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Only what is specific to Minnesota: instruction permit and provisional-license rules, DWI and Not-a-Drop limits, the teen phone ban, speed limits, headlight and signal distances, Move Over, parking distances, school buses, turns, penalties and child seats. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Minnesota permit test — state rules · written against: Minnesota Driver's Manual (Minnesota DPS Driver and Vehicle Services), June 2026, checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. What is the minimum age for a Minnesota instruction permit?

    A) 14
    B) 15½
    C) 15
    D) 16
    C) 15

    At 15 you may take the written and vision tests once the driver-education classroom requirement is met.
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. While stopped at a red light in Minnesota, may a licensed adult driver read a text message on a handheld phone?

    A) No, not even while stopped
    B) Yes, once the vehicle is stopped
    C) Yes, if the message is about work
    D) Yes, if it takes under 30 seconds
    A) No, not even while stopped

    A car waiting at a light is still part of traffic. The driver may not hold the phone; calls and dictated messages must use a hands-free or voice mode, reading messages is barred even hands-free, and getting emergency help is exempt. The manual lists hands-free use as an exception, but the law never allows reading messages that way.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. Besides sunset to sunrise and bad weather, when does Minnesota law require headlights to be on?

    A) When you cannot see 500 feet ahead
    B) When you cannot see 1,000 feet ahead
    C) Whenever your windshield wipers are on
    D) Only when it is raining heavily
    A) When you cannot see 500 feet ahead

    Headlights must be on whenever you cannot see the road at least 500 feet ahead. Rain, snow, hail, sleet and fog also require headlights; there is no wiper rule in the manual.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Minnesota?

    A) No closer than 15 feet
    B) No closer than 20 feet
    C) No closer than 10 feet
    D) No closer than 5 feet
    C) No closer than 10 feet

    Fire crews need clear access to the hydrant, so parking within 10 feet of one is not allowed.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. When may a Minnesota driver turn left at a red light?

    A) From a one-way onto a one-way street
    B) From any street onto a one-way street
    C) Never, not even onto a one-way street
    D) From a two-way onto a one-way street
    A) From a one-way onto a one-way street

    Stop fully, check that the intersection is clear, give way to pedestrians and vehicles, and confirm the cross street carries traffic only in your turning direction.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Which occupants of a car on a Minnesota road must wear seat belts?

    A) Front-seat riders only
    B) Everyone, in every seat
    C) The driver and children only
    D) Everyone but adults in the back
    B) Everyone, in every seat

    The driver and every passenger, including those in the back seat, must be belted. Police may stop a vehicle solely for a seat-belt violation.
    Occupant Safety

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Checked against:

  • Facts checked against the Minnesota Driver's Manual (Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services), June 2026 edition, and against Minnesota Statutes chapters 169, 169A and 171 and Minnesota Rules chapter 7411 as amended through the 2026 session (revisor.mn.gov), checked 2026-10-12; wording is original and no handbook or statute text is reproduced.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the manual and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the manual says.
  • Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety or any other agency; not legal advice. Figures change — confirm against the current handbook before your test.

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