Oklahoma DMV Test Questions and Answers
These are the questions about Oklahoma's own rules: permit, license, fines, speed and parking. Signs and rules shared by all states are on separate pages.
Alcohol and drugs
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In Oklahoma, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?
- 0.05%
- 0.08%
- 0.10%
- 0.12%
Answer: B. Oklahoma: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Oklahoma Implied Consent Laws
BAC level is 0.08 or more (or any measurable amount if you are under 21 years old), your driver
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In Oklahoma, a driver under 21 violates the law starting at what BAC?
- 0.00% (any alcohol)
- 0.02%
- 0.04%
- 0.05%
Answer: A. Oklahoma: drivers under 21 may not drive with any measurable amount of alcohol (zero tolerance).
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Zero Tolerance for Drivers under 21
Has ANY measurable quantity of alcohol in the person’s blood or breath
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In Oklahoma, a first conviction for drunk driving (DUI/DWI) leads to a license suspension of at least:
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
Answer: B. Oklahoma: a first DUI conviction means at least a 6 months suspension.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Criminal Evidence and Penalties
For 180 days on the first revocation
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In Oklahoma, by driving on public roads you have agreed to:
- Carry a spare tire
- Take a chemical test for alcohol or drugs if lawfully asked
- Let police search your phone
- Pay all tolls in cash
Answer: B. Oklahoma has an implied consent law: refusing a lawful chemical test leads to license suspension.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Oklahoma Implied Consent Laws
agreed to take one or more tests to determine your blood alcohol content (BAC).
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Under Oklahoma's Zero Tolerance Law, a driver under 21 with a first offense (for example, a measurable amount of BAC) has the license revoked for:
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 12 months
- Six months
Answer: D. First offense: six months; second offense: 12 months.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Zero Tolerance for Drivers under 21
the revocation would be for a period of SIX MONTHS.
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In Oklahoma, an alcohol concentration of more than what level is relevant evidence that a driver's ability was impaired?
- 0.02
- 0.05
- 0.08
- 0.10
Answer: B. More than 0.05 is relevant evidence of impairment; 0.08 or more is DUI.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Criminal Evidence and Penalties
An alcohol concentration more than 0.05 is relevant
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In Oklahoma, if your license is revoked under the Implied Consent Law, the revocation period is:
- 30 to 90 days
- 90 days to 1 year
- 180 days to 2 years
- 5 to 10 years
Answer: C. From 180 days to 2 years, depending on your previous driving record.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Oklahoma Implied Consent Laws
will be from 180 days to 2
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In Oklahoma, where cannabis is legal for some medical purposes, driving with cannabis in your system is:
- Illegal at any detectable level
- Legal with a medical card
- Legal below 5 ng/ml
- Legal if you feel fine
Answer: A. It is illegal for anyone to drive with any detectable level of cannabis in their system.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 12 - Other Drugs and Driving
it is illegal for anyone to drive with any detectable level of cannabis in their
License rules
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In Oklahoma, after you move, you must report your new address to the licensing agency within:
- 7 days
- 10 days
- 15 days
- 20 days
Answer: B. Oklahoma: report an address change within 10 days.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 2 - Changing Your Name and Address
notify Service Oklahoma within 10 days
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In Oklahoma, the night driving limit for new drivers with a provisional (intermediate) license starts at what time?
- 9 p.m.
- 10 p.m.
- 11 p.m.
- Midnight
Answer: B. Oklahoma: the night limit for provisional drivers starts at 10 p.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 2 - Restriction Codes
Driving allowed from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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What are the minimum liability insurance limits in Oklahoma (bodily injury per person / per crash / property damage)?
- $25/$50/$20 (thousand)
- $25/$50/$25 (thousand)
- $30/$60/$25 (thousand)
- $50/$100/$25 (thousand)
Answer: B. Oklahoma: minimum liability limits are $25/$50/$25 (thousand).
