AK Permit Practice Test 25

All 20 questions in test 25

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1. 1. In Alaska, a 6 year old is taller and heavier than the booster limits in the law. How must that child ride?

   1. Properly secured in a rear facing infant seat
   2. Properly secured in a toddler restraint harness
   3. Unrestrained when riding in the rear seat
   4. Properly secured in a seat belt
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   Properly secured in a seat belt. Restraint stages graduate with the child body, and a child over four who has outgrown the booster height and weight envelope moves to the vehicle seat belt as the lawful restraint. Infant and toddler systems sized for smaller bodies no longer fit the physics, and rear placement alone restrains nothing. Fit the belt low on the hips with the shoulder strap across the chest, keep the child in the rear seat where possible, and treat outgrowing a stage as a fitting exercise rather than a release from restraint altogether.

   Study this in the handbook: Safety belts and child seats

2. 2. Your Alaska crash happens after dark on a road where traffic keeps approaching the scene. How do you warn those drivers?

   1. Turn off all vehicle lights so glare does not hide the scene
   2. Place flares or other signals on the road without walking in front of vehicles
   3. Park a second vehicle across both lanes behind the wreckage
   4. Have passengers stand in the lane waving their arms overhead
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   Place flares or other signals on the road without walking in front of vehicles. Night crashes need advance warning placed where approaching drivers can react, and flares or signals on the road provide it. The placement itself must avoid walking in front of moving vehicles, because the warner is the most exposed person there. Dark scenes, full road blockages, and human flagging in the lane multiply the danger. Set signals from the shoulder side, keep everyone clear of travel lanes, and let lights and flares speak for the scene.

   Study this in the handbook: Vision, insurance and the point system

3. 3. In Alaska, a person must walk along a highway where no sidewalk serves the route. Which side should that person use?

   1. The right side, with traffic moving the same way
   2. Either side as long as the person walks single file
   3. The left side, facing oncoming traffic
   4. The paved travel lane when the shoulder is gravel
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   The left side, facing oncoming traffic. A person on foot along a highway stays safest where approaching vehicles can be seen coming. Walking on the left side puts the walker face toward oncoming traffic, allowing a step aside when a vehicle drifts close. The right side shows the walker only the backs of vehicles already passing and hides the next one. Single file helps narrow the group yet does not restore a view of traffic, and the travel lane itself mixes walking pace with highway speed. Face traffic, stay as far from lanes as the ground allows, and watch every approaching vehicle.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists

4. 4. You enter a freeway acceleration lane in Alaska with fast traffic flowing past on your left. How should you use that lane?

   1. Stop at the end of the lane and wait for a large gap to appear
   2. Enter the freeway slowly and build speed after you join the flow
   3. Reach cruising speed in the acceleration lane before merging
   4. Match the slowest vehicle on the freeway before leaving the lane
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   Reach cruising speed in the acceleration lane before merging. The acceleration lane exists so your vehicle arrives at the merge already traveling at freeway pace, letting you slip into a gap without forcing others to brake. Stopping at its end, joining slowly, or copying the slowest vehicle defeats that design and creates large speed differences at the merge point. Accelerate firmly along the lane, check mirrors and blind spot early, and adjust slightly to the gap rather than arriving slow and hoping one opens.

   Study this in the handbook: School buses, passing and railroad crossings

5. 5. You finish a left turn at an Alaska corner and your car swings wide then cuts inside the proper lane. What error is that?

   1. Waiting too long at the center before starting the turn
   2. Looping or cutting the corner during the turn itself
   3. Signaling too early on the approach to the intersection
   4. Stopping fully before the crosswalk on the approach
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   Looping or cutting the corner during the turn itself. A clean left turn follows a steady arc into the proper lane. Looping wide invites traffic on the outside, while cutting the corner aims at walkers and vehicles waiting on the inside. Neither fault comes from waiting at the center, signaling early, or stopping before the crosswalk, which are sound habits. Set the arc before steering, hold it through the turn, and let the vehicle settle into its lane without drifting across either edge.

