New Jersey Permit Practice Test: Traffic Signals and Signs (2026)

Question 1 of 17

On a vertical traffic signal, which light is always on top?

1. Red
2. Green
3. Yellow

Question 2 of 17

What should you do at a flashing yellow light?

1. Stop and wait for green
2. Slow down and proceed with care
3. Speed up before it turns red

Question 3 of 17

What does a flashing red light mean?

1. Slow down without stopping
2. The light is broken: ignore it
3. Stop, yield to traffic and pedestrians, and go only when safe

Question 4 of 17

A traffic signal has no working lights and no one is directing traffic. What should you do?

1. Treat it as a four-way stop
2. Go through without stopping
3. Treat it as a yield sign

Question 5 of 17

What does a yellow arrow mean?

1. You may turn with priority
2. The signal is changing from green to red: be ready to stop
3. Yield to pedestrians only

Question 6 of 17

You are turning and pedestrians are crossing on a WALK signal. What must you do?

1. Go first: you have a green light
2. Honk and turn
3. Yield to them

Question 7 of 17

Which signs are eight-sided (octagons)?

1. Only STOP signs
2. STOP and YIELD signs
3. All regulatory signs

Question 8 of 17

What does a yellow pennant-shaped sign warn you about?

1. A school zone
2. A no-passing zone
3. A railroad crossing

Question 9 of 17

What does an orange diamond-shaped sign mean?

1. School crossing
2. Motorist services ahead
3. Construction and maintenance warning

Question 10 of 17

What do brown rectangular signs show?

1. Public recreation and scenic areas
2. Hospitals and gas
3. Road work

Question 11 of 17

What do yellow center lines separate?

1. Lanes going the same way
2. Traffic going in opposite directions
3. The shoulder from the road

Question 12 of 17

Both center lines are solid. May you pass?

1. Yes, when it is safe
2. Yes, on the left only
3. No, passing is not allowed

Question 13 of 17

The center line is solid on the other side and broken on your side. May you pass?

1. Yes, when it is safe, because the broken line is on your side
2. No, never
3. Only at night

Question 14 of 17

What do white diamonds painted in a lane mean?

1. It is a bike lane
2. It is an HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lane
3. It is a no-parking zone

Question 15 of 17

Must you obey a flagger in a work zone?

1. Only if police are present
2. No, only signs count
3. Yes, flaggers have the same authority as a regulatory sign

Question 16 of 17

A police officer directs you to go through a red light. What should you do?

1. Obey the officer
2. Wait for green
3. Honk and wait

Question 17 of 17

What are rumble strips meant to do?

1. Damage speeding cars
2. Alert you, by noise and vibration, that there is a decision point or danger ahead
3. Mark a bike lane