Oklahoma Lanes & Turns practice test

Practice lane markings, turns, passing and merging: 36 questions based on the Oklahoma Driver Manual, 13 of them on Oklahoma's own rules.

Key Oklahoma facts: Lanes & Turns

Sample Lanes & Turns questions

On which road may you pass another vehicle on the right?

  • A two-lane two-way road
  • A one-way road
  • A road with a narrow shoulder
  • A road with parked cars
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A one-way road

Passing on the right is also allowed when the vehicle ahead is turning left, but never by leaving the pavement.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Passing on the right, p. 35

How does the Oklahoma manual say you should look when backing up?

  • Turn and look through the rear window
  • Use the inside rearview mirror
  • Look straight ahead
  • Use only the side mirrors
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Turn and look through the rear window

Hold the wheel at the top with your left hand, put your right arm on the seat back and never back up by the mirror.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Backing, p. 39

How far before an expressway exit should you signal right?

  • At least 10 feet
  • At least 100 feet
  • At least 2 miles
  • Right at the ramp
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At least 100 feet

Move to the proper lane early, keep up with traffic and slow down once you are in the deceleration lane.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Leaving the Expressway, p. 34

On a road with four or more lanes, what does the Oklahoma manual say about driving in the left lane?

  • Do not hold up the normal flow there
  • It is closed to traffic after dark
  • It is reserved for trucks and buses
  • Any speed at all is allowed there
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Do not hold up the normal flow there

Traffic, merging or road layout may still make another lane necessary.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Passing, p. 35

You are turning from a one-way street. Which lane should you turn from?

  • The lane farthest from the side you turn to
  • Any lane at all, as long as you signal first
  • The lane nearest the curb on your turning side
  • The middle lane, to leave room on both sides
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The lane nearest the curb on your turning side

When driving straight you may use any lane, but use the extreme right or left lanes for turns.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Turning on One-Way Streets, p. 38

What does a solid white line between two lanes going the same way tell you?

  • Traffic flows both ways
  • The lane is for parking
  • Passing there is hazardous
  • Passing is encouraged
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Passing there is hazardous

Solid white lines are used where changing lanes is risky, such as near an intersection or merge area.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Lane Usage, p. 32

On an Oklahoma four-lane highway, what separates the two lanes on the same side?

  • A solid yellow line
  • Two solid yellow lines
  • A dashed white line
  • A dashed yellow line
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A dashed white line

Two solid yellow lines divide the highway in half, and a dashed white line splits each side.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Lane Usage, p. 32

You and an oncoming driver both turn left at an intersection. How should you pass each other?

  • One waits until the other is gone
  • Each turns to the left of the other
  • The first to arrive turns wide
  • Each turns to the right of the other
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Each turns to the left of the other

Leave from the left lane and enter the left lane.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Left Turns-Two Vehicles, p. 37

The driver ahead of you signals a lane change. What should you do?

  • Slow down and leave room
  • Change lanes with them
  • Sound your horn
  • Speed up to close the gap
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Slow down and leave room

Giving space lets the other driver change lanes safely.

Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Changing Lanes, p. 33

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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Oklahoma Driver Manual (Back page 'Updated 11/24/25'; copyright page 2025; PDF modified 2026-07-01, 74 pages, linked from Service Oklahoma's Driver Education page (https://oklahoma.gov/service/all-pages/driver-education.html), read 2026-11-09. Page numbers cited are the printed page numbers, which equal PDF pages. PDF page 26 (traffic signals) has no extractable text and was read from a rendered image. Where the manual is silent or out of date, Oklahoma Statutes Title 47 (complete title from oklegislature.gov, file updated 2025-12-31, including 2025 session laws) and Service Oklahoma's Written Knowledge Test, Learner Permit and Intermediate License pages (read 2026-11-09) are the source. Conflicts found and how they were handled: (1) speed limits table (p. 41) lists 75 mph controlled-access, 80 turnpike, 65 undivided highway; 47 O.S. 11-801 as amended by Laws 2025, c. 197 (eff. Nov. 1, 2025) leaves highway limits to engineering studies, with 75 and 80 only as limits that may be set, so questions use only county roads 55, state parks 35, school zones outside towns 25 and the 75/80 ceilings, cited to the statute; (2) child restraint text (p. 17) is garbled ('at least four 4 years' for the youngest group), so child seat questions follow 47 O.S. 11-1112; (3) funeral processions: the manual (p. 28) says procession vehicles may follow through an intersection regardless of traffic control, while 47 O.S. 11-315 exempts signal- or police-controlled intersections from the no-cutting-in rule, so only the statute rule is tested and common-row-0022 is excluded; (4) penalties for persons under 18 (p. 67: 6 months, 1 year, 2 years or until 21) differ from 47 O.S. 6-107.1 (6 months first, 1 year subsequent), not tested; (5) learner permit age: manual Table 1 (p. 6) and the Learner Permit page say 15 with driver education, while 47 O.S. 6-105(C) (all three 2024 versions read: SB 2038 version) says 15 and a half, not tested; (6) following distance: pp. 34 and 44 give a three-second rule (four in bad weather) but the safety tip on p. 42 says you are too close if you pass the point before four seconds, so following_seconds is left open; (7) speeding penalty 'up to $654 and 30 days' (p. 40) and the impaired-driving suspension list on p. 65 do not match 47 O.S. 11-801(G) and 6-205.1 and are not tested; DUI and refusal revocation questions use 47 O.S. 753 and 6-205.1 (180 days and IDAP); (8) the manual's 15-foot stop from a blind person (p. 28) was not found in Title 47 and is not tested; (9) the $500 crash threshold for suspending an uninsured driver (p. 16) was not found in Title 47 and is not tested; (10) the manual's first insurance bullet on p. 16 repeats 'two or more persons' for $25,000; p. 72 and 47 O.S. 7-324 give $25,000 for one person, which the questions use. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

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