GA Permit Practice Test 23

All 20 questions in test 23

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1. 1. Besides texting and eating, what does the Georgia manual say can also increase the risk of crashing as a distraction?

   1. Using cruise control
   2. The presence of passengers and pets
   3. Driving with the windows closed
   4. Listening to the weather forecast
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   The presence of passengers and pets. The manual defines distracted driving as doing another activity while driving, which takes attention from the primary task of driving and increases the risk of crashing. Common distractions include talking on a cell phone, texting, reading, eating, grooming, using a navigation device, and adjusting the stereo system. It adds that the presence of passengers and pets can also increase crash risk. Cruise control, closed windows, and weather reports are not named as distractions.

2. 2. When making a left turn at an intersection, whom must you yield the right-of-way to?

   1. Only vehicles behind you
   2. Only pedestrians in the crosswalk
   3. Only emergency vehicles
   4. All vehicles, including bicycles, approaching from the opposite direction, and pedestrians crossing either roadway
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   All vehicles, including bicycles, approaching from the opposite direction, and pedestrians crossing either roadway. In the manual's steps for making a left turn, a driver must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles, including bicycles, which are approaching from the opposite direction, and to pedestrians crossing either roadway. The driver also keeps the wheels straight until the turn begins and cannot change lanes inside the intersection once the turn has started. Yielding only to following traffic, only to pedestrians, or only to emergency vehicles leaves out groups the manual names.

3. 3. On the Georgia road test, how must a driver look while backing in a straight line?

   1. Turn the head and look behind the vehicle while backing
   2. Watch mirrors alone without turning the head
   3. Look forward over the hood while backing
   4. Rely on a passenger phone guide
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   Turn the head and look behind the vehicle while backing. Straight line backing on the Georgia test is judged by direct observation: the driver must turn the head and look behind the vehicle while backing. Using mirrors alone omits the required head turn and direct look behind. Looking forward over the hood faces away from the direction of travel. A passenger speaking by phone cannot replace the driver own look behind. Turned head, eyes to the rear, for the full backing movement is the form the examiner requires.

   Study this in the handbook: Driver education, knowledge exam and road test

4. 4. When may a Georgia driver open a vehicle door on the side where traffic is moving?

   1. Whenever the driver looks in the mirror once, even if traffic must swerve
   2. Only when the vehicle is double parked in a travel lane
   3. Only when it is safe and can be done without interfering with moving traffic, including bicyclists near parked cars
   4. Whenever a passenger asks to exit quickly
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   Only when it is safe and can be done without interfering with moving traffic, including bicyclists near parked cars. A door on the traffic side stays shut until opening it is safe and will not interfere with the movement of other traffic, including bicyclists riding close to a lane of parked cars. A single mirror glance does not excuse forcing traffic to swerve around a swinging door. Double parking puts the vehicle in a travel lane to begin with, and a hurried passenger request does not change the safety test. The roadside cue is to watch the gap beside the car, especially for a bicycle, and open only into clear space.

   Study this in the handbook: Implied consent and teen DUI suspensions

5. 5. For a driver under 21 facing a second DUI suspension, what minimum suspension and ignition interlock permit timing does Georgia list?

   1. 6 months, with permit eligibility after 30 days
   2. 12 months, with permit eligibility after 60 days
   3. 18 months, with permit eligibility after 120 days
   4. 36 months, with permit eligibility after 18 months
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   18 months, with permit eligibility after 120 days. The teen driving laws section gives a minimum eighteen-month suspension for a second DUI suspension, with ignition interlock permit eligibility after 120 days. That eligibility does not make the suspension itself 120 days long. Six months with thirty days and twelve months with sixty days both change the listed figures. Thirty-six months with eighteen months also does not describe this entry. Keep the minimum suspension period separate from the date when permit eligibility begins.

   Study this in the handbook: Instructional permit and Class D provisional license

6. 6. For what term and price is Georgia special identification for persons with temporary disabilities issued?

   1. A term of eight years at a cost of $5.00
   2. A term of six months at a cost of $5.00
   3. A term of six months at a cost of $32
   4. A term of one year at a cost of $10.00
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   A term of six months at a cost of $5.00. Temporary disability identification runs six months at five dollars, serving as proof of a need for special transportation services, seating accommodations, and other facilities. Eight years at the same five dollars describes the permanent disability card, so that option substitutes the permanent card term. Six months at thirty two dollars attaches the standard card price to the short disability term. One year at ten dollars matches neither card. The memory cue is the pairing: temporary means months, permanent means years, and both have a listed five dollar fee, waived for those meeting the stated veteran qualifications.

7. 7. Why should a Georgia driver leave a bicyclist plenty of room beyond the minimum when passing?

   1. Riders may need to swerve to miss a pothole or other road danger
   2. Riders always speed up during a pass
   3. Room is needed only for the driver mirror
   4. Potholes affect cars and bicycles equally
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   Riders may need to swerve to miss a pothole or other road danger. Road defects threaten two wheels far more than four. Georgia notes defects cause bicycles greater problems than cars, so a passing driver leaves plenty of room in case the rider must swerve around a pothole or other danger. The three foot minimum remains the legal floor, not the safe target beside broken pavement. Rider speed changes do not drive the advice. The advice concerns room for the rider to avoid a road hazard, not merely clearance for the car's mirror. Watch for defects that may require the bicyclist to change position.

