Idaho Driver Test Offline Study Pack

This print-friendly packet is based on two Idaho practice tests I pulled on March 24, 2026:

• DMV Written Test: Idaho Practice Test 1
• Idaho Transportation Department Sample Class D Driver Written Test
• Idaho Transportation Department Answer Sheet

I rewrote the online questions into short-answer study prompts so they are easier to print and use offline. Cover the answer key before you start.

Warm-Up Review

1. Before moving into another lane, what checks should you make?
2. If a crossing guard is directing traffic in a school zone, whose directions do you follow?
3. Name three common situations where you should slow down.
4. What three habits make nighttime driving safer?
5. Is signaling before a turn, lane change, or pullout optional or legally required?
6. Why is driving at night harder than driving during the day?
7. If sleet or snow begins while you are driving, what changes should you make right away?
8. At a steady green light, when should you still wait instead of just driving through?

Full Review Test

1. For a driver age 21 or older, what BAC level counts as driving under the influence in Idaho?
2. What three crash causes are highlighted in the sample test?
3. On a road with two lanes going your direction, what should you do when you approach a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights?
4. At a four-way stop, if two vehicles arrive together, which driver yields?
5. What should you always do about your blind spot before changing lanes?
6. Why do motorcycles require extra attention from other drivers?
7. What three habits make night driving safer?
8. How close to the curb or roadside edge must you be when parallel parking?
9. When can you legally pass another vehicle on the right without leaving the roadway?
10. When is passing allowed inside an intersection?
11. When must a motor vehicle yield to a pedestrian at an intersection?
12. How should every railroad crossing be treated?
13. When making a left turn, who gets the right-of-way if there is oncoming traffic and no special signal directing otherwise?
14. What are the three best defenses against hydroplaning?
15. A sign showing that a right turn is barred tells you what?
16. What does a crossroad or intersection warning sign mean?
17. When do you not have to stop for a school bus according to the sample test?
18. What does Idaho’s basic speed law require?
19. What is the safest way to deal with a tailgater?
20. After stopping at a steady red light, when may you turn right?
21. How does alcohol affect driving ability?
22. Before backing out of a driveway, what is the best safety check?
23. What intersection rule from the sample test applies to bicyclists in Idaho?
24. Before changing lanes, what quick head movement helps clear your blind spot?
25. Why is cellphone use dangerous while driving?
26. If you hit an unattended vehicle, what must you do?
27. On a narrow curve with a blocked view, how should you proceed?
28. What must you do when an emergency vehicle with flashing lights approaches from behind?
29. What minimum following gap should you keep behind another vehicle?
30. How should you match speed when merging onto a freeway?
31. If you are in the right lane and vehicles are entering the freeway, what should you do when safe?
32. At a stop sign with no stop line or crosswalk, when may you continue through the intersection?
33. If a traffic signal is dark because of a power outage, how should you handle the intersection?
34. What three steps should happen before any lane change?
35. About half of motorcycle crashes involve what?
36. Why is night driving more difficult?
37. When parking uphill next to a curb, which way should your front wheels point?
38. According to the sample test, how close may you park to a crosswalk?
39. Name three situations where passing is prohibited.
40. Before passing another vehicle, what should you check?
41. Can you pass when the pavement is marked with a double yellow line?
42. When may you cross dashed white lane lines?
43. When must pedestrians yield to motor vehicles?
44. What does a white cane or guide dog usually tell you about a pedestrian?
45. What is the safe routine before crossing railroad tracks?
46. If one train clears a crossing with multiple tracks, what should you do before proceeding?
47. In what roadway area does this sample test specifically remind drivers to yield to others?
48. When entering a street from a garage or alley, what is your duty to other traffic?
49. Which headlights should you use in fog?
50. Under what two roadway conditions can pavement become especially slick?
51. What color are most warning signs?
52. When must you stop for a school bus on a two-lane highway?
53. How should you handle your speed in a school zone?
54. Give two major safety benefits of seat belts for drivers.
55. What do studies say seat belts do in a crash?
56. Who may change speed limits by posting signs?
57. When does driving below the speed limit become illegal?
58. If a tire blows out, what is the best first response?
59. Which traffic signal means stop completely, yield, and then proceed only when clear?
60. Which traffic signal gives you protected right-of-way for a left turn?

