Aggressive drivers — New York Permit Test
Aggressive drivers on the New York permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Aggressive driving includes speeding, which often leads to following too closely, frequent or quick lane changes without a signal, and passing on the shoulder or parts of the roadway that are not paved.
It begins with speed and the rest follows. A fast car has to weave to stay fast.
Aggressive driving includes speeding, which often leads to following too closely, frequent or quick lane changes without a signal
Aggressive drivers sometimes run stop signs and red lights, pass stopped school buses, fail to keep right, drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs and drive in a reckless manner.
The same driver breaks several rules at once. One of them is the school bus stop.
Manual red lights, pass stopped school buses, fail to keep right, drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs and drive in a reckless manner.
A driver should not challenge an aggressive driver with increased speed or try to hold their position in their travel lane.
Holding your ground turns their problem into your crash. Letting them past ends it.
Do not challenge an aggressive driver with increased speed or try to hold your position in your travel lane.
If an aggressive driver is following a driver, the driver should not stop or get out of their vehicle, but should drive to the nearest police station.
A car is a shell and a parking lot is not. The police station ends the chase safely.
If an aggressive driver is following you, do not stop or get out of your vehicle. Drive to the nearest police station.
To avoid becoming an aggressive driver a driver should allow enough travel time to reach their destination on schedule and adjust their schedule to prevent driving during the times with the most highway traffic.
Most aggressive driving starts with running late. Leaving earlier removes the reason.
Allow enough travel time to reach your destination on schedule.
On the test
What does aggressive driving begin with?
Speeding, which leads to the rest. It begins with speed and the rest follows. A fast car has to weave to stay fast. New York State Driver's Manual, p.45: “Aggressive driving includes speeding, which often leads to following too closely, frequent or quick lane changes without a signal”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New York State Driver's Manual, published by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.