ND Permit Practice Test 17

All 20 questions in test 17

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1. 1. After stopping for a school bus with red lights flashing, which event other than the bus beginning to move permits you to proceed?

   1. After ten seconds have passed, even if the red lights still flash.
   2. When the bus driver signals you to pass or the red lights stop flashing.
   3. As soon as the last child reaches the curb safely.
   4. When a driver behind you honks and traffic moves around the bus.
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   When the bus driver signals you to pass or the red lights stop flashing.. A driver stopped for a school bus must wait until the bus begins moving, the bus driver signals vehicles to pass, or the red lights are no longer flashing. The rule lists those events rather than a number of seconds. A child reaching the curb does not end the stop while the red lights continue, and a honk from behind has no legal effect. Watch the bus itself and move only after one of the listed conditions has occurred.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

2. 2. You see a flooded roadway ahead on your route. What should you do?

   1. Turn around and find another route to your destination
   2. Drive through slowly in the center of the road
   3. Follow a larger vehicle through the water
   4. Cross if the water looks shallow enough
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   Turn around and find another route to your destination. Do not drive through flooded areas, and if you see a flooded roadway ahead, turn around and find another route to get to your destination. Water can hide dips, and floodwaters can wash away the underlying road surface even where the depth looks shallow. Six inches of water reaches the bottom of most passenger cars and can cause loss of control or stalling. If no other route exists, proceed to higher ground and wait for the water to subside.

   Study this in the handbook: Night, winter and deer

3. 3. After a blowout, when may you begin braking to stop the vehicle?

   1. Immediately with full force on the pedal
   2. After turning onto the shoulder at speed
   3. Only after you have regained full control of it
   4. Never, the vehicle must coast to a stop
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   Only after you have regained full control of it. To regain control after a flat or blowout, grasp the steering wheel tightly and steer straight ahead, ease up on the accelerator, but do not brake until you have regained full control. Braking hard while the vehicle pulls or sways can lock wheels and turn a tire failure into a skid. Turn onto the shoulder when your vehicle is almost stopped. The warning sign of a failing tire is a thumping sound worth acting on early.

   Study this in the handbook: Points, texting and other penalties

4. 4. The three-second rule is a starting point. How much following distance does the North Dakota manual say you sometimes need?

   1. Never more than three seconds, whatever the conditions
   2. About one second when traffic is heavy
   3. Exactly two seconds on every road
   4. As much as four or more seconds
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   As much as four or more seconds. The manual explains the three-second rule for judging a safe cushion, then says that sometimes you need even more following distance, as much as four or more seconds. Conditions such as slippery roads, following a motorcycle, or pulling a heavy load call for that larger gap, because you need more time to react and stop. A gap of one or two seconds is shorter than the basic rule and leaves too little room. Saying the gap never goes above three seconds ignores the manual, which tells you to add space when conditions demand it.

   Study this in the handbook: Following distance, lane changes and headlights

5. 5. Approaching a left turn from a two-way road onto a one-way road, where should your left wheels be?

   1. Close to the right-hand curb.
   2. Centered in the right lane.
   3. Along the road's left edge line.
   4. Close to the centerline of the road.
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   Close to the centerline of the road.. For a left turn from a two-way road onto a one-way road, approach with the left wheels close to the centerline. Centering in the right lane or moving close to the right curb places the vehicle too far from the turn's starting position. Riding along the left edge line also moves beyond the centerline rather than keeping the left wheels beside it. Begin the turn before reaching the intersection's center and enter the left lane of the one-way road.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

6. 6. What should you never do on an Interstate exit ramp?

   1. Stop or back up
   2. Reduce your speed
   3. Use your turn signal
   4. Check your mirrors
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   Stop or back up. Exit ramps are for leaving the highway, and the handbook says you should never stop or back up on them. A driver who misses a turn or decides to rejoin the Interstate may be tempted to reverse, but that puts the car into the path of traffic coming off the same ramp. Slowing down, signaling, and checking mirrors are normal and expected actions. If you take the wrong exit, continue to the end of the ramp and find a safe place to turn around or a route back to the Interstate. Keep moving until you are off the ramp.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

7. 7. Which devices assist a driver in recognizing a passive railroad crossing?