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 13 - Liability Insurance Requirements
$25,000 for injury or death of one person
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In Oklahoma, a teen must hold a learner's permit for at least how long before taking the road test?
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
Answer: B. Oklahoma: hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 1 - Testing Requirements
your permit for at least 6 months
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In Oklahoma, what point total can lead to license suspension?
- 6 points in 24 months
- 8 points in 12 months
- 8 points in 36 months
- 10 points in 60 months
Answer: D. Oklahoma: 10 points in 60 months can lead to suspension.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 13 - Oklahoma Mandatory Point System
If you accumulate 10 or more points within 5 years, your license will be suspended.
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In Oklahoma, the licensed driver supervising a permit holder must be at least:
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
- 21 years old
- 25 years old
Answer: C. Oklahoma: the supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 1 - Types of Licenses
A Learner Permit is valid only while a licensed driver, 21 or older, sits beside the driver.
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In Oklahoma, a teen with a restricted (intermediate) license may carry how many passengers who do not live in the same household, unless a licensed driver over 21 is seated beside the teen?
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
Answer: B. Oklahoma: a teen with a restricted license may carry only 1 passenger unless all passengers live in the same household or a licensed driver over 21 is seated beside the teen.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 1 - Graduated Driver License
a restricted license to one passenger unless all
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In Oklahoma, if you fail the written test, how long must you wait before retesting?
- At least one day
- At least one week
- At least 30 days
- At least six months
Answer: A. By law you must wait at least one day before retesting.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 1 - What to Expect
If you fail the written test, by law you must wait at least one day before retesting.
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In Oklahoma, failing to comply with the Compulsory Insurance Law can bring a fine of up to:
- $50
- $100
- $250
- $1,000
Answer: C. Up to $250, 30 days in jail or both, plus suspension of license and registration.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 13 - Penalty for Not Having Insurance
A fine of up to $250, 30 days in jail or
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In Oklahoma, how many points are deducted from your record for each 12-month period with no pointable traffic convictions?
- 1 point
- 2 points
- 3 points
- 5 points
Answer: B. Two points per conviction-free 12 months; points drop to zero after three consecutive years with no convictions.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 13 - Point Reduction
Two (2) points are deducted for each 12-month period in which there are no convictions of any
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In Oklahoma, a driver license can be issued for:
- 2 or 4 years
- 4 or 8 years
- 5 or 10 years
- 6 years only
Answer: B. Either 4 or 8 years; it expires on the last day of the month and can be renewed up to 1 year early.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 2 - License Expiration and Renewal
Your license can be issued for either 4 or 8
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In Oklahoma, at what age can a teen get a Class D intermediate license without completing driver education?
- 15
- 15½
- 16
- 16½
Answer: D. At 16 with a driver education completion certificate; at 16½ driver education is not required.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 1 - Types of Licenses
16 1/2 – Driver education completion not required.
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Under Oklahoma's GDL program, if a teen is convicted of a moving violation, they remain at their current GDL level until how long after the conviction?
- 6 months
- 30 days
- 3 months
- 12 months
Answer: A. You remain at your current GDL level (learner or intermediate) until 6 months from the date of conviction.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 1 - Graduated Driver License
(learner or intermediate) until 6 months
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In Oklahoma, a child passenger restraint system must be rear-facing until the child reaches at least what age (or the seat's weight or height limit)?
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 4 years
Answer: C. Rear-facing until age 2 or until the child reaches the seat's weight or height limit.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 3 - Child Passenger Restraint System
must be rear-facing until the child reaches 2 years of age or
Parking
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In Oklahoma, you may not park within how many feet of a crosswalk at an intersection?
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
Answer: C. Oklahoma: do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9 - Unlawful Parking
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
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In Oklahoma, when you parallel park, your wheels must be no more than how far from the curb?
- 12 inches
- 18 inches
- 24 inches
- 36 inches
Answer: B. Oklahoma: park with your wheels within 18 inches of the curb.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9 - Parallel Parking
you may park parallel to any curb and within 18 inches of the curb.