   Study this in the handbook: Hydroplaning, following distance and sharing the road

8. 8. What disqualification follows a first violation of an out-of-service order in Georgia commercial driving?

   1. Not less than 90 days and not more than six months
   2. Not less than 180 days and not more than one year
   3. Not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years
   4. Lifetime disqualification
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   Not less than 180 days and not more than one year. For a first violation of an out-of-service order, the manual specifies commercial disqualification for not less than 180 days and not more than one year. A second offense carries two to five years. An additional disqualification period applies when the order is violated while transporting hazardous materials or more than 15 passengers. Lifetime disqualification is not the stated first-offense range.

9. 9. At a Georgia Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon, what follows the initial flashing yellow?

   1. The beacon goes dark again
   2. A solid yellow signal; reduce speed and be prepared to stop
   3. Alternating flashing red at once
   4. A green signal for drivers
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   A solid yellow signal; reduce speed and be prepared to stop. After flashing yellow, a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon displays solid yellow, telling drivers to reduce speed and prepare to stop. Double solid red follows and requires stopping. Alternating flashing red then requires a full stop and permits proceeding when pedestrians have cleared the crosswalk. The beacon then goes dark until another pedestrian activation. No green stage is listed. The Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon remains dark for traffic unless a pedestrian activates the push-button, after which drivers first see a flashing yellow signal for a few seconds.

10. 10. Unless signs post another limit, what is the general maximum speed on a Georgia urban interstate?

    1. 55 miles per hour
    2. 70 miles per hour
    3. 65 miles per hour
    4. 75 miles per hour
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    65 miles per hour. Georgia general rules place urban interstates at sixty five miles per hour unless signs post another limit, and the same sixty five figure covers multi lane divided highways. Seventy is reserved for rural interstates, rather than urban interstates. Fifty five remains the figure for areas outside the listed categories. The urban and rural interstate figures differ by five miles per hour, so identify the road category before selecting a general limit. Posted signs always override these general numbers on a specific segment.

    Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and railroad crossings

11. 11. You approach an intersection where other vehicles are stopped even though their signal lets them proceed. What does the Georgia manual advise?

    1. Speed up to pass them
    2. Honk to make them go
    3. Change lanes without signaling
    4. Slow down and prepare to stop
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    Slow down and prepare to stop. The manual advises drivers to slow down and prepare to stop if they approach an intersection where other vehicles are stopped, even though the traffic control devices indicate they are authorized to proceed. The reason is that those vehicles may be stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross, and their vehicles may block your view of that pedestrian. Speeding up, honking, or changing lanes without a signal would increase the risk to a pedestrian you cannot see.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of way, turns and passing

12. 12. Which lighting practice does Georgia recommend while driving in heavy fog?

    1. Drive with hazard lights on so others see the car sooner
    2. Drive with parking lights only and headlights off
    3. Use bright headlights to burn through heavy fog
    4. Do not drive with parking or hazard lights on, and dim headlights to cut glare
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    Do not drive with parking or hazard lights on, and dim headlights to cut glare. Heavy fog punishes bright light: dim headlights because bright lights produce glare that makes seeing harder than regular headlights do, and do not drive with parking or hazard lights on. Driving with hazard lights on conflicts with the specific fog instruction. Parking lights are also excluded by that instruction, and bright headlights produce glare that makes seeing more difficult. If possible, avoid driving in heavy fog at all. When driving cannot wait, slow down, dim the beams, and leave parking and hazard lights off while moving.

    Study this in the handbook: Hydroplaning, following distance and sharing the road

13. 13. You damage an unattended vehicle in Georgia and cannot locate the owner. What must you leave behind?

    1. Your name and address, plus the name of the owner of the vehicle you were driving, where the damaged vehicle owner will find it
    2. Only your insurance company phone number on the windshield
    3. A note saying damage was minor with no names
    4. Nothing, if you report the damage to police within a week
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    Your name and address, plus the name of the owner of the vehicle you were driving, where the damaged vehicle owner will find it. An unattended vehicle still needs an accountable paper trail: locate the owner if possible, or leave your name and address together with the name of the owner of the vehicle you were driving, placed where the owner will find it. An insurance phone number alone omits both required names. Calling the damage minor in an unsigned note does not identify anyone, and a later police report does not replace the note duty at the scene. Place the information conspicuously where the owner will find it before leaving.

    Study this in the handbook: Blowouts, skids and crashes

14. 14. What happens when a registered vehicle enters a Georgia tolled lane without an active Peach Pass?

    1. The vehicle is stopped at the toll gate for cash payment
    2. The registered owner receives a Peach Pass automatically at no charge
    3. The registered owner will receive a violation notice in the mail
    4. No action follows until a second entry without a pass
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    The registered owner will receive a violation notice in the mail. Tolled lanes in Georgia require a registered Peach Pass transponder mounted in the vehicle, and a vehicle entering without an active pass sends the consequence to the registered owner as a violation notice in the mail. Cash payment at the gate is not the stated outcome, so expecting to settle in the lane misunderstands the notice system. A free automatic pass does not follow entry without an active pass, and a second entry is not required before a notice follows. The cue is registration: the notice goes to the owner of the vehicle that entered.

