New Jersey Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)

Answer: More than 95 percent

Almost everything a driver needs is seen, so keep the windows clean and get regular eye checkups.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 49

Answer: Public recreation and scenic areas

Brown signs guide you to public recreation and scenic areas; blue signs show motorist services; green signs give directions.

Handbook: Section 11, p. 214

Answer: Treat it as a four-way stop

An unlit signal is a four-way stop: stop, look left and right, yield and go only when safe.

Handbook: Section 11, p. 213

Answer: 50 mph

Rural roads with no posted limit have a 50 mph maximum.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 62

Answer: Slowly, at walking speed (2 to 4 mph)

Back up slowly, about walking speed, looking through the rear window and with both hands on the wheel when turning.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 55

Answer: Up to $500, up to 25 days in jail, community service, a suspension and two points

Failing to stop for a pedestrian can bring a fine up to $500, jail, community service, a suspension of up to six months and 2 points.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 66

Answer: 60 percent

Seat belts raise your chances of surviving a crash by 60 percent and take only three seconds to buckle.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 40

Answer: Traffic going in opposite directions

Yellow center lines divide opposite directions; white lines divide lanes going the same way and mark road edges.

Handbook: Section 11, p. 216

Answer: Stop, yield to traffic and pedestrians, and go only when safe

Treat a flashing red light like a stop sign. At railroad crossings, flashing red lights mean a train is coming.

Handbook: Section 11, p. 212

Answer: 35 mph

Suburban business and residential districts have a 35 mph limit unless posted otherwise.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 62

Answer: No, that is against New Jersey law

Backup lights must be off when moving forward; New Jersey law prohibits having them on while driving ahead.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 45

Answer: Within five feet of the nearest crosswalk or stop line

Stop within five feet of the crosswalk or stop line, then yield to pedestrians and nearby traffic before entering.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 67

Answer: An odorless, colorless gas in vehicle exhaust that can kill

CO has no smell or color; never idle in a closed garage, and get anyone with symptoms into fresh air and call 911.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 47

Answer: No, passing is not allowed

Two solid center lines mean no passing from either side.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 64

Answer: Slow down and proceed with care

A flashing yellow (amber) light means slow down and go with care.

Handbook: Section 11, p. 212

Answer: No, add-on tinting there is prohibited

New Jersey prohibits add-on tinting on windshields and front side windows, and tinted front windows can get a road test vehicle rejected.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 47

Answer: The car on the right

At a multi-way stop, yield to vehicles already stopped and, if you arrive together, to the driver on your right.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 67

Answer: At least 12 seconds ahead

Look at least 12 seconds ahead; at 25 mph in the city that is about a block.

Handbook: Section 5, p. 101

Answer: Red

Vertical signals have red on top, yellow in the middle and green below; on horizontal signals, red is on the left.

Handbook: Section 11, p. 212

Answer: 1/16 inch

Do not drive on tires with less than 1/16 inch of tread, about the edge of a penny.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 46