New Mexico: Ramps and merging Practice Test
Entrance and exit ramps on high-speed roads, merging at the speed of traffic and getting ready for your exit.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "New Mexico Driver Manual" (Version 11.19.19), New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (MVD).
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When you merge with traffic, at what speed should you try to enter?
- A little slower than traffic
- The speed of the slowest vehicle on the road
- The same speed that traffic is moving
- Whatever speed is comfortable for you
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Correct answer: The same speed that traffic is moving
The manual says to try to enter at the same speed that traffic is moving.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 21
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What is the purpose of the ramps on high-speed roadways?
- To let you stop at the end and wait for a gap
- To give you time to build up your speed
- To let you slow down before entering the main road
- To keep slow vehicles separate from traffic
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Correct answer: To give you time to build up your speed
The manual says high-speed roadways generally have ramps to give you time to build up your speed before you pull onto the road.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 21
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Why should you not drive to the end of an entrance ramp and stop?
- The ramp is too short for you to see the oncoming traffic clearly
- Drivers on the main road are not allowed to yield
- Your brake lights will confuse drivers on the main road
- You will not have enough room to get up to the speed of traffic
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Correct answer: You will not have enough room to get up to the speed of traffic
The manual says that if you stop at the end of the ramp you will not have enough room to reach the speed of traffic, and drivers behind you may hit you from the rear.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 21
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If you have to wait for space to enter a roadway from a ramp, what should you do?
- Stop at the end of the ramp and wait for a gap in traffic
- Speed up and force your way into the first gap you see
- Slow down on the ramp so you have room to speed up before you merge
- Wait at the start of the ramp until the road is completely clear
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Correct answer: Slow down on the ramp so you have room to speed up before you merge
The manual says to slow down on the ramp so you have some room to speed up before you have to merge.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 22
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If the road you are traveling has exit ramps, when should you begin to slow down?
- Once you move onto the exit ramp
- As soon as you see the exit sign
- About a block before the ramp begins
- When the vehicle behind you slows down
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Correct answer: Once you move onto the exit ramp
The manual says to keep up with the speed of traffic on the main road and not slow down until you move onto the exit ramp.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 22