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Pennsylvania permit test: license points and suspensions questions

The Pennsylvania permit test has 18 questions. You need 15 right to pass (83%). Test format source

These 10 questions come from FirstTry's Pennsylvania bank, written from the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual. Pick your answer, then open "Show the answer". Each answer links to the handbook section it comes from.

10 license points and suspensions questions

At how many points does PennDOT begin corrective action on a driving record?

  1. Six
  2. Three
  3. Eleven
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Six. The point system is meant to improve driving habits. Reaching six or more points starts PennDOT's corrective steps.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: The Pennsylvania Point System (PDF p. 83)

How many points are removed from your record for every 12 consecutive months without a violation, suspension, or revocation?

  1. Three
  2. Two
  3. Six
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Three. Safe driving earns back three points per clean 12-month period. After a record stays at zero for 12 months, any new points count as a first accumulation.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: Point Removal for Safe Driving (PDF p. 83)

In most cases, how many points does your driving record show after a suspension ends and your driving privilege is restored?

  1. Five
  2. Zero
  3. Six
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Five. The record is reset to five points no matter how many it had before. Exceptions include a 15-day suspension after a second six-point hearing and a suspension for not answering a citation.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: Suspensions and Revocations (PDF p. 84)

How many points go on your record for driving around or through signs that close a road because of hazardous conditions such as flooding?

  1. 2 points
  2. 4 points
  3. 6 points
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2 points. Ignoring a road closure for hazards like flooding adds 2 points and a fine. If emergency responders must be called, the fine increases and you pay the response costs.

From the handbook: Chapter 5: Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices Warning of Hazardous Conditions Law (PDF p. 97)

How many points on the record of a driver under 18 trigger a license suspension?

  1. Six or more
  2. Eleven or more
  3. Three or more
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Six or more. Drivers under 18 are suspended for reaching six points or for a conviction of 26 mph or more over the limit: 90 days the first time and 120 days for any later occurrence.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: The Pennsylvania Point System (PDF p. 83)

If PennDOT finds your registered vehicle went without insurance for 31 days or more, how long is the registration suspended?

  1. Three months
  2. One month
  3. One year
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Three months. You must keep liability insurance on a registered vehicle at all times. If you also drove it uninsured or let someone else do so, your driving privilege is suspended for three months as well.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: Driving Without Insurance (PDF p. 84)

What license suspension follows a conviction for fleeing or trying to elude police?

  1. 90 days
  2. Six months
  3. One year
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One year. Fleeing or eluding police brings a one-year suspension plus a fine and court costs, and it may include jail time.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: Fleeing or Eluding Police (PDF p. 85)

What license penalty applies for failing to obey a railroad crossing gate or barrier?

  1. A 60-day suspension
  2. A one-year suspension
  3. A 30-day suspension
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A 30-day suspension. Driving around a lowered crossing gate or barrier brings a 30-day suspension. Failing to stop for a school bus brings 60 days.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: Suspensions and Revocations (PDF p. 83)

A junior driver faces a mandatory 90-day suspension after a single speeding conviction at how far over the posted limit?

  1. 11 mph or more
  2. 16 mph or more
  3. 26 mph or more
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26 mph or more. One conviction for driving 26 mph or more over the limit, or reaching six or more points, brings a mandatory 90-day suspension for a junior driver.

From the handbook: Chapter 1: Junior Driver's License Information (PDF p. 8)

Failing to stop for a school bus with red lights flashing and its stop arm extended leads to what license suspension?

  1. 15 days
  2. One year
  3. 60 days
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60 days. The penalty is a 60-day suspension, five points on your driving record, and a fine.

From the handbook: Chapter 3: School Buses (PDF p. 62)

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