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PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services knowledge test · cheat sheet
Pennsylvania DMV cheat sheet: every number on the permit test
18 questions; 15 correct to pass. If you fail, you can retake the test the following business day.
- Handbook numbers
- 19
- Sections
- 4
- Rules people miss
- 4
- Pass mark
- 83%
Odometer
Every number on the Pennsylvania permit test
19 numbers from the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), each with the section it comes from.
Speed limits
- 70 mph
- Maximum speed limit in PennsylvaniaChapter 3 — Speed Limits
- 15 mph
- School zone while the yellow lights flash or during posted timesChapter 2 — School Zone Signals
- 45 mph
- Top speed on a dark road so you don't overdrive low beams (they reach ~250 ft)Chapter 3 — Night Driving
- 20 mph under
- Move Over: slow to at least this far below the limit if you can't change lanesChapter 3 — Emergency Vehicles
Distances
- 4 seconds
- Following distance on dry pavement — 5 to 6 seconds on wet roadsChapter 3 — Space Cushion; Road Conditions
- 100 / 300 feet
- Signal before turning under 35 mph / at 35 mph or moreChapter 3 — Communicating Your Intentions
- 500 / 300 feet
- Low beams within this distance of an oncoming vehicle / a vehicle you followChapter 3 — Headlights
- 10 feet
- Stop at least this far from a school bus with red lights flashing and stop arm outChapter 3 — School Buses
- 100 feet
- No passing within this distance of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge or tunnelChapter 3 — Passing
- 500 feet
- Drivers from every direction must be at least this far away for a U-turnChapter 3 — U-Turns
- 4 feet
- Room to leave when passing a bicycleChapter 3 — Sharing the Road with Bicycles
Parking
- 12 inches
- Park no farther than this from the curbChapter 3 — Parking
- 15 feet
- No parking near a fire hydrantChapter 3 — Parking Regulations
- 20 feet
- No parking near a crosswalk at an intersectionChapter 3 — Parking Regulations
- 30 feet
- No parking near a flashing signal, stop sign or yield signChapter 3 — Parking Regulations
- 50 feet
- No parking near the nearest rail of a railroad crossingChapter 3 — Parking Regulations
Alcohol
- .08
- DUI blood alcohol level for drivers 21 and olderChapter 4 — Alcohol and the Law
- .02
- DUI level for drivers under 21 (and school bus drivers)Chapter 4 — Alcohol and the Law
- .04
- DUI level for commercial vehicle driversChapter 4 — DUI Penalties
Warning lights
Pennsylvania rules people get wrong
The handbook rules behind the most missed questions. Read these twice before test day.
Pennsylvania teaches a 4-second following gap, not the 2-second rule many other states use.
Stop for a school bus even when you are coming toward it. the only exception is the opposite side of a divided highway. Failing to stop costs a 60-day suspension, five points and a fine.
Left on red is legal only from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping and yielding.
After passing, move back only when you can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.
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The Pennsylvania cheat sheet as one poster
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- Every number above on one 1200 × 1800 image
- Handbook section next to each number, so you can check it
- Free to save and print for your own study
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The real test asks them as situations. 20 free Pennsylvania questions, each answer explained and cited to the handbook.
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