Alaska DMV Permit Practice Test 4
Test 4 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 16 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Alaska test.
- Questions20
- Correct to pass16
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age14 years
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1. Approaching the point this sign refers to, which hazard is most likely?
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Answer A: A vehicle pulling out from the entering road into the driver's path
The main risk is a driver on the entering road who misjudges the gap and pulls out, so covering the brake and being ready to slow is the sensible response.
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2. What credit does Alaska give for each 12 consecutive months of violation free licensed driving within the preceding five years?
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Answer C: One point accumulates to the driver benefit
Besides the deductions for clean driving and for courses, one point accumulates to the driver benefit for each 12 consecutive months of licensed violation free driving in the five year period before the calculation.
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3. An orange sign reading END ROAD WORK is posted beside the highway. What does it mark?
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Answer C: The point where the work zone restrictions stop
The sign is installed at the downstream end of the temporary traffic control zone to tell drivers that normal conditions apply again.
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4. At what breath or blood alcohol concentration is an Alaska driver presumed to be driving under the influence?
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Answer C: 0.08 or more
Alaska law presumes a driver is under the influence at a breath or blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, and 0.04 or more when operating a commercial motor vehicle.
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5. Under the Alaska implied consent law, when may an officer require a sample of blood or urine rather than breath?
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Answer C: When the driver was in a crash causing death or serious physical injury
Alaska implied consent allows breath testing after a lawful DUI arrest, and allows blood or urine testing for alcohol or controlled substances where the driver was in a crash causing death or serious physical injury to another person.
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6. What minimum sentence must an Alaska court impose for a first DUI conviction?
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Answer D: 72 consecutive hours in jail and a fine of at least 1,500 dollars
For a first DUI conviction Alaska requires a minimum of 72 consecutive hours imprisonment, a fine of at least 1,500 dollars, and an ignition interlock device for at least six months.
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7. Which of these places should never be used to turn your vehicle around?
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Answer C: The driveway of a fire station or the roadway in front of it
Turning around in or in front of a fire station driveway can block emergency vehicles leaving, and most states prohibit it.
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8. Which Alaska provisional license holders are not bound by the passenger and night driving restrictions?
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Answer B: Holders of an off system license for areas off the connected highway system
The passenger and hour restrictions do not apply to an off system license restricted to areas not connected to the land highway system or to a highway carrying an average daily traffic volume of 499 or more.
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9. How far from a stopped Alaska school bus with flashing red lights must an approaching driver stop?
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Answer C: Not less than 30 feet
Alaska requires a driver approaching a school bus from any direction with flashing red lights in operation to stop not less than 30 feet from the bus and to wait until the lights stop and the bus moves.
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10. What does the Alaska DMV do when a driver reaches half of the points needed for a suspension?
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Answer B: It sends a warning letter about correcting the driving behavior
Alaska sends a warning letter when a violator reaches the halfway mark toward a point suspension, advising the driver to take steps to correct their driving behavior.
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11. Which Alaska highway has its own studded tire dates whatever its latitude?
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Answer A: The Sterling Highway
On any paved portion of the Sterling Highway studded tires and chains are prohibited from May 1 through September 15, at any latitude.
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12. No plaque stating days or hours accompanies this sign at the intersection. When does the restriction apply?
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Answer D: At all times, since nothing limits it to particular periods
A regulatory restriction runs continuously unless a supplemental plaque states the days or hours during which it applies.
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13. How much more energy must your brakes absorb if you double your speed?
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Answer D: About four times as much, since energy rises with the square of speed
Kinetic energy grows with the square of speed, so twice the speed means about four times the energy and a far longer braking distance.
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14. Which circumstance prevents an Alaska driver license from being renewed by mail or on the department website?
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Answer B: The applicant is 69 or older on the expiration date of the license
Alaska blocks renewal by mail or online when the most recent renewal was already done that way, or when the applicant is 69 years of age or older on the expiration date.
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15. A driver holds a steady highway speed into the section this sign warns about. What is the most likely result?
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Answer B: The vehicle runs wide toward the outside and can cross into another lane or leave the pavement
Holding speed into a change of alignment asks the tires for more side grip than they can supply, so the vehicle runs wide and the driver is left with less room to correct.
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16. You are inside a tunnel with no shoulder when an ambulance comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?
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Answer D: Keep going at a safe speed and pull over once you are clear of the tunnel
Stopping in a tunnel or on a narrow bridge blocks the only lane, so continue at a safe speed to the first place where you can pull clear.
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17. At what ages may the Alaska DMV issue a provisional driver license?
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Answer C: From 16 until the applicant turns 18
A provisional driver license may be issued to a person who is at least 16 but not yet 18, once an instruction permit has been held for at least six months.
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18. Which passengers may an Alaska provisional license holder carry with no qualifying adult in the vehicle?
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Answer B: Siblings
The Alaska provisional passenger restriction makes an explicit exception for the young driver siblings, while other young passengers require a parent, guardian or licensed person at least 21 to be present.
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19. Why should you stay out of an intersection you cannot clear, even on a green light?
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Answer B: Because you would block cross traffic when their signal turns green
A vehicle stranded in the intersection blocks the cross street when its light turns green, which stalls the whole junction and traps emergency vehicles.
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20. You are driving slower than the general flow on a multilane highway. Which lane should you use?
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Answer D: The right lane, keeping the left lanes free for faster traffic and passing
Slower traffic must keep right so that faster vehicles and overtaking traffic can use the left lanes without weaving between lanes.