Georgia Permit Practice Test: Safe Driving (2026)

Question 1 of 14

How do you check that you are not following too closely?

1. Look at the speedometer
2. Count 'one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two' as the car ahead passes a point
3. Stay one car length behind at any speed

Question 2 of 14

How close may you follow a fire truck responding to an alarm?

1. 50 feet
2. As close as you like
3. No closer than 200 feet

Question 3 of 14

How should you deal with another driver's blind spot on the expressway?

1. Stay far enough back to be seen, or pass
2. Ride alongside them
3. Honk to be noticed

Question 4 of 14

When may you stop on an expressway shoulder?

1. To switch drivers
2. Only in an emergency
3. To stretch

Question 5 of 14

What is 'highway hypnosis'?

1. A police technique
2. Fast lane changes
3. Drowsiness or unawareness from the monotony of long expressway trips

Question 6 of 14

You feel sleepy on a long trip. Should you take 'stay awake' pills?

1. No; they can make driving more hazardous
2. Yes, they solve the problem
3. Yes, with coffee

Question 7 of 14

On the expressway, after passing, when can you return to the right lane?

1. Immediately
2. When you can clearly see the passed car in your rearview mirror
3. After one second

Question 8 of 14

What does the handbook say about driving when you are tired at night?

1. Drive faster to get home
2. Turn the radio up and keep going
3. Do not drive if you are tired

Question 9 of 14

How much following distance should you leave behind a motorcycle?

1. Three or four seconds
2. One second
3. Half a second

Question 10 of 14

Before you start driving, what should you check about your passengers?

1. Nothing; it is their job
2. That they are properly seated and do not block your view
3. That they hold your phone

Question 11 of 14

You cannot change lanes away from a postal or sanitation vehicle with flashing lights. How must you slow down?

1. To 5 mph
2. You do not need to slow down
3. To at least ten mph under the limit or 25 mph, whichever is more

Question 12 of 14

Why should you watch carefully for highway signs at night?

1. They are harder to see at night
2. They change at night
3. They are turned off at night

Question 13 of 14

Before a long expressway trip, what should you check?

1. Only the radio
2. Fuel, water, oil and tires
3. Nothing

Question 14 of 14

How many basic sign shapes does Georgia use?

1. Three
2. Twelve
3. Seven