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Maryland Defensive Driving Practice Test

Practice 25 questions on defensive driving in Maryland - adverse weather, sharing the road, safe following distance, and emergency situations.

What this Maryland practice test covers

  • Defensive driving techniques and maintaining safe following distance
  • Driving safely in adverse weather including rain, fog, snow, and ice
  • Sharing the road safely with trucks, bikes, and pedestrians
  • Handling roadside emergencies and avoiding common road hazards

The actual Maryland MVA knowledge test has 25 questions, and you need at least 22 correct (88%) to pass. This practice test is based on the Maryland Driver's Manual. Tests are administered Computer-based at MVA branch office. 20-minute time limit.. You'll have 20 minutes to complete the real exam.

Try sample Maryland questions

These questions come from our bank of 411+. The real Maryland written test draws from similar material in the official driver handbook.

3 free preview of 25
1

You should turn on your windshield wipers when:

2

A lap and shoulder belt gives the best protection when the lap portion sits:

3

On a Maryland highway divided by a painted center line only, must opposite-direction traffic stop for a school bus?

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