   1. It may use flashing red lights, bells, and gates to regulate traffic at the crossing.
   2. It may use a roadway traffic signal to regulate traffic at the crossing.
   3. It may use gates without lights or bells to regulate traffic at the crossing.
   4. It may use a yellow advance sign, pavement markings, and a crossbuck.
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   It may use a yellow advance sign, pavement markings, and a crossbuck.. A passive crossing has no traffic control device that regulates road traffic. The handbook says a yellow circular advance warning sign, pavement markings, and a crossbuck help the driver recognize this type of crossing. Flashing lights, bells, and gates are active controls, while a roadway traffic signal and gates without controls are not the listed passive pattern. At a passive crossing, the driver must search for a train and decide whether there is enough clear space to cross.

   Study this in the handbook: Skids, blowouts, equipment failure and railroad crossings

8. 8. Who must wear a safety helmet that meets U.S. Department of Transportation standards on a snowmobile?

   1. Only riders crossing a paved highway
   2. Adults riding double on one machine
   3. Persons under the age of 18 must wear one
   4. No rider on any snowmobile trip
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   Persons under the age of 18 must wear one. Persons under the age of 18 must wear a safety helmet that meets United States Department of Transportation standards while operating or riding a snowmobile. The same helmet rule appears in the off-highway vehicle rules for younger riders. A highway crossing does not create the duty; the rider age does. Fit the helmet before the machine moves, not after reaching the first road crossing.

9. 9. What additional response may parents consider after a teen driving violation?

   1. Adding more passengers to supervise the teen
   2. Requiring the teen to complete additional supervised practice
   3. Letting the teen drive alone to rebuild confidence
   4. Removing all practice until the next school term
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   Requiring the teen to complete additional supervised practice. Consider requiring your teen to complete additional supervised practice as a consequence for a violation. More supervised miles address the inexperience behind many teen errors better than simply waiting out a grounding. Teens show the greatest improvement within the first year and first thousand miles, and they continue improving through five thousand miles. Pair the extra practice with consequences tied to losing driving privileges for a set period.

10. 10. What permission is required before operating a snowmobile on private land?

    1. A state trail permit displayed on the hood
    2. Permission from the county sheriff office
    3. The landowner permission to operate there
    4. No permission if snow covers the ground
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    The landowner permission to operate there. Do not operate a snowmobile on private land without permission. Deep snow does not convert a private field into a public trail, and the owner permission condition has no seasonal exception. The rule sits beside bars on damaging trees and plants and on harassing animals, for which the operator is liable. Ask before the ride and stay on the route the owner approved.

11. 11. Which vehicles are described as safest for teen drivers?

    1. Small trucks and sport utility vehicles for teen drivers
    2. High-performance coupes with large engines fitted
    3. Older vehicles without airbags for learning control
    4. Sedans and wagons with smaller engines and airbags
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    Sedans and wagons with smaller engines and airbags. Mid- to full-size sedans and station wagons with smaller engines and airbags are safest for teen drivers. Under certain conditions, small trucks and SUVs may be more prone to roll-overs than other types of vehicles. High-performance cars may encourage teens to drive beyond their experience level, which the family guidelines already warn against. Provide a safe, reliable vehicle for practice and keep supervising long after the license arrives.

12. 12. How much does the duplicate license with a Proof of Liability Insurance restriction cost in North Dakota?

    1. $25 total
    2. $5
    3. $50, plus another $50 to remove the restriction after one year
    4. It is free
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    $50, plus another $50 to remove the restriction after one year. A person convicted of No Liability Insurance must provide proof of liability insurance to the division for one year and must purchase a duplicate driver's license with the Proof of Liability Insurance restriction. That duplicate license costs $50, and there is another $50 cost to have the restriction removed at the end of the one year period. These costs are separate from the $150 first violation fine for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

    Study this in the handbook: Residency, license classes and insurance

13. 13. An off-highway vehicle driver needs to cross a divided highway. Where may the crossing be made?

    1. Only at an intersection with another street or highway
    2. At any median opening wide enough for the machine
    3. Across the median where the grass is shortest
    4. Wherever a farm trail meets the highway shoulder
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    Only at an intersection with another street or highway. When crossing a divided highway, an off-highway vehicle may cross only at an intersection of the highway with another street or highway. A random median opening lacks the sight lines and legal crossing point that an intersection provides. Come to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or main-traveled roadway at that intersection. Yield the right of way to all roadway traffic before and during the crossing.

14. 14. Which vehicle may use a designated accessible parking space?

