About the rules test
- 40 questionsIn each rules practice test
- 32 to pass80% pass mark
- 331 questionsIn the practice bank, no repeats until you've seen them all
- 7 topicsCovered below, with an example of each
On the real Prince Edward Island test, sign and rules questions are mixed in one 40-question test (32 correct to pass). This page lets you practise the rules on their own; the full test on the main page is mixed like the real one.
Sample questions
Tap a question to see the answer and why.
Before entering a highway from a private road or driveway in a rural area, you must:
- Signal and wait for a wave
- Slow down and merge with the highway traffic
- Sound your horn and pull out
- Stop and yield to traffic on the highway
Stop and yield to traffic on the highway
Don't make other drivers swerve or brake.
Experienced drivers in PEI are suspended when they reach how many demerit points within two years?
- 12
- 20
- 6
- 9
12
The suspension lasts three months.
Black ice is dangerous because:
- It forms only during heavy freezing rain storms
- It makes the road surface look white and snowy
- It only forms on gravel roads in late summer
- It's very hard to see and may form without warning
It's very hard to see and may form without warning
It forms when wet roads drop to freezing.
You must give a signal before:
- Only turning left at a busy intersection with lights
- Only when another vehicle is directly behind you
- Only when there are pedestrians on the sidewalk
- Turning, changing lanes, pulling over or pulling out
Turning, changing lanes, pulling over or pulling out
Also signal before passing and when moving back in.
Under-inflated tires:
- Give a smoother, safer ride in the winter
- Improve your grip on wet and icy roads
- Save fuel on long trips on the highway
- Wear faster, waste fuel and are unsafe
Wear faster, waste fuel and are unsafe
Keep tires at the right pressure.
With an ignition interlock device, the driver must:
- Blow into it before starting, then give random samples while driving
- Blow into it only once a week, while the vehicle is parked at home
- Have a passenger blow into it before each trip they take together
- Switch it off before starting the vehicle, then turn it back on
Blow into it before starting, then give random samples while driving
The vehicle won't start if alcohol is above the set limit.
If you can't read or understand the written test, you may:
- Ask for an oral test
- Bring a friend to answer
- Skip the written test
- Take the road test instead
Ask for an oral test
The oral test covers the same rules and signs.
It's illegal to stop or park:
- Facing the same way as traffic on your side
- In any marked parking space on a public street
- In front of a private driveway, lane or intersection
- On the right side of a two-way street in town
In front of a private driveway, lane or intersection
Don't block access for others.
Topics on the rules test
- Right of Way (35 questions). Example: Before entering a highway from a private road or driveway in a rural area, you must: Answer: Stop and yield to traffic on the highway.
- Rules of the Road (85 questions). Example: You must give a signal before: Answer: Turning, changing lanes, pulling over or pulling out.
- Safe Driving (51 questions). Example: Under-inflated tires: Answer: Wear faster, waste fuel and are unsafe.
- Sharing the Road (20 questions). Example: If you can't see a truck driver's face in their side mirror: Answer: The driver can't see you.
- Emergencies & Conditions (33 questions). Example: Black ice is dangerous because: Answer: It's very hard to see and may form without warning.
- Impairment & Distraction (27 questions). Example: With an ignition interlock device, the driver must: Answer: Blow into it before starting, then give random samples while driving.
- Licensing & the Law (80 questions). Example: Experienced drivers in PEI are suspended when they reach how many demerit points within two years? Answer: 12.
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