Sharing the Road — Missouri

Missouri permit practice test: 488 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: Class F: 25 Q, pass 20. Sharing the Road: 55 questions. Updated

Pedestrians, cyclists, school buses, emergency vehicles and heavy trucks.

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TopicSharing the Road
License testMissouri Car learner's permit test (Class F)
Topic questions55 (11% of 488 total)
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Questions (55)

1. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates, you should:
  1. Cross the tracks immediately and as quickly as possible.
  2. Always stop before crossing the tracks.
  3. Prepare to yield to any train at the crossing. ✓
  4. Speed up to beat any oncoming train.

Answer: C. Prepare to yield to any train at the crossing.

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2. When approached by an emergency vehicle that is using its siren and/or flashing lights, a driver must immediately:
  1. Pull to the right and stop. ✓
  2. Pull to the right and slow down.
  3. Pull to the right and turn on their vehicle's four-way flashers.
  4. Stop and let the emergency vehicle pass.

Answer: A. Pull to the right and stop.

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3. If an emergency vehicle with flashing lights is traveling in the area where you are driving, you should:
  1. Speed up to avoid the emergency vehicle.
  2. Stop your vehicle immediately and prevent them from passing.
  3. Make every effort to give the emergency vehicle a clear path of travel. ✓
  4. Signal to the emergency vehicle when it is clear for them to pass you.

Answer: C. Make every effort to give the emergency vehicle a clear path of travel.

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4. To avoid being in a truck or bus driver’s blind spot, you should:
  1. Never pass them.
  2. Avoid driving alongside them and avoid tailgating. ✓
  3. Flash your lights at them.
  4. Sound your horn.

Answer: B. Avoid driving alongside them and avoid tailgating.

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5. When passing a large vehicle, the driver of a small vehicle must be prepared for:
  1. Loud noises.
  2. Excess air pollution.
  3. Wind gusts produced by the large vehicle. ✓
  4. Falling vehicle parts.

Answer: C. Wind gusts produced by the large vehicle.

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6. You approach an emergency vehicle that is stopped with its lights flashing. You must:
  1. Slow down. If possible, change lanes so you will not drive next to the stopped emergency vehicle. ✓
  2. Drive to the right side of the road and stop.
  3. Stay in your lane and continue to drive at the same speed.
  4. Accelerate to quickly pass the stopped vehicle.

Answer: A. Slow down. If possible, change lanes so you will not drive next to the stopped emergency vehicle.

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7. If there are two railroad tracks next to each other:
  1. It is always safe to proceed after one train passes.
  2. You must always stop before crossing the tracks.
  3. When one train passes, look for another train on the other track before proceeding. ✓
  4. Honk your horn as you cross the tracks.

Answer: C. When one train passes, look for another train on the other track before proceeding.

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8. What is a "No zone?"
  1. A designated no passing zone
  2. A one-way traffic area
  3. The blind spot of a large vehicle ✓
  4. An area designated for motor vehicles

Answer: C. The blind spot of a large vehicle

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9. When you hear a fire engine siren behind you, you must:
  1. Slow down until it passes you.
  2. Drive with your flashers on.
  3. Pull over to the side of the road and stop. ✓
  4. Speed up and take the nearest exit.

Answer: C. Pull over to the side of the road and stop.

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10. You must pull over to the edge of the road and allow an emergency vehicle to pass:
  1. Regardless of your direction. ✓
  2. Only if it is following you.
  3. Only if it is approaching you from the opposite direction.
  4. None of the above.

Answer: A. Regardless of your direction.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook