The Ultimate Oklahoma Driving Test Cheat Sheet: Pass with Confidence!

The day of your Oklahoma driving test is here, and it's time for one final, focused review. This guide is your smart "cheat sheet" designed to refresh your memory on the most critical elements of the test. An examiner's goal is to ensure you're a safe, confident driver who knows the rules of the road—and this guide will help you prove that.

Scan this sheet just before your test to reinforce the key maneuvers, numbers, and rules that separate a pass from a fail. Let's get you ready to ace it!

🚨 Automatic Fails: Critical Mistakes to Avoid

Committing any of these actions will likely result in an immediate failure of your test, no matter how well you've performed otherwise.

• Incomplete Stop: The "rolling stop" is a classic test-killer. You must come to a full and complete stop behind the white line. Feel the car rock back slightly.
• Striking an Object: Hitting a cone during parallel parking, striking a curb, or making contact with any object will result in failure.
• Speeding: Exceeding the speed limit is a major violation. Pay extra attention in school zones (25 mph) and residential areas.
• Dangerous Action: Any move that forces another driver or a pedestrian to brake hard or swerve to avoid you. This also includes the examiner needing to intervene verbally or physically.
• Failure to Yield: Not giving the right-of-way correctly at intersections, stop signs, or to pedestrians.
• Disobeying Signs or Signals: Running a red light or blatantly ignoring a traffic sign is an instant fail.
• Lack of Observation: Consistently failing to check your mirrors and blind spots.

🅿️ Parallel Parking: The Most Important Maneuver

Parallel parking is required on the Oklahoma road test and is a major point of evaluation.

1. Signal & Position: Signal your intention. Pull up parallel to the car you're parking behind, about 2-3 feet away. Your rear bumpers should be aligned.
2. Reverse at 45°: Check mirrors and blind spot. Reverse slowly while turning your steering wheel sharply to the right until your car is at a 45-degree angle to the curb. Your body should be in line with the rear bumper of the car next to you.
3. Straighten & Back Up: Straighten the wheel and continue reversing until your front bumper clears the rear bumper of the car in front.
4. Turn In: Turn the steering wheel sharply to the left and continue backing slowly until your car is parallel to the curb.
5. Center Yourself: Pull forward slightly to center the car in the space. You should be within 18 inches of the curb.

🔢 Key Numbers to Burn Into Your Brain

Your examiner expects you to know these Oklahoma-specific figures.

• Speed Limits (Unless Posted Otherwise):
  • School Zones: 25 mph
  • Residential Areas: 25 mph
  • Turnpikes/Interstates: 75 mph
  • State Highways: 65 mph
• Signaling Distance: You must activate your turn signal at least 100 feet before turning or changing lanes. That's about two-thirds of the way down a football field.
• Following Distance: Maintain the three-second rule. Watch the car ahead pass a fixed object, then count "one-one thousand, two-one thousand, three-one thousand." If you pass the object before you're done counting, you're too close.
• Parking Distance From...
  • A fire hydrant: 15 feet
  • A crosswalk at an intersection: 20 feet
  • A stop sign or traffic signal: 30 feet
  • Railroad crossing: 50 feet
• Maximum Parking Distance from Curb: When parked parallel, your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

🚗 Other Key Maneuvers & Reminders

The SMOG Check (For Every Lane Change & Turn)

• S - Signal: Turn on your blinker first.
• M - Mirrors: Check your rearview and side mirrors.
• O - Over the Shoulder: ALWAYS perform a physical head check into your blind spot.
• G - Go: When it is safe, make your move.

Three-Point Turn (Turnabout)

1. Signal right and pull over to the side.
2. Signal left. Check traffic. Move forward while turning the wheel sharply left. Stop before the curb.
3. Check traffic again. Reverse slowly while turning the wheel sharply right. Stop before the curb.
4. Check traffic. Shift to drive and accelerate into the proper lane.

Backing Up

You'll need to back up in a straight line for about 50 feet. Place your right arm on the back of the passenger seat and look directly out the rear window. Control your speed with the brake and make only minor steering corrections.

Final Reminders

• Hand Position: Keep both hands on the wheel (9 and 3 or 8 and 4 are ideal).
• Stopping Behind Cars: When stopping behind another vehicle, make sure you can see their rear tires touching the pavement.
• Left Turns: Keep your wheels pointing straight ahead while waiting to turn in an intersection. This prevents you from being pushed into oncoming traffic if rear-ended.

You have studied and practiced. This cheat sheet is your final tool. Stay calm, drive safely, and show the examiner the confident driver you are. You can do this!