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A two-lane state road identified by a letter, such as Route M, has what speed limit unless the state sets it higher?RSMo 304.010.2(5)
Careless and imprudent driving is a class B misdemeanor. What does it become if an accident is involved?RSMo 304.012.3
Exceeding the posted speed limit in a work zone by how much counts as endangerment of a highway worker?RSMo 304.585.1(1)
How closely may you follow the vehicle ahead under Missouri law?RSMo 304.017.1
Inside an urbanized area, what is the maximum speed on interstates, freeways and expressways?RSMo 304.010.2(3)
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Speed and following distance, continued
Is it lawful to drive so slowly that you block the normal flow of traffic?RSMo 304.011.1
On an ordinary numbered highway outside an urbanized area, with no other limit posted, what is the maximum speed?RSMo 304.010.2(4)
Outside a business or residential district, a truck or bus may not follow another truck or bus within how many feet?RSMo 304.044.2
What is the maximum speed limit on a rural expressway in Missouri?RSMo 304.010.2(2)
What is the maximum speed limit on rural interstates and freeways in Missouri?RSMo 304.010.2(1)
What is the minimum speed on an interstate highway in Missouri when conditions are normal?RSMo 304.011.2
What standard of care does Missouri law require of every driver?RSMo 304.012.1
You are convicted of speeding in a work zone while a highway worker was present. What extra fine applies on a first offense?RSMo 304.582.2
Lanes and passing 15
After passing a vehicle on the left, when may you move back to the right side of the road?RSMo 304.016.1(1)
Another driver is passing you on the left. What must you do?RSMo 304.016.1(2)
Before moving from one marked lane to another, what does the law require?RSMo 304.015.5(1)
How much room must you leave when passing a bicycle going your way?RSMo 304.678.1
May you drive onto the shoulder to pass a vehicle on the right?RSMo 304.016.2
On a highway divided by a median or barrier, where may you make a left turn or U-turn?RSMo 304.015.3
On a highway with two or more lanes going your way, which lane must you normally use?RSMo 304.015.6
On a road divided into three lanes, when may you use the center lane?RSMo 304.015.5(2)
On a road wide enough, you must drive on the right half of the roadway. Which of these is a listed exception?RSMo 304.015.2
Trucks registered for more than 48,000 pounds are barred from which lane on urban interstates with three or more lanes each way?RSMo 304.015.7
Two vehicles meet from opposite directions on a road with no marked lanes. What does each driver owe the other?RSMo 304.015.5(5)
When may you pass another vehicle on the right?RSMo 304.016.2
Why is passing barred near the crest of a hill?RSMo 304.016.4(1)
You are driving slower than the normal speed of traffic. Where must you drive?RSMo 304.015.5(3)
You may not drive on the left side of the road when your view is obstructed within how many feet of a bridge, viaduct or tunnel?RSMo 304.016.4(2)
Right-of-way, school buses and emergency vehicles 20
A car ahead of you has stopped at a crosswalk to let someone cross. What may you not do?RSMo 300.375.4
A crossing gate is down but no train is in sight. May you drive around it?RSMo 304.035.2
A driver fails to yield and causes physical injury. Beyond the misdemeanor penalty, what may the court add?RSMo 304.351.9
A pedestrian carrying a white cane or using a guide dog is about to cross. What must you do?RSMo 304.080
A school bus has stopped on a two-lane road to load children and its stop signal is out. You are coming toward it from the front. What must you do?RSMo 304.050.1
An emergency vehicle approaches with its siren sounding or red light showing. What must you do?RSMo 304.022.1
At a crosswalk with no working signal, when must you yield to a pedestrian?RSMo 300.375.1
At a stop sign with no stop line and no crosswalk, where must you stop?RSMo 304.351.4(2)(a)
Does the move-over rule apply to a stopped vehicle showing amber or amber and white lights, such as a tow truck or road crew?RSMo 304.022.2
On a four-lane highway you approach a stopped vehicle showing flashing red and blue lights. What does the law ask first?RSMo 304.022.2(1)
Traffic is backed up on the far side of a railroad crossing. When may you start across?RSMo 304.035.3
Two vehicles enter an uncontrolled intersection from different roads at about the same time. Who yields?RSMo 304.351.2
