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NJ Drivers Knowledge Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Double solid lines in center of a two-way road mean
6 moths supervised driving
Nov. 15- April 1
No passing
Every year

2. When parking uphill - your wheels should be turned...
10 ft
Triangle - octagon - diamond
Away from curb
Slow down/take foot off gas

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

4. What age can a person obtain a provisional license?
Beer
17
Driving while taking drugs
16

5. You should dim your lights to low beams during
City driving - fog - when car is approaching you
Body weight - amount that you've had to drink - food you've eaten - time
25 ft
Distance of headlights

6. Who is required by the GDL law to wear a seat belt in the vehicle?
Time
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail
Every year
EVERYONE

7. When parking downhill - your wheel should be turned
Toward curb
When passing/turning
Examiner must have access to emergency brake
Suspension of driving privileges - installation of interlock device

8. Most people who are convicted for drinking and driving have been drinking...
10 ft
Beer
During first few minutes of rainfall
Slow down - let them pass

9. You may not park w/in How many feet of a stop sign?
Turn wheel in direction of skid - don't brake - take foot off gas - then straighten wheel out when vehicle is settled
$200-500 - 30-90 days in jail
Basic driver's license
50 ft

10. A single - solid white line across an intersection means...
50 ft
Stop
1 year
Turning - passing - pulling over for emergency vehicles

11. Colors of a railroad crossing sign
Reaction time - judgment - coordination
25 ft
Black and yellow
City driving - fog - when car is approaching you

12. How far away from a school bus must you stop?
25 ft
Beer
1 year
6 moths supervised driving

13. If you are angry or excited - what should you do before getting in car?
Turning - passing - pulling over for emergency vehicles
Lights - horns - hand signals
Calm down
When police says so - when person is making left turn

14. When is a GDL driver permitted to use a hand-held wireless device?
Exit ramp of highway
Return to DMV
Only in case of emergency - but must pull over first
Examiner must have access to emergency brake

15. Meaning of a hand signal when driver's hand and arm are downward...
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months
2x greater
Stop
5 am-11 pm

16. When can you pass on right?
When police says so - when person is making left turn
Examiner must have access to emergency brake
Lights - horns - hand signals
6 months

17. If your wheels drift onto the shoulder (side) and you want to return to road - you should
Don't drink and drive
25 mph
Lights - horns - hand signals
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway

18. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .15%?
25 mph
Nov. 15- April 1
25x greater
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!

19. What should you do if you miss your exit on an expressway?
No passing
Distance of headlights
Go to next exit - and then turn around
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right

20. What is the three second rule?
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
Good measure for following distance
A lawsuit
So you have enough time to stop

21. What does driving under influence mean?
Right hand turn
Driving while taking drugs
Red - yellow - green
Hold wheel tightly - decelerate (slow down) - put blinkers on - pull over to side as fast as possible

22. What should you do if car begins to hydroplane?
Slow down/take foot off gas
That they have a larger turning radius - have larger stopping distance - more blind spots
No passing
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn

23. Why is it good practice to keep a space cushion?
2x greater
$100
Exit ramp of highway
So you have enough time to stop

24. NJ law allows up to 3 points to be subtracted from your driving record if you commit no moving violations for how long?
10 ft
Good measure for following distance
1 year
25 mph

25. A person Who has a student permit must have what items w/ them when driving?
Permit (which acts as license) - registration - insurance - supervising driver (21 years old - 3 years driving experience)
Nov. 15- April 1
Entrance ramp of highway
25 mph

26. Order of colors on traffic lights?
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
25 ft
$500 fine - 30-90 day license suspension - IDRC class - 15-30 day community service
Red - yellow - green

27. When can you use studded snow tires?
City driving - fog - when car is approaching you
Nov. 15- April 1
Permit - 6 months supervised driving - pass road/vision test
1 year

28. Use high beam lights during...
Go to next exit - and then turn around
Stop!
Basic driver's license
Open country driving

29. 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
8 years old or 80 pounds and less
Hold wheel tightly - decelerate (slow down) - put blinkers on - pull over to side as fast as possible
18

30. You may not park within How many feet of a fire hydrant?
1
10 ft
6x greater
Liability

31. Under GDL law - a person is required to attend a remedial training class for what reasons?
5 am-11 pm
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months
Passing on side of broken line
60 days

32. Requirements to obtain a valid provisional license?
50 ft
Triangle - octagon - diamond
Permit - 6 months supervised driving - pass road/vision test
Always! unless sign says otherwise

33. What are the steps for making a left turn from a two-way road?
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn
Don't drink and drive
5 am-11 pm
25 ft

34. What age can a person obtain a basic driver's license?
Slow down before entering
2x greater
Go to next exit - and then turn around
18

35. Speed limit in a residential area?
25 mph
Nov. 15- April 1
Hold wheel tightly - decelerate (slow down) - put blinkers on - pull over to side as fast as possible
25%

36. Hand signal when driver's hand and arm are out and upward means...
100 ft before
35 mph
Right hand turn
A lawsuit

37. When are road surfaces most slippery?
25x greater
Return to DMV
During first few minutes of rainfall
1 passenger

38. When driving around a curve - vehicle will tend to
Stop you from hitting windshield - from sliding around in back seat - from flying from back to front seat
Body weight - amount that you've had to drink - food you've eaten - time
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
Go straight

39. Penalties for getting a driver's license illegally?
1
Permit - insurance - registration - inspection sticker - supervising driver - proper vehicle (6 points of ID is after you pass this test)
$200-500 - 30-90 days in jail
Stop!

40. In adverse weather conditions - how much longer will it take a large truck to stop versus a small car?
25%
2x greater
35 mph
EVERYONE

41. If under 21 - NJ law sates that you may be under the influence if you BAC is...
EVERYONE
$100
Driving while taking drugs
.01%

42. What does it mean when pavement is marked w/ 2 centerlines - one solid and one broken?
Passing on side of broken line
8 years old or 80 pounds and less
Every year
Go when safe

43. What are the penalties for altering a driver's license?
25 mph
5 am-11 pm
When police says so - when person is making left turn
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail

44. What should you do if you have a tire blowout?
Suspension of driving privileges - installation of interlock device
EVERYONE
A lawsuit
Hold wheel tightly - decelerate (slow down) - put blinkers on - pull over to side as fast as possible

45. How much is the fine for violation of any of the conditions of the GDL permits or Provisional License?
25 ft
Slow down/take foot off gas
$100
That they have a larger turning radius - have larger stopping distance - more blind spots

46. Speed limit in a business district?
35 mph
Away from curb
Driving while taking drugs
City driving - fog - when car is approaching you

47. When does NJ law permit you to turn right on red?
21 years old - 3 years driving experience - valid NJ license
35 mph
25 ft
Always! unless sign says otherwise

48. How many passengers can accompany the holder of a validated GDL Special Learner's Permit in the vehicle?
Red - yellow - green
Put signal on - approach center of intersection - turn when it's safe into left lane - turn into right lane when safe
1 passenger
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail

49. What is the only thing that can sober a person up?
Turning - passing - pulling over for emergency vehicles
That they have a larger turning radius - have larger stopping distance - more blind spots
Time
Body weight - amount that you've had to drink - food you've eaten - time

50. How often must you have your vehicle inspected?
Time
1 passenger
Permit (which acts as license) - registration - insurance - supervising driver (21 years old - 3 years driving experience)
Every 2 years