DMV Permit Test Flashcards

1
Q

What percentage of deaths are due to alcohol?

A

38%

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2
Q

How many deaths are due to traffic collisions

A

1,700

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3
Q

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

A

Maintain speed

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4
Q

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

A

Dangerous fumes

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5
Q

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

A

5 lane/median

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6
Q

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

A

5 and a felony, 4, and 3

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7
Q

what do you not do while being passed

A

speed up

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8
Q

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

A

yes, slow down

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9
Q

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

A

25, 35, 45, 70 and 55

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10
Q

Implied consent law

A

You agree to take ALL tests officers ask you to take

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11
Q

Refusal to take these test will result with…

A

1 year’s loss of license or permit

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12
Q

NC Eligibility

A

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

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13
Q

Drinking age

A

21

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14
Q

BAC level

A

0.8/21 years old

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15
Q

0.000

A

For under 21 or any CDL operators

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16
Q

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

A

The lane closest to you

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17
Q

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

A

rear end

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18
Q

How many steps are there to the Graduated License Program?

A

3

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19
Q

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

A

Flash high beams once, look down and to the right

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20
Q

In any inclement weather, use your:

A

Low beam headlights

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21
Q

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

A

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

22
Q

Where do most collisions occur?

A

Intersections

23
Q

A signal with a green arrow is a…?

A

Protected signal

24
Q

What should you do when approaching a curve?

A

Slow down

25
Q

What is the #1 cause of a collision?

A

Distracted driving

26
Q

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

A

A “No Passing” sign

27
Q

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

A

Yellow, Orange, Red, Green

28
Q

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

A

The Suspension

29
Q

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.

A

The pedestrian ALWAYS

30
Q

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

A

The car to the right

31
Q

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?

A

1 year

32
Q

All cars in NC must have what type of insurance?

A

Liability

33
Q

When is the highway the slickest?

A

When it first starts raining

34
Q

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

A

Rock back and forth using drive and reverse

35
Q

Speed of a yellow school bus:

A

45

36
Q

White activity bus speed:

A

55

37
Q

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

A
  1. Keep hands visible 2. Stay still in the car 3. Stay in the car
38
Q

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

A

Stop, Yield, Railroad, School and No Passing

39
Q

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 ____

A

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

40
Q

Safe following distance behind a car/ truck is…?

A

2 seconds

41
Q

How far in distance is that safe following distance?

A

200ft

42
Q

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

A

Provisional

43
Q

What is the safest way to turn your car around?

A

Go around the block

44
Q

Best way to get traction on snow or ice:

A

Use tire chains

45
Q

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

A

7, 3

46
Q

If you get __ points, your license will be_______

A

12, revoked

47
Q

How far in advance do you give a turn signal?

A

200 ft

48
Q

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

A

1

49
Q

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

A

21, 45, 18

50
Q

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

A

250, 1,000

51
Q

The worst place to slow a car down is…

A

In a curve

52
Q

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

A

250