Highway driving — New Jersey Permit Test
Highway driving on the New Jersey permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A driver enters a highway by an acceleration lane, speeding up to join the flow of traffic.
Joining at the speed of the traffic means nobody has to brake for you, which is what makes merging safe.
Motorists enter these roadways by way of acceleration lanes, which are extra lanes at highway entrances used by motorists to speed up to join the flow of traffic.
A driver joining a highway yields to the traffic already on the main road.
Traffic on the highway cannot see far enough behind to plan around a car appearing beside it.
A motorist must yield to traffic already traveling on the main road before moving into the proper lane.
A driver avoids coming to a complete stop in an acceleration lane.
From a standstill there is no room left to reach highway speed, so the merge becomes a gamble.
Avoid coming to a complete stop in the acceleration lane.
A driver who misses a highway exit goes on to the next one.
Stopping or backing on a highway puts a still car among traffic doing sixty.
If a motorist misses an exit ramp on a highway, parkway, or turnpike, they should go to the next exit.
A driver never backs up on an exit ramp or a deceleration lane.
The driver coming down the ramp behind you is looking ahead at the road, not at a reversing car.
Never back up on an exit ramp or deceleration lane.
In a weave lane the driver entering from the ramp yields to the driver leaving the expressway.
Two streams cross in a few hundred feet. One of them has to give, and it is the one arriving.
The motorist entering from the entrance ramp must yield the right-of-way to the motorist leaving the expressway.
A driver whose vehicle breaks down stays in it with the seat belt on and the doors locked.
Standing beside a highway is more dangerous than sitting in the car, and a stranger is a second risk.
Stay in the vehicle, keep your seatbelt on and lock the doors.
On the test
What is an acceleration lane for?
Speeding up to join the flow of traffic. Joining at the speed of the traffic means nobody has to brake for you, which is what makes merging safe. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.68: “Motorists enter these roadways by way of acceleration lanes, which are extra lanes at highway entrances used by motorists to speed up to join the flow of traffic.”
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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.