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1
A driver approaching a flashing red traffic signal must:
  • Stop before entering the intersection
  • Merge to the right
  • Slow down at the light
  • Drive carefully without stopping
2
In New Jersey, persons under 21 years of age are considered under the influence (DUI) when their BAC is:
  • .05
  • .10
  • All of the above
  • .01
3
You can practice driving with a valid special learner's permit (for a 16 year old):
  • Anytime
  • Between 9 am and 9 pm
  • Between 12:01 am and 5 am
  • Between 5:01 am and 11 pm
4
In New Jersey, you must be at least _ years old to register a motor vehicle/
  • 16
  • 15
  • 17
  • 21
5
As you drive, you are required to stop your vehicle:
  • When a traffic officer orders you to stop
  • Where there is a red light
  • All of the above
  • At an intersection with a stop sign
6
As you drive, you must turn your headlights on:
  • One-half hour before sunrise
  • When you turn your wipers on
  • One-half hour after sunset
  • All of the above
7
You must yield for emergency vehicles:
  • Only when other vehicles yield
  • When you see a flashing red or blue light or hear a siren
  • Never
  • None of the above
8
You may drive on public or private property to avoid a traffic sign or signal only:
  • Anytime
  • If the driver stops the vehicle before crossing the sidewalk
  • With the permission of the property owner
  • When directed to do so by a police officer
9
It is important to slow down:
  • On narrow or winding roads
  • All of the above
  • At intersections or railroad crossings
  • When the road is wet or slippery
10
Vehicle stopping distances never depend on:
  • Condition of your vehicle's brakes
  • Time of day
  • Your own reaction time
  • Condition and type of vehicle's tired
11
You needn't stop your vehicle for an ice cream truck when:
  • It shows a stop signal arm
  • It shows flashing red lights
  • On a dual highway if you're on the other side of a safety islands or mediam from the ice cream truck
  • A person is crossing the roadway to or from the frozen dessert truck
12
When driving on major highways:
  • Stay alert
  • Be ready to react to road hazards
  • Keep your eyes moving
  • All of the above
13
When driving in bad weather, drivers should:
  • Decrease the "two-second" rule
  • None of the above
  • Increase the "two-second" rule
  • Increase speed to reach the final destination more quickly
14
MVC may terminate your road test before it starts because of:
  • An unsafe vehicle
  • A center console or other equipment in your vehicle that obstructs the examiner's access to the brake pedal
  • All of the above
  • Missing seat belts
15
The Implied Consent Law is:
  • Permission for someone to drive your vehicle
  • None of the above
  • You agree to a breath test when under arrest and suspected of drinking and driving
  • All passengers must wear their seat belts
16
If a collision is possible, you should:
  • Choose to hit somethiing that's standing still rather than something moving toward you
  • Choose to hit something that will give way rather than something that's rigid
  • If you have to hit anything, try to make it a glancing blow or sideswipe
  • All of the above
17
If your windshield wipers stop suddenly during rain or snow you should:
  • Slow down
  • Roll down the driver's side window and put your head out so you can see ahead
  • All of the above
  • Brake and pull off the road
18
What are some telltale signs of a drunk driver?
  • Weaving between lanes
  • All of the above
  • Quick and sudden stops
  • Driving slowers than normal traffic flow
19
A 5-ounce glass of wine contains the same amount of alchohol as:
  • A 6-pack of beer
  • A gallon of wine
  • One 12-ounce can of beer
  • One pint of whiskey
20
To obtain a New Jersey Driver license or non-driver ID card, you must present:
  • Proof of address
  • Proof of legal US presence
  • All of the above
  • Proof of age
21
If you are driving behind a school bus and it shows a flashing red light signaling a stop, you must:
  • Stop at least 25 feet away
  • Slow down to 10mph
  • Speed up and pass
  • Stop directly behind the bus
22
If you move to NJ, how long do you have to transfer your basic driver license?
  • 30 days or until your out-of-state driver license expires, whichever comes first
  • 14 days or until your out-of-state driver license expires, whichever comes first
  • 7 days or until your out-of-state driver license expires, whichever comes first
  • 60 days or until your out-of-state driver license expires, whichever comes first
23
Getting a driver's license illegally may result in:
  • Imprisonment of 6 months
  • A court trial
  • A fine of $200 to $500 and/or imprisonment from 30 to 90 days
  • A fine of $25 to $100
24
If a student fails the driving test (road test) for the first time, how long must he/she wait before taking it again
  • 30 days
  • 7 days
  • At least two weeks
  • 5 days
25
Using both safety belts and shoulder belts is important because they:
  • Keep children away from the driver
  • Increase your chances of surviving a collision (by about 60%!)
  • Are required by law
  • Are required by the Division of Motor Vehicles
26
What is NJ law that sets top speed limits for certain state highways and all interstates?
  • 35 mph
  • 50 mph
  • 55 mph
  • 65 mph
27
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a school zone is:
  • 35 mph
  • 20 mph
  • 15 mph
  • 25 mph
28
To get a Basic Driver License, you must:
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be at least 16 years old
  • Be at least 21 years old
  • Be at least 17 years old
29
What are three items you must have with you when driving?
