ND Permit Practice Test 24

All 20 questions in test 24

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1. 1. A driver is towing a trailer on a highway in a strong wind. What does the North Dakota manual recommend?

   1. Speed up to resist the wind
   2. Slow down
   3. Hold the same speed
   4. Turn on the hazard lights and continue
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   Slow down. A trailer acts like a sail in a strong wind, so the handbook advises slowing down while towing in those conditions. Reducing speed gives the driver more time to correct a sway or a sudden push from a gust. Speeding up to resist the wind, holding the same speed, or simply turning on hazard lights leaves the combination traveling too fast for the conditions. Hazard lights may help other drivers see you, but they do not steady the trailer. Watch the trailer in the mirrors and ease off the accelerator when a gust moves it out of line.

2. 2. A motorcycle is traveling ahead of you in the same lane. May you share the lane to pass?

   1. Yes, if the motorcycle stays near the center
   2. Yes, if you leave at least three feet
   3. Yes, but only at speeds below 25 mph
   4. No, the motorcyclist needs the full lane width
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   No, the motorcyclist needs the full lane width. Although a traffic lane may look wide enough for a car and a motorcycle, the motorcycle needs the full lane width to maneuver safely. The handbook says do not share the lane. A rider may need to shift position for gravel, a pothole, a pavement seam, or a sudden change in traffic, and a car alongside removes that escape room. A three foot gap is the minimum passing space for a bicycle, not permission to ride beside a motorcycle at any speed. Change lanes to pass and give the rider the whole lane.

   Study this in the handbook: Move over and crash reporting

3. 3. What must a bicyclist not do with another moving vehicle on the road?

   1. Signal before changing lanes near the vehicle
   2. Ride on the right side of the same roadway
   3. Pass it when it is stopped at a curb lane
   4. Hold on to it for the purpose of being towed
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   Hold on to it for the purpose of being towed. Do not hold on to other moving vehicles for the purpose of being towed while riding a bicycle. A towed rider has no control over the speed or stops of the vehicle ahead and can be thrown when it brakes. A good practice is to wear a safety helmet while riding a bicycle or motorized bicycle regardless of age. At night the bicycle needs a headlight visible from 500 feet and a red rear reflector.

   Study this in the handbook: Trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians

4. 4. What passenger rule does the family guideline set for a teen riding with a drinking driver?

   1. Prohibit riding with someone who has used alcohol or drugs
   2. Allow riding if the driver only drank a little
   3. Allow riding when the trip home is very short
   4. Allow riding if the teen sits in the back seat
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   Prohibit riding with someone who has used alcohol or drugs. The family guidelines prohibit riding with someone who has used alcohol or drugs, and this applies to your teen as the passenger in another vehicle. A short trip home does not reduce the impairment of the person behind that wheel. The companion guideline prohibits alcohol and drug use by the teen as a driver of any vehicle. Arrange a sober ride in advance so the choice never depends on the moment.

5. 5. What should a winter survival kit carried in the vehicle include?

   1. Extra motor oil and a funnel for the tank
   2. Warm clothing, footwear, shovel, energy food
   3. Extra gasoline in an open container inside
   4. Only a phone charger and a flashlight set
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   Warm clothing, footwear, shovel, energy food. Carry a winter survival kit in your vehicle with warm clothing, footwear, a shovel, energy food, and similar supplies. If your vehicle becomes stuck in a snowstorm, stay with the vehicle, since most deaths occur when people leave and get lost. Open windows slightly and run the vehicle and heater only for short periods to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. Stay active and do not panic while you wait for help to reach you.

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

6. 6. How old must an applicant be to qualify for behind-the-wheel training?

   1. At least 14 years of age for training
   2. At least 15 years of age for training
   3. At least 16 years of age for training
   4. At least 13 years of age for training
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   At least 14 years of age for training. To be eligible for behind-the-wheel training, an applicant must be at least 14 years of age. That age matches the minimum for an instruction permit, which all applicants must reach before applying. A 14 or 15 year old may also receive a motorcycle license by completing an approved safety course and passing the motorcycle knowledge test. Presenting the safety course completion certificate is required to obtain that motorcycle license.

   Study this in the handbook: Instruction permits and licenses for minors

7. 7. The light facing you is red and a pedestrian is still crossing ahead. When may you start moving?

