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NJ Drivers Knowledge Test

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How often must you renew your license?
Stop you from hitting windshield - from sliding around in back seat - from flying from back to front seat
Every 4 years
Stop!
$100

2. From what age are you allowed to use hand-less phones?
25%
Distance of headlights
18
6 months

3. What should you do if you miss your exit on an expressway?
To maintain a proper speed so that you can stop if need be - never pass a truck or bus on the right - they can't see you!
Go to next exit - and then turn around
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
Nov. 15- April 1

4. When does NJ law permit you to turn right on red?
2x greater
1 year
Stop you from hitting windshield - from sliding around in back seat - from flying from back to front seat
Always! unless sign says otherwise

5. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .10%?
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
6x greater
Good measure for following distance
Nov. 15- April 1

6. A single - solid white line across an intersection means...
Hold wheel tightly - decelerate (slow down) - put blinkers on - pull over to side as fast as possible
$100
Stop
6 months

7. You may not park w/in How many feet of a crosswalk?
Distance of headlights
Stop!
Exit ramp of highway
25 ft

8. What should you do if you are stopped at a traffic light and are behind a large truck?

9. You should always yield to which roadway users?
50 ft
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles
Permit - insurance - registration - inspection sticker - supervising driver - proper vehicle (6 points of ID is after you pass this test)

10. Requirements to obtain a valid provisional license?
6x greater
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn
Always! unless sign says otherwise
Permit - 6 months supervised driving - pass road/vision test

11. Before turning - you should signal at least
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months
1 year
100 ft before
Stop!

12. What items must you bring w/ you when going for Road Test?
Don't drink and drive
$500 fine - 30-90 day license suspension - IDRC class - 15-30 day community service
When police says so - when person is making left turn
Permit - insurance - registration - inspection sticker - supervising driver - proper vehicle (6 points of ID is after you pass this test)

13. What must you do when approaching a railroad crossing w/ flashing red lights?
18
Exit ramp of highway
50 ft
Stop!

14. Order of colors on traffic lights?
Red - yellow - green
8 years old or 80 pounds and less
When police says so - when person is making left turn
Every year

15. Speed limit in school zone?
25 mph
2x greater
$100
Permit (which acts as license) - registration - insurance - supervising driver (21 years old - 3 years driving experience)

16. What age can a person obtain a basic driver's license?
18
Both student and supervisor
Nov. 15- April 1
To maintain a proper speed so that you can stop if need be - never pass a truck or bus on the right - they can't see you!

17. When is a GDL driver permitted to use a hand-held wireless device?
1 year
6 months
Stop!
Only in case of emergency - but must pull over first

18. After two to four drinks - alcohol begins to impair your
So you have enough time to stop
5 am-11 pm
25 mph
Reaction time - judgment - coordination

19. How far away from a school bus must you stop?
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
Every year
25 ft
8 years old or 80 pounds and less

20. How much is the fine for violation of any of the conditions of the GDL permits or Provisional License?
Liability
Examiner must have access to emergency brake
.01%
$100

21. When passing a large truck/bus - it is important tot remember

22. Between what hours is the holder of a GDL Special Learner's permit allowed to drive?
17
5 am-11 pm
Every year
Don't drink and drive

23. What is an acceleration lane?
$100
Entrance ramp of highway
1
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months

24. Five places that you can't park
Go to next exit - and then turn around
On bridge - in tunnel - fire lanes - bus stops - no closer than suggested feet
Always! unless sign says otherwise
Look 12 sec. ahead/3 blocks ahead - parallel park (double park)

25. When driving around a curve - vehicle will tend to
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
25 ft
Every 2 years
Go straight

26. In adverse weather conditions - how much longer will it take a large truck to stop versus a small car?
Open country driving
8 years old or 80 pounds and less
25%
Right hand turn

27. Hand signal when driver's hand and arm are out and upward means...
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles
Body weight - amount that you've had to drink - food you've eaten - time
To maintain a proper speed so that you can stop if need be - never pass a truck or bus on the right - they can't see you!
Right hand turn

28. What should you do if your vehicle goes into a skid?

29. You may not park within How many feet of a fire hydrant?
Passing on side of broken line
Slow down before entering
Triangle - octagon - diamond
10 ft

30. What age can a person obtain a special learner's permit?
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles
16
Lights - horns - hand signals
Permit - 6 months supervised driving - pass road/vision test

31. If a student driver commits a moving traffic violation - Who is responsible?
A lawsuit
Both student and supervisor
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
Permit - insurance - registration - inspection sticker - supervising driver - proper vehicle (6 points of ID is after you pass this test)

32. Most people who are convicted for drinking and driving have been drinking...
Beer
During first few minutes of rainfall
Every 2 years
Permit (which acts as license) - registration - insurance - supervising driver (21 years old - 3 years driving experience)

33. Between what hours may a driver Who has a provisional license drive?
1 passenger
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
5 am-11 pm
25 ft

34. What should you do if a vehicle is passing you?
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
1 year
Red - yellow - green
Slow down - let them pass

35. What is the only thing that can sober a person up?
Time
Basic driver's license
5 am-11 pm
Both student and supervisor

36. The holder of a provisional license - Who is under 21 - may rive unsupervised when what requirements are met?
Right hand turn
6 moths supervised driving
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
$100

37. How many passengers may a driver with a special learner's permit have in the car?
1
Open country driving
Permit - 6 months supervised driving - pass road/vision test
1 year

38. Meaning of a hand signal when driver's hand and arm are downward...
During first few minutes of rainfall
Stop
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months
So you have enough time to stop

39. When 2 roads intersect and there are no signs/signals - it is good practice to...

40. What are the steps for making a left turn from a two-way road?
60 days
On bridge - in tunnel - fire lanes - bus stops - no closer than suggested feet
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn
Stop you from hitting windshield - from sliding around in back seat - from flying from back to front seat

41. Speed limit in a residential area?
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
Liability
25 ft
25 mph

42. When should you use your signals?
Turning - passing - pulling over for emergency vehicles
Open country driving
25 ft
Good measure for following distance

43. When can you pass on right?
$100
25x greater
When police says so - when person is making left turn
Examiner must have access to emergency brake

44. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .15%?
Nov. 15- April 1
25x greater
5 am-11 pm
When police says so - when person is making left turn

45. What are the penalties for altering a driver's license?
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail
35 mph
Calm down
Black and yellow

46. When are road surfaces most slippery?
Go to next exit - and then turn around
Black and yellow
During first few minutes of rainfall
When passing/turning

47. What is a deceleration lane?
EVERYONE
Exit ramp of highway
Go straight
During first few minutes of rainfall

48. Criteria for a supervising driver?
21 years old - 3 years driving experience - valid NJ license
To maintain a proper speed so that you can stop if need be - never pass a truck or bus on the right - they can't see you!
Triangle - octagon - diamond
25x greater

49. If under 21 - NJ law sates that you may be under the influence if you BAC is...
.01%
Lights - horns - hand signals
Beer
Don't drink and drive

50. What age can a person obtain a provisional license?
18
17
Stop
6x greater