6. 6. In Alaska rain, fog, snow, or dust, which beam should you drive with?

   1. High beam to punch through the weather
   2. Parking lights to reduce back glare
   3. Off road lamps aimed low at the pavement
   4. Low beam, also called dim, in those conditions
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   Low beam, also called dim, in those conditions. Weather hangs water and dust in the beam path, and high intensity light bounces back as a glowing wall that hides the road behind it. Low beams angle light downward onto pavement with far less backscatter, preserving the view and the courtesy owed to others. Parking lights light nothing usefully, and off road equipment is barred from the roadway altogether. Select low beams early in any murk, slow to match the shortened view, and clean lenses so the modest beam delivers its full reach.

   Study this in the handbook: Turn signals and pavement markings

7. 7. In Alaska, you haul a load of brush and boxes on public roads. What does the law require of that load?

   1. It may travel unsecured below 35 mph
   2. It may not travel unsecured on Alaska roads
   3. It may travel unsecured on rural roads only
   4. Only commercial loads must be secured by law
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   It may not travel unsecured on Alaska roads. An unsecured load sheds debris into following windshields, motorcycle paths, and pedestrian space, and roadside litter surveys trace nearly half the mess to loads exactly like household brush and boxes. The ban on traveling with such a load ignores speed, road class, and commercial status because gravity and wind do. Cover and tie every load before departure, check mirrors for shifting early in the trip, and stop safely to resecure at the first flutter rather than racing the debris field home behind you.

8. 8. Two drivers reach the same low blood alcohol level, a teenager and a middle aged adult in Alaska. Who crashes at lower levels on average?

   1. The middle aged adult, because experience raises alcohol tolerance
   2. Both equally, because blood level alone decides crash risk
   3. Neither, because low levels affect only drivers over sixty five
   4. Young drinking drivers crash at lower average levels than older drivers
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   Young drinking drivers crash at lower average levels than older drivers. Inexperience compounds impairment: young drinking drivers crash at lower average blood alcohol levels than middle aged or older drivers facing the same roads. Equal blood readings do not produce equal risk, and age protection runs opposite to the tolerance story. A teenager needs less alcohol to reach dangerous judgment, tracking, and risk taking failures. The safe rule for young drivers is absolute: no drinking before driving, because their margin disappears first.

   Study this in the handbook: Alcohol, implied consent and under 21 rules

9. 9. In Alaska, rain and fog cut your sight distance and traction. What speed does the limitation law require?

   1. The posted maximum speed with high beam headlights switched on for the weather
   2. A traveling speed chosen just below the vehicles that are moving beside you
   3. A careful and prudent speed suited to weather affecting sight and traction
   4. Any traveling speed at all while your hazard warning flashers remain switched on
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   A careful and prudent speed suited to weather affecting sight and traction. Weather attacks both halves of safe speed at once: you see less road ahead and the tires grip less of it. Rain, snow, fog, dust, and smoke therefore call for a careful and prudent speed well under a fair weather figure. Headlights improve being seen, nearby traffic may itself be traveling too fast, and hazard flashers announce presence without adding grip. Slow until stopping distance fits inside the distance you can actually see, and widen the gap ahead to match.

   Study this in the handbook: Speed laws and impact

10. 10. In Alaska, the last car of a train passes your crossing and traffic starts moving. What must you check before starting up?

    1. Only that the gates, if any, have begun to rise
    2. That no train is coming on another track
    3. Only that the vehicle ahead of you has started moving across the tracks in front of you
    4. That the flashing lights have been off for a full minute
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    That no train is coming on another track. Crossings often carry more than one track, and a train that has just passed can hide a second train approaching on another track, especially from the other direction. Starting up with the crowd therefore gambles on a view you never actually had. Wait on the approach until you are sure no train is coming on any other track, looking both ways past the standing or departing train before you move. The few seconds spent confirming the second track are the cheapest insurance on the entire drive.

    Study this in the handbook: School buses, passing and railroad crossings

11. 11. In Alaska, what do dashed white lines between lanes tell a driver about changing lanes?