Answer Key

Warm-Up Review

1. Check your side mirror, rearview mirror, and blind spot.
2. Follow the crossing guard’s directions.
3. Slow down on narrow or winding roads, at intersections or railroad crossings, and when the road is wet or slippery.
4. Increase following distance, avoid driving tired, and make sure your headlights work properly.
5. It is required by law and is also a good driving habit.
6. Visibility is reduced in the dark.
7. Keep the windshield and mirrors clear, leave extra following distance, and drive with extra caution.
8. Wait if vehicles or pedestrians are already in the intersection.

Full Review Test

1. A BAC of 0.08 or more.
2. Inattentive driving, excessive speed for conditions, and following too closely.
3. Slow down and safely move out of the lane closest to the emergency vehicle.
4. The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
5. Always check it before moving over.
6. Motorcycles are harder to see than cars.
7. Increase following distance, do not drive tired, and make sure your headlights are working properly.
8. Within 18 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway.
9. On a two-lane, two-way road when the vehicle ahead is turning left.
10. When a dashed yellow line continues through the intersection.
11. When the pedestrian is in a crosswalk at an intersection.
12. As a dangerous place that requires care.
13. Yield to oncoming traffic unless a signal directs otherwise.
14. Keep tires in good condition, slow down on wet or slushy roads, and watch for standing water.
15. No right turn is allowed.
16. There is an intersection or crossroad ahead.
17. When you are traveling in the opposite direction on a roadway with four or more lanes, with two lanes going each way.
18. Drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for current conditions.
19. Change lanes if possible or slow gradually to encourage the tailgater to pass.
20. After a full stop and after yielding to cross traffic, unless a sign prohibits the turn.
21. It slows reaction time, impairs thinking, and can create false confidence.
22. Check behind the vehicle before getting in.
23. Bicyclists must yield to vehicles already in or already at the intersection.
24. Quickly turn your head and make sure the blind spot is clear.
25. It can distract you and cause a crash.
26. Make a reasonable effort to notify the owner.
27. Sound the horn, stay close to the right edge, and proceed carefully.
28. Pull to the nearest curb or road edge and stop.
29. At least three seconds.
30. Accelerate to the speed of freeway traffic.
31. Move safely into the next lane to give merging traffic room.
32. After coming to a complete stop and making sure it is safe.
33. Treat it like a four-way stop.
34. Signal ahead of time, check your blind spot, and make sure the lane is clear.
35. Another motor vehicle.
36. Your vision is reduced.
37. Sharply away from the curb.
38. Within 25 feet of a crosswalk.
39. When behind a stopped school bus loading passengers, on hills with restricted vision, and when oncoming traffic is within 100 feet.
40. Your mirrors and blind spots.
41. No.
42. When it is safe to change lanes.
43. When they are crossing where there is no crosswalk or intersection.
44. The person is likely blind.
45. Listen and look both ways, then cross only if it is safe.
46. Watch for another train on the other track.
47. In construction zones.
48. Yield to other traffic before entering.
49. Low beams.
50. Right after rain begins, and when moisture is present on a road at or below freezing temperatures.
51. Yellow.
52. When the bus’s red lights are flashing on a two-lane highway.
53. Obey the posted school-zone speed limit.
54. They reduce injury or death risk and help keep the driver in better control of the vehicle.
55. They reduce the chance of serious injury in a crash.
56. State and local authorities.
57. When driving too slowly disrupts the normal flow of traffic.
58. Hold the vehicle straight and slow gradually while pulling off the road.
59. A flashing red light.
60. A green left-turn arrow.