Oklahoma: Speed and following distance — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What does the Basic Speed Rule mean?” · “Outside school and construction zones, what is the most you may be fined on a speeding conviction?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Oklahoma Driver Manual" (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), Service Oklahoma.
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What does the Basic Speed Rule mean?
- The speed you may drive is limited by the current conditions
- You may always drive at the posted speed limit if it is under 65 mph
- You must drive at an exact speed set for each type of road
- The speed you may drive is set by the fastest car near you
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Correct answer: The speed you may drive is limited by the current conditions
The rule sets no exact limit. The speed you may drive depends on the conditions at that moment.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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The posted speed limit is 65 mph and you are driving at night on a two-lane state highway in very foggy conditions. What does the Basic Speed Rule say about driving 65 mph?
- It is acceptable because it is not above the posted limit
- It is too slow for those conditions
- It is too fast for those conditions
- It is required, so you do not block other vehicles
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Correct answer: It is too fast for those conditions
Fog, rain or darkness can make even the posted limit too fast, so you must slow down for the conditions.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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Under the Basic Speed Rule, your speed must be "careful and prudent." What does that mean?
- Driving exactly at the posted limit
- Using skill and good judgment
- Driving a little under the speed of other cars
- Driving as fast as the road allows
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Correct answer: Using skill and good judgment
Careful and prudent means choosing your speed with skill and good judgment.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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Under the Basic Speed Rule, your speed must be "reasonable and proper" for the conditions. How is this described?
- Always at or above the posted limit
- Always below the posted limit
- Always matching the car ahead of you
- Not too fast and not too slow
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Correct answer: Not too fast and not too slow
Reasonable and proper speed is neither too fast nor too slow for the conditions.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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Which of these conditions does the Basic Speed Rule say your speed must be reasonable for?
- The model year of your vehicle and the price you originally paid for it
- The kind of fuel your vehicle uses and its total mileage so far
- Whether pedestrians are present, especially children in school zones
- The brand of tires on your vehicle and when they were bought
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Correct answer: Whether pedestrians are present, especially children in school zones
The conditions include the amount and speed of traffic, pedestrians (especially children in school zones), the road, visibility, weather and your own ability.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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In the Basic Speed Rule, what does the condition "visibility" mean?
- How far ahead you can see clearly
- How brightly your headlights shine
- How clean your windshield is
- How far the car ahead is from you
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Correct answer: How far ahead you can see clearly
Visibility is how far ahead you can see clearly.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What does the Basic Speed Rule say about driving too slowly?
- Slow driving is never a problem as long as you stay below the posted speed limit
- Slow driving is allowed in any lane of any road if your headlights are on
- Slow driving is only a problem on freeways and turnpikes with high limits
- You must not drive so slowly that you block or hinder vehicles moving at normal speeds
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Correct answer: You must not drive so slowly that you block or hinder vehicles moving at normal speeds
Driving so slowly that you block, hinder or interfere with vehicles moving at normal speeds violates the rule.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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The law says no person shall drive at a speed greater than will permit him to stop within what distance?
- The next intersection
- The assured clear distance ahead
- The length of one city block
- Two car lengths
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Correct answer: The assured clear distance ahead
The law requires a speed that lets you stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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You are driving within the posted speed limit in downtown traffic and cannot stop in time when the car ahead stops suddenly. What are you doing?
- Breaking the Basic Speed Rule or following too closely
- Nothing wrong, because you stayed within the posted limit
- Breaking the minimum speed law
- Driving too slowly for the conditions
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Correct answer: Breaking the Basic Speed Rule or following too closely
Being within the posted limit does not excuse failing to stop; it means your speed was unsafe for conditions or you followed too closely.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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Outside school and construction zones, what is the most you may be fined on a speeding conviction?
- $250.00
- $500.00
- $654.00
- $1,000.00
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Correct answer: $654.00
The manual states a speeding conviction may bring a fine of up to $654.00.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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Upon conviction of speeding, how long a jail sentence may you receive?
- 10 days
- 30 days
- 6 months
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 30 days
A speeding conviction may carry up to 30 days in jail.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What happens to speeding fines in school and construction zones when workers or equipment are present?
- They are cut in half
- They stay the same
- They triple
- They double
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Correct answer: They double
Speeding fines double in school and construction zones when workers or equipment are present.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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Unless otherwise posted, what speed may you drive on controlled access highways under state law and normal conditions?
- 60 mph
- 65 mph
- 75 mph
- 70 mph
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Correct answer: 75 mph
The state speed limits list 75 mph for controlled access highways unless a different limit is posted.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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Unless otherwise posted, what is the state speed limit on undivided state highways?
- 65 mph
- 45 mph
- 55 mph
- 70 mph
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Correct answer: 65 mph
The state speed limits set 65 mph for undivided state highways unless otherwise posted.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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Unless otherwise posted, what is the state speed limit on county roads?
- 40 mph
- 45 mph
- 65 mph
- 55 mph
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Correct answer: 55 mph
The state speed limits set 55 mph for county roads unless otherwise posted.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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Unless otherwise posted, what is the state speed limit on highways within state parks or wildlife refuges?
- 15 mph
- 35 mph
- 25 mph
- 45 mph
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Correct answer: 35 mph
The state speed limits set 35 mph for highways in state parks and wildlife refuges.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)
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Unless otherwise posted, what is the state speed limit in a properly marked school zone on a highway outside of a municipality?
- 25 mph
- 15 mph
- 20 mph
- 35 mph
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Correct answer: 25 mph
The state speed limits set 25 mph for properly marked school zones on highways outside a municipality.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)