Snow emergencies and snowplows — Minnesota Permit Test
Snow emergencies and snowplows on the Minnesota permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When a lot of snow falls, city officials may declare a snow emergency and change the parking rules while streets are cleared.
A car left in the way stops a whole street being plowed, which is why it gets towed.
When a significant amount of snow accumulates, city officials may declare a snow emergency. Certain parking rules may go into effect while snow is removed from streets.
Snowplows show flashing white, yellow and blue lights when roads are covered with snow or ice.
The lights are visible through blowing snow long before the plow itself is.
When roads are covered with snow or ice, watch for the flashing white, yellow and blue lights of snowplows.
Never crowd a snowplow, and pass one only when you can see the entire vehicle.
The plow is wider than the truck, and the blade is out in the lane you would be passing through.
Never crowd a snowplow. Pass snowplows only when you can see the entire vehicle.
Stay well behind plows to avoid flying sanding material, snow and ice.
Sand and ice come off the back at the speed the plow is doing plus the speed you are.
Stay well behind plows to avoid flying sanding materials, snow and ice that could hit your vehicle.
Snowplows can create clouds of blowing snow that hide the road and its hazards.
The whiteout behind a plow is total, and the road inside it is exactly where you are.
Snowplows can create clouds of blowing snow that may conceal the road and hide driving hazards.
In residential areas, snow removal equipment may back up to turn around, so give the operators room.
A truck reversing in a street full of parked cars needs more room than it looks.
In residential areas, they may back up to turn around. Give equipment operators room to do their job safely.
On the test
What can a declared snow emergency change?
The parking rules while snow is removed. A car left in the way stops a whole street being plowed, which is why it gets towed. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.80: “When a significant amount of snow accumulates, city officials may declare a snow emergency. Certain parking rules may go into effect while snow is removed from streets.”
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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