    1. Changing lanes is not restricted there and lane use is not specified
    2. Changing lanes there is discouraged at all times by the broken white pavement lines
    3. The lane beside the dashes is reserved for one specified movement only at all hours
    4. Passing other vehicles on the paved shoulder is permitted wherever these dashes appear
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    Changing lanes is not restricted there and lane use is not specified. Broken white paint between same direction lanes signals that lane changing remains open and that the lane carries no single specified movement. Solid white paint carries the discouraging message, so dashes should not be read as a warning to stay put. No lane beside dashed white becomes reserved for one movement by the dashes alone, and shoulder passing gains no permission from them. Even where changing is open, use mirrors, blind spot checks, and a signal before you move.

    Study this in the handbook: Turn signals and pavement markings

12. 12. In Alaska, you turn under a green arrow and another vehicle is still clearing the intersection. What must you do?

    1. Proceed at once because a green arrow removes every duty to yield to others
    2. Sound the horn and proceed because your protected movement cannot conflict with anyone
    3. Yield to vehicles and pedestrians still in the intersection or entering with the right of way
    4. Stop in the middle of the turn and wait there until the arrow changes to yellow
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    Yield to vehicles and pedestrians still in the intersection or entering with the right of way. A green arrow gives your movement the right of way and it should not conflict with others, yet the protection is not a command to drive into someone still clearing. Caution remains, and yielding applies to any vehicle or pedestrian still inside the intersection or entering with the right of way. Sounding the horn does not clear the conflict, and stopping mid turn to wait for yellow can trap you in cross traffic. Move with the arrow, scan the box, and let it empty before you commit fully.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and lane control signals

13. 13. A warning sign shows two roadways splitting around a dark center band as you leave town in Alaska. What arrangement lies ahead?

    
    1. A reversible center lane controlled by overhead signals
    2. A one lane bridge where traffic takes turns crossing
    3. A road that ends at a T intersection with local streets
    4. A multi lane roadway divided by a median or barrier
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    A multi lane roadway divided by a median or barrier. A dividing median changes how opposing traffic, left turns, and U turns behave, so the warning lets you settle expectations before the split. It does not announce a signal controlled reversible lane, a single lane bridge, or a dead end at a T. Expect opposing traffic to pass on the far side of the barrier, turn only where openings allow, and follow the yellow left edge line that marks your side of the divided roadway.

    Study this in the handbook: Turn signals and pavement markings

14. 14. In Alaska cities and towns, how are no parking zones usually marked?

    1. By a sign or by yellow or red painted curb
    2. By a blue sign or by white painted curb only
    3. By cones placed along the curb each morning
    4. By a green sign or by unpainted curb
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    By a sign or by yellow or red painted curb. A driver looking for parking in a city or town should read both the signs and the curb paint. No parking zones there are usually shown by a sign or by curb painted yellow or red. Blue signing serves motorist services, white curb paint alone is not the stated mark, cones are work devices that move, and green signing gives route guidance. Before you leave the vehicle, check the post and the curb color together so a plain looking space does not mislead you.

15. 15. A chart warning says the bridge ahead runs one way operation for all traffic in Alaska. What should you expect there?

    1. You may need to stop before the bridge while others cross
    2. A second lane opens on the bridge for passing slow trucks
    3. The bridge charges a toll collected at the far end
    4. Bicycles are barred from the bridge during daylight hours
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    You may need to stop before the bridge while others cross. A one way bridge forces opposing streams to take turns on a single deck, so drivers may need to stop before it while traffic from the far side crosses. Expecting an extra passing lane, a toll, or a bicycle rule misreads the operation entirely. Slow on approach, look for signals or drivers already committed to the deck, and wait your turn clear of the bridge entrance until the crossing is fully yours.

    Study this in the handbook: Road signs by color and shape

16. 16. Moose stand in the highway ahead while traffic approaches you from the other direction in Alaska. How can you warn those drivers?

