DMV Permit Test Flashcards
What percentage of deaths are due to alcohol?
38%
How many deaths are due to traffic collisions
1,700
if you are going through a traffic light and it turns yellow, what do you do?
Maintain speed
If you don’t see anything coming out of your tailpipe, what’s coming inside your car?
Dangerous fumes
What are two roads where all traffic doesn’t have to stop for a school bus loading and unloading kids?
5 lane/median
How many points can be reduced for the following:
1. Passing a stopped school bus
2. Careless/Reckless driving
3. Speeding
5 and a felony, 4, and 3
what do you not do while being passed
speed up
Is it you responsibility to help your car get back into your lane
yes, slow down
Speed Limits:
1. Residential
2. City
3. Rural/open road
4. Expressway/Interstate
5. Unless posted otherwise
25, 35, 45, 70 and 55
Implied consent law
You agree to take ALL tests officers ask you to take
Refusal to take these test will result with…
1 year’s loss of license or permit
NC Eligibility
Pass 70% of class if you are a provisional licensee up to 18yrs old
Drinking age
21
BAC level
0.8/21 years old
0.000
For under 21 or any CDL operators
If you are turning onto a multi-lane road, what lane is always yours?
The lane closest to you
What is the most common type of collision on a 4 way intersection?
rear end
How many steps are there to the Graduated License Program?
3
If you are approaching a car at night with high beam headlights on, what can you do?
Flash high beams once, look down and to the right
In any inclement weather, use your:
Low beam headlights
Parking up hill with a curb, which way do you turn your wheels?
To the left; any other time would be to the right
Where do most collisions occur?
Intersections
A signal with a green arrow is a…?
Protected signal
What should you do when approaching a curve?
Slow down
What is the #1 cause of a collision?
Distracted driving
What is the only sign that is on the left-hand side of the road for drivers on the right?
A “No Passing” sign
What color goes with each sign?
1. Caution
2. Warning/Work/Construction zones
3. Stop
4. Go
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
If your car pitches and tosses to the left or right, what part/system is wrong?
The Suspension
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.
The pedestrian ALWAYS
If two cars stop at the same time at a 4-way stop, who has the right of way?
The car to the right
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?
1 year
All cars in NC must have what type of insurance?
Liability
When is the highway the slickest?
When it first starts raining
What is the best way to get your car out of the mud/snow if stuck?
Rock back and forth using drive and reverse
Speed of a yellow school bus:
45
White activity bus speed:
55
If you get pulled over by a police officer, what are 3 things you should do?
- Keep hands visible 2. Stay still in the car 3. Stay in the car
What do these sign shapes mean?
1. Octagon
2. Upside down triangle
3. Round
4. Pentagon
5. Pennant
Stop, Yield, Railroad, School and No Passing
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 ____
5:00 am, 9:00 pm, 21yrs old, 5 years
Safe following distance behind a car/ truck is…?
2 seconds
How far in distance is that safe following distance?
200ft
When you first get your license, you will get a…?
Provisional
What is the safest way to turn your car around?
Go around the block
Best way to get traction on snow or ice:
Use tire chains
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
7, 3
If you get __ points, your license will be_______
12, revoked
How far in advance do you give a turn signal?
200 ft
If you get an underage DWI, your license will be revoked for __ year
1
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
21, 45, 18
A littering fine min. $ ___.00, Max. $_____.00
250, 1,000
The worst place to slow a car down is…
In a curve
What is the fine for parking in a handicap parking space? $___.00
250
