NV Permit Practice Test 25

All 20 questions in test 25

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1. 1. During a hard stop in a car with four-wheel ABS, a driver starts pumping the brake pedal. What does this do?

   1. It helps the ABS stop faster
   2. It keeps the wheels from locking
   3. It has no effect on the ABS
   4. It turns off the ABS
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   It turns off the ABS. With four-wheel ABS, the system pumps the brakes automatically, much faster than a driver could. The driver's job is to press hard, hold the pedal down and steer. The handbook warns that removing steady pressure from the pedal or pumping the brakes will disengage, or turn off, the ABS. Pumping may be correct with conventional brakes, which is why many drivers were taught it, but with ABS it defeats the system that keeps the wheels from locking.

   Study this in the handbook: Freeway Driving

2. 2. If an older child must ride in the front seat, what does the Nevada handbook say to do with that vehicle seat?

   1. Move it forward toward the dashboard
   2. Move it back as far as possible
   3. Recline it all the way flat
   4. Leave it where the adult had it
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   Move it back as far as possible. The back seat is generally the safest place for children, but older children may ride in front when necessary. In that case the vehicle seat should be moved back as far as possible, keeping the child's head farther from a rapidly inflating airbag. Sliding the seat forward does the opposite, and reclining it or leaving it untouched does nothing about airbag distance. The handbook also calls for a complete harness restraint or a properly fitted shoulder and lap belt, since passengers who sit too close to airbags can be seriously hurt even in a minor collision.

   Study this in the handbook: Seat Belts, Children and Phone Laws

3. 3. Above a Nevada freeway lane, a lane use control signal shows a yellow X with the word CAUTION. What does it mean?

   1. The lane is ending, so merge into an open lane
   2. The lane is closed and must not be used
   3. The lane is open, but slow traffic or debris may be ahead
   4. Drive the posted speed limit in this lane
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   The lane is open, but slow traffic or debris may be ahead. Nevada's lane use control signals tell drivers which freeway lanes they may use. A yellow X with CAUTION means you may still drive in the lane under it, but slow traffic or debris could be in that lane, so drive with care. A yellow X with MERGE means the lane is ending, a red X with CLOSED means do not drive in the lane, and a down green arrow with OPEN means you may drive the posted speed limit there.

   Study this in the handbook: Freeway Driving

4. 4. What does the Nevada handbook say about choosing a safe speed on snow and ice?

   1. Half the posted limit is always safe
   2. 25 mph is safe with snow tires
   3. Any speed is safe once chains are on
   4. No speed there is completely safe
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   No speed there is completely safe. The handbook tells drivers on snow and ice to reduce speed and warns that there is no such thing as a completely safe speed in those conditions. Each city block or stretch of highway may differ depending on sun, shade, the amount of sanding and other factors. Even properly equipped vehicles with all-weather radial tires, snow tires or chains may slide on ice or snow-packed roads. The handbook's rule of thumb is never to drive faster than you would want to in a crash.

   Study this in the handbook: Night Driving, Bad Weather and Skids

5. 5. Your car stalls on railroad tracks in Nevada and will not restart. What should you do first?

   1. Keep trying to restart the engine
   2. Get out and leave the vehicle
   3. Stay inside with the flashers on
   4. Shift to neutral and push it across
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   Get out and leave the vehicle. The handbook says a driver stuck on the tracks should leave the vehicle immediately. Once out, find the Blue Emergency Notification System sign posted at the crossing and use it to notify the railroad and local law enforcement. Staying inside to keep cranking the engine, or waiting with the flashers on, keeps people in the path of a train, and trains cannot stop in time to miss cars. Pushing the car is not the advice either; getting out comes first.

   Study this in the handbook: Railroad Crossings

6. 6. Why does the Nevada handbook say to be especially careful during the first rain of a season?

   1. Oil mixes with water on the pavement
   2. Drivers tend to overuse their wipers
   3. Road paint washes off in the first storm
   4. Tires are colder at the start of a season
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   Oil mixes with water on the pavement. Stopping distances on a wet highway may be more than double those on dry pavement, and the first rain of a season is singled out as especially dangerous. The reason the handbook gives is the mixture of oil and water on the pavement, which it calls very dangerous. Cold tires, washed-away paint and wiper habits are not mentioned. In rain, slow down, allow a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, and turn on your headlights as the handbook advises.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping Distance and Following

7. 7. You approach a Nevada roundabout, and a car already circling is coming from your left. What should you do?

