Animals — New Jersey Permit Test
Animals on the New Jersey permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Animals dart onto roads, and swerving to avoid one often causes the crash.
The car you swerve into is a bigger problem than the animal you were avoiding.
Animals often dart onto roads or streets. Trying to avoid them often causes crashes.
The best defense is watching both sides of the road ahead and expecting an animal to move suddenly.
One deer crossing usually means more behind it, and none of them checks for traffic.
The best defense against such crashes is to watch for animals on both sides of the road ahead and be prepared for unexpected movement.
A driver approaching or passing a horseback rider or horse-drawn vehicle reduces speed to 25 mph or less.
A horse startles at engine noise, and there is a person on top of it.
When approaching or passing a person riding or driving a horse-drawn vehicle, motorists are required to reduce their speed to 25 mph or less and proceed with caution.
At a signal from a rider or driver of a horse-drawn vehicle, a driver stops and stays still until the horse has passed.
The raised hand means the horse is not settled. Waiting is the whole of what is asked.
the motorist must stop their motor vehicle and remain stationary for as long as it takes the horse to pass
On the test
What often turns an animal in the road into a crash?
Swerving to avoid the animal. The car you swerve into is a bigger problem than the animal you were avoiding. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.155: “Animals often dart onto roads or streets. Trying to avoid them often causes crashes.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Jersey Driver Manual, published by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.