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NJ Drivers Knowledge Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Speed limit in school zone?
Slow down before entering
25 mph
Exit ramp of highway
50 ft

2. What is a deceleration lane?
16
Black and yellow
$500 fine - 30-90 day license suspension - IDRC class - 15-30 day community service
Exit ramp of highway

3. Best way to talk to other drivers?
Lights - horns - hand signals
City driving - fog - when car is approaching you
Turn wheel in direction of skid - don't brake - take foot off gas - then straighten wheel out when vehicle is settled
Open country driving

4. When should you use your signals?
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!
Open country driving
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
Turning - passing - pulling over for emergency vehicles

5. If a student driver commits a moving traffic violation - Who is responsible?
6 moths supervised driving
Both student and supervisor
When passing/turning
Go to next exit - and then turn around

6. Between what hours may a driver Who has a provisional license drive?
5 am-11 pm
That they have a larger turning radius - have larger stopping distance - more blind spots
Slow down before entering
Open country driving

7. How often must you have your vehicle inspected?
Every 2 years
Distance of headlights
17
25 ft

8. When must you have headlights on?
1
During first few minutes of rainfall
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
25%

9. When does NJ law permit you to turn right on red?
Good measure for following distance
Always! unless sign says otherwise
60 days
16

10. Requirements to obtain a valid provisional license?
Permit - 6 months supervised driving - pass road/vision test
35 mph
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
Liability

11. In city driving - it is good practice to...
$100
Calm down
Look 12 sec. ahead/3 blocks ahead - parallel park (double park)
1 year

12. You may not park w/in How many feet of a crosswalk?
1 passenger
A lawsuit
25 ft
Be alert - be prepared - act on time

13. What age can a person obtain a basic driver's license?
6 months
Exit ramp of highway
Turning - passing - pulling over for emergency vehicles
18

14. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .05%
10 ft
Stop you from hitting windshield - from sliding around in back seat - from flying from back to front seat
25 ft
2x greater

15. The holder of a Provisional Driver's License - under 21 - can have How many non-household members in the car?
Permit (which acts as license) - registration - insurance - supervising driver (21 years old - 3 years driving experience)
25 ft
Driving while taking drugs
1

16. When nearing a steady yellow traffic signal - you should...
Slow down and stop
Permit - insurance - registration - inspection sticker - supervising driver - proper vehicle (6 points of ID is after you pass this test)
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months
Slow down - let them pass

17. Before turning - you should signal at least
10 ft
100 ft before
$100
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise

18. If you are angry or excited - what should you do before getting in car?
Calm down
Stop
It's an uncontrolled situation so: slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
10 ft

19. If you are under 21 and drive a vehicle w/ as little as .01% BAC - the penalties are...
Red - yellow - green
$500 fine - 30-90 day license suspension - IDRC class - 15-30 day community service
Entrance ramp of highway
$200-500 - 30-90 days in jail

20. Double solid lines in center of a two-way road mean
6 moths supervised driving
2x greater
No passing
25%

21. What should you do if you have a tire blowout?
Turn wheel in direction of skid - don't brake - take foot off gas - then straighten wheel out when vehicle is settled
Hold wheel tightly - decelerate (slow down) - put blinkers on - pull over to side as fast as possible
35 mph
100 ft before

22. What age can a person obtain a provisional license?
18
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
17
Exit ramp of highway

23. What should you do if you miss your exit on an expressway?
Stop!
When police says so - when person is making left turn
Lights - horns - hand signals
Go to next exit - and then turn around

24. How many passengers can accompany the holder of a validated GDL Special Learner's Permit in the vehicle?
1 passenger
Turn wheel in direction of skid - don't brake - take foot off gas - then straighten wheel out when vehicle is settled
25 ft
Beer

25. Speed limit in a residential area?
Put signal on - approach center of intersection - turn when it's safe into left lane - turn into right lane when safe
25 mph
EVERYONE
25%

26. What does it mean when pavement is marked w/ 2 centerlines - one solid and one broken?
25%
Passing on side of broken line
Slow down and stop
Red - yellow - green

27. Penalties for getting a driver's license illegally?
Triangle - octagon - diamond
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
Don't drink and drive
$200-500 - 30-90 days in jail

28. You may not take your road test in a vehicle w/ any obstructions or consoles between the driver and examiner b/c...
25 mph
Red - yellow - green
Examiner must have access to emergency brake
35 mph

29. What is the Implied Consent Law?

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30. How long is a provisional driver provisional for?
5 am-11 pm
When police says so - when person is making left turn
25 mph
1 year

31. Best way to take a curve?
Slow down before entering
Be alert - be prepared - act on time
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail
Turn wheel in direction of skid - don't brake - take foot off gas - then straighten wheel out when vehicle is settled

32. What must you do when approaching a railroad crossing w/ flashing red lights?
6 moths supervised driving
Right hand turn
Leave space so you can see surroundings - make sure you can see driver - make sure you're not in blind spots
Stop!

33. You should always yield to which roadway users?
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles
Only in case of emergency - but must pull over first
When passing/turning
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail

34. Hand signal when driver's hand and arm are out and upward means...
Stop
8 years old or 80 pounds and less
25 mph
Right hand turn

35. What age can a person obtain a special learner's permit?
6 moths supervised driving
When police says so - when person is making left turn
.01%
16

36. A person may operate a Moped with a...

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37. What four factors determine your BAC?

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38. Criteria for a supervising driver?
21 years old - 3 years driving experience - valid NJ license
50 ft
10 ft
1 year

39. What should you do if a vehicle is passing you?
Liability
Both student and supervisor
25%
Slow down - let them pass

40. What should you do if car begins to hydroplane?
Away from curb
25 mph
16
Slow down/take foot off gas

41. When approaching an uncontrolled intersection and another vehicle approaches with you - you should...
Reaction time - judgment - coordination
50 ft
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
Be alert - be prepared - act on time

42. NJ laws require you to keep to right except...
Stop!
.01%
Permit (which acts as license) - registration - insurance - supervising driver (21 years old - 3 years driving experience)
When passing/turning

43. To safely share roadway with large trucks/buses - you must know...
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles
That they have a larger turning radius - have larger stopping distance - more blind spots
Every 2 years
$100

44. How far away from a school bus must you stop?
Nov. 15- April 1
1 year
$500 fine - 30-90 day license suspension - IDRC class - 15-30 day community service
25 ft

45. What ways can seat belts help you in event of collision?
Stop you from hitting windshield - from sliding around in back seat - from flying from back to front seat
Triangle - octagon - diamond
Every 4 years
Toward curb

46. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .10%?
16
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn
6x greater
Reaction time - judgment - coordination

47. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .15%?
Return to DMV
1
Every 2 years
25x greater

48. Why is it good practice to keep a space cushion?
Slow down before entering
So you have enough time to stop
1 year
Right hand turn

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

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50. How long is a new driver on probation for?
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
Slow down - let them pass
1 year
60 days