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Pennsylvania Permit Test — State Rules flashcards

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Only what is specific to Pennsylvania: permit and junior license rules, DUI limits and implied consent, the anti-texting law, the 70 mph maximum and school zones, headlight and signaling distances, parking distances, school-bus and Move Over laws, points, child seats. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Pennsylvania permit test — state rules · written against: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PennDOT), PUB 95 (4-21) English Version, 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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What is the youngest age at which you may apply for a Pennsylvania non-commercial learner's permit?

A) 16
B) 15
C) 15½
D) 17

A) 16

You cannot apply before your 16th birthday, and the medical part of the application may be completed no earlier than six months before it.
Permit & Provisional License
What does Pennsylvania's anti-texting law prohibit a driver from doing?

A) Talking on a phone through a hands-free system
B) Following directions from a dash-mounted GPS
C) Listening to the radio above a set volume
D) Texting, instant messaging or emailing while driving

D) Texting, instant messaging or emailing while driving

It is a primary offense, meaning police may stop you for it alone.
Phones & Distraction
Pennsylvania law requires headlights whenever people or vehicles ahead cannot be made out at what distance?

A) 500 feet
B) 1,000 feet
C) 300 feet
D) 1,500 feet

B) 1,000 feet

Headlights are also required from sunset to sunrise, whenever your wipers are on for the weather, and in signed work zones. The handbook says rain, snow, fog or smoke always calls for them, but the law ties weather to the 1,000-foot test or wiper use.
Headlights & Signals
How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Pennsylvania?

A) No closer than 10 feet
B) No closer than 20 feet
C) No closer than 30 feet
D) No closer than 15 feet

D) No closer than 15 feet

The no-parking list applies unless you must stop to avoid other traffic or a danger, or the law, a police officer or a traffic sign or signal directs you to stop there.
Parking & Curbs
When may a Pennsylvania driver turn left at a red light?

A) From any street onto a one-way street
B) Never; it is always illegal in Pennsylvania
C) When going from one one-way street into another
D) When oncoming traffic is held by a red arrow

C) When going from one one-way street into another

You must be in the left lane, stop and yield to pedestrians and traffic first, and a sign can prohibit the turn.
Turns & Lanes
Who must wear a seat belt under Pennsylvania law?

A) Driver, front-seat riders, and riders aged 8 to 17
B) The driver and front-seat passengers only
C) The driver and every child under 8 only
D) Every occupant aged 18 or older, in any seat

A) Driver, front-seat riders, and riders aged 8 to 17

The driver is responsible for making sure everyone under 18 is buckled.
Occupant Safety

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Facts checked against the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation), PUB 95 (4-21) English Version, checked 2026-10-09; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
The hands-free card follows 75 Pa.C.S. § 3316.1 (Act 18 of 2024, Paul Miller's Law: in force June 2025, citations from June 2026), checked 2026-10-10; PUB 95 (4-21) predates it.
The points card follows 75 Pa.C.S. § 1538 (Act 120 of 2022) and PennDOT's online manual page "Pennsylvania's Point System", checked 2026-10-12; PUB 95 (4-21) predates it.
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.
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