What does the law require at a yield sign?RSMo 304.351.4(2)(b)
What is the fine for a first offense of passing a stopped school bus, under the law in effect from August 28, 2026?RSMo 304.070.2
When a signal or lowered gate warns of a train, where must you stop?RSMo 304.035.1
When are you NOT required to stop for a school bus that is loading children?RSMo 304.050.6
You approach an intersection with no signs or signals and another vehicle is already in it. Who has the right-of-way?RSMo 304.351.1
You are in an intersection waiting to turn left. To whom must you yield?RSMo 304.351.3
You are pulling out of a driveway, alley or private road onto a highway. Who has the right-of-way?RSMo 304.351.5
You cannot change lanes safely as you approach a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on. What must you do?RSMo 304.022.2(2)
Signals, turns and parking 18
From which lane do you begin a left turn at an intersection?RSMo 304.341.1(2)
How far may you drive in a center two-way left-turn lane?RSMo 300.215(4)
How should you position your vehicle for a right turn?RSMo 304.341.1(1)
Under the model traffic ordinance Missouri cities adopt, how close to a fire hydrant may you park?RSMo 300.440.1(2)(b)
Under the model traffic ordinance, how close may you park to a stop sign or traffic signal at the side of the road, on the approach?RSMo 300.440.1(2)(d)
Under the model traffic ordinance, how close to the nearest rail of a railroad crossing may you park?RSMo 300.440.1(3)(a)
What does a flashing red signal mean?RSMo 304.301.1(1)
What does a flashing yellow signal mean?RSMo 304.301.1(2)
What does a green arrow allow?RSMo 304.281.1(1)(b)
What does a steady yellow signal tell a driver?RSMo 304.281.1(2)(a)
What is the hand signal for a left turn?RSMo 304.019.1(3)
What is the hand signal for a right turn?RSMo 304.019.1(2)
What is the hand signal for stopping or slowing?RSMo 304.019.1(1)
When may you turn right on a steady red signal in Missouri?RSMo 304.281.1(3)(b)
Where is a U-turn always unlawful?RSMo 304.341.2
You face a circular green signal and want to turn left. What must you do?RSMo 304.281.1(1)(a)
You face a steady red signal at an intersection with a marked stop line. Where do you stop?RSMo 304.281.1(3)(a)
You may not turn around on a road where your vehicle cannot be seen by approaching drivers within how many feet?RSMo 304.341.2
Lights and equipment 15
A car must have at least two rear lamps showing a red light that can be seen from how far behind?RSMo 307.075.1
A load sticks out more than 5 feet behind your vehicle in daylight. What must you put at the end of it?RSMo 307.170.5
A white light must make your rear license plate readable from what distance?RSMo 307.075.1
Between what times must your headlights be on?RSMo 307.020(9)
For what purpose may you use your horn?RSMo 307.170.1
How many sets of brakes must a car have?RSMo 307.170.3
In daytime, lights are required whenever you cannot clearly see people and vehicles on the highway at what distance?RSMo 307.020(9)
In fog that does not call for wipers, are headlights required?RSMo 307.020(9)
It is raining hard enough that you need your windshield wipers. What else does the law require?RSMo 307.020(9)
The slow-moving vehicle emblem is required on equipment designed to travel at under what speed?RSMo 307.127.1
What does Missouri law say about muffler cutouts?RSMo 307.170.2
When one vehicle tows another, the connection may not be longer than what?RSMo 307.170.6
Within how many feet must you dim your high beams when following another vehicle?RSMo 307.070.1
Within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle must you dim your high beams?RSMo 307.070.1
Without a medical permit, tint on the windows beside the driver must let through at least how much light?RSMo 307.173.1
Seat belts, child seats and phones 16
A 6-year-old weighs 50 pounds and is 4 feet tall. What is required?RSMo 307.179.2(3)
A child is 3 years old. How must the child ride?RSMo 307.179.2(1)
A child weighs under 40 pounds. What is required regardless of age?RSMo 307.179.2(2)
A hands-free violation in a work zone with workers present, or in a marked school zone, carries a fine of up to how much?RSMo 304.822.6(5)
At what size may a child move to a vehicle seat belt alone?RSMo 307.179.2(4)
May an officer stop you only to check whether you are wearing a seat belt?RSMo 307.178.2
Under the hands-free law, what may a driver NOT do with a phone?RSMo 304.822.3(1)
