Free Iowa DMV Practice Test 2026 (IA)

Question 1

What does this sign warn you about?

Accepted Answer

A school area or school crossing; watch for children

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A crosswalk for adults only

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A playground with no through traffic

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A daycare loading zone

Question 2

Which drivers are required to stop within 15 to 50 feet of railroad tracks in Iowa?

Accepted Answer

School buses, charter buses, drivers carrying passengers for hire, and placarded hazardous materials vehicles

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Only vehicles towing trailers

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Only school buses

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All drivers, without exception

Question 3

If you are waiting at a railroad crossing and there is no stop line, you should stop at least:

Accepted Answer

15 feet from the nearest rail

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50 feet from the nearest rail

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5 feet from the nearest rail

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25 feet from the nearest rail

Question 4

Your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks. The Iowa manual says you should:

Accepted Answer

Get everyone out and far away immediately, then call the number on the blue and white ENS sign

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Wait until you see a train before leaving

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Put the car in neutral and wait for help

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Stay in the vehicle and try to restart it

Question 5

If the flashing red lights at a railroad crossing begin after you have already started across the tracks, you should:

Accepted Answer

Keep going and clear the tracks

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Stop immediately

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Turn off your engine

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Back up off the tracks

Question 6

Fines for traffic violations in an Iowa work area zone:

Accepted Answer

May be doubled

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Are the same as anywhere else

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Are cut in half

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Are always waived for first offenses

Question 7

A flagger in an Iowa work zone will normally be wearing:

Accepted Answer

A fluorescent yellow-green or orange vest, shirt or jacket

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A red helmet only

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A white uniform

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A blue reflective jacket

Question 8

If no speed limit is posted, what is the general speed limit in an Iowa business district?

Accepted Answer

25 mph

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45 mph

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30 mph

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35 mph

Question 9

If no speed limit is posted, what is the general limit in an Iowa residential or school district?

Accepted Answer

25 mph

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35 mph

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30 mph

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20 mph

Question 10

Where no limit is posted, the general speed limit on Iowa rural interstate highways is:

Accepted Answer

70 mph

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60 mph

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75 mph

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65 mph

Question 11

Where no limit is posted, the general speed limit on Iowa primary roads and urban interstate highways is:

Accepted Answer

55 mph

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65 mph

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45 mph

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70 mph

Question 12

According to the Iowa manual, a vehicle traveling 60 mph will travel about how much farther than one traveling 30 mph before it can stop?

Accepted Answer

About 3 times farther

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About 6 times farther

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About the same distance

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About 2 times farther

Question 13

What following distance does the Iowa manual recommend for an inexperienced or beginning driver in normal conditions?

Accepted Answer

At least three seconds

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One second

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Two seconds

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Six seconds

Question 14

When road conditions are slippery, or the vehicle in front blocks your view, the Iowa manual recommends a following distance of:

Accepted Answer

Six or more seconds

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Three seconds

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Four seconds

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Two seconds

Question 15

On wet or rainy roads, the Iowa manual says you should increase your following distance to:

Accepted Answer

Five or six seconds

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Ten seconds

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Two seconds

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Three seconds

Question 16

In Iowa, passing is illegal within how many feet of an intersection?

Accepted Answer

100 feet

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50 feet

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300 feet

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200 feet

Question 17

Passing is illegal within 100 feet of a railroad crossing in Iowa.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 18

Which of the following is an illegal passing situation in Iowa?

Accepted Answer

Passing on the right

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Passing where a broken white line is in your lane

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Passing a bicyclist by changing lanes completely

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Passing on a straight road with a broken yellow line on your side

Question 19

What does this sign mean for an Iowa driver?

Accepted Answer

Passing is not permitted here

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Passing is permitted here

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You must merge left

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Trucks may not pass

Question 20

When you park next to a curb in Iowa, your vehicle must be within how many inches of the curb?

Accepted Answer

18 inches

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12 inches

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24 inches

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36 inches

Question 21

In Iowa, how close to a fire hydrant may you park?

Accepted Answer

No closer than five feet

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No closer than 20 feet

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No closer than 10 feet

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No closer than 15 feet

Question 22

In Iowa, you may not park closer than how many feet from a stop sign?

Accepted Answer

10 feet

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5 feet

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30 feet

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20 feet

Question 23

In Iowa, you may not park closer than how many feet from a railroad crossing?

Accepted Answer

50 feet

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25 feet

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100 feet

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15 feet

Question 24

You may park in a space marked with this sign only if:

Accepted Answer

You have a Persons with Disabilities Parking Permit

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You are picking someone up

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You will be gone less than 15 minutes

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You leave your hazard lights on

Question 25

In Iowa, a driver 21 or older is considered to be Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) at a blood alcohol concentration of:

Accepted Answer

.08 or higher

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.02 or higher

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.05 or higher

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.10 or higher

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