   1. Enter first since you are on its right
   2. Honk and enter at the same time
   3. Stop inside the circle to let it pass
   4. Wait for a gap, then enter
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   Wait for a gap, then enter. Entering traffic must yield the right-of-way to traffic already circulating in the roundabout. As you approach, choose your lane, slow down, and wait for a gap before entering, then travel at the speed of the traffic already in the circle. The usual rule of yielding to the vehicle on your right does not apply here, and stopping inside the roundabout is not the answer either. Use your right turn signal when exiting.

   Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts

8. 8. At a yield sign, a car on the through road is close enough to be a hazard. What must you do?

   1. Speed up to merge ahead of it
   2. Keep rolling, since yield never means stop
   3. Enter slowly and let it go around you
   4. Stop and wait until it is safe to go
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   Stop and wait until it is safe to go. A yield sign means the same as a stop sign except that you may proceed without a full stop if it is safe to do so. When through traffic or pedestrians are close enough to be a hazard, it is not safe, so you must stop and wait for a gap. Slow down as you approach, give the right-of-way to pedestrians and through traffic, and check in all directions before entering. Racing ahead of the other car or expecting it to go around you ignores the duty to yield.

   Study this in the handbook: Stop, Yield, Regulatory, Warning and Work Zone Signs

9. 9. Which needs the greater stopping distance, according to the Nevada handbook's towing chapter: an empty truck or a fully loaded one?

   1. The loaded truck, because it weighs more
   2. Both stop in about the same distance
   3. The empty truck, because it has less traction
   4. The loaded truck, because its brakes heat up
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   The empty truck, because it has less traction. Heavier vehicles make the brakes work harder and absorb more heat, yet the handbook explains that brakes, tires, springs and shock absorbers on heavy vehicles are designed to work best when fully loaded. Empty trucks actually require greater stopping distances because they have less traction, and an empty truck can bounce and lock up its wheels. Large combinations likewise take longer to stop when empty and can jackknife quickly, so control your speed whether loaded or empty.

10. 10. You are waiting to turn right, and the pedestrian signal shows a flashing hand with a countdown at 12. A person steps off the curb. Is the person allowed to start crossing?

    1. Yes, but only if the crossing is done before the count reaches zero
    2. No, a flashing hand means everyone must stay at the curb
    3. Yes, and the person may keep crossing after the count reaches zero
    4. No, the person may start only on the steady walking figure
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    Yes, but only if the crossing is done before the count reaches zero. In Nevada, a flashing hand that comes with a countdown timer lets pedestrians proceed across the roadway, as long as they complete the crossing before the countdown gets to zero. A person who steps off the curb with 12 seconds left is therefore crossing legally. This is different from a flashing hand with no countdown timer, where a pedestrian may not start across.

11. 11. You must stop along a Nevada highway outside of town. Where should your vehicle be, if possible?

    1. With two wheels on the pavement edge
    2. All four wheels well off the pavement
    3. In the right lane with the flashers on
    4. Halfway onto the shoulder to stay visible
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    All four wheels well off the pavement. If you must stop on a highway, Nevada says to park with all four wheels well off the pavement if possible and to leave enough space for other vehicles to pass safely. Use parking lights or four-way flashers if visibility is poor or it is between sunset and sunrise. Leaving two wheels on the pavement or stopping halfway onto the shoulder narrows the road for passing traffic. On a freeway, stop only for an emergency.

12. 12. You are driving past a row of parked cars. Which clue does the Nevada handbook say may mean one is about to pull out?

    1. Exhaust coming from its tailpipe
    2. A driver's side window rolled down
    3. Its hazard flashers turned off
    4. Its front wheels pointed at the curb
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    Exhaust coming from its tailpipe. When passing parked vehicles, the handbook says to stay alert for signs that one may pull out in front of you: a turn signal on, white backup lights on, red brake lights on, or exhaust coming from the tailpipe. Each of these suggests the vehicle is running or about to move. Also watch for pedestrians, bicyclists or skateboarders trying to cross between parked cars, and for vehicle doors opening in front of or beside you.

13. 13. It is raining hard on a crowded Nevada road posted at 65 mph, and you are driving 63 mph. According to the Basic Rule, what matters most?

    1. That you stay under the posted limit
    2. That you match the fastest car in traffic
    3. That your speed does not endanger you or anyone else
    4. That you drive exactly 65 so others can predict you
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    That your speed does not endanger you or anyone else. Nevada's Basic Rule applies in addition to any posted speed limit. Drivers are never to drive at a speed that endangers themselves or anyone else, and depending on conditions the safe speed may be considerably less than the posted limit. Being just under the limit does not make a speed safe when rain, traffic or other conditions call for slowing down.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed Limits and School Zones

14. 14. In traffic, where does the Nevada handbook suggest positioning your vehicle to give yourself room to maneuver?