What counts as hands-free use under the law?RSMo 304.822.2(8)
What is the maximum fine for a first hands-free law conviction with no prior in 24 months?RSMo 304.822.6(2)
What is the maximum fine for an adult seat belt violation?RSMo 307.178.6
What is the maximum fine for failing to secure a young child in the required restraint?RSMo 307.179.3
Which use of a handheld phone is allowed while driving?RSMo 304.822.5(2)
Who may not ride in the open bed of a pickup truck on a state highway or inside city limits?RSMo 304.665.1
Who must wear a helmet on a motorcycle in Missouri?RSMo 302.020.2
Who must wear a seat belt in a passenger car under the general seat belt law?RSMo 307.178.2
Who must wear a seat belt in a vehicle driven on an intermediate license?RSMo 302.178.3
Permits, points and insurance 20
A permit driver is 15. Which of these may be the supervising driver?RSMo 302.130.1
After the first six months of an intermediate license, how many passengers under 19 who are not immediate family may ride along?RSMo 302.178.3
The Department of Revenue mails you a notice when you reach how many points in 12 months?RSMo 302.304.1
During which hours may an intermediate license holder not drive alone?RSMo 302.178.2
How long is an instruction permit valid?RSMo 302.130.1
How long must you hold an instruction permit before applying for an intermediate license?RSMo 302.178.1(3)
How many hours of behind-the-wheel instruction must a parent or guardian agree to provide?RSMo 302.130.1
How many points does a conviction for driving without insurance carry?RSMo 302.302.1(13)
How many points does a speeding conviction under state law put on your record?RSMo 302.302.1(2)
How many points does careless and imprudent driving under state law carry?RSMo 302.302.1(4)
How many points does failing to stop for a school bus carry under the law in effect from August 28, 2026?RSMo 302.302.1(19)
How many points does leaving the scene of an accident, in violation of state law, carry?RSMo 302.302.1(3)
In the first six months of an intermediate license, how many passengers under 19 who are not immediate family may ride along?RSMo 302.178.3
The intermediate license is for drivers of what ages?RSMo 302.178.1
What are the minimum liability insurance limits in Missouri?RSMo 303.190.2(2)
What is the minimum age for a Missouri instruction permit?RSMo 302.130.1
Which tests must an applicant pass to get an instruction permit?RSMo 302.130.1
Who must ride beside a permit driver who is 16 or older?RSMo 302.130.1
Your license is revoked when you reach how many points in 12 months?RSMo 302.304.7
Your license is suspended when you reach how many points in 18 months?RSMo 302.304.3
Alcohol and crashes 10
A driver under 21 can lose the license after a traffic stop at what blood alcohol content?RSMo 302.505.1
A first conviction for driving while intoxicated puts how many points on your record?RSMo 302.302.1(8)
A second conviction for driving while intoxicated puts how many points on your record?RSMo 302.302.1(9)
At what blood alcohol content does a driver 21 or older commit the offense of driving with excessive blood alcohol content?RSMo 577.012.1(1)
By driving on Missouri public highways, what have you already agreed to?RSMo 577.020.1
Is it lawful to drink an alcoholic beverage while driving if you stay under the legal limit?RSMo 577.017.1
Leaving the scene of an accident is a class A misdemeanor. When does it become a class E felony?RSMo 577.060.3
What class of offense is a first driving while intoxicated conviction, with no aggravating facts?RSMo 577.010.2
What happens to your license if you refuse a chemical test when an officer lawfully requests one?RSMo 302.574.3
You are in a crash that damages another person's car. Before leaving, what must you give the other party or an officer?RSMo 577.060.1
How this list was compiled: Written from the Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapters 300, 302, 303, 304, 307 and 577, at https://revisor.mo.gov/main/Home.aspx, checked 2026-09-18. Each question names its section. Sections 304.010, 304.070, 302.302 and 302.304 are cited as amended effective 28 August 2026. Exam format facts on the page come from the Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), https://dor.mo.gov/driver-license/guide/. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute text; nothing is copied from the Missouri Driver Guide or another practice test.
