
- You must not cross the line (Correct answer)
- The lane is reserved for HOV traffic
Correct answer: You must not cross the line
A solid white line indicates that lane changes are not permitted in that section of road.
PennDOT Road Skills 3
What is the proper lane position when preparing for a right turn in Pennsylvania?