Take a free, untimed Rhode Island DMV practice test in the real exam format: 40 questions, 32 correct to pass. Fresh random questions every attempt.
The Rhode Island knowledge test is a single 40-question exam covering road signs and the rules of the road together. You need 32 correct (80%) to pass.
Answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
At an uncontrolled intersection, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right when both arrive at approximately the same time.
Right-of-Way & Rotaries
Answer: After a complete stop and yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles, unless a sign prohibits it
Right turn on red is allowed after a complete stop and yielding, unless a posted sign says otherwise.
Signals
Answer: No — Rhode Island appears to rely on direct fines and suspension periods per violation rather than a points table
Rhode Island's manual does not describe a numeric points system; instead, it documents direct fines and suspension periods tied to specific violations. This absence is inferred from the manual's silence on points, not a positive DMV statement.
Fines & Suspensions
Answer: No closer than 8 feet
Rhode Island prohibits parking within 8 feet of a fire hydrant.
Parking Rules
Answer: Until minimum age 2, or 30+ lbs
Infants must ride rear-facing only from birth to minimum age 2, or until they reach 30+ lbs.
Child Passenger Safety
Answer: The driver who arrived first
When arrival times clearly differ, the standard expectation is that the first driver to arrive proceeds first.
Right-of-Way & Rotaries
Answer: You may not turn right on red at this intersection
A posted sign can override the general right-turn-on-red rule.
Signals
Answer: $85
A standard moving-violation fine in Rhode Island is around $85.
Fines & Suspensions
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Questions and exam format researched against Rhode Island's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 20 August 2026.
Rhode Island DMV Driver's Manual (dmv.ri.gov, PDF fetched fresh from dmv.ri.gov/media/966/download) — researched and verified 2026-08-19, re-verified 2026-08-20. Exam format: the manual directly confirms the knowledge test is 'forty (40) multiple choice questions' (ruleCount: 40), used here as a unified knowledge test with no separate sign-recognition section (signCount: 0). The passing threshold is NOT published anywhere official — re-checked this session directly against the manual PDF and the dmv.ri.gov Permits & Tests / Knowledge Exams pages, neither of which states a percentage — rulePassPct: 0.8 (80%) remains a flagged estimate consistent with the common DMV convention, not a confirmed RI figure. Rhode Island's apparent lack of a numeric points/demerit system is inferred from the manual's complete silence on the topic across an otherwise very fine/suspension-detailed document — this is inferred from omission, not a positive DMV statement, and is flagged as such in the 'points' category questions themselves. TWO META-QUESTIONS RESOLVED 2026-08-20: r37 previously asked whether the wipers/headlights pairing was 'explicit in the manual' rather than stating the rule itself — reworded to state the real rule directly (the underlying fact, that RI requires headlights whenever wipers are running for weather, is unchanged and was already manual-confirmed). r102 previously asked why the manual 'spends extra space' on rotary procedure compared to other states' manuals — a meta-question about document emphasis, not a driving fact — replaced with a real, sourced fact from the same manual (pp. 40-41): drivers must signal and exit a rotary/roundabout to the right, yielding to pedestrians. r44, a redundant meta-question asking whether 'points' terminology matched what the manual documented, was deleted outright (already covered by r39/r41, and no new real fact could be sourced this session to replace it) — points category is now 5 questions. Known gaps deliberately NOT invented, per explicit research flags: business-district and rural-non-highway default speed values; a specific unposted-interstate speed number; a statutory definition of reckless driving; a standalone left-turn-on-red rule (RI's manual does not address it separately from right-turn-on-red); and a general handheld-call ban for adult (18+) drivers beyond the texting ban (RI's confirmed cell-phone restrictions are: texting banned for all ages, and a full device ban including hands-free/speakerphone only for drivers under 18). signsExtra/rowExtra intentionally omitted — no genuine RI-specific sign deviations were found; road signage is federally standardized (MUTCD), and RI's manual's extra emphasis on rotary/roundabout procedure is captured instead as 'rightofway' category content, including the R.I.G.L. 31-17-8 rotary right-of-way statute and the manual's entering/exiting/yielding procedures. Re-verify periodically, as DMV handbook content, fees, and thresholds change over time.
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