Alaska DMV Permit Practice Test 54
- Questions20
- Correct to pass16
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age14 years
-
1. The sun is low behind you and shining into the eyes of oncoming drivers. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer C: Turn on your headlights and expect oncoming drivers not to see you
Drivers facing the low sun may not see you at all, so make yourself as visible as possible and give way rather than insisting on your right of way.
-
2. At the scene of a crash you were part of, what are you required to do besides stopping?
Show answer
Answer B: Give your name, your address and vehicle details, and help anyone who is hurt
Every state requires drivers involved in a crash to identify themselves and to render reasonable aid to anyone injured.
-
3. An ambulance with lights and siren is coming toward you on an undivided two-lane road. What must you do?
Show answer
Answer A: Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes
On an undivided road, drivers in both directions clear the way, pulling to the right edge and stopping.
-
4. You are driving along a street lined with parked cars. What should you watch for?
Show answer
Answer B: Doors opening, vehicles pulling out and pedestrians stepping from between cars
Parked cars hide people and can move without warning. Keep as much space from them as you safely can and cover the brake.
-
5. In plain words, what is oversteer?
Show answer
Answer C: The rear of the vehicle slides out and the car turns too sharply
Oversteer means the rear tires have lost grip first, so the tail swings out and the vehicle turns more than you asked it to.
-
6. Is it acceptable to watch a video on a screen positioned where you can see it while driving?
Show answer
Answer B: No, the screen pulls your eyes and attention away from the road
Moving pictures are among the strongest visual distractions. Video screens must be out of the driver's view while the vehicle is moving.
-
7. In most states, how far before a turn must your signal already be on in city traffic?
Show answer
Answer B: At least 100 feet, roughly the length of six or seven cars
Most states require the signal for at least 100 feet before a turn in city driving, which gives drivers behind you time to react before you slow; several require more at higher speeds.
-
8. Which Alaska drivers are exempt from the mandatory motor vehicle liability insurance requirement?
Show answer
Answer A: Those driving only in areas off the connected highway system
The mandatory insurance law does not apply where a vehicle is driven only in areas not connected to the land highway system or to a highway carrying more than 499 vehicles a day, and only if the operator has had no citation of six or more points in the preceding five years.
-
9. A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and waves you through a red light. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer C: Follow the officer, whose directions come before signs and signals
Directions given by a police officer or an authorized flagger override signs, signals and pavement markings.
-
10. Which of these would appear as a symbol on a blue general service sign?
Show answer
Answer A: A hospital
General service signs cover facilities such as hospitals, fuel, food, lodging, camping, telephones and rest areas, all shown in white on blue.
-
11. What most often starts a rear wheel skid?
Show answer
Answer A: Too much speed, braking or acceleration for the grip available
A skid begins when what you ask of the tires exceeds what the surface can give, which is usually a matter of speed and of how abruptly you use the controls.
-
12. You are about to pass a long tractor-trailer on a two-lane road. What should you expect?
Show answer
Answer B: You will need more clear road, since the vehicle is much longer
A tractor-trailer can be 70 feet long, so passing it takes more distance and more time than passing a car at the same speed difference.
-
13. You are waiting to turn left and an oncoming vehicle stopped in the near lane to turn left blocks your view of the far lane. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer A: Wait where you are until you can see that the far lane is completely clear
The lane you cannot see is where the crash comes from, so you hold your position until the view opens up.
-
14. What does the traffic law actually say about the right of way?
Show answer
Answer B: It says who must yield; no driver is ever entitled to take the right of way
The law describes who must yield. Right of way is something you give; insisting on it when another driver does not yield causes crashes.
-
15. Why is a U-turn on a one-way street a problem?
Show answer
Answer A: You would end up facing the wrong way against all the traffic
Every lane of a one-way street runs the same way, so turning around leaves you driving head-on against all of the traffic.
-
16. You are entering an angle parking space on your right. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer C: Stay a little left of the space, then turn in between the lines
Keeping a little left of the space gives the front wheels the room to turn in cleanly and leaves your car centered between the lines.
-
17. A signal stands part way up a freeway entrance ramp and turns green briefly again and again. How many vehicles does such a signal normally release on each green?
Show answer
Answer A: One for each lane of the ramp
A ramp control signal releases a single vehicle per lane on each green so that vehicles reach the merge one at a time instead of in a bunch.
-
18. You signaled a lane change and the signal did not switch itself off afterwards. Why does that matter?
Show answer
Answer B: Other drivers may act on a turn you do not intend to make
A signal left on tells other drivers you are about to turn, and someone may pull out in front of you. Cancel it as soon as the maneuver is finished.
-
19. A sign at the signal reads LEFT TURN ON GREEN ARROW ONLY. The ball turns green but no arrow appears. What may you do?
Show answer
Answer C: Wait, because your turn is allowed only while the arrow is showing
The sign removes the permissive turn, so the left is legal only during the green arrow and you must wait behind the line until it appears.
-
20. Your lane is ending ahead in slow, heavy traffic and drivers in the next lane are already bumper to bumper. What is the recommended way to merge?
Show answer
Answer C: Take turns, one vehicle from each lane at the merge point
Alternating one for one at the merge point keeps both lanes moving and is the safest way to combine slow traffic.