Crossing a divided highway — Minnesota Permit Test
Crossing a divided highway on the Minnesota permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Where there is enough space between the two roadways, you may cross one half and wait in the middle.
Two small gaps are easier to find than one big one, and the median is where you wait for the second.
If there is enough space between the two roadways, you can cross one half and wait in the middle until it is safe to cross the second half.
When waiting between the roadways of a divided highway, stay to the right of the center.
Another driver may want to wait there too, and the median is only wide enough if you both keep right.
When waiting between the roadways, stay to the right of the center.
When turning left onto a divided highway, use the same procedure as crossing straight across.
Both movements start the same way: get across the near roadway and wait where it is safe.
When turning left onto a divided highway, use the same procedure as crossing straight across.
Make sure there is enough space from oncoming traffic so you do not impede it while getting up to speed.
A car pulling out has to build speed from a stop, and the gap has to cover all of it.
Ensure there is enough space from oncoming traffic, so you do not impede them as you get up to speed after completing your turn.
On the test
What may you do crossing a rural divided highway with a wide median?
Cross one half and wait in the middle. Two small gaps are easier to find than one big one, and the median is where you wait for the second. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.32: “If there is enough space between the two roadways, you can cross one half and wait in the middle until it is safe to cross the second half.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Minnesota Driver’s Manual, published by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-22.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MN.pdf (Minnesota Driver’s Manual, May 2025, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MN.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json, MN entry -- the folio offset of 3 and its basis, the folio marker, the extraction-flag score and the welded compounds it costs, and the record of where the exam shape comes from