New Jersey Permit Practice Test: Lanes, Turns and Passing (2026)

Answer: No, it is against the law

Passing on the shoulder is illegal; passing on the right is allowed only with two or more lanes in your direction or when the car ahead turns left.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 65

Answer: When it has stopped to let a pedestrian cross

Do not pass on hills or curves, at intersections or railroad crossings, on narrow bridges or tunnels, or behind a car stopped for a pedestrian.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 65

Answer: The right-hand lane, except when passing or preparing for a left turn

New Jersey law requires keeping right except when passing; on multi-lane roads use the right lane unless passing or turning left.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 65

Answer: Yes, after a full stop, unless a No Turn on Red sign is posted

After a full stop you may turn right on red unless a sign forbids it; yield to oncoming traffic, pedestrians, bicycles and mopeds.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 72

Answer: As far to the right as possible, without swinging wide

Keep close to the right curb before a right turn so no one can be in the space to your right, and don't swing into another lane.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 72

Answer: Each turns to the left of the center of the intersection

When two opposing cars turn left, each passes to the left of the center of the intersection, so they don't cut across each other.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 73

Answer: Take the next turn instead; never back up

Never back up after missing a turn: it is safer to take the next one.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 55

Answer: The three-point turn (K-turn)

The 3-point (K) turn is part of the road test: forward left, back right, then forward again.

Handbook: Section 3, p. 56

Answer: Traffic already on the highway

Use the acceleration lane to reach traffic speed, avoid stopping in it, and yield to traffic already on the highway.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 68

Answer: Go on to the next exit

If you miss an exit, go on to the next one; never back up on a ramp or deceleration lane.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 69

Answer: The driver entering from the ramp yields to the driver leaving the expressway

A weave lane is both an entrance and an exit; drivers entering must yield to drivers leaving.

Handbook: Section 4, p. 70

Answer: Stay in your lane and slow down slightly to make the pass easier

When being passed, keep your lane and ease off so the other driver can complete the pass, then return to your normal speed.

Handbook: Section 5, p. 97

Answer: When you can see the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror

Return only when well ahead; seeing the passed car in the rearview mirror is a good sign. Signal, and cancel the signal afterward.

Handbook: Section 5, p. 96