DRIVERS THEORY
FINAL REVIEW
1. What is the most common mistake beginning drivers make when using brakes?
SLAMMING DOWN TOO HARD
2. What 3 items do you need with you whenever you drive?
DRIVER’S LICENSE, INSURANCE, REGISTRATION
3. What type of insurance is required in New Jersey?
AUTO INSURANCE: LIABILITY
4. What way do you turn your tires when you park uphill WITHOUT a curb?
TOWARD THE SIDE OF ROAD
5. What is the shape of a school sign? A Yield right of way sign? A stop sign? A slow
moving vehicle sign?
School Sign: (5 – PENTAGON)
Yield Right of Way Sign: (3 – TRIANGLE)
Stop Sign: (8 – OCTAGON)
A Slow Moving Vehicle Sign: (3 – TRIANGLE W/ TIPS CUT OFF)
6. What do double solid lines on the pavement indicate?
NO PASSING, EITHER WAY
7. What do a solid and a broken line on the pavement indicate?
DASHED/BROKEN = PASS WHEN SAFE SOLID = NO PASS
8. What does a solid white line across a road indicate?
STOP LINE
9. When must you yield on a green light?
TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES STILL IN
INTERSECTION
10. What is your responsibility when another driver tries to overtake and pass you?
SLOW DOWN AND LET THEM PASS
11. When is it legal to pass on the right of another vehicle?
TRAFFIC AND WHEN FRONT DRIVER IS TURNING LEFT AND THERE IS
ROOM
12. Who must yield when two cars arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at the same time?
CAR ON LEFT YIELDS TO CAR ON RIGHT (RIGHT GOES)
13. When is a right turn on red legal?
ALWAYS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED BY “NO TURN ON RED”
SIGN
14. What must you do before making a right turn on red?
FULL STOP
15. Illustrate a right hand turn signal, a left hand turn signal, and a slow or stop signal.
Right hand turn signal:
Left hand turn signal:
Slow or Stop Signal:
16. At what distance must you signal before turning?
100 FT.
17. What is it called when the front tires of the vehicle lose contact with wet roads?
HYDROPLANING
18. At what speed does hydroplaning occur?
> 35MPH
19. What is it called when you drive too fast at night to stop within the distance you can see
ahead? What is the distance you can see with your High Beams? Low Beams?
OVER DRIVING YOUR HEADLIGHTS
High Beams: 500FT
Low Beams: 350FT
20. When are you required to dim your headlights? When should you drive with your low
beams on?
BEHIND A CAR, IF YOU SEE AN ONCOMING CAR, TRAFFIC OR CITY
DRIVING.
21. What are the required hours of headlight use?
½ HOUR AFTER SUNSET – ½ HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE
22. With a blood alcohol content of .05%, .10%, .15% what is your risk of crashing?
.05% - 2x’s
.10% - 6x’s
.15% - 25x’s
23. When you round a curve, when should the brakes be used?
BEFORE THE CURVE
24. What are 2 good ways to communicate with other drivers?
TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE PUMP, CATCHING THEIR EYE (EYE
CONTACT), HORN, FLICK LIGHTS
25. Name 2 methods of determining correct following distance.
1 CAR LENGTH = 10 MPH
3 SECOND PLUS RULE (INCREASES WITH INCLIMENT WEATHER)
26. What is the purpose of an acceleration lane at the entrance to a freeway?
ENTER HIGHWAY AND SPEED UP TO TRAFFIC FLOW (SAFE SPEED)
27. When you want to back up to go left, which way should you turn the wheel?
LEFT
28. What is the speed limit in a school/residential district, when it is posted?
25 MPH
29. How far must you park from a fire hydrant?
10 FT
30. How far must you STOP from a railroad crossing? How far must you PARK from a
railroad crossing?
> 15 FT
50 FT
31. How far must you park from a stop sign?
50 FT
32. How far must you park from the entrance to any fire station when parking on the same
side of the road as the fire station? When parking on the opposite side of the street?
20 FT
75 FT
33. What is the speed limit in all other locations except highways when not posted?
50 MPH
34. Name one exception to the school bus stop law and the maximum speed limit?
DUAL-LANE HIGHWAY = 10 MPH
35. What distance must you stop from the front or back of a stopped school bus?
25 FT
36. What is a Habitual Offender?
3-3-3 SUSPENDED LICENSE
3 LICENSE SUSPENSION; WITHIN 3 YEARS; ANOTHER 3 YEAR
SUSPENSION
37. Name one thing to do if you are the first to arrive at the scene of an accident.
STOP – GET HELP – CALL 911 – TRAFFIC FLOW – FIRST AID –
INSURANCE COMPANY
38. What should you do if your car skids? What if it runs off the pavement?
Car Skids – SLOW DOWN, TURN IN DIRECTIONS THE REAR OF
THE CAR IS GