Rhode Island DMV practice test
Prepare for the Rhode Island learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Rhode Island practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Rhode Island knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Rhode Island laws
Rules that are specific to Rhode Island.
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Key rules from the Rhode Island handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 16 years old.
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at 1 a.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
- No more than 1 passenger under 21 at first, unless supervised.
- A standard license is usually valid for 5 years.
- The test has a 90-minute maximum but usually takes 20–30 minutes.
- Level 3: at least 17½ and 12 months with a Limited Provisional License.
- At least 12 months, with no moving violation or safety belt infraction in the previous six months.
- A 33-hour Driver Education class, then 50 hours of supervised driving (10 at night).
- You must wait at least 30 days.
- First and second offenses: $50; third and later: $100 and loss of license until 18.
Rules of the road
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 8 years old.
- Signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
- Stay at least 500 feet behind a fire truck responding to an alarm.
- Do not make a U-turn unless you can see approaching traffic 500 feet away.
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- $85 fine.
- Stop completely for a minimum of three seconds.
- At least 200 feet from an intersection, with 500 feet of clear visibility each way.
- Never pass more than one vehicle.
- $40 per occupant; $85 for a child in the front seat or a child over seven not belted.
- Stop every 100 miles or every two hours, for at least 10 minutes.
- 24 hours without sleep impairs you about as much as a 0.10 BAC.
- Two or more seconds of looking away doubles the crash risk.
Speed limits
- 25 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
Parking
- Do not park within 8 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
- Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
How to get a driver's license in Rhode Island
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 16 years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 1 a.m..
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Rhode Island driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 16 years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 1 a.m.
- Teen passengers allowed
- 1
Speed limits by state
- Residential district
- 25 mph
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 8 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 8 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- License valid for
- 5 years
Sample questions
In Rhode Island, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 15 years old
- 15½ years old
- 16 years old
- 16½ years old
Rhode Island: you can apply for a learner's permit at 16 years old.
In Rhode Island, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 5 feet
- 8 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
Rhode Island: do not park within 8 feet of a fire hydrant.
In Rhode Island, children must ride in a child safety seat (car seat) until at least what age?
- 7 years old
- 8 years old
- 9 years old
- 10 years old
Rhode Island: children ride in a car seat until at least 8 years old.
Rhode Island permit test: questions and answers
According to the Rhode Island driver handbook, the minimum age is 16.
From the official Rhode Island driver handbook (Rhode Island Driver's Manual). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.