    1. Sound your horn continuously until the moose leave the road
    2. Stop in your lane and wave the moose toward the shoulder
    3. Briefly use flashers or a headlight signal to warn them
    4. Flash only after the oncoming drivers pass the animals
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    Briefly use flashers or a headlight signal to warn them. Oncoming drivers may see your vehicle but miss the dark animals beyond it until braking is nearly impossible. A brief flasher or headlight signal tells them something ahead deserves caution while they still have distance to slow. Continuous horns can scatter moose unpredictably, leaving your lane to herd animals exposes you, and signaling afterward wastes the warning. Slow yourself, signal briefly, and give the animals room to leave the pavement on their own.

    Study this in the handbook: Night driving, lighting, weather and animals

17. 17. In Alaska wet or icy weather, you near a green light that has shown for a while. How should you approach it?

    1. Slower than usual, ready to stop if it changes
    2. At normal speed because green still protects you
    3. Faster to beat the change before it turns yellow
    4. Without braking preparation until yellow appears
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    Slower than usual, ready to stop if it changes. A stale green is a yellow waiting to happen, and slick pavement stretches every stop beyond dry road expectations. Approaching more slowly with the foot ready converts a sudden change into a managed stop instead of a slide through the intersection. Normal speed trusts protection that expires without notice, racing spends traction you will need for braking, and waiting for yellow to prepare wastes the longest part of the stop. Ease off early at any aging green, cover the brake, and enter only when a change could still be answered safely.

    Study this in the handbook: Vehicle emergencies, skids and stalls on the tracks

18. 18. On an Alaska multi lane highway, where should you avoid cruising beside the vehicle ahead?

    1. Directly ahead of that vehicle in the same travel lane at highway speed
    2. In its blind spot near a rear fender, where its inside mirror cannot show you
    3. In a far lane position where every nearby driver can plainly see you
    4. Only in the narrow lane space immediately beside its front side bumper
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    In its blind spot near a rear fender, where its inside mirror cannot show you. A vehicle lingering beside the rear fender of another disappears from that driver inside mirror while remaining too close for the outside mirror to be checked in a quick glance. Lingering there invites a lane change directly into your side. Following ahead in the same lane is a spacing question, a clearly visible lane removes the invisibility, and positions near the front bumper enter mirrors sooner. Either complete a pass promptly or drop back into view, and never settle into the hidden pocket beside another vehicle.

19. 19. A single deer bounds across at dusk in Alaska and vanishes, and the pavement behind it looks still again. What hidden risk should keep you slowed?

    1. The deer will return across the road to lead others over
    2. Road crews will close the lane until the deer is reported
    3. Your headlights now attract more deer toward the roadway
    4. Herd mates still hidden in the brush may step out next
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    Herd mates still hidden in the brush may step out next. Herd animals rarely travel alone, and the first deer across often has companions still in the brush deciding whether to follow. Assuming the danger ended with the single crossing invites the second animal into your path at closer range. The leader will not return as a guide, no closure follows, and headlights do not attract the herd. Stay slowed, scan both edges for movement or eyeshine, and proceed only after the group has had time to cross or retreat.

    Study this in the handbook: Night driving, lighting, weather and animals

20. 20. At night after an Alaska crash, how do you warn other traffic approaching the scene?

    1. Place flares or other signals on the road, taking care not to walk in front of vehicles
    2. Stand in the travel lane waving your arms to direct traffic around the scene
    3. Place road warnings only after police arrive at the scene to direct your work
    4. Aim your high beam headlights directly at approaching traffic to warn drivers
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    Place flares or other signals on the road, taking care not to walk in front of vehicles. A night crash scene is nearly invisible until headlights find wreckage, so flares or signals placed on the road buy approaching drivers the distance to slow and steer clear. Placing them demands care, because stepping in front of moving vehicles while setting warnings creates the injury the warnings exist to prevent. Waiting for police wastes the critical first arrivals, and aimed beams blind rather than inform. Set warnings from the shoulder side where possible, retreat behind protection, and let the lights speak while you stay out of the lane.

    Study this in the handbook: Vision, insurance and the point system