South Dakota DMV Driving Test

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1. Which of the following will help rid your body of alcohol? A cold shower. Vigorous exercise. All listed answers are correct Caffeine. Time.

2. You should increase the distance between your car and the vehicle ahead when you: Follow small passenger car. Are crowded by a tailgater. Drive slower than the posted speed limit. All of the above.

3. What is the appropriate action to take when approaching a railroad crossing that does not have signals (such as lights or crossing gates) Always bring the car to a complete stop. Slow down and be prepared to stop. Do nothing-- all railroad crossings have signals Increase speed to get across the tracks quickly.

4. You are approaching an intersection with a traffic signal indicating a steady yellow light. if you have not already entered the intersection, you should: Come to a safe stop. Reduce you speed and proceed carefully through the intersection. Speed up to beat the red light.

5. Trucks and buses often have to turn how? No listed answer is correct. Turn like regular vehicles. Use the left lane to make a right turn Use the right lane to make a left turn.

6. After you have passed a car you should return to the right lane when you See the front bumper of the other car in your mirror. Have put your turn signal on. Have turned your headlights on See the other car's headlights come on.

7. When turning left at an intersection: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians should yield to you. You should never yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. You should always yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

8. Slowing down just to look at collisions or anything else out of the ordinary: Improves traffic flow by preventing collisions. Causes traffic congestion. Prevents rear-end collisions.

9. When you merge with traffic, you should attempt to enter by ____. Going the same speed as traffic. None of the listed answers. Speeding faster than traffic ahead You should never try to merge.

10. You may cross a single solid white line in the highway Whenever you want to. If traffic conditions require. Only to turn into a driveway. Only to make a u-turn.

11. A rectangular-shaped sign is: School crossing sign. Railroad crossing sign. Stop sign. Speed limit sign.

12. At a red traffic light with a green arrow, you may proceed in the direction of the arrow if: You are in the proper lane and the roadway is clear. You wait until the light changes. You make a complete stop first.

13. A person may ride in a pickup truck if the: Pickup truck has a seat bolted to the frame. Person is accompanied by an adult. Sides of the pickup truck are at least 24 inches high. Pickup truck is equipped with a restraint system and the person uses it.

14. A no parking sign at a certain location means You may never stop your vehicle there. You may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers. You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle You may leave your vehicle unattended for less than 5 minutes.

15. Before driving into an intersection after a stop, you should look: Straight ahead and to the left. Left and right only. Left, right and ahead. Straight ahead and to the right.

16. When merging onto a freeway, you should be driving: As slow and careful as possible. At the legal freeway speed limit. Slower than the freeway traffic. At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic.

17. Construction zone signs are generally Diamond or rectangular with orange and black coloring. Square or rectangular with white red coloring. Round of octagon with black and yellow coloring.

18. When a vehicle is hydroplaning the: Windshield wipers cannot keep the windshield clear of rain. Spray from large trucks reduce visibility. Tires lose contact with the road surface.

19. On average, the human body can dispose of the alcohol in 12 oz of beer in about One hour. One day. Five minutes Five hours.

20. You may not cross a single broken white (or yellow) line When to do so would interfere with traffic. When turning left into a driveway. When the car in front is disabled. When passing to the right on a one-way street.

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To operate a motorcycle in South Dakota, you must have a motorcycle instruction permit or a motorcycle license. Licenses are issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). You can apply for a motorcycle instruction permit at age 14 and a motorcycle license at age 16. A motorcycle permit or license allows you to operate a motorcycle, motorbike, scooter, or moped on public roads.

To receive a motorcycle instruction permit, you must apply, submit the required documentation, pass the vision screening and the motorcycle knowledge exam, and pay the fees. To receive a motorcycle license, you must apply, submit the required documentation, pay the fees, and pass the vision screening, the knowledge exam, and the motorcycle driving test.

Tests are scheduled online or through the DPS. The motorcycle knowledge test contains 25 questions about safe riding practices and road rules. You must answer 20 of the questions correctly to pass. The motorcycle driving test assesses your ability to operate your motorcycle safely. If you fail a test, you must wait one day to retake it.