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In Oklahoma, you may not park within how many feet of a fire station driveway (on the same side of the street)?
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
- 30 feet
Answer: B. Oklahoma: do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9 - Unlawful Parking
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station
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In Oklahoma, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
Answer: C. Oklahoma: do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9 - Unlawful Parking
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
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In Oklahoma, you may not park within how many feet of a railroad crossing?
- 30 feet
- 40 feet
- 50 feet
- 75 feet
Answer: C. Oklahoma: do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9 - Unlawful Parking
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
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In Oklahoma, you may not park within how many feet of a STOP sign?
- 25 feet
- 30 feet
- 40 feet
- 50 feet
Answer: B. Oklahoma: do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9 - Unlawful Parking
Within 30 feet upon approaching any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal
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In Oklahoma, when properly signposted, you may not park on the opposite side of the street within how many feet of a fire station entrance?
- 20 feet
- 30 feet
- 50 feet
- 75 feet
Answer: D. Within 20 feet of the fire station driveway, or within 75 feet on the opposite side when signposted.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9 - Unlawful Parking
within 75 feet on the side of a street opposite the entrance
Rules of the road
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In Oklahoma, the recommended minimum following distance in good conditions is at least:
- 2 seconds
- 3 seconds
- 5 seconds
- 6 seconds
Answer: B. Oklahoma: keep at least 3 seconds behind the vehicle ahead; add more in bad weather.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6 - Expressway Driving
Stay 3 seconds behind the vehicle in front of you.
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In Oklahoma, from what time in the evening must your headlights be on?
- At sunset
- 15 minutes after sunset
- 30 minutes after sunset
- 60 minutes after sunset
Answer: C. Oklahoma: headlights must be on from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 11 - Using High and Low Headlight Beams
Beginning 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before
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In Oklahoma, when may you turn left on a steady red light?
- Never
- From a one-way street onto another one-way street, after a full stop
- At any intersection after stopping
- Only if a police officer is present
Answer: B. Oklahoma: a left turn on red is allowed only from a one-way street onto a one-way street, after stopping and yielding, unless prohibited.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 4 - Traffic Signals
you may turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street
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In Oklahoma, you must use low beams when you are following another vehicle within:
- 500 feet
- 600 feet
- 1,000 feet
- 1,500 feet
Answer: B. Oklahoma: use low beams within 600 feet of a vehicle you are following.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 11 - Using High and Low Headlight Beams
vehicle or within 600 feet of the vehicle you are following.
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In Oklahoma, you must dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is within:
- 350 feet
- 500 feet
- 1,000 feet
- 1,500 feet
Answer: C. Oklahoma: switch to low beams within 1,000 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 11 - Using High and Low Headlight Beams
beam headlights to low beams within 1000 feet of an oncoming
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In Oklahoma, you approach a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the shoulder of a multi-lane road. You must:
- Keep your speed and lane
- Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
- Stop behind it
- Honk to warn the workers
Answer: B. Oklahoma Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 5 - Move Over Law
Move over to a lane that isn’t next to the stopped vehicle if it’s safe to do so.
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In Oklahoma, may you turn right on a steady red light?
- Never
- Yes, after a full stop and yielding, unless a sign prohibits it
- Yes, without stopping if the way is clear
- Only between midnight and 6 a.m.
Answer: B. Oklahoma: right on red is allowed after a complete stop and yielding to pedestrians and traffic, unless a sign says NO TURN ON RED.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 4 - Traffic Signals
After coming to a complete stop, you may turn right on red and
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In Oklahoma, when you must stop at a railroad crossing, stop no closer to the nearest rail than:
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
Answer: C. Oklahoma: stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10 - Sharing the Road with Trains
but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad
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In Oklahoma, a school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the other side of a divided highway with a median. You:
- Must stop
- Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
- Must stop only if children are crossing
- Must sound your horn and pass
Answer: B. Oklahoma: drivers on the opposite side of a divided highway separated by a median do not have to stop; drivers behind the bus must stop.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 5 - School or Church Bus
Approaching traffic not required to stop for School Bus on
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In Oklahoma, you should signal for at least how far before you turn, slow down or stop?
