1. When you see this sign while driving, what must you do?
- A. Slow down, be prepared to stop, and give the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians. ✓
- B. Come to a complete stop before the intersection and proceed only when it is safe.
- C. Merge into the traffic lane without stopping.
- D. Maintain your speed and expect other traffic to yield to you.
According to the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, a Yield sign means you must slow down, be prepared to stop, and give the right-of-way to traffic (including pedestrians and bicyclists) on the road you are entering or crossing. You must stop if necessary to avoid a collision.
2. You are 17 years old and have had your Junior Operator License (JOL) for four months. You want to give your 16-year-old friend, who is not a family member, a ride home from a school event. Under what condition is this legally permitted?
- A. If a licensed driver, who is at least 21 years old and has one year of experience, is seated in the front passenger seat. ✓
- B. If you have written permission from your parents to drive your friend home.
- C. As long as you are driving directly home and it is before the 12:30 a.m. curfew.
- D. This is never permitted during the first year of holding a JOL.
For the first six months after receiving a JOL, a junior operator cannot drive with any non-family passengers under 18 unless they are accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old, has at least one year of driving experience, and is seated in the front passenger seat.
3. Under which of these circumstances is it legal for a pedestrian to be walking on the shoulder of the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90)?
- A. If their car has broken down and they are walking to an emergency call box.
- B. Only if they are wearing high-visibility, reflective clothing.
- C. During daylight hours when visibility is good.
- D. Under no circumstances. ✓
State law explicitly prohibits pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized travel on expressways, interstate highways, or turnpikes for any reason due to the high speeds and extreme danger involved.
4. When you see this sign, it means you are approaching a section of road where:
- A. You will face oncoming traffic. ✓
- B. The highway ahead is divided by a median.
- C. You must make a sharp turn to the left or right.
- D. Traffic is permitted to pass on either side.
According to the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, this 'Two-Way Traffic' warning sign indicates that you are leaving a one-way roadway and will soon be on a road with traffic coming from the opposite direction. You must keep to the right.
5. You are driving through a downtown area where shops and offices are located less than 200 feet apart. If there is no speed limit sign posted, what is the legal speed limit?
- A. 25 mph
- B. 30 mph ✓
- C. 35 mph
- D. 40 mph
In a 'thickly settled' or business district in Massachusetts, the statutory speed limit is 30 mph unless otherwise posted.