Headlight failure and stuck gas pedal — Delaware Permit Test
Headlight failure and stuck gas pedal on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your headlights suddenly go out, Delaware's manual says first to try the headlight switch a few times.
A loose switch is the quickest fix, and working it may bring the lights back before you lose the road.
Try the headlight switch a few times.
If working the switch does not bring the headlights back, Delaware's manual says to put on the emergency flashers, turn signals, or fog lights, and pull off the road as soon as possible.
A car with no lights at night is invisible to drivers behind it until they are on top of it.
If that does not work, put on the emergency flashers, turn signals, or fog lights if you have them.
If the gas pedal sticks and the motor keeps going faster, Delaware's manual says to keep your eyes on the road, quickly shift to neutral, pull off when safe, and turn off the engine.
In neutral the racing engine no longer drives the wheels, so the car can be slowed and steered off.
Quickly shift to neutral.
On the test
If your headlights suddenly go out, what should you try first?
Try the headlight switch a few times. A loose switch is the quickest fix, and working it may bring the lights back before you lose the road. Delaware Driver Manual, p.137: “Try the headlight switch a few times.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pdf (Delaware Driver Manual, July 2026, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pages.txt (scripts/de-text.sh: plain pdftotext cropped to keep the section tab out, physical 47 under -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE-exam.html (Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Exam, https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/drivers_license/index.shtml?dc=dr_lic_written, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.de.gov/menu/forms_manuals.shtml (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/faqs/index.shtml?dc=dr_faq_general (read 2026-10-05; its 30 and 24 are the exam page's figures before 2024-12, per the Internet Archive)