Hawaii Drivers Manual General Test Questions

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• You are driving on a multi-lane highway and wish to change lanes. You must signal

your intentions:

• Immediately before changing lanes
• Only when actually changing lanes
• At least 50 feet before beginning to change lanes

D) At least 100 feet before beginning to change lanes - CORRECT ANSWER: D) At

least 100 feet before beginning to change lanes

A circular green traffic light means:

• That you always have the right of way
• That you may go straight ahead or turn, except where signs prohibit turns
• Traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection must get out of your way

D) Both 2 and 3 above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) Both 2 and 3 above

A copy of the vehicle inspection certificate:

• Should be kept in the vehicle
• Filed with your State income tax return
• Be kept in a safe place in the home

D) Will be sent to you by the County Department of Finance - CORRECT ANSWER: A)

Should be kept in the vehicle

A few drinks after work before driving home:

• Is good because you miss the rush traffic
• Is good because they help to release the day's tension and make you a safer driver
• Should be avoided because they may make you a dangerous driver.

D) Never hurt anyone - CORRECT ANSWER: C) Should be avoided because they may

make you a dangerous driver.

A leaky exhaust system in your vehicle is dangerous because it can cause:

• A loss of hearing
• Pollution
• Carbon monoxide poisoning

D) Poor engine performance - CORRECT ANSWER: C) Carbon monoxide poisoning

A lighted green arrow over the traffic lane meCORRECT ANSWER:

• That you may use that lane
• That you may not use that lane
• That the lane is for traffic coming toward you
• Both 2 and 3 above - CORRECT ANSWER: A) That you may use that lane 1 / 4

A lighted red "X" over a traffic lane meCORRECT ANSWER:

• That you may use that lane
• That you may not use that lane
• That the lane is for traffic coming toward you

D) Both 2 and 3 above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) Both 2 and 3 above

A police officer directing traffic directs you to go through a red light, what should you do?

• Stop then go
• Wait for the green light
• Go on as directed

D) Make a right turn - CORRECT ANSWER: C) Go on as directed

A police officer stops you, charges you with driving under the influence of alcohol, and tells you, you must take a test to determine the amount of alcohol in your blood. You as

the driver:

• Don't have to take the test if you can prove you weren't drinking
• Must take the test or risk losing your driver's license
• Don't have to take the test if you have not violated any traffic rule
• Don't have to do anything - CORRECT ANSWER: B) Must take the test or risk losing

your driver's license

A red flashing signal means the same as a:

• Red light
• Stop sign
• Yield sign

D) Caution sign - CORRECT ANSWER: B) Stop sign

A red traffic signal means that you must:

• Stop at the stop line
• When there is no stop line, stop before entering any crosswalk
• Where there is no stop line or crosswalk, stop before entering the intersection

D) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above

A steady circular yellow light on a traffic signal means:

• You should speed up to beat the red light
• That a red light is going to be shown immediately thereafter
• You should avoid entering the intersection if possible

D) Both B and C above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) Both B and C above

A stopped vehicle facing a circular red traffic light may turn left if not prohibited by a

traffic sign:

• When there is no other traffic or pedestrians
• Never
• Only right turns on red are permitted in Hawaii 2 / 4

• After yielding to pedestrians and traffic, when turning from a one-way street into

another one-way street - CORRECT ANSWER: D) After yielding to pedestrians and

traffic, when turning from a one-way street into another one-way street

A stopped vehicle facing a circular red traffic light may, if not prohibited by a traffic sign:

• Turn right after yielding to other traffic and pedestrians
• It is illegal to turn right on red
• Turn right at any time

D) Turn right only after blowing the horn - CORRECT ANSWER: A) Turn right after

yielding to other traffic and pedestrians

A vehicle using emergency signals is approaching from the opposite direction on a two-

lane street or highway. You should:

• Stop as quickly as you can
• Slow down, move as far to the right as possible and stop
• Disregard the emergency vehicle as it is going the other way

D) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: C) Disregard the emergency vehicle as it

is going the other way

A yellow "X" over the traffic lane meCORRECT ANSWER:

• That you must move out of that lane of traffic because it is going to be used for on-

coming traffic

• That you may use that lane
• That the lane is for left turns only
• That you may use the lane but with caution - CORRECT ANSWER: C) That the lane

is for left turns only

After the alcohol has entered your blood you can lessen its effect by:

• Taking a cold shower
• Drinking black coffee
• Both 1 and 2 above
• There is nothing you can do to lessen the effect - CORRECT ANSWER: D) There is

nothing you can do to lessen the effect

Alcoholic beverages will affect you:

• More rapidly just after eating
• More rapidly on an empty stomach
• The same way at all times
• Only if you have more than two drinks - CORRECT ANSWER: B) More rapidly on an

empty stomach

All headlamps on your vehicle must work properly and be correctly adjusted:

• When driving in city traffic
• At all times
• When driving on freeways
• When approaching other vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER: B) At all times 3 / 4

An arrogant driver is a driver who:

• Is purposely in a hurry, competing with other traffic
• Shows little or no respect for traffic laws, or the right-of-way of others
• You should try to avoid when driving

D) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above

An inattentive driver is a driver who:

• Daydreams or gazes at objects off the roadway while driving
• Carries on an eye-contact conversation with a passenger while driving
• Restricts his attention to only watching the vehicle ahead

D) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above

An intersection has no traffic signs or signals. you arrive at the same time as another

vehicle. You should:

• Speed up and get through the intersection
• Slow down and yield to the vehicle on the right
• Drive into the intersection and make the other vehicle stop

D) Honk your horn and drive through the intersection - CORRECT ANSWER: B) Slow

down and yield to the vehicle on the right

As a driver you should give a bicyclist:

• The same rights and privileges as motorists
• Twice as much room as you think he needs
• The right of way when you are crossing bike lanes

D) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above

As a driver, you may be challenged by other drivers to demonstrate your driving

capabilities and your vehicle's capabilities on the highway. You should:

• Resist the desire to exhibit and compete
• Decline all challenges to prove you or your vehicle's capabilities
• Take on only those challenges which you know you can safely win

D) Both A and B - CORRECT ANSWER: D) Both A and B

As a driver, you should know that the safest precaution regarding the use of a phone or

other hand-held electronic mobile devices and driving is:

• Use hand-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel, unless

you are under the age of eighteen

• Keep your cell phone or IPOD within easy reach so it is easy
• Check the number before answering

D) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) None of the above

As a pedestrian you should know that:

• When you are in a crosswalk you should always insist on the right of way over a

vehicle

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