Passing
Safe passing, no-passing zones, and lane-change rules.
Passing rules in New York follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the New York driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Passing questions, New York edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- A school bus ahead has its yellow warning lights flashing on the front and back near the roof. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- A school bus stops with its red lights flashing on the opposite side of a divided highway. What does the manual say to do? →
- You have stopped for a school bus that is picking up children. According to the manual, when may you drive again? →
- What is the minimum fine for a first conviction of passing a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing? →
- You are convicted of passing a stopped school bus three times within three years. What is the minimum consequence the manual describes? →
- After you stop for a school bus and the bus begins moving again, what does the manual tell you to do as you drive past? →
- One condition the manual lists for passing on the right is based on the road's lane layout. Which condition is it? →
- You are about to pass another vehicle on the right at an intersection. Along with checking the traffic ahead, what does the manual say to watch for on the right side of the road? →
- According to the manual, the law requiring you to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights applies where? →
- Another vehicle is passing you on the left. What does the manual say to do? →
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