Road rage — Pennsylvania Permit Test
Road rage on the Pennsylvania permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If an aggressive driver pursues you, do not drive home: go to a police station, convenience store or somewhere with help and witnesses.
Leading them to your door is the one outcome you cannot undo.
If an aggressive driver pursues you, do not go home. Instead, drive to a police station, convenience store or other location where you can get help and there will be witnesses.
Do not challenge an aggressive driver by speeding up: it makes them angrier and puts you in more danger.
Answering back gives them the contest they were looking for.
Do not challenge an aggressive driver by speeding up. It will just make the driver angrier and endanger you.
About 60 percent of the roughly 1,500 highway deaths in Pennsylvania each year are attributed to aggressive driving.
It is the largest single cause in the state's own figures.
Of the approximate 1,500 highway deaths in PA each year, about 60 percent, or around 900, are attributed to aggressive driving.
On the test
Where should you drive if an aggressive driver pursues you?
To a police station or a busy shop. Leading them to your door is the one outcome you cannot undo. PA Driver's Manual, p.60: “If an aggressive driver pursues you, do not go home. Instead, drive to a police station, convenience store or other location where you can get help and there will be witnesses.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against PA Driver's Manual, published by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.