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The Maryland knowledge test is a single 25-question exam covering road signs and the rules of the road together. You need 22 correct (88%) to pass.
Answer: You should never assume you automatically have the right-of-way — always yield based on the circumstances
Maryland's guidance is that right-of-way is never automatic — you must always yield based on the actual circumstances.
Right-of-Way
Answer: After stopping, when the way is clear, unless posted otherwise
Maryland allows right turns on red (and left turns on red from a one-way onto a one-way) after stopping, unless a sign specifically prohibits it.
Signals
Answer: A warning letter
3-4 points within 2 years triggers a warning letter — the lowest rung on the MVA point ladder.
MVA Points
Answer: Within 12 inches
Maryland requires parking with your right wheels within 12 inches of the curb on a two-way road.
Parking Rules
Answer: Until reaching the rear-facing seat's manufacturer height/weight limit
A child under 2 must ride rear-facing until reaching the height or weight limit set by the seat's manufacturer.
Child Passenger Safety
Answer: Whichever vehicle arrives first
At an uncontrolled intersection, the vehicle that arrives first generally has the right-of-way.
Right-of-Way
Answer: Yield to vehicles and pedestrians still in the intersection
Even on green, you must yield to whoever is still legally in the intersection before you proceed.
Signals
Answer: Mandatory enrollment in the Driver Improvement Program (DIP)
5-7 points within 2 years requires mandatory enrollment in the Driver Improvement Program.
MVA Points
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Questions and exam format researched against Maryland's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 18 August 2026.
docs/batch4-research.md 'MARYLAND' section, sourced from the Maryland Driver's Manual (DL-002, Oct 2025 ed.) and the Rookie Driver Manual (RD-006, Apr 2026 ed.), both mva.maryland.gov, plus the Maryland Transportation Article (§21-901.1 reckless/negligent driving, §21-1124.2 handheld phone, §16-113 under-21 zero tolerance, §16-205.1 administrative suspension, §22-412.2/§22-412.3 child passenger safety/seat belts, §21-1003/§21-1004 parking, §21-310(b)/§21-706 points) — researched and verified 2026-08-18/19. Exam format (unified, 25 questions, 88% / 22-25 pass) is officially confirmed on two independent MVA sources. Deliberately excluded per the research doc's flag: MVA point-schedule values for reckless driving, negligent driving, and speeding brackets, which were garbled by PDF-table extraction from the MD Judiciary Uniform Traffic Citation schedule and could not be reliably confirmed — commonly cited elsewhere as 6 and 2 points respectively, but NOT used here since they remain unverified; only the cleanly-sourced DUI (12 pts), DWI (8 pts), following-too-closely (2/3 pts), and school-bus (3 pts) point values are included. Other known gaps deliberately not invented: curb-color parking conventions and hill-parking wheel direction (not found in any official MD source, and this module includes a question testing that absence rather than inventing colors); a codified numeric following distance behind an emergency vehicle; an MVA-published distracted-driving crash statistic; and a numeric stopping-distance chart. Re-verify periodically, as MVA manual content, fees, and point thresholds change over time.
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