Lane Controls and General Driving Rules — New Mexico Driver's License Practice Test

This New Mexico Driver's License Lane Controls and General Driving Rules practice set has 29 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 72% on the real New Mexico Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Sample questions

Three questions from the Lane Controls and General Driving Rules bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 29 questions at random from the same bank.

1. How are reversible lanes, which carry traffic one direction at certain times and the opposite direction at other times, usually marked?

   • Double-dashed yellow lines — Correct answer
   • A solid white line on each side
   • A single solid yellow line
   • Red reflective markers

   Explanation: The manual states reversible lanes are usually marked by double-dashed yellow lines.

   Handbook: Lane Controls and General Driving Rules — Reversible lanes

2. Before driving in a reversible lane, how do you find out which lanes you may use at that time?

   • Check the signs at the roadside or overhead, or the special lights — Correct answer
   • Follow whatever the car ahead of you does
   • Always use the left lane
   • Assume all lanes are open in your direction

   Explanation: Check the signs posted at the side of the road or overhead, or the special lights, to see which lanes you can use at that time.

   Handbook: Lane Controls and General Driving Rules — Reversible lanes

3. Over a reversible lane, what do a green arrow and a red 'X' mean?

   • Green arrow = you may use the lane; red 'X' = you may not — Correct answer
   • Green arrow = slow down; red 'X' = speed up
   • Both mean the lane is closed
   • Green arrow = turn only; red 'X' = pass only

   Explanation: A green arrow means you can use the lane beneath it; a red 'X' means you cannot.

   Handbook: Lane Controls and General Driving Rules — Reversible lanes