Corrections & Updates Log

We check our practice questions and state facts against official sources - state driver handbooks, state statutes and the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - and publish every correction here. Spotted something wrong? Use "Report it" under any question or contact us.

448

questions checked question-by-question

123

corrected against official sources

September 28, 2026

last full review

Clearer sources and an easier report form

  • Zipper merge: the explanation now names where the 40 percent figure comes from (Minnesota Department of Transportation) instead of saying "studies show".
  • Reporting a question now asks what looks wrong (wrong answer, unclear, picture, out of date, typo), so every report tells our reviewer what to check.

Fixes from visitor reports

  • No-passing-zone sign: two questions described the pennant sign as five-sided. It is a sideways triangle; the five-sided sign is the school sign (source: MUTCD 11th edition, Table 2A-1; Kansas Driving Handbook).
  • The pennant-sign question now states the sign's colour and position, as a visitor asked.
  • Parallel parking: the explanation now includes Washington's 12-inch limit (source: RCW 46.61.575; Washington Driver Guide).
  • The school-crossing sign image was redrawn to show two walking schoolchildren, closer to the real sign.
  • Virginia: pages and results now state the real two-part pass rule (all 10 road-sign questions, then 24 of 30) instead of a single 80% figure.
  • The practice question asking for a state's pass mark was removed for the eight states that do not publish one, and for Virginia.
  • A Kansas question that repeated a shared question word for word can no longer appear twice in one test.
  • Privacy Policy rewritten to describe exactly what the site stores and sends; Terms of Service updated with rules for discussions and corrections.
  • Every practice-test page now shows what the test covers and six sample questions with answers and sources.

Licensing agency names corrected for four states

  • Montana: driver licensing is run by the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) of the Montana Department of Justice, not the Department of Transportation (source: Montana Driver Manual, 2026).
  • South Dakota: the permit test is given by the Department of Public Safety's Driver Licensing Program, not the Department of Transportation (source: South Dakota Driver License Manual).
  • Oklahoma: driver licensing moved from the Department of Public Safety to Service Oklahoma; agency name and website link updated (source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Service Oklahoma).
  • Tennessee: the agency is the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (Driver Services Division); the abbreviation "DDS" belongs to Georgia and was removed (source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual).

Every permit question re-checked against official sources

  • All 448 permit, universal and road-sign questions were checked one by one against the official state driver handbooks, state statutes and the federal MUTCD (11th edition). 123 were corrected; every question now shows its source under the explanation.
  • California: the under-21 zero-tolerance limit is 0.01% (Vehicle Code 23136), not 0.02%. A fourth DUI within 10 years - not the third - is charged as a felony.
  • Tennessee: the maximum interstate speed limit is 70 mph by law (we previously marked 75 mph).
  • Kansas: the recommended following distance is 2 seconds in good conditions (4 in bad); Kansas bans texting while driving, not all handheld phone use.
  • Texas: first-offense DWI penalties updated after the 2019 repeal of the Driver Responsibility surcharges; parking-distance and headlight-time answers corrected.
  • Florida: the property-damage threshold for reporting a crash to police is now $2,000 (F.S. 316.065).
  • Mississippi: questions rewritten after the intermediate (Class Y) license was abolished in 2021 (HB 550).
  • Universal questions: rules that differ between states (fire-hydrant distance, following-distance seconds, curb colours, signalling distance) are now asked only as rules that hold everywhere.
  • Road-sign images redrawn to MUTCD shapes (yield, school, no U-turn, one way, slippery when wet, curve), and sign images inside questions no longer announce their names to screen readers.

State facts: handbooks, alcohol limits and multi-part exams

  • Each state page links directly to the current official driver handbook (48 states; Illinois and Ohio link to the agency until their handbook sites are reachable).
  • Under-21 alcohol limits verified for all 50 states: zero tolerance in 13 states, 0.01% in California and New Jersey, 0.02% elsewhere.
  • Georgia, Virginia and Wisconsin score road signs and road rules as separate parts; the DMV Test Simulator for those states now fails a test when any part falls short. New York's rule of at least 2 of the 4 sign questions is enforced too.

Exam facts re-researched for all 50 states

  • Question counts, passing scores and minimum ages re-checked against official agency sources; several states corrected (for example Maryland 88%, Michigan 70%, Nevada 25 questions, Utah 50 questions, Washington 40 questions).
  • Named reviewer added: Chad Henry, after 25 years of teaching driver education.

Corrections by area (September 28, 2026)

AreaQuestions corrected
Universal questions15
California13
Kansas12
Texas12
Road-sign questions10
Florida9
Mississippi5
Oklahoma4
Colorado3
Rhode Island3
Tennessee3
Alaska2
Delaware2
Indiana2
Maryland2
Massachusetts2
Nebraska2
Ohio2
Utah2
Arizona1
Arkansas1
Connecticut1
Hawaii1
Idaho1
Iowa1
Kentucky1
Minnesota1
Montana1
New Hampshire1
New Mexico1
North Carolina1
North Dakota1
Pennsylvania1
Virginia1
Washington1
West Virginia1
Wisconsin1

How we check

Each question is compared with its state's current official handbook; where the handbook is silent or out of date we use the state statute. Universal questions must hold in every state, so they were compared across more than 40 handbooks. Road signs follow the MUTCD. Content is reviewed by Chad Henry. Questions are original practice questions, not copies of real DMV exam questions.