North Dakota DMV Permit Practice Test 2026

Correct answer: 14

All instruction permit applicants in North Dakota must be at least 14 years old and pass the knowledge and vision tests.

Source: Your Operator’s License – Permits & Examinations

Correct answer: A parent’s, guardian’s, grandparent’s, sibling’s, aunt’s or uncle’s

The restricted license limits the driver to vehicles belonging to a parent, guardian, grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle.

Source: Minors Driver License

Correct answer: From a one-way onto a one-way street, unless signed

A left on red is allowed only from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping, unless signs prohibit it.

Source: Signs, Signals, and Road Markings

Correct answer: No closer than 15 feet

When a train is crossing, stop at least 15 feet before the crossing.

Source: Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: Toward the train, angling away from the tracks at about 45°

Get out and walk toward the oncoming train, away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle, because debris will spread in the direction the train moves.

Source: Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: 25 mph

The maximum is 25 mph in a business or residential district unless otherwise posted.

Source: Rules of the Road – Speed Limits

Correct answer: 200 feet

Give yourself time to return to your lane at least 200 feet before meeting an oncoming vehicle.

Source: Rules of the Road – Passing

Correct answer: The three-second rule

The manual uses the three-second rule; count from when the vehicle ahead passes a mark until you reach it.

Source: Following and Stopping Distances

Correct answer: As far right as possible, turning close to the curb

When approaching a right turn, stay as far right as possible and turn close to the right curb.

Source: Turning

Correct answer: One foot

When parallel parked, your wheels should be parallel to and within one foot of the right-hand curb.

Source: Parking

Correct answer: $4,000

Crashes with combined damage of $4,000 or more, or any injury or death, must be reported immediately.

Source: Crash Reports

Correct answer: Stay well back; plow drivers can’t see behind

Stay well back from snowplows; they may stop and back up, cannot see behind them, and throw sand.

Source: Winter Driving

Correct answer: 0.08%

A chemical test showing .08% or more (or .02% if under 21) means you are legally under the influence.

Source: Drinking, Drugs, and Driving

Correct answer: A licensed driver 18+ with three years of experience

The supervising driver must hold a valid license for the vehicle class, be at least 18, and have at least three years of driving experience.

Source: Your Operator’s License – Permits & Examinations

Correct answer: None from later of sunset/9 p.m. to 5 a.m. without a qualifying adult

At 15, the driver may not drive between the later of sunset or 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless with a parent, guardian or someone 18+, except to work, school or religious activities.

Source: Minors Driver License

Correct answer: Stop and yield to any vehicle in the intersection

When signals are dark, the driver must stop and yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection.

Source: Signs, Signals, and Road Markings

Correct answer: School buses, passenger buses, and flammable-cargo trucks

School buses, vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids, and passenger buses must stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the tracks.

Source: Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: The Emergency Notification System number posted there

The Emergency Notification System (ENS) phone number is posted on crossing posts or control boxes; call it to report obstructions or malfunctioning lights or gates.

Source: Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: 80 mph

The maximum speed on rural interstate highways is 80 mph unless otherwise posted.

Source: Rules of the Road – Speed Limits

Correct answer: When the whole front of that vehicle shows in your inside mirror

Do not return to your lane until you can see the entire front of the vehicle you passed in your inside rear-view mirror.

Source: Rules of the Road – Passing