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Rules of the Road
Right-of-way, speed, turning, and the road-rules half of the DDS exam — 20 questions, 15 to pass. This guide has 140 questions, each citing the GA manual section it comes from — the first 18 are free to read below.
1 · VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
Where should you find the vehicle manufacturer's recommended tire pressure?
- ✓ On the vehicle's door jamb label
- · On the tire's decorative hubcap
- · On the rear license plate
- · On the fuel gauge
Use the vehicle manufacturer's PSI shown on the door jamb, not a guess based on appearance.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Vehicle maintenance, p. 382 · VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
During the penny tread test, seeing all of Lincoln's head means:
- ✓ The tire is too worn and should be replaced
- · The tire has ideal tread
- · The tire is overinflated
- · The wheel needs alignment
If all of Lincoln's head remains visible in the deepest groove, the tread is too shallow.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Vehicle maintenance, p. 383 · SPEED LIMITS
In addition to any local fine, a Georgia Super Speeder conviction adds a state fee of:
- ✓ $200
- · $50
- · $100
- · $500
The Super Speeder fee is a $200 state fee charged on top of the local fine, and not paying it leads to a license suspension.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Speed limits, p. 214 · VEHICLE MALFUNCTION
If a vehicle's ignition is turned to the lock position while the vehicle is moving:
- ✓ Steering is disabled and the driver cannot steer
- · The brakes apply automatically
- · The vehicle shifts itself into Park
- · Only the radio and lights switch off
Steering locks are anti-theft devices; locking the ignition in motion takes away your ability to steer, so never switch it off while rolling.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Vehicle malfunction, p. 405 · SPEED LIMITS
Unless otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed limit on a rural interstate in Georgia?
- ✓ 70 mph
- · 55 mph
- · 65 mph
- · 75 mph
Georgia's general limit is 70 mph on a rural interstate; posted signs and conditions can require a lower speed.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Speed limits, p. 216 · SPEED LIMITS
Unless otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed limit on an unpaved county road in Georgia?
- ✓ 35 mph
- · 20 mph
- · 45 mph
- · 55 mph
Unpaved county roads carry a 35 mph general limit, lower than the 55 mph that applies to most other areas.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Speed limits, p. 217 · EXPRESS LANES
What must a motorist have mounted in the vehicle to use Georgia's tolled express lanes?
- ✓ A registered Peach Pass transponder
- · A commercial driver's license
- · An HOV window decal only
- · A parking permit from the county
Tolled lanes read a registered Peach Pass transponder; entering without an active pass sends a violation notice to the registered owner.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Express lanes, p. 238 · DRIVER FITNESS
If you pass the vision screening while wearing corrective lenses, what must you do when driving?
- ✓ Wear the corrective lenses
- · Wear them only at night
- · Carry them but do not wear them
- · Retake the test every month
A corrective-lens restriction will appear on the license and the lenses must be worn while driving.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Driver fitness, p. 69 · OTHER LAWS
In Georgia, wearing a headphone or headset while driving is:
- ✓ Unlawful because it impairs the driver's ability to hear
- · Legal if only one ear is covered
- · Legal at any speed below 35 mph
- · Legal on interstates only
Georgia law bars any device that impairs your hearing while driving, and you also may not wear anything that obstructs your vision.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Other laws, p. 2310 · DRIVER FITNESS
What does the manual say about using stimulant or "stay awake" drugs to keep driving when drowsy?
- ✓ Do not rely on them; they are likely to make driving more hazardous
- · They safely replace a rest stop
- · They are recommended for long trips
- · They restore normal reaction time
Stop driving when you feel drowsy. Stimulant drugs do not restore alertness and are likely to make your driving more dangerous.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Driver fitness, p. 4111 · WORK ZONES
Speeding in a Georgia work zone where a regulatory speed limit is posted can bring a fine of:
- ✓ Not less than $100 and not more than $2,000
- · A flat $25
- · Not more than $50
- · Exactly $200 in every case
Work-zone speeding is a high and aggravated misdemeanor in Georgia, punishable by a fine from $100 up to $2,000, imprisonment, or both.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Work zones, p. 2212 · SAFE DRIVING
Under Georgia law, a driver commits aggressive driving by operating a vehicle:
- ✓ With the intent to annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure, or obstruct another person
- · In reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property
- · At any speed above the posted limit
- · While using a hands-free navigation device
Aggressive driving is defined by intent toward another person - annoying, harassing, intimidating, injuring, or obstructing. Driving in reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property is the separate offense of reckless driving.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Safe driving, p. 2313 · SAFE DRIVING
Which is an example of aggressive driving?
- ✓ Following too closely
- · Increasing following distance
- · Signaling before a lane change
- · Stopping for a red light
Speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes, improper signaling, and ignoring traffic controls are listed examples.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Safe driving, p. 2314 · WORK ZONES
What must a driver do when a work-zone flagger gives directions?
- ✓ Follow the flagger's instructions
- · Obey only nearby traffic lights
- · Continue at the posted speed
- · Stop only if workers are visible
A flagger controls traffic in the work zone and their directions must be followed.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Work zones, p. 2215 · PEDESTRIANS
A driver must yield to pedestrians:
- ✓ Entering or already in a crosswalk
- · Only in painted ladder crosswalks
- · Only when a crossing guard is present
- · Only after the pedestrian reaches the center
Crosswalks can be marked in different ways, and pedestrians entering or in them have priority.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Pedestrians, p. 3616 · VEHICLE CONTROL
Before moving from a stopped position, a driver should first:
- ✓ Check forward, to the sides, and behind for a safe path
- · Accelerate before looking
- · Sound the horn continuously
- · Shift to Neutral
Search around the vehicle, signal when appropriate, and move only when the path is safe.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Vehicle control, p. 3817 · VEHICLE CONTROL
Before slowing or stopping, what should a driver check?
- ✓ Mirrors for traffic behind
- · Only the fuel gauge
- · The rear license plate
- · The passenger's phone
A rear check helps the driver manage space and warn following traffic smoothly.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Vehicle control, p. 4018 · TURNING
Before a permitted right turn on red, a driver must:
- ✓ Come to a full stop and yield to traffic and pedestrians
- · Only slow down
- · Honk and turn immediately
- · Stop after entering the crosswalk
A legal turn on red begins with a complete stop behind the applicable line or crosswalk.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Turning, p. 17Tip: use your ← and → arrow keys
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