North Carolina DMV Permit Test Questions

North Carolina DMV Permit Test Questions and Update Success "Don't hang out in the no zone" refers to not being... - CORRECT ANSWER: in truckers' blind spots

"Secondary roads" are roads where... - CORRECT ANSWER: hills are more likely to be more steep and curves are likely to be more sharp than on primary roads

A "shoulder check" is... - CORRECT ANSWER: a quick glance over your shoulder on the side in which you intend to turn or change lanes

A blind person ready to cross the road has the right of way: - CORRECT ANSWER: if he has a white cane with a red tip or a guide dog

A driver will lose his or her license if he or she is convicted of... - CORRECT ANSWER: speeding more than 70 mph in a 55 mph zone

A North Carolina driver's license is required if you... - CORRECT ANSWER: are sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle with the motor running

Alcohol-related highway deaths account for... - CORRECT ANSWER: 38% of all traffic fatalities

At an intersection without traffic lights who has the right of way... - CORRECT

ANSWER: the pedestrian

Before passing another vehicle, you should... - CORRECT ANSWER: look ahead to

ensure that there is enough room for you to pass

Defensive drivers check their rear view mirror and side mirrors roughly... - CORRECT

ANSWER: every 10 seconds

For any underage person who aids or abets another attempting to purchase any alcoholic beverage, the law requires... - CORRECT ANSWER: a one-year driver license revocation

How can a truck driver see blind spots? - CORRECT ANSWER: by looking over the

shoulder

If a person refuses to take the chemical test... - CORRECT ANSWER: the license may be immediately revoked for TWELVE months...(another option was 6 months. so just be careful)

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If a vehicle sways freely, leans heavily to one side during a turn or seems to bounce

continuously, there may be a problem with the... - CORRECT ANSWER: suspension

system

If going 45 miles per hour, how far ahead should you signal before turning? -

CORRECT ANSWER: 200ft

If the solid yellow line is on your side of the road and there is a dotted yellow next to it on the other side it means... - CORRECT ANSWER: that you are not allows to cross to the left

If you accumulate 7 or more points on your traffic record you may... - CORRECT ANSWER: attend a Driver Improvement Clinic to deduct three points from your driving record

If you are a pedestrian walking along side the road at night, you should... - CORRECT

ANSWER: carry or wear something white

If you are caught driving while under the influence... - CORRECT ANSWER: your

license will be suspended

If you are driving into a circle you should... - CORRECT ANSWER: yield to cars in the circle

If you are following a car at night, how do you know if the road is bumpy - CORRECT

ANSWER: you watch the tail-lights.

If you are in a crash, you should... - CORRECT ANSWER: move your car off of the

road

If you are planning a long road trip, you should... - CORRECT ANSWER: stop and rest every 100 miles

If you experience a breakdown, you should... - CORRECT ANSWER: pull over to the

side of the road and raise the hood of your car

If you must drive during heavy snow or fog, use your... - CORRECT ANSWER: low-

beam headlights

If you plan to turn and are not in the proper lane to do so, you should... - CORRECT

ANSWER: continue to the next intersection, then turn

If you pull up to a red arrow... - CORRECT ANSWER: the turning lane is the only lane that should stop

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