DMV Permit Test

Question 1

What percentage of deaths are due to alcohol?

Answer 1

38%

Question 2

How many deaths are due to traffic collisions

Answer 2

1,700

Question 3

if you are going through a traffic light and it turns yellow, what do you do?

Answer 3

Maintain speed

Question 4

If you don’t see anything coming out of your tailpipe, what’s coming inside your car?

Answer 4

Dangerous fumes

Question 5

What are two roads where all traffic doesn’t have to stop for a school bus loading and unloading kids?

Answer 5

5 lane/median

Question 6

How many points can be reduced for the following:
1. Passing a stopped school bus
2. Careless/Reckless driving
3. Speeding

Answer 6

5 and a felony, 4, and 3

Question 7

what do you not do while being passed

Answer 7

speed up

Question 8

Is it you responsibility to help your car get back into your lane

Answer 8

yes, slow down

Question 9

Speed Limits:
1. Residential
2. City
3. Rural/open road
4. Expressway/Interstate
5. Unless posted otherwise

Answer 9

25, 35, 45, 70 and 55

Question 10

Implied consent law

Answer 10

You agree to take ALL tests officers ask you to take

Question 11

Refusal to take these test will result with…

Answer 11

1 year’s loss of license or permit

Question 12

NC Eligibility

Answer 12

Pass 70% of class if you are a provisional licensee up to 18yrs old

Question 13

Drinking age

Answer 13

21

Question 14

BAC level

Answer 14

0.8/21 years old

Question 15

0.000

Answer 15

For under 21 or any CDL operators

Question 16

If you are turning onto a multi-lane road, what lane is always yours?

Answer 16

The lane closest to you

Question 17

What is the most common type of collision on a 4 way intersection?

Answer 17

rear end

Question 18

How many steps are there to the Graduated License Program?

Answer 18

3

Question 19

If you are approaching a car at night with high beam headlights on, what can you do?

Answer 19

Flash high beams once, look down and to the right

Question 20

In any inclement weather, use your:

Answer 20

Low beam headlights

Question 21

Parking up hill with a curb, which way do you turn your wheels?

Answer 21

To the left; any other time would be to the right

Question 22

Where do most collisions occur?

Answer 22

Intersections

Question 23

A signal with a green arrow is a…?

Answer 23

Protected signal

Question 24

What should you do when approaching a curve?

Answer 24

Slow down

Question 25

What is the #1 cause of a collision?

Answer 25

Distracted driving

Question 26

What is the only sign that is on the left-hand side of the road for drivers on the right?

Answer 26

A "No Passing" sign

Question 27

What color goes with each sign? 1. Caution 2. Warning/Work/Construction zones 3. Stop 4. Go

Answer 27

Yellow, Orange, Red, Green

Question 28

If your car pitches and tosses to the left or right, what part/system is wrong?

Answer 28

The Suspension

Question 29

If there is a pedestrian on the corner and a car has a red light, and is going to turn right on red. Who has the right of way.

Answer 29

The pedestrian ALWAYS

Question 30

If two cars stop at the same time at a 4-way stop, who has the right of way?

Answer 30

The car to the right

Question 31

If you are suspended from school for 10 days or more or in assigned to an alternative learning center, how long will you lose your license or permit for?

Answer 31

1 year

Question 32

All cars in NC must have what type of insurance?

Answer 32

Liability

Question 33

When is the highway the slickest?

Answer 33

When it first starts raining

Question 34

What is the best way to get your car out of the mud/snow if stuck?

Answer 34

Rock back and forth using drive and reverse

Question 35

Speed of a yellow school bus:

Answer 35

45

Question 36

White activity bus speed:

Answer 36

55

Question 37

If you get pulled over by a police officer, what are 3 things you should do?

Answer 37

1. Keep hands visible 2. Stay still in the car 3. Stay in the car

Question 38

What do these sign shapes mean? 1. Octagon 2. Upside down triangle 3. Round 4. Pentagon 5. Pennant

Answer 38

Stop, Yield, Railroad, School and No Passing

Question 39

When you first get your permit, you're restricted to____ and ____ with a supervised driver at least ____ old and has had an NC State license for more that ____

Answer 39

5:00 am, 9:00 pm, 21yrs old, 5 years

Question 40

Safe following distance behind a car/ truck is...?

Answer 40

2 seconds

Question 41

How far in distance is that safe following distance?

Answer 41

200ft

Question 42

When you first get your license, you will get a...?

Answer 42

Provisional

Question 43

What is the safest way to turn your car around?

Answer 43

Go around the block

Question 44

Best way to get traction on snow or ice:

Answer 44

Use tire chains

Question 45

If you get __ points on your license, you will get a letter from the DMV so you can take a driver improvement clinic to have __ points taken off

Answer 45

7, 3

Question 46

If you get __ points, your license will be_______

Answer 46

12, revoked

Question 47

How far in advance do you give a turn signal?

Answer 47

200 ft

Question 48

If you get an underage DWI, your license will be revoked for __ year

Answer 48

1

Question 49

If you are drinking and driving under the age of __ yrs you will be ticketed, and your license will be revoked for ___ days and or till you turn ___ yrs old. Whichever is longer

Answer 49

21, 45, 18

Question 50

A littering fine min. $ ___.00, Max. $_____.00

Answer 50

250, 1,000

Question 51

The worst place to slow a car down is...

Answer 51

In a curve

Question 52

What is the fine for parking in a handicap parking space? $___.00

Answer 52

250