    1. Any driver stopping for under five minutes to load goods.
    2. Any passenger who uses a wheelchair every day.
    3. A vehicle with the appropriate placard or accessible plate.
    4. A driver delivering packages to a nearby home.
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    A vehicle with the appropriate placard or accessible plate.. A designated accessible parking space may be used only when the vehicle displays the appropriate placard or an accessible license plate. A driver's short stop does not override the designation, and a passenger's wheelchair use does not authorize a vehicle that lacks the required display. Package delivery is not an exception. The diagonal striped area beside the space must also remain clear because it provides room for a lift or ramp.

15. 15. What do regulatory signs give to a driver?

    1. Suggestions that may be ignored at night
    2. Mandatory instructions that regulate traffic
    3. Directions to recreational areas nearby
    4. Warnings about hazards far ahead only
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    Mandatory instructions that regulate traffic. Regulatory signs control and regulate traffic because they give mandatory instructions to the driver. A suggestion that can be ignored after dark misstates the force behind a stop, yield, or speed limit panel. Most regulatory signs are white with black letters or red with white letters, a pattern that separates commands from yellow warnings. Obey the instruction first and sort out any confusion after you are safely through.

    Study this in the handbook: Regulatory and guide signs

16. 16. A green arrow lets you enter the intersection. To whom must you still yield?

    1. Only vehicles turning right
    2. No one, because the arrow is green
    3. Only vehicles behind you
    4. Pedestrians and vehicles already inside
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    Pedestrians and vehicles already inside. A green arrow permits the movement it shows, but it does not clear the intersection for you. You must still yield to pedestrians and to vehicles that are already inside, including a car finishing a turn from the previous phase. Treating the arrow as an absolute guarantee ignores that leftover traffic, and watching only right turning cars or traffic behind you misses the real conflict. Look at the far corner and the crosswalk before you move, then complete the turn without drifting across lanes.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and arrows

17. 17. How large a share of North Dakota traffic deaths involves a driver who had been drinking before the crash?

    1. Nearly half
    2. About one in ten
    3. About one in four
    4. Nearly all
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    Nearly half. The handbook reports that nearly half of the traffic deaths in North Dakota involve drivers who had been drinking before the crash. That share places alcohol among the largest single causes of fatal crashes in the state, well above the one in ten or one in four guesses. Saying nearly all would overstate the figure, because the remaining deaths do not involve a drinking driver. The practical cue is to separate the decision to drink from the decision to drive, since the crash risk begins before the first mile.

    Study this in the handbook: Seat belts, child seats and heatstroke

18. 18. Where should children under age 13 ride in a vehicle?

    1. In the back seat, even without an airbag.
    2. In the front seat for short trips.
    3. In the cargo area with an adult nearby.
    4. On an adult's lap in the rear seat.
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    In the back seat, even without an airbag.. Children under age 13 should ride in the back seat even if the vehicle does not have an airbag. The safer seating position does not depend on whether a front airbag is installed. A short trip does not make the front seat appropriate, and a cargo area or an adult's lap is not a substitute for a proper seating position and restraint. Do not place a rear-facing infant seat in front of an airbag, and follow the vehicle and restraint makers' instructions.

    Study this in the handbook: Points, texting and other penalties

19. 19. You are beside a tractor-trailer and cannot see its driver in the side mirror. What should you assume?

    1. The truck driver can still see your car clearly
    2. The truck driver cannot see you either
    3. The truck horn will warn you before any move
    4. Your car is safely ahead of the blind spot
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    The truck driver cannot see you either. If you cannot see the truck driver in the side mirror, the truck driver cannot see you. Lingering beside the cab puts your car where the driver cannot check before moving over. A horn warning is not promised, and a car hidden from the mirror sits inside the blind spot rather than ahead of it. Speed up or drop back until the driver face appears in the mirror, and avoid cruising alongside the trailer on multi lane roads.

    Study this in the handbook: Move over and crash reporting

20. 20. Why should you stop behind the crosswalk for a pedestrian who is visually impaired?

    1. To keep your engine away from the corner
    2. To leave the crosswalk path unobstructed
    3. To let the pedestrian hear your engine
    4. To avoid blocking the stop line paint
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    To leave the crosswalk path unobstructed. Stopping behind the crosswalk leaves the painted path clear so a person using a white cane or guide dog can follow the edge and cross without stepping around your bumper. A vehicle that noses over the lines forces the pedestrian into the travel lane and defeats the purpose of the crossing. Engine placement and paint preservation are not the reason for the gap, and a loud engine is not a useful guidance cue. Pick a stop point that keeps the crosswalk lines visible ahead of your hood.

    Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings and passing