- 75 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
Answer: B. Oklahoma: signal for at least 100 feet (or 1/3 of a block) before you turn, slow down or stop.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6 - Turning
should signal for at least 100 feet or 1/3 of a
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In Oklahoma, what happens to traffic fines for speeding in a highway work zone?
- They are cancelled
- They can be doubled
- They are the same as anywhere else
- They are paid by the construction company
Answer: B. Oklahoma: fines for speeding in work zones can be doubled.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 4 - Construction and Maintenance Signs
Speeding fines are doubled in construction and maintenance
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In Oklahoma, failing to stop for a school bus with red loading/unloading lights flashing results in mandatory license revocation for:
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- One year
Answer: D. It is mandatory revocation of the driver license for one year.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 5 - School or Church Bus
It is mandatory revocation of driver license for one year for
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In Oklahoma, texting while driving is:
- Allowed at red lights
- Allowed for drivers 21 and older
- Illegal for all drivers
- Allowed on rural roads
Answer: C. As of 2015, it is illegal to text while driving in Oklahoma.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 11 - Car Phone Safety
As of 2015, it is illegal to text while driving in Oklahoma.
Sharing the road
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In Oklahoma, when you pass a bicyclist, you must leave at least:
- 3 feet
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
Answer: A. Oklahoma: give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10 - Sharing the Road with Bicycles
Allow at least 3 feet of room when passing a bicycle rider.
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In Oklahoma, how far from a blind person in the roadway or at an intersection must a vehicle stop?
- 5 feet
- 15 feet
- 30 feet
- 50 feet
Answer: B. A vehicle must stop 15 feet from a blind person, outside the crosswalk.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 5 - You Must Yield to Blind Persons
A vehicle must stop 15 feet from a blind person in the roadway or at an intersection.
Speed
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In Oklahoma, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on turnpikes is:
- 65 mph
- 70 mph
- 75 mph
- 80 mph
Answer: D. Turnpikes: 80 mph; other controlled-access highways: 75 mph, unless otherwise posted.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 7 - Speed Limits
Turnpikes 80 mph
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In Oklahoma, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on controlled-access highways (other than turnpikes) is:
- 55 mph
- 65 mph
- 75 mph
- 80 mph
Answer: C. Controlled-access highways: 75 mph unless otherwise posted; turnpikes: 80 mph.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 7 - Speed Limits
Controlled access highways 75 mph
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In Oklahoma, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on undivided state highways is:
- 65 mph
- 55 mph
- 70 mph
- 75 mph
Answer: A. Undivided state highways: 65 mph unless otherwise posted.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 7 - Speed Limits
Undivided State Highways 65 mph
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In Oklahoma, the speed limit in a properly marked school zone on a highway outside of a municipality is:
- 15 mph
- 25 mph
- 35 mph
- 45 mph
Answer: B. Marked school zones on highways outside a municipality: 25 mph.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 7 - Speed Limits
School zones on any highway outside of a municipality in a properly marked zone 25 mph
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In Oklahoma, upon conviction of speeding, you may be fined up to:
- $250
- $500
- $654
- $1,000
Answer: C. Up to $654 and 30 days in jail; fines double in school and construction zones when workers or equipment are present.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 7 - The Basic Speed Rule
Upon conviction of speeding, you may be fined up to $654.00
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According to the Oklahoma manual, the minimum speed limit on an expressway is usually:
- 40 mph
- 30 mph
- 50 mph
- 55 mph
Answer: A. Drive between the minimum (usually 40 mph) and the maximum (55–75 mph); driving too slowly is against the law.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6 - Expressway Driving
Drive between the minimum (usually 40 mph) and maximum (55-75 mph) speed limits.