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Free Wisconsin permit practice for road signs, right-of-way, safe driving, and more—with explanations that point back to the official Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles handbook.
The Wisconsin permit knowledge test has 50 questions; you need 40 correct (80%) to pass. At 50 questions it is among the longest permit tests of the 50 states QuizLane tracks — 6 states share that length — well above the median of 30.
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1. While driving a motor vehicle in Wisconsin, composing or sending an electronic text message or email is:
- AAllowed only on freeways
- BAllowed if under 25 mph
- Prohibited
- DAllowed with one hand on the wheel
Answer: Prohibited. Wis. Stat. §346.89 prohibits driving any motor vehicle while composing or sending an electronic text message or an electronic mail message.
Source: Wisconsin Statutes — §346.89
2. When approaching a Wisconsin school bus displaying flashing red warning lights, you must stop not less than:
- 20 feet from the bus
- B25 feet from the bus
- C10 feet from the bus
- D15 feet from the bus
Answer: 20 feet from the bus. Wis. Stat. §346.48 requires the operator of a vehicle approaching from the front or rear any school bus displaying flashing red warning lights to stop not less than 20 feet from the bus and remain stopped until the bus resumes motion or the operator extinguishes the flashing red warning lights.
Source: Wisconsin Statutes — §346.48
3. In Wisconsin, a person who has not attained the legal drinking age may not drive with an alcohol concentration of:
- A0.08 or more only
- More than 0.0 but not more than 0.08
- C0.05 or more only
- D0.10 or more only
Answer: More than 0.0 but not more than 0.08. Wis. Stat. §346.63(2m) provides that if a person has not attained the legal drinking age, the person may not drive or operate a motor vehicle while he or she has an alcohol concentration of more than 0.0 but not more than 0.08.
Source: Wisconsin Statutes — §346.63(2m)
4. Unless accompanied by a parent/guardian or other qualifying supervisor, a Wisconsin probationary licensee generally may not drive between:
- A10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- B11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- 12 midnight and 5 a.m.
- D1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Answer: 12 midnight and 5 a.m.. Wis. Stat. §343.085 restricts probationary licensees from operating between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m. unless the licensee's parent or guardian, or a person who meets the requirements under §343.07(1g)(a), occupies the seat beside the licensee, with listed exceptions.
Source: Wisconsin Statutes — §343.085
5. On a Wisconsin divided highway, the requirement to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights does not apply when meeting the bus:
- AOnly after dark
- BFrom behind in the same direction
- Traveling in the opposite direction
- DAt any time on any road
Answer: Traveling in the opposite direction. Wis. Stat. §346.48 provides an exception so that the stop requirement does not apply to the operator of a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction on a divided highway.
Source: Wisconsin Statutes — §346.48
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