   1. As soon as the light first changes
   2. After honking to hurry the pedestrian
   3. When the light changes and the intersection is clear
   4. When the vehicle beside you starts first
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   When the light changes and the intersection is clear. At a red indication you must stop at a marked stop line or before a crosswalk and remain stopped until the light changes and the intersection is clear of pedestrians and vehicles. Starting the instant the light changes ignores the second condition, the clear intersection, that the rule pairs with the green. Scan left, right, and the crosswalk before the wheels roll. A turning driver beside you may screen a late pedestrian from your view.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and arrows

8. 8. A bicyclist approaches a pedestrian who is crossing the road. Who has the right of way?

   1. The pedestrian has the right of way
   2. The bicyclist, because bicycles are faster
   3. Whoever reaches the crossing first
   4. Neither, so both must stop and wait
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   The pedestrian has the right of way. Bicyclists give pedestrians the right of way, just as drivers do at crosswalks. Higher bicycle speed confers no priority, and arriving at the crossing first does not transfer the right from the person on foot. Both users need not freeze and wait when the rider can yield and pass behind the walker with room to spare. Slow down as you near people on foot, signal any turn early, and leave space so a step sideways by the pedestrian cannot become a collision beside your wheel.

   Study this in the handbook: Trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians

9. 9. What can the taillights of vehicles ahead tell a night driver?

   1. Whether their drivers are checking their mirrors.
   2. Whether they are changing speed or lane position.
   3. Whether the road curves sharply far ahead.
   4. Whether their headlights are on high beam.
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   Whether they are changing speed or lane position.. The handbook tells night drivers to check the taillights of vehicles ahead for signs that those vehicles are changing speed or lane position. Brightening brake lights can warn of a slowdown, and a shifting pair of lamps can show a lane movement. Taillights cannot reveal whether a driver is checking mirrors, whether a distant curve is sharp, or whether the headlights are on high beam. Reading the lamps helps a following driver respond before reaching the same hazard.

   Study this in the handbook: Warning, school and work zone signs

10. 10. A large truck is circulating in a roundabout beside you. What should you always assume about its space needs?

    1. It can tighten its turn radius like a small car
    2. It can stop quickly inside the circle
    3. Its trailer follows the same tight path
    4. It needs all available space, so do not pass it
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    It needs all available space, so do not pass it. Always assume trucks need all available space in a roundabout and do not pass them there. A trailer's rear wheels track inside the path of the cab, and the center island apron exists to accommodate those rear wheels on large combinations. Passing inside the circle places your car where the trailer side sweeps during the turn. Let the truck clear your exit before proceeding beside or behind it.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

11. 11. What do highway guide signs allow a driver to do before reaching an interchange?

    1. Learn the location well in advance of it
    2. Change lanes only after passing the interchange
    3. Wait until the last moment to change lanes
    4. Follow only the painted arrows on pavement
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    Learn the location well in advance of it. Highway guide signs tell you the location of interchanges well in advance, so watch for these signs and move into the proper lane before you reach your interchange. Waiting for the last moment turns a routine exit into a cut across lanes of faster traffic. The same advance warning habit helps on unfamiliar rural routes at night. If you miss the interchange anyway, go on to the next one and never back up on the Interstate.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

12. 12. A paved road turns into loose gravel. What should the driver do?

    1. Slow down and avoid sudden changes in direction.
    2. Maintain the same speed to keep the tires planted.
    3. Brake hard before the gravel begins.
    4. Steer sharply to test the available traction.
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    Slow down and avoid sudden changes in direction.. Loose gravel gives tires less traction than pavement, so the handbook directs drivers to slow down and avoid sudden changes in direction. A sharp steering input or hard braking can exceed the limited grip and start a slide. Maintaining speed assumes that the paved surface has not changed, which ignores the warning. Ease off the accelerator before the transition, keep the steering smooth, and leave extra space behind the vehicle ahead until the tires are back on a more stable surface.

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

13. 13. You want to park on a bridge. What does North Dakota law say?

    1. Parking is allowed if the hazard lights are on.
    2. Parking is allowed for no more than five minutes.
    3. Parking on the bridge is prohibited.
    4. Parking is allowed on the downstream side.
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    Parking on the bridge is prohibited.. North Dakota's do-not-park list includes a bridge, overpass, tunnel, and underpass. The rule concerns parking on the structure, not every brief stop that a driver might be forced to make by traffic or an emergency. Hazard lights do not create a parking exception, and the handbook gives no five-minute or downstream-side allowance. If the vehicle can keep moving, clear the bridge before parking. If it cannot, make the safest emergency stop available without treating the structure as a normal parking place.

14. 14. Besides the license suspension, what may happen to a North Dakota vehicle after an alcohol-related violation?

