Use emergency signals — Delaware Permit Test

Use emergency signals on the Delaware permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If you cannot get your vehicle off the roadway, try to stop where other drivers have a clear view of it, not just over a hill or around a curve.

A car stalled just past a hilltop is hidden until the next driver is on top of it.

Try to stop where other drivers have a clear view of your vehicle if you cannot get your vehicle off the roadway.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.121

Place emergency flares behind a stopped vehicle so other drivers can change lanes if necessary.

Without flares, the first warning a driver gets is the stalled car itself.

Place emergency flares behind the vehicle.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.121

If you have no flares or other warning devices, stand by the side of the road where you are safe and wave traffic around your vehicle, using a white cloth if you have one.

A driver standing in the lane to wave cars around becomes the next thing they hit.

If you do not have emergency flares or other warning devices, stand by the side of the road where you are safe from traffic and wave traffic around your vehicle.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.121

Never stand in the roadway, and do not try to change a tire if it means you have to be in a traffic lane.

A driver kneeling by a tire on the traffic side is hidden by the car until someone is right on them.

Do not try to change a tire if it means you have to be in a traffic lane.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.121

To signal an emergency, lift the hood or tie a white cloth to the antenna, side mirror or door handle.

A raised hood tells passing drivers and police that the car is broken down, not just parked.

Lift the hood or tie a white cloth to the antenna, side mirror or door handle to signal an emergency.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.121

On the test

Your car is failing and cannot get off the road. Where should you try to stop?

Where other drivers can see it. A car stalled just past a hilltop is hidden until the next driver is on top of it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.121: “Try to stop where other drivers have a clear view of your vehicle if you cannot get your vehicle off the roadway.”

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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.