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Sign shapes 8
A five-sided sign with its point at the top warns of what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2A.05, Table 2A-1
A pennant-shaped sign, a long triangle lying on its side and pointing right, marks what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2A.05, Table 2A-1
A triangle-shaped sign with one point facing down is used only for which sign?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2A.05, Table 2A-1
The crossbuck, two crossed white boards forming an X, is used for which sign?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2A.05, Table 2A-1
Most warning signs, such as curve and merge signs, have which shape?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.02
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Sign shapes, continued
Speed limit signs and most other regulatory signs have which shape?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2A.05, Table 2A-1
Which shape is used for the advance warning sign placed before a railroad crossing?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2A.05, Table 2A-1
Which sign shape is used only for the STOP sign?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2A.05, Table 2A-1
Sign colors 10
A fluorescent pink sign is used for what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
A fluorescent yellow-green sign warns of what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
A sign with a black legend on a white background, such as a speed limit sign, is what kind of sign?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
A yellow background on a traffic sign means what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
Blue signs point drivers to what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
Brown signs guide drivers to what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
Green signs give what kind of information?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
Orange signs are used for what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
Purple on a sign or lane marking means the lane is for whom?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
What does a red background on a traffic sign mean?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 1D.05
Regulatory signs 9
A PASS WITH CARE sign is placed where?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.37
A red plaque reading ALL-WAY under a STOP sign tells you what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.04
A STOP sign is used on an approach where what is required?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.04
On a parking sign, what does a green legend on a white background mean?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.53
What does a Keep Right sign on a median or island mean?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.39
What does a ONE WAY sign tell you?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.49
What does a YIELD sign require you to do?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.05
Where is a DO NOT ENTER sign used?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.46
Which sign may stand farther along a one-way road or ramp to back up a DO NOT ENTER sign?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2B.47
Warning signs 9
A low clearance warning sign must be posted when the space under a bridge is less than what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.25
A small yellow plaque showing a speed, mounted under a curve sign, gives what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.59
A Stop Ahead, Yield Ahead or Signal Ahead sign is required when what is true?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.35
A Two-Way Traffic sign warns that you are moving from what to what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.51
A Winding Road sign is used in place of separate curve signs when the road has how many changes of direction close together?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.07
Chevron alignment signs, a row of arrowhead panels, are placed where?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.08
On which side of the road does the NO PASSING ZONE pennant stand?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.53
What colors does a standard warning sign use?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.02
What does a Lane Ends sign warn of?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 2C.47
Pavement markings 9
A center lane bordered on each side by a solid yellow line with a broken yellow line inside it is what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3B.05
A double solid yellow center line means what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3B.01
A row of solid white triangles across your lane, pointing toward you, is what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3B.19
A single broken yellow center line means what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3B.01
A white diamond painted in a lane means the lane is for what?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3E.03
The center line is a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line. Who may pass?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3B.01
What color is the line along the right edge of the road?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3B.09
What do white lines along the length of a road separate?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3A.03
What do yellow lines along the length of a road separate?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3A.03
Railroad crossings 3
A small plaque under the crossbuck shows a number. What is it?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 8B.03
On the approach to a railroad crossing, the center line is marked how?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 3B.03
What does the white crossbuck sign reading RAILROAD CROSSING require in most states?MUTCD 11th Edition, Section 8B.03
How this list was compiled: Written from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition (December 2023), Federal Highway Administration, https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_11th_Edition.htm, checked 2026-09-18. Each question names the MUTCD section it was written from. Licence: Own work. Question wording, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the MUTCD text; nothing is copied from a state driver manual or another practice test.
How it works
This unofficial Missouri permit practice test holds 127 questions written from the Revised Statutes of Missouri and 48 federal road sign questions. A national question list cannot know this state's numbers. Here they are the keyed figures: 75 mph, 500 feet, age 15. Statutes last checked 18 September 2026.
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No DMV: Revenue issues, the Patrol tests
The Department of Revenue issues the instruction permit, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol gives the written, vision and road sign tests. The written one is the Class F test, the same for a first permit and a regular license. Headlights go on whenever the wipers run, and in fog even when they do not (RSMo 307.020(9)). The move-over duty covers stopped vehicles showing amber or amber and white lights, such as a tow truck (304.022.2). On urban interstates with three or more lanes each way, trucks registered over 48,000 pounds stay out of the far left lane (304.015.7).
Class E is a different written test
Class E is the for-hire license for paid drivers. The Driver Guide says its written test draws mainly on the commercial vehicles chapter, while the permit and the regular license use the Class F test. Someone studying for Class E needs those for-hire questions as well. This bank covers only the rules-of-the-road half.
The adult seat belt law covers the driver and every front seat passenger, carries a fine of no more than $10, and does not allow a stop made only to check belts (section 307.178).
Rural interstates and freeways rose to 75 mph when section 304.010 changed on 28 August 2026. Older study material still says 70.
Before a license under 18, section 302.130 asks for 40 supervised hours, 10 of them at night.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Missouri permit test?
Twenty-five, all multiple choice, and you must answer 20 correctly, per the Missouri Driver Guide, revised August 2026 and checked 18 September 2026. Exam mode, below the question, asks 25 too: press Start the exam for a score against 20 and a line per topic. The vision and road sign tests are separate, so run the Topic menu's sign topics too.
Are these Missouri permit test questions and answers the real ones?
No. This site has never seen the Highway Patrol's test questions. Each sample question comes from a section of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and links to it, so you practice the rules, not a key.
Is this Missouri driving test practice or only the permit?
Only the written side. A Highway Patrol examiner scores the driving test in your car, and the Driver Guide says losing more than 30 points fails it. The practice for that is your supervised hours.