Vehicle Equipment & Safe Operation — Missouri
Missouri permit practice test: 488 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: Class F: 25 Q, pass 20. Vehicle Equipment & Safe Operation: 31 questions.
Brakes, tires, lights, mirrors, seat belts, child seats and basic vehicle control.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Vehicle Equipment & Safe Operation |
| License test | Missouri Car learner's permit test (Class F) |
| Topic questions | 31 (6% of 488 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
Official handbook
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Questions (31)
1. If you are stopped by a police officer, you should:
- Unbuckle your seat belt and lower your window.
- Get your paperwork ready before the officer reaches your car.
- Stay in your vehicle with your hands on the steering wheel and wait for the officer to approach you. ✓
- Get out of your car and walk toward the patrol car.
Answer: C. Stay in your vehicle with your hands on the steering wheel and wait for the officer to approach you.
2. A leaking exhaust system can:
- Cause excessive oil use.
- Require your vehicle to have a tune-up sooner than normal.
- Make you drowsy while driving. ✓
- Set grass fires on country roads.
Answer: C. Make you drowsy while driving.
3. You want to back out of your driveway. You see children playing nearby. Before you start to move your car, you should:
- Rev your engine to warn the children that you are moving.
- Sound your horn so the children will hear you.
- Walk to the back of the car to be sure the way is clear. ✓
- Tell the children to stay away from the driveway.
Answer: C. Walk to the back of the car to be sure the way is clear.
4. If one of your tires blows out as you are driving, you should:
- Brake hard immediately.
- Try to steer straight while gradually slowing by removing your foot from the gas pedal. ✓
- Maintain your current speed and steer straight.
- Swerve back and forth to alert traffic behind you.
Answer: B. Try to steer straight while gradually slowing by removing your foot from the gas pedal.
5. Worn or bald tires:
- Can make turning more difficult.
- Are likely to hydroplane.
- Can increase your stopping distance.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
6. If you experience a tire blowout:
- Take your foot of the gas.
- Do not immediately use your brakes.
- Gradually slow down and pull off the side of the road.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
7. If an oncoming driver is heading toward you in your lane, you should:
- Blow your horn, steer right, and accelerate.
- Blow your horn, steer left, and brake.
- Blow your horn, steer right, and brake. ✓
- Stay in the center of your lane, blow your horn, and brake.
Answer: C. Blow your horn, steer right, and brake.
8. Before switching on the ignition, you should:
- Be sure only backseat passengers have buckled their seat belts.
- Be sure only adult passengers have buckled their seat belts.
- Be sure only child passengers have buckled their seat belts.
- Be sure all of the vehicle's occupants have buckled their seat belts. ✓
Answer: D. Be sure all of the vehicle's occupants have buckled their seat belts.
9. If you need to stop quickly and your vehicle is not equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), you should:
- Hold down the brake pedal.
- Firmly pump your brakes. ✓
- Lightly tap the brakes.
- Release the brake pedal.
Answer: B. Firmly pump your brakes.
10. Vehicle stopping distances never depend on:
- Your own reaction time.
- The time of day. ✓
- The condition of your vehicle's brakes.
- The condition and type of your vehicle's tires.
Answer: B. The time of day.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook