RTA Study Guide 2026

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📋 RTA Exam Format at a Glance

35
Questions
45 min
Time Limit
65.00%
Passing Score

📚 RTA Topics to Study (70)

✍️ Sample RTA Questions & Answers

1. When reversing your vehicle, you should primarily:
Turn your body and look out the rear window

When reversing, you should turn your body and look directly out the rear window for the best field of view.

2. When is it legal to make a right turn on a red light?
After coming to a complete stop and yielding to cross traffic and pedestrians, unless a sign prohibits it

Right turns on red are permitted in most U.S. states after a complete stop and yielding, unless a 'No Turn on Red' sign is posted.

3. What happens to a driver's license after a second DUI conviction in most states?
Longer suspension or revocation, often with ignition interlock required

A second DUI typically results in a longer suspension or revocation and may require an ignition interlock device upon reinstatement.

4. When two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at the same time, who has the right-of-way?
The vehicle on the right

At an uncontrolled intersection, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

5. When driving through a work zone, you should:
Slow down, stay alert, and follow posted work zone speed limits

Work zones require reduced speeds, increased following distance, and heightened attention because workers and equipment may be close to traffic.

6. When parallel parking, at what point during the maneuver should you straighten your wheels?
When your vehicle is about two-thirds into the space

You straighten your wheels when approximately two-thirds into the space, then turn the opposite way to align with the curb.

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