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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. What is the Implied Consent Law?

2. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .15%?
Passing on side of broken line
25x greater
Only in case of emergency - but must pull over first
35 mph

3. How often must you renew your registration?
Every year
So you have enough time to stop
Red - yellow - green
10 ft

4. When are road surfaces most slippery?
Calm down
Return to DMV
Slow down and stop
During first few minutes of rainfall

5. Five places that you can't park
So you have enough time to stop
On bridge - in tunnel - fire lanes - bus stops - no closer than suggested feet
Triangle - octagon - diamond
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway

6. What are the penalties for altering a driver's license?
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
Triangle - octagon - diamond
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail

7. How long is a new driver on probation for?
1 year
Go when safe
No passing
6x greater

8. When should you use your signals?
25%
Slow down - let them pass
Turning - passing - pulling over for emergency vehicles
Hold wheel tightly - decelerate (slow down) - put blinkers on - pull over to side as fast as possible

9. NJ law requires that child must ride in a child restraint device if
EVERYONE
Every 2 years
8 years old or 80 pounds and less
6 months

10. What four factors determine your BAC?

11. After two to four drinks - alcohol begins to impair your
So you have enough time to stop
.01%
On bridge - in tunnel - fire lanes - bus stops - no closer than suggested feet
Reaction time - judgment - coordination

12. How much are your chances of getting into an accident if your BAC is .10%?
Stop
6x greater
$500 fine - 30-90 day license suspension - IDRC class - 15-30 day community service
Black and yellow

13. What items must you bring w/ you when going for Road Test?
1 passenger
Stop
Permit - insurance - registration - inspection sticker - supervising driver - proper vehicle (6 points of ID is after you pass this test)
1.5 - 5 - 12

14. Order of colors on traffic lights?
10 ft
Good measure for following distance
Red - yellow - green
So you have enough time to stop

15. When you move into NJ - you must have your vehicle inspected w/in
60 days
When police says so - when person is making left turn
25 ft
1 year

16. Colors of a railroad crossing sign
Black and yellow
1
Body weight - amount that you've had to drink - food you've eaten - time
On bridge - in tunnel - fire lanes - bus stops - no closer than suggested feet

17. Between what hours may a driver Who has a provisional license drive?
1 year
Driving while taking drugs
So you have enough time to stop
5 am-11 pm

18. Best way to talk to other drivers?
Lights - horns - hand signals
18
Beer
2x greater

19. Double solid lines in center of a two-way road mean
17
10 ft
Distance of headlights
No passing

20. If under 21 - NJ law sates that you may be under the influence if you BAC is...
17
$100
.01%
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles

21. If someone gets drunk in your home - leaves - and gets into accident - you may become involved in
A lawsuit
Turn wheel in direction of skid - don't brake - take foot off gas - then straighten wheel out when vehicle is settled
Slow down and stop
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right

22. Best way to take a curve?
Slow down before entering
Permit (which acts as license) - registration - insurance - supervising driver (21 years old - 3 years driving experience)
Stop
1

23. Shape of yield sign? Stop sign? Warning/construction sign?
Triangle - octagon - diamond
1/2 hour before sunset - 1/2 hour after sunrise
25x greater
Reaction time - judgment - coordination

24. If your wheels drift onto the shoulder (side) and you want to return to road - you should
Slow down - let them pass
EVERYONE
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
1

25. When can you pass on right?
Go when safe
Away from curb
On bridge - in tunnel - fire lanes - bus stops - no closer than suggested feet
When police says so - when person is making left turn

26. What must you do when approaching a railroad crossing w/ flashing red lights?
Entrance ramp of highway
Slow down and stop
Stop!
6x greater

27. You should always yield to which roadway users?
1 passenger
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles
Always! unless sign says otherwise
100 ft before

28. Speed limit in a residential area?
25%
1 passenger
1.5 - 5 - 12
25 mph

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

30. What are the steps for making a left turn from a two-way road?
Always! unless sign says otherwise
18
Have to take breathalyzer test at cop's request
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn

31. 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)
Time
6 moths supervised driving
21 years old - 3 years driving experience - valid NJ license

32. What should you do if car begins to hydroplane?
Away from curb
Slow down/take foot off gas
Accumulate 12-14 points in 24 months
35 mph

33. You may not park within How many feet of a fire hydrant?
Toward curb
10 ft
1 year
Put signal on - approach center of intersection - turn when it's safe into left lane - turn into right lane when safe

34. You may not park w/in How many feet of a stop sign?
Triangle - octagon - diamond
50 ft
Body weight - amount that you've had to drink - food you've eaten - time
Stop you from hitting windshield - from sliding around in back seat - from flying from back to front seat

35. Who is required by the GDL law to wear a seat belt in the vehicle?
EVERYONE
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn
8 years old or 80 pounds and less
Beer

36. How far away from a school bus must you stop?
Permit - insurance - registration - inspection sticker - supervising driver - proper vehicle (6 points of ID is after you pass this test)
25 ft
Triangle - octagon - diamond
60 days

37. If you are under 21 and drive a vehicle w/ as little as .01% BAC - the penalties are...
Don't drink and drive
Every 4 years
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!
$500 fine - 30-90 day license suspension - IDRC class - 15-30 day community service

38. The holder of a provisional license - Who is under 21 - may rive unsupervised when what requirements are met?
Have to take breathalyzer test at cop's request
$200-600 in fines - 6 months in jail
On bridge - in tunnel - fire lanes - bus stops - no closer than suggested feet
6 moths supervised driving

39. How many passengers can accompany the holder of a validated GDL Special Learner's Permit in the vehicle?
1 passenger
Black and yellow
Slow down - check traffic - proceed w/ caution - always yield to car at right
Examiner must have access to emergency brake

40. When parking downhill - your wheel should be turned
Slow down before entering
Passing on side of broken line
Return to DMV
Toward curb

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

42. Penalties for getting a driver's license illegally?
1
$200-500 - 30-90 days in jail
Driving while taking drugs
Calm down

43. What age can a person obtain a provisional license?
Body weight - amount that you've had to drink - food you've eaten - time
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
1 year
17

44. You should dim your lights to low beams during
18
Always! unless sign says otherwise
Reaction time - judgment - coordination
City driving - fog - when car is approaching you

45. A single - solid white line across an intersection means...
Slow down before entering
18
6 months
Stop

46. NJ laws require you to keep to right except...
Slow down - regain control - turn slowly back onto roadway
When passing/turning
Passing on side of broken line
Put signal on - approach center of intersection - turn when it's safe into left lane - turn into right lane when safe

47. What penalties will a motorist receive for a 3rd conviction of operation under the influence of liquor/drugs?
So you have enough time to stop
25x greater
Suspension of driving privileges - installation of interlock device
Put signal on - approach center of intersection - turn when it's safe into left lane - turn into right lane when safe

48. The holder of a Provisional Driver's License - under 21 - can have How many non-household members in the car?
$200-500 - 30-90 days in jail
1
18
Blinker on - move into center of intersection - when no traffic - make turn

49. What does driving under influence mean?
Stop!
Driving while taking drugs
Slow down/take foot off gas
Slow down before entering

50. Use high beam lights during...
1
2x greater
21 years old - 3 years driving experience - valid NJ license
Open country driving