SC DMV PERMIT TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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road?: You

2. Before you change lanes, what should you do?: Check mirrors, look over

shoulder

3. What reduces the effects of alcohol?: Time

4. What does a do not pass sign tell you to do?: DO NOT PASS

5. To increase your visibility, you should do this: Slow down and turn on your

headlights

• Manual transmission vehicles use a higher gear for and a

lower gear for : uphill, downhill

7. What is tailgating?: When someone follows another car too closely

8. When driving in fog, what type of lights should you use?: Low beams

9. What should you do if another driver moves into your path quickly?: Take

your foot off the gas

10. Why do most drivers not see motorcyclists?: The profile of a motorcycle is

much smaller than that of a larger vehicle

• If under 21, you can loser your license for driving with a blood alcohol

concentration of what percent or higher?: .02%

12. What does BAC stand for?: blood alcohol concentration

13. On a highway, how far before a turn should you signal?: 100 ft

14. What should you do when passing a construction zone?: Pass carefully and

keep eyes on the road

• When being followed by an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, what

should you do?: Pull over and let it pass as soon as safely possible

16. What do locked doors help with?: Keeping doors closed during a crash

17. There are 3 things that well worn tires can cause. What are they?: Hy-

droplaning, increased stopping distance, difficult turning

18. Dotted yellow lines in the middle of a road show what?: They show that you

can pass

19. What driver goes first at an intersection with a four way stop?: The one on

the right

20. What laws do bicyclists obey?: The same laws as car drivers do

• What does a solid yellow double line mean in the center of the

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21. When being tailgated, what should you do?: Increase the distance between

your car and the one in front of you

• Before getting out of a parked car on a two-way street, what should you

do?: Look for vehicles on the traffic side of your car

• What is the area of blind spots around trucks and buses where crashes are

likely to occur called?: The no-zone

• What is an example of an illegal parking spot?: In front of a private driveway

25. When can you drive on a sidewalk?: When entering or exiting a driveway or

alley

26. Why do motorcyclists often wear bright colors?: They are hard to see

• What is the type of license which allows a person to drive a vehicle

designed for 16+ passengers calle?: CDL

• What should you do if you find that you are in the wrong lane at the last

moment?: Continue in the lane

29. When must you have your headlights turned on?: 30 mins after sunset, 30

mins before sunrise

30. What should you do if you are entering a road from a driveway?: Stop, yield

to traffic already on roadway and pedestrians

31. What should you do when you are tailgated?: If possible, move to right lane

and let the vehicle pass

32. What does a steady yellow light tell you to do?: Stop if it's safe to do so

33. What color cane does a blind person carry?: A white cane (or white with a

red tip)

• If you are approaching a light that has been green for some time, what

should you do?: Be prepared to stop

• How should your front wheels be positioned when parking uphill on a

two-way street?: Turned to the right (away from the street)

• When parking on a hill without a curb, how should you turn your wheels?-

: So if they roll, they will roll away from the street and traffic

37. You should always do what when driving?: Stay calm

• What should you do if there are flashing amber lights under a school

warning sign?: Reduce speed until clear of the area

• When stopped at railroad tracks with no crossing gates, when can you

cross?: Only when you can see clearly in both directions

40. Any time you pull away from the curb, what should you do?: Signal

• Large trucks have blind spots than most passenger vehi-

cles: Bigger

42. What are head restraints designed to do?: Reduce whiplash injuries

• What does a red flashing signal light mean?: Stop
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