    1. Close behind the vehicle ahead to keep pace
    2. In the middle of a tight pack of cars
    3. Between the clusters of vehicles ahead and behind
    4. Directly beside a large truck for shelter
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    Between the clusters of vehicles ahead and behind. Giving yourself room to maneuver depends on your speed and your lane position. The handbook says to stay between the clusters of vehicles in front of and behind you, and to pick a lane position that leaves you the most options for movement. Riding in the middle of a pack or close behind another car removes your escape routes. Staying beside a large truck puts you in its side no-zone, a blind spot the handbook tells drivers not to hang out in.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway Driving

15. 15. When backing a trailer around a curve, which direction does the Nevada handbook recommend turning whenever possible?

    1. Toward the driver's side
    2. Toward the passenger side
    3. Straight back, then turn
    4. Whichever way is shorter
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    Toward the driver's side. Backing with a trailer is always risky because you cannot see everything behind you. The handbook recommends driver-side backing: back and turn toward the driver's side whenever possible, especially on a curved path, and watch the rear of the vehicle out the side window. Backing toward the right side is very dangerous because you cannot see as well. The handbook says it is worth going around the block to set up a driver-side back.

16. 16. Does the Nevada handbook's warning about drugs and driving apply to medicines as well as illegal drugs?

    1. No, a prescription makes it legal
    2. No, only illegal drugs are a concern
    3. Only when more than the dose is taken
    4. Yes, both kinds can impair driving
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    Yes, both kinds can impair driving. The handbook defines drugs broadly: substances used in medicine, and illegal substances whose production or use is prohibited or strictly controlled by prescription. Both types can greatly affect motor skills and impair a driver's ability to think and react, and drivers should not attempt to drive under their influence. A prescription does not make impaired driving safe, and Nevada's Illegal Per Se Law also covers any detectable amount of a controlled substance.

    Study this in the handbook: DUI Laws and Penalties

17. 17. At a Nevada four-way stop, you come to a full stop first, and a car on your right stops a moment later. Who goes first?

    1. You, since you arrived first
    2. The car on your right
    3. The larger vehicle
    4. Whoever starts moving first
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    You, since you arrived first. At a four-way stop, the driver who reaches the intersection first gets to go first, after stopping completely. Since you arrived and stopped before the other car, you may proceed when it is safe. The vehicle-on-the-right rule is for intersections with no signs or signals, or for cars that arrive at the same time. Size does not matter, and inching out first does not create priority. Always wait for vehicles already in the intersection.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of Way

18. 18. On a Nevada divided highway, a school bus with flashing red lights is stopped on the other side, facing the opposite direction. What must you do?

    1. Stop until its lights go off
    2. Slow to the school zone limit
    3. You are not required to stop
    4. Stop only if children are visible
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    You are not required to stop. Nevada drivers must stop for a school bus displaying a flashing red signal and may not pass until the bus driver turns off the lights. There is one exception: on divided highways, you are only required to stop when you are traveling in the same direction as the school bus. A bus stopped on the other side of a divided highway does not require you to stop, though you should still watch for children. On a road that is not divided, traffic in both directions must stop.

    Study this in the handbook: Trucks, Motorcycles, Mopeds and School Buses

19. 19. You approach an intersection with no signs, signals or markings, and buildings block your view of the cross street. What should you do?

    1. Keep speed; no sign means no duty
    2. Slow and stop where you can see traffic
    3. Honk and continue through
    4. Stop only if a car is visible
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    Slow and stop where you can see traffic. When an intersection has no signs or markings, the handbook says to slow down and stop, if necessary, at the point nearest the intersection where you have a view of approaching traffic on the through roadway. If cars reach the intersection at about the same time, the vehicle on the right should usually go first. A missing sign does not remove your duty to look and yield, and a horn is no substitute.

    Study this in the handbook: Stop, Yield, Regulatory, Warning and Work Zone Signs

20. 20. Overhead signals on a Nevada freeway show a lower speed limit and a closed lane ahead, but you cannot yet see why. What should you do?

    1. Ignore them until you see a crash or workers yourself
    2. Follow them; lanes may be closed or the limit lowered ahead
    3. Slow down only if other drivers ahead are slowing
    4. Use the closed lane to pass slower traffic
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    Follow them; lanes may be closed or the limit lowered ahead. Nevada's overhead freeway signals are used any time lanes close or speed limits are reduced, whether for construction, debris, a crash or another reason. They give updated information as you get closer, so a lower limit and a closed lane can appear before you can see the cause. A red X with CLOSED means do not drive in that lane and merge safely into an open one.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway Driving