New York practice test, lanes, passing, and following
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Article 25: drive on the right, pass on the left, the narrow cases where passing on the right is allowed, and no-passing zones. Following distance under section 1129 is judgement written as law, a gap that lets you stop without hitting the vehicle ahead, judged against speed, traffic, and the road. Passing a bicycle takes due care and a safe distance under section 1122-a, stated as the section states it.
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Rain starts and the road ahead is streaming with water. What happens to the lawful following gap behind the car ahead?
✓ Correct answer: It grows; a reasonable and prudent distance on a wet road is longer than on a dry one
Wet roads lengthen stopping distances, so the same gap stops being reasonable. The rule follows the physics. (VTL section 1129.)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1129, checked 2026-11-03
A slow vehicle ahead is signalling left into a driveway just past a blind curve. May you pass it on the left before the curve?
✓ Correct answer: No. Your view is obstructed by the curve, so the pass is banned
The turning vehicle makes it worse, not better: it may swing into the very space you would pass through, and you cannot see what is coming. (VTL sections 1124 and 1125.)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1124 and 1125, checked 2026-11-03
A cyclist ahead wobbles slightly in the lane on a windy day. How does the passing rule respond?
✓ Correct answer: Leave more room, not less; due care grows when the rider's line is less steady
Due care is measured against the rider in front of you, not an ideal one. Unsteadiness is a reason for distance. (VTL sections 1122-a and 1146.)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1122-a and 1146, checked 2026-11-03
Traffic in your lane is stopped for a red light. May you pass the queue on the right along a wide paved shoulder to reach a turning lane?
✓ Correct answer: No. Passing on the right must stay on the travelled part of the road within the listed cases; the shoulder is not a lane
Queue jumping on the shoulder is the everyday form of this offence. A nearby turning lane does not convert the shoulder into road. (VTL section 1123.)
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1123, checked 2026-11-03
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Facts strip
- Questions on the real test
- 20, and 4 are about road signs
- To pass
- At least 14 of 20, and at least 2 of the 4 sign questions
- Time limit
- None published by the DMV
- Retest
- No fee, no published limit or wait
- Permit and licence fee
- $64.25 to $102.50, by age and district
- Minimum age
- 16
Facts checked against New York DMV pages, 2026-11-03. Official information: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, dmv.ny.gov.
Corrections note
No corrections yet. Last checked 2026-11-03, against the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, 15 NYCRR Part 131, and DMV published facts.