    1. Its title is transferred to the county
    2. Its plates are replaced with red warning tags
    3. Its plates and registration may be impounded
    4. Its registration is extended for free
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    Its plates and registration may be impounded. The handbook states that the license plates and registration card for the vehicle may be impounded for the length of the suspension or revocation. That step can take the car out of service even when another household member owns the keys. A title transfer, a warning tag swap, and a free registration extension are not the measures the manual describes. Ask before a hearing whether the family has a second registered vehicle, because losing the plates can disrupt work and school travel for everyone in the household.

    Study this in the handbook: Alcohol, BAC and implied consent

15. 15. Which vehicle types are roundabouts designed to accommodate?

    1. All vehicle types, including truck and trailer combinations
    2. Only passenger cars and small pickup trucks
    3. Single-unit trucks but never towed trailers
    4. Motorcycles and bicycles but not large trucks
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    All vehicle types, including truck and trailer combinations. Roundabouts are designed to accommodate all vehicle types, including truck and trailer combinations. The center island includes an apron to accommodate the rear wheels of large vehicles as they circulate. Excluding towed trailers would strand combination drivers who must use the same junction as every other road user. Still assume a truck needs all available space beside you and do not pass it inside the circle.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

16. 16. A four-wheel drive vehicle skids at a higher speed with no room to accelerate. What should the driver do?

    1. Accelerate harder to regain traction quickly
    2. Turn the steering wheel fully opposite
    3. Push in the clutch or shift an automatic into neutral
    4. Apply the parking brake while moving
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    Push in the clutch or shift an automatic into neutral. At higher speeds, or when there is no room to accelerate in a four-wheel drive vehicle, push in the clutch or, with an automatic transmission, shift into neutral. Accelerating harder at high speed can spin the wheels further and widen the skid. In rear-wheel drive cars the correction differs: stay off the brakes, ease off the accelerator, and turn wheels in the direction the rear end skids. Slower speeds on slippery surfaces prevent most of these corrections from being needed.

    Study this in the handbook: Night, winter and deer

17. 17. Under the general off-highway vehicle allowance, a licensed driver may operate a registered off-highway vehicle on a paved highway posted at what maximum speed?

    1. A speed not exceeding 70 mph on that highway
    2. Any posted speed if lights are installed
    3. A speed not exceeding 80 mph when rural
    4. A speed not exceeding 55 mph on that highway
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    A speed not exceeding 55 mph on that highway. Under the general allowance, a licensed driver may operate a registered off-highway vehicle on a paved highway designated and posted at no more than 55 mph. The manual separately gives a licensed driver over 16 an allowance for a registered Class III off-highway vehicle on a paved highway posted up to 65 mph. That separate Class III rule does not change the general 55 mph limit asked about here. The posted speed and the vehicle category both matter before entering the paved highway.

18. 18. How does the point system value a more serious traffic offense?

    1. Every offense receives the same point value
    2. Serious offenses receive fewer points overall
    3. Points are assigned only for repeat offenses
    4. The more serious offense gets a higher point value
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    The more serious offense gets a higher point value. Under the North Dakota point system, each traffic violation is assigned a certain amount of points, and the more serious the offense, the higher its point value. Points are added to the record after each violation, normally within 10 days of conviction. When the record reaches 12 or more points, the driver is told the authorities intend to suspend the license and that an administrative hearing may be requested. A total of 12 points brings a seven day suspension if upheld.

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

19. 19. Parking is prohibited within how many feet of a fire hydrant?

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. 15 feet
    4. 20 feet
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    10 feet. North Dakota lists a fire hydrant among the places where you may not park within 10 feet, so a fire crew can reach it without dragging hose around your car. Five feet is closer than the rule allows. Fifteen feet is the clearance around a flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic signal, and twenty feet is simply farther than required. Before you shut off the engine, look along the curb and pace off a full 10 feet from the hydrant in either direction.

20. 20. A North Dakota Class C license covers a single vehicle of 26,000 pounds GVWR or less that is designed to carry how many passengers?

    1. 10 or more, including the driver
    2. 16 or more, including the driver
    3. 20 or more, including the driver
    4. 26 or more, including the driver
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    16 or more, including the driver. A Class C license covers a single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,000 pounds or less that is designed to carry 16 or more passengers, including the driver, or that carries placarded hazardous materials. The 10-passenger figure is too low, while 20 and 26 passengers exceed the threshold the handbook uses. The class is defined by the vehicle's design capacity, not by how many people happen to be aboard on a given trip. A small bus rated for 16 or more people therefore falls into Class C even when it is lightly loaded. Check the vehicle's seating capacity and GVWR before accepting the assignment.

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