    Study this in the handbook: Implied consent and teen DUI suspensions

15. 15. How can a Georgia customer decline voter registration on a DDS license or ID application?

    1. Only at county offices, with no decline option
    2. Only online after issuance, through a separate pledge
    3. On each DDS license or ID issuance application, with a clear opt-out box
    4. On the road test score sheet, declined by leaving early
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    On each DDS license or ID issuance application, with a clear opt-out box. Every DDS license and ID issuance application carries a voter registration section required by law, telling customers their information will be used for registration unless they choose otherwise. A clear opt-out box on that section is the decline mechanism, not a county office visit or a later online pledge. The road test score sheet plays no part in registration. Checking the box during the application itself keeps personal details from moving forward for that purpose.

16. 16. Why does Georgia urge drivers to take a second and third look for motorcycles?

    1. Motorcycles always travel faster than cars
    2. The small profile may make a motorcycle appear farther away and traveling slower than it actually is
    3. Motorcycle headlights are always off in daytime
    4. Motorcycles hide only in truck blind spots
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    The small profile may make a motorcycle appear farther away and traveling slower than it actually is. A motorcycle small outline deceives distance judgment. Georgia warns that the small profile may make the motorcycle appear farther away and traveling slower than it truly is, because drivers expect larger vehicles and overlook the smaller shape. Claiming motorcycles always travel faster invents a speed rule. The passage does not attribute the effect to headlights always being off. Blind spots matter, yet the misjudged distance happens in plain view at intersections. Build the habit of looking again, then once more, before turning or entering a lane where a motorcycle could be closing faster than it looks.

    Study this in the handbook: Hydroplaning, following distance and sharing the road

17. 17. Your accelerator jams while driving in Georgia. What sequence does the manual list?

    1. Slap the pedal with your foot, shift to neutral, concentrate on steering, use brakes, turn off ignition (not to lock)
    2. Shift to lower gear, use parking brake, rub a tire on the curb
    3. Turn ignition to lock at once and coast
    4. Pump brakes only and hold the lane
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    Slap the pedal with your foot, shift to neutral, concentrate on steering, use brakes, turn off ignition (not to lock). A jammed accelerator demands freeing the pedal while keeping steering control. Georgia lists slapping the pedal with the foot, shifting to neutral, concentrating on steering, using brakes, and turning off ignition without turning to lock. Lower gear and curb rubbing belong to brake failure, a different emergency card. Turning to lock disables steering, the opposite of control. Pumping brakes alone omits the listed neutral shift and ignition instruction. Remember the full set of actions and the explicit warning not to turn the ignition to lock.

18. 18. For a Georgia driver under 21, how is a plea of nolo contendere treated when suspensions are imposed?

    1. It is ignored because no guilt was admitted
    2. It counts only for insurance purposes
    3. It is treated as a conviction only after a second plea
    4. It is considered a conviction for suspensions that apply to persons under age 21
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    It is considered a conviction for suspensions that apply to persons under age 21. Georgia treats a nolo contendere plea from a young driver as a conviction when under twenty one suspensions are imposed. The manual explicitly counts this plea for those suspension purposes, so licensing consequences still attach. Ignoring the plea would erase a suspension the law intends. Limiting it to insurance invents a separate track Georgia does not describe. No second plea is needed before the first one counts. Young drivers should weigh a plea by its license effect, not only by courtroom wording: for suspension purposes, nolo still counts as a conviction.

    Study this in the handbook: Points, teen suspensions and revocation

19. 19. A Georgia driver age 19 receives a single 4-point violation. Which date controls the license suspension?

    1. The date the conviction occurred
    2. The date the violation occurred
    3. The date the ticket was paid
    4. The date DDS mails the notice
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    The date the conviction occurred. For a person age 18 up to 21, the manual says suspension for a single four-point offense is determined by the conviction date. Separately, violation dates determine the 24-month points-accumulation period, or the 12-month accumulation period for persons under 18. The controlling date for the single-offense suspension in this question is therefore the conviction date. A plea of nolo contendere is considered a conviction for purposes of the suspensions that apply to persons under age 21.

    Study this in the handbook: Points, teen suspensions and revocation

20. 20. What do horizontal rectangle signs generally do on Georgia roads?

    1. Warn of hazards ahead
    2. Serve as guide signs
    3. Order drivers to stop
    4. Mark railroad crossings
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    Serve as guide signs. Georgia assigns horizontal rectangles to guidance. They show locations, directions, or other special information that helps a driver navigate. Hazard warnings ride on diamonds, so pairing this shape with warnings swaps two families. Stopping belongs to the octagon. Railroad advance warning uses the round sign posted before tracks. Shape recognition at distance speeds decisions: a wide rectangle ahead promises information about where roads lead, while regulatory duties ride mainly on vertical rectangles and warnings on yellow diamonds.

    Study this in the handbook: Sign shapes and what they mean