Road scenes
Don’t just imagine it and memorize it. Watch it and understand it.
- Four-way stop
- School bus
- Highway merge
- Railroad crossing
- Left turn
- Hill parking
The gap between the book and the road
Handbooks describe traffic situations in words. On the test, and later on the road, you have to picture them yourself.
- “Yield to the vehicle on the right” is easy to memorize and easy to mix up.
- Distances, lanes and who moves first are hard to imagine from a paragraph.
- Memorized answers fade; a situation you’ve watched is easier to recall.
How it works
Before you answer: the still
Above the question you see a still of the situation: your car, the other vehicles and the signs or signals that matter.After you answer: the animation
Once you answer, the scene plays out with short captions that show what the rule means and why the right answer is right.
Six situations, animated
A sample of the scenes in the app. Tap a scene to watch the full explanation.
4-way stop: who goes first
School bus with flashing lights
Merging onto the highway
Stopping at a railroad crossing
Turning left: who to yield to
Parking uphill next to a curb
Where you’ll find them
- 50 + D.C.
- Situational questions with scenes in every state
- 1,000+
- Situational questions with a scene today, and more on the way
Free and paid
- Free account: 3 full road scenes a day.
- Single State or Complete: Every road scene, as many times as you like.
Road scene questions
What is a road scene?
A short top-down animation of a traffic situation from a practice question. Before you answer you see a still of the situation; after you answer the scene plays out and shows what the rule looks like.
Which questions have a road scene?
Situational questions, the ones about what to do in a traffic situation, such as right of way, school buses, merging or railroad crossings. More than 1,000 questions across all 50 states and D.C. have a scene today, and we are adding more. Sign and rule questions don’t need one.
Can I watch road scenes for free?
Yes. A free account includes 3 full road scenes a day. Single State and Complete include every scene.
Where do I see them?
In the web app, above the practice question. The still appears before you answer and the animation after.
Are the scenes in my language?
The questions and explanations are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Russian. The short captions inside the scenes are in English for now.
See your first scene today
Practice free, then watch the situations you get wrong play out on the road.