South Dakota DMV Driving Test

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1. Which of the following statements about interchanges is not true? The two most common types of interchanges are diamond and cloverleaf. If you exit at the wrong interchange, you must follow it out. If you miss your interchange, go on to the next one If you miss your interchange, use median crossovers.

2. The pavement markings in this image indicate that

Drivers must make a detour. Passing is allowed. Passing is not allowed Drivers must make a turn.

3. If a car ahead of you has stopped at a crosswalk, you should: Stop and then proceed when safe. Change lanes, look carefully, and pass. Slow down, look both ways, and proceed. Drive to the right edge of the road and stop.

4. 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.

5. Blocking an intersection during 'rush hour' traffic is not permitted Unless you entered the intersection on a green light. Unless you have the right of way or a green light. Under any circumstances, even if your light is green.

6. Blind spots are: Areas of the road that cannot be seen even when looking into your mirrors. check over your shoulders to avoid hitting vehicles that are in your blind spots when you change lanes. Traffic control devices. Spots in your vision when you become fatigued

7. You should use your horn when: It may help prevent a collision. Another driver makes a mistake. Another vehicle is in your way.

8. You may not pass another car on either side of a ____ centerline. Combination solid and broken yellow. Single broken yellow. Double solid yellow. Single broken white.

9. The 'implied consent law' says you have agreed to take a test for the alcohol content of your blood: Whenever you drive in the state. On the advice of any attorney. Only if ordered by a court. Only if you were observed breaking the law.

10. Which of these is a safe driving technique Using your high beam lights in the fog. Starring at the road ahead of your vehicle. Checking your rearview mirrors frequently.

11. You may drive in a bike lane: During rush hour traffic if bicycles are not present. No more than 200 feet before making right turn. Whenever bicycles are not present. Any time.

12. If you are parked parallel to the curb, you may get out of the car on the traffic side During the daytime when other drivers can see you. When the traffic light at the closest intersection turns red. When you won't interfere with oncoming vehicles If you use your 4-way flasher first.

13. It is night. a vehicle coming towards you has its high beams on which make it hard to see the road ahead, you should: Look ahead towards the right edge of your lane. Look straight ahead in your lane. Look ahead towards the left edge of your lane.

14. Any use of a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle is considered a distraction because: It draws the attention of other drivers as it is an illegal activity. It causes the driver to be concerned about the cost of the call. It occupies the driver's hands, eyes, and mind.

15. When backing out of an angled parking space, you should always move slowly and: Look at your rearview mirror. Look over your right shoulder. Have someone outside of the vehicle direct you.

16. If an approaching train is near enough or going fast enough to be a danger, you must Slow down and proceed with caution. Not cross the tracks until the train has completely passed. Cross the tracks at your own risk. Find an alternative route across tracks.

17. Use your high-beam headlights at night: As little as possible. Only on unlit streets. Whenever it is legal and safe. Always on a highway.

18. Which of the following are conditions where you must slow down? All listed answers. Before a sharp curve. When the road is slippery When there is standing water on the road.

19. Lanes of traffic moving in the same direction are divided by ____ lines. Yellow. White. Red. Black.

20. When double solid yellow lines mark the center of the road and separate oncoming traffic: Passing is permitted on the right. Passing is permitted on the left. Passing is not allowed in either direction

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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.