Alaska DMV Permit Practice Test 6
Test 6 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. What does Alaska require in order to remove the provisional restriction from a driver license?
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Answer D: A new parental consent and a 15 dollar fee for the new license
After six months of conviction free driving with no convictions for illegal use of alcohol or drugs, the restriction can be lifted, but a new parental consent must be given and a new license issued for 15 dollars.
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2. You realize you have turned the wrong way onto a one-way street. What should you do?
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Answer A: Pull to the right, stop, and back into the street you came from when clear
Get out of the traffic stream first: pull right and stop, then back out into the street you came from once you can see it is safe.
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3. How long does an Alaska driver have to send a written crash report to the Department of Administration?
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Answer D: 10 days, unless a peace officer investigated the crash
The driver must forward a report within 10 days of a crash involving injury, death or property damage of 2,000 dollars or more, but no report is required when the crash was investigated by a peace officer.
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4. What fine does Alaska law set for failing to pull over when five or more vehicles are following on a two lane road outside an urban area?
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Answer B: A fine of at least 100 dollars
Alaska makes the failure to yield to following traffic an infraction punishable by a fine of at least 100 dollars.
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5. Why is the road often most slippery during the first few minutes of rain after a long dry spell?
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Answer C: Oil and dust on the surface mix with the water into a slick film
Oil drippings and road dust build up on dry pavement, and the first light rain lifts them into a slippery film before heavier rain washes it away.
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6. You are turning right from a one-way street onto a two-way street. Where should the turn end?
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Answer A: In the lane nearest the right curb of the street you are entering
A right turn starts and finishes as close to the right as practical, so you leave the one-way street from the right lane and arrive in the lane nearest the right curb.
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7. Fog thickens until you can barely make out the vehicle ahead. What is the safest action?
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Answer A: Slow right down and, if needed, leave the road at a safe place
In heavy fog the only safe speed may be very low, and if it drops below what the road allows, the answer is to pull well clear of the traffic lanes.
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8. A white diamond symbol is painted in a highway lane. What does it identify?
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Answer C: A lane reserved for high-occupancy vehicles
The diamond symbol marks a preferential lane, most often one reserved for vehicles carrying a minimum number of occupants.
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9. A school crossing guard steps into the roadway and holds up a stop paddle. What must you do?
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Answer D: Stop and stay stopped until the guard and the children have left the road
A crossing guard directs traffic with legal authority; you must remain stopped until both the guard and the children are clear of the roadway.
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10. What extra requirement must an Alaska applicant meet when applying for a new license after the license issued before age 21 expires?
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Answer C: A test on alcohol and drug awareness and the related driving laws
Alaska requires a person whose license expired on reaching 21 to pass a departmental test on alcohol and drug awareness and safety before a new license may be issued.
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11. How long must an Alaska applicant aged 16 or 17 hold an instruction permit before a provisional license can be issued?
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Answer C: At least 6 months
Alaska requires applicants who are 16 or 17 to hold a valid instruction permit for at least six months before the DMV can issue a provisional Class D license.
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12. What is the unposted maximum speed in an Alaska residential district?
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Answer C: 25 mph
Alaska sets the maximum lawful speed in a residential district at 25 mph unless a different limit is posted.
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13. What is the consequence of refusing a preliminary breath test at the roadside in Alaska?
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Answer B: It is an infraction
Alaska allows an officer with probable cause to require a portable breath sample at the scene, and refusing that preliminary test is an infraction, unlike refusing the evidentiary test.
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14. The only person offering you a ride home has been drinking. What should you do?
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Answer B: Do not get in; find another way home
A passenger in an impaired driver's vehicle shares all of the risk and can do nothing about it from the seat, so the only safe answer is another ride.
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15. Under Alaska regulation, when does an altered maximum speed limit take effect?
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Answer B: When signs giving notice of the limit have been erected
After an engineering and traffic investigation the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or a municipality may set a different maximum, but it is effective only when signs giving notice of it are erected.
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16. What minimum liability insurance amounts does the Alaska Mandatory Insurance Law require?
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Answer D: 50,000 dollars per person and 100,000 dollars per crash for bodily injury, plus 25,000 dollars property damage
Alaska sets one of the higher bodily injury requirements in the country at 50,000 dollars per person and 100,000 dollars per crash, with 25,000 dollars for property damage.
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17. What penalty can Alaska impose for littering from a vehicle?
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Answer D: Up to 1,000 dollars, up to 90 days in jail, and litter gathering
Alaska punishes littering with a fine of up to 1,000 dollars, a maximum of 90 days imprisonment, and a possible court imposed penalty of gathering litter in a specified area for a specified time.
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18. What is the highest speed limit that may be posted on an Alaska highway?
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Answer C: 65 mph
The Alaska manual notes that speed limits on selected highways may be posted at 65 mph, above the statewide default of 55 mph.
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19. At many crossings the walk indication appears only after a button is pressed. What happens if a pedestrian does not press it?
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Answer B: The signal may cycle without showing a walk indication
An actuated pedestrian phase is called in by the pushbutton, so without it the controller may serve the vehicle movements alone.
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20. Where is the best place in the car for a child safety seat?
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Answer A: In the rear seat, secured either with the belt or with the lower anchors
The rear seat is furthest from most impacts and from the front airbags, and the seat must be locked in with the belt or the anchors.