Traffic Signs & Signals — Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania permit practice test: 355 free practice questions (140 official sample questions · Official driver handbook). Official test format: 18 Q, pass 15. Traffic Signs & Signals: 86 questions.
Regulatory, warning and guide signs, plus traffic light and pavement marking questions.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Traffic Signs & Signals |
| License test | Pennsylvania Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 86 (24% of 355 total) |
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Questions (86)
1. IF A GREEN ARROW TURNS INTO A GREEN LIGHT, YOU:
- May still turn but you must yield to oncoming traffic ✓
- May no longer turn and must proceed straight
- Still have the right of way to turn
- No longer have to turn the way the arrow indicates
Answer: A. May still turn but you must yield to oncoming traffic
You may still turn the way the arrow pointed, but you must first yield to pedestrians and oncoming traffic. The handbook explains that a green arrow gives you a protected turn because oncoming traffic is held by a red light. When that arrow changes to a regular green light, the protected part ends. You are not barred from turning, but you must check for pedestrians and oncoming traffic and let them go first. That is why the correct choice says you may still turn while yielding.
2. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT, YOU MUST:
- Maintain normal driving speed
- Stop and look for oncoming traffic
- Yield to pedestrians ✓
- Increase your normal driving speed
Answer: C. Yield to pedestrians
When you make a right turn on a green light, you must yield to pedestrians. The handbook says a steady green light lets you drive through the intersection if the road is clear, and you may turn right or left unless a sign says otherwise. It adds that when you turn, you must yield to other vehicles and pedestrians within the intersection. That makes yielding to pedestrians the required action; the green light does not cancel their right to cross safely.
3. THE ONLY TIME YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS WHOSE RED LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AND STOP ARM IS EXTENDED IS WHEN YOU:
- Are driving on the opposite side of a divided highway ✓
- Are behind the bus
- See no children present
- Can safely pass on the left
Answer: A. Are driving on the opposite side of a divided highway
You do not have to stop when you are driving on the opposite side of a divided highway from the stopped school bus. The handbook lists a single exception to the school bus stopping rule. If the bus is stopped with red lights flashing and the stop arm out, drivers coming from the opposite side of a divided highway do not have to stop. The manual describes a divided highway by the separation present, such as concrete or metal barriers, guide rails, or a median with trees, rocks, streams, or grass. In that situation you still slow down and continue carefully.
4. A FLASHING RED LIGHT AT A RAILROAD CROSSING MEANS:
- Stop, do not proceed until signals are completed ✓
- Slow down and proceed if clear
- Proceed with caution
- You have the right-of-way
Answer: A. Stop, do not proceed until signals are completed
A flashing red light at a railroad crossing means stop and do not proceed until the signals are completed. The Pennsylvania manual lists flashing red lights among the signals that warn of an approaching train. When those signals are active, you are required to stop, and you must not move forward or ignore the signal. The manual says to proceed only after all signals are completed, and then only when there is evidence no train is approaching. That is why the correct choice is to stop and wait, not to treat the flashing red light as a warning to continue slowly.
5. HIGHWAY AND EXPRESSWAY GUIDE SIGNS ARE:
- Orange with black letters
- Green with white letters ✓
- Yellow with black letters
- Red with white letters
Answer: B. Green with white letters
Highway and expressway guide signs are green with white letters. The Pennsylvania manual's guide-sign section lists highway and expressway guide signs as examples and says they are green with white letters. It explains that these signs give information about intersecting roads, direct drivers to cities and towns, and point out hospitals, service stations, restaurants, motels, and other places along the highway. Since the manual states this color rule directly for highway and expressway guide signs, the matching choice is green with white letters.
6. A STEADY GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION MEANS THAT YOU:
- Must slow down and prepare to stop
- Must stop and check for oncoming traffic before proceeding
- May drive through the intersection if the road is clear ✓
- May not turn right
Answer: C. May drive through the intersection if the road is clear
A steady green light means you may drive through the intersection when the road is clear. The Pennsylvania manual says a steady green light lets you drive through the intersection if the road is clear. It also says you may turn right or left at a green light unless a sign tells you not to, but when you turn you must yield to other vehicles and pedestrians in the intersection. So the green light gives you permission to proceed, not an order to stop or slow for a stop.
7. YOU MAY TURN RIGHT ON RED IF YOU:
- Stop first and check for traffic and pedestrians ✓
- Have a right turn red arrow
- Are in the left lane
- Slow down first
Answer: A. Stop first and check for traffic and pedestrians
You may turn right on red after you stop first and check for traffic and pedestrians. The handbook says that at a steady red light you may turn right unless a NO TURN ON RED sign is posted. It adds that you must first come to a stop and then check for and yield to pedestrians and other traffic. That makes stopping and checking the condition for a legal right turn on red, not just slowing down. The other choices describe situations or actions the handbook does not give as permission.
8. AT AN INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY A STOP SIGN, IF YOU CAN’T GET A GOOD VIEW OF CROSS-STREET TRAFFIC WHEN YOU STOP BEHIND THE WHITE TOP BAR PAINTED ON THE PAVEMENT, YOU SHOULD:
- Wait 5 seconds, then proceed.
- Sound your horn before proceeding
- Put down your windows, listen for traffic, and then proceed
- Pull forward slowly, check for traffic and pedestrians, and proceed when clear ✓
Answer: D. Pull forward slowly, check for traffic and pedestrians, and proceed when clear
You should pull forward slowly, check for traffic and pedestrians, and proceed when clear. The handbook says that at a stop sign you must stop completely and check for pedestrians and cross traffic. When there is a crosswalk or stop line, you stop before your vehicle reaches the first painted line. If you cannot see traffic from there, you yield to pedestrians and then carefully move forward past the line until you can see clearly. After checking traffic and pedestrians, you go when the intersection is clear. That is exactly what pulling forward slowly and checking before proceeding means.
9. TO PASS A SLOWER-MOVING VEHICLE ON A TWO-LANE ROAD YOU MUST:
- Not cross the center line
- Flash your lights to oncoming traffic
- Use the shoulder
- Use that lane that belongs to oncoming traffic ✓
Answer: D. Use that lane that belongs to oncoming traffic
To pass a slower-moving vehicle on a two-lane road, you use the lane that belongs to oncoming traffic when it is safe. The handbook says a broken yellow centerline marks a two-way, two-lane road, and passing is allowed on either side when conditions are safe. It also states that when you pass, you have to move into the lane that oncoming vehicles use. The manual explains that this is why passing on a two-lane road requires good judgment to avoid a head-on collision. The correct choice is the one describing that move into the oncoming lane.
10. YOU MUST STOP WHEN YOU SEE A:
- Flashing red light ✓
- Steady yellow light
- Yellow arrow
- Flashing yellow light
Answer: A. Flashing red light
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · 140 official sample questions · Official driver handbook