  • Birth certificate; Student ID; SS card
  • License or permit; Registration; and Insurance card
  • Passport; SS card; Insurance card
  • None of the above
30
To obtain an NJ driver license or non-driver ID card, you must present:
  • Proof of citizenship
  • Proof of identity
  • Proof of age, identity, address, and that your presence in this country is authorized under federal law
  • Proof of age
31
The best way to talk to other drivers is to:
  • Roll down the window and yell
  • Be courteous and wave
  • Motion with your hands
  • Use your horn or lights
32
A motorist who changes addresses must report this change to the MVC within __ after moving, including people who are moving out of NJ:
  • Five days
  • Two weeks
  • One month
  • One week
33
How long do you have to notify the MVC after a name change?
  • 10 days
  • 30 days
  • 14 days
  • 7 days
34
How much time do you have to notify the MVC after an address change:
  • 7 days
  • 10 days
  • 14 days
  • 30 days
35
A motorist with a valid out-of-state commercial driver license (CDL) who moves to NJ must apply for a NJ license within:
  • 45 days
  • 60 days
  • 30 days
  • 90 days
36
A motorist with a valid out-of-state license who moves to New Jersey
must apply for a New Jersey license within:
  • 45 days
  • 90 days
  • 30 days
  • 60 days
37
How long will your basic license be good for in New Jersey?
  • 2 years
  • 5 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
38
The meaning of a hand signal when driver's hand and arm is downward is:
  • Right turn
  • U-turn
  • Slow or stop
  • Left turn
39
The meaning of a hand signal when driver's hand and arm is upward is:
  • Slow or stop
  • Left turn
  • Right turn
  • U-turn
40
The meaning of a hand signal when driver's hand and arm is straight out is:
  • Right turn
  • Slow or stop
  • U-turn
  • Left turn
41
A driver should signal at least how far before his intended turn?
  • 100 feet
  • 1000 feet
  • 60 yards
  • 50 feet
42
A single, solid white line across a road at an intersection means:
  • Stop behind the line for a traffic light and pedestrians
  • No parking zone
  • No passing
  • Bus stop
43
The law allows you to turn right after stopping and yielding to all traffic and pedestrians at a red light unless:
  • There is a stop sign
  • There is a red arrow pointing right
  • There is a flashing red light
  • There is a sign "no turn on red"
44
What should you do at a yellow light?
  • Stop, if you can do so safely, then wait for green
  • Speed up and go through
  • Slam on the brakes
  • Slow down and go through
45
What does an octagon shaped sign indicate?
  • No not enter
  • Warning
  • Stop
  • Yield
46
What does a square with a red circle sign indicate?
  • Warning
  • No passing
  • Do not enter
  • Yield
47
What is a common mistake new drivers make while stopping?
  • Slamming on the brakes
  • Pushing the brake too lightly
  • Pushing both gas and brake
  • Pushing the gas pedal
48
Your hands should be placed on the steering wheel at what position on the clock?
  • 11 and 1
  • 9 and 3
  • 10 and 2
  • 12 and 6
49
For sharper turns what steering technique should you use while turning your car?
  • Continuous
  • 3 and 9 steering
  • Push and pull
  • Hand over hand
50
A pentagon shaped sign means which of the following?
  • Rail road crossing
  • School zone
  • Road narrows
  • No passing zone
51
What tests must a student driver have before he can practice driving?
  • High school driver education course
  • Road test
  • Law knowledge test and vision test
  • Physical examination
52
If a passenger over 18 is found without a seat belt, who is held responsible?
  • Passenger only
  • Driver
  • Passenger and driver
  • All of the above
53
When parking downhill on a street with a curb on your right, the vehicle's wheels should be:
  • Away from the curb
  • None of the above
  • Straight
  • Toward the curb
54
In order to steer the car while moving backward, you should turn:
  • The steering wheel in the direction you want the front of the car to go
  • The steering wheel clockwise for the rear of the car to go left
  • The steering wheel in the direction opposite the way you want the rear of the car to go
  • The steering wheel in the direction you want to rear of the car to go
55
Hydroplaning means:
  • Brakes fail to hold when cars are driver through deep water
  • Tire treads lose contact with a wet road
  • A car will skid when water is deeper than the tire tread
  • Road surfaces become slippery during the first minutes of rainfall
56
Hydroplaning is most likely to occur:
  • In a heavy rainstorm
  • In fog
  • During nighttime hours
  • In snow
57
In NJ, when can studded snow tired legally be used?
  • October 15 - April 1
  • November 15 - April 1
  • December 15 - April 1
  • November 15 - March 1
58
What is a habitual offender?
  • Any person whose license has been suspended 3 times in 3 years
  • Any person whose license has been suspended once
  • Any person whose license has been suspended 2 times in 2 years
  • Any person whose license has been suspended 1 time in 2 years
59
If a person has been drinking, what can sober them up?
  • Taking a hot shower
  • A full meal
  • Time
  • Drinking lots of water
60
Studies show that the greatest number of people arrested for drunk driving had been drinking what kind of alcoholic beverage?
  • Wine
  • Whiskey
  • Mixed drinks
  • Beer
61
The Implied Consent Law means:
  • Driver agrees to take the breath test
  • Driver is of legal age
  • It means nothing
  • Driver agress to cooperate
62
Drugs that may affect basic driving skills are:
  • Some prescription drugs
  • Cold pills
  • All of the above
  • Tranquilizers
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