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South Dakota Defensive Driving Practice Test

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

What this South Dakota 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 South Dakota DPS knowledge test has 25 questions, and you need at least 20 correct (80%) to pass. This practice test is based on the South Dakota Driver Manual. The test fee is $28. Tests are administered Computer-based at DPS driver exam station.

Try sample South Dakota questions

These questions come from our bank of 330+. The real South Dakota written test draws from similar material in the official driver handbook.

3 free preview of 25
1

When must headlights be turned on in South Dakota?

2

You should turn on your windshield wipers when:

3

On a divided highway with a median or barrier, when a school bus stops on the opposite side:

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