Rhode Island Permit Test & DMV Practice 2026 – 100% Trusted

Always finish your turn in the proper lane.

When the road is clear, make your turn at the proper speed and keep to the right of the center of the roadway. After turning into a four-lane road, keep driving in the center lane until you can change to the right lane without getting in the way of other vehicles.

When a red arrow is displayed, you must stop and may not proceed in the direction of the arrow. When the red arrow goes out, it will be followed either by a green arrow, a steady green light, or a flashing yellow arrow. If there is a lane marked for turning, you should be in that lane well in advance of approaching the intersection, give your signal and make the turn so as not to interfere with other traffic.

This how you park on hills:

• If you park facing uphill where there is a curb, you should set the parking brake and turn the wheels away from the curb.
• In any other situation turn the wheels toward the curb or edge of the road.

See illustration in the driver’s manual.

This is a yield sign. When you approach the yield sign, you must slow down and yield the right of way. Your need to stop depends on the traffic on the intersecting street. To avoid interfering with that traffic, you must stop and wait for it to pass.

Solid white lines divide lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction. Solid white lines are also used to mark the right edge of the road.

Always drive at least 500 feet behind emergency vehicles.

There are some vehicles that are required to stop at all railroad crossings, such as transit buses, school buses, or vehicles carrying hazardous materials. If you follow these vehicles, you should increase you following distance. At crossings, you should slow down and be prepared to stop!

The Keep Left sign tells you that you must pass only to the left of a roadway feature or obstruction.

Intersections without signs or signals are known as uncontrolled intersections. When approaching uncontrolled intersections, motorists must treat the intersection as if there were a yield sign present. In the absence of signs or signals, when two (2) vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different highways or streets at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

Your BAC depends on several factors:

• How much alcohol you have had to drink.
• How much you weigh.
• How much food you ate before drinking.
• How much time you have been drinking.
• The speed at which your body processes the alcohol in your system, which is different for each person.

It does not depend on what kind of alcoholic beverage you drink, how physically fit you are, or how well you can hold your liquor.

Food in the stomach causes alcohol to be absorbed more slowly, slowing down the rate and the amount of intoxication. It will not prevent the alcohol to get into your blood.

Left turn – left arm extended horizontally out of an open window .

You may not drive on a tire that has less than 2/32 of an inch of tread (measure the depth of the tread with a penny). Never mix and match tires on your vehicle (radial with bias-belted). Use your owner’s manual for a schedule of prescribed maintenance checks. Measure tire pressure while your tire is cold to get an accurate reading.

See Rhode Island 31-23-45 – Tire treads for correct information.

You must obey posted speed limits. When conditions require, you must reduce your speed to the conditions.

Emotions can affect safe driving by interfering with your ability to think, creating a lack of attention, and interrupting your ability to process information. You may not be able to drive well when you are experiencing extreme levels of any emotion.

There are ways of dealing with your emotions:

• If you are angry or worried, it is best to give yourself time to cool off. It is best to stay off the road until your symptoms have passed.
• Give yourself extra time for your driving trip.
• Have someone else drive.

Properly worn safety belts can save lives. Lap and shoulder belts working together reduce the risk of death and serious injury by almost 50%. Safety belts will keep you from hitting the steering wheel, dashboard, or other objects in your vehicle. Belts will also keep you inside your vehicle, which is really your only protection in a violent crash. Every person occupying the vehicle must be properly fastened by a seat belt or child restraint system.

If you experience tire failure, your task is to drive to safety:

1. Grip the steering wheel firmly with two (2) hands.
2. Ease up on the accelerator to slow the vehicle. Do not brake. Braking can cause the vehicle to swerve. Let the vehicle slow gradually.
3. Check the traffic situation as you gain control of the vehicle.
4. Drive off the roadway slowly, braking gently.
5. Turn on hazard flashers. Drive slowly to a location where you can stop safely.

Remember, keep the vehicle going straight until you have full control.

Turn your head before changing lanes because your mirrors have blind spots. These blind spots can hide a motorcyclist or a bicyclist. Do not drive in another driver’s blind spot.

While backing, you should look over your right shoulder, partially turning your body, while maintaining proper control of your vehicle.

When backing in a straight line, you should periodically check all mirrors to be sure that no other vehicles, pedestrians, or obstacles are in your path of travel.

Cross Road – Intersection. Another road crosses the road. Watch carefully for traffic crossing your path.

If red lights are flashing on the school bus, the law requires that motorists approaching from either direction come to a full stop and remain stopped until the red lights no longer flash. Motorists do not have to stop when the bus is opposite your vehicle on a divided highway. A divided highway is any roadway with a Jersey barrier, grass, guardrail, trees, water, etc. between the lanes of travel in opposite directions. There is also no need to stop your vehicle if a school bus is in a loading zone.

Tractor crossing. Watch for farm vehicles crossing or using the roadway.

A driver may pass on the right of another vehicle only as follows:

• When the motor vehicle ahead is making or about to make a left turn.
• On a street or highway that is wide enough for two or more lanes of traffic with no obstructions and not occupied by parked vehicles.
• On a one-way street or roadway wide enough for two or more lanes of traffic and free of obstructions or parked vehicles.

Under no conditions can you drive off the pavement or main traveled portion of the road to pass a motor vehicle.

A police report is required if:

• Someone is injured in the collision.
• Property damage is over $1,000.
• You hit an unattended vehicle.

Hospital is a word message sign or an H symbol sign. General service signs like this are accompanied with a directional message if used at intersections.

To avoid being temporarily blinded by approaching headlights, glance at the right edge of the roadway until the bright lights have gone by and your vision has returned to normal. Motorists who stare into oncoming vehicles headlights or rear-view mirror light will experience temporary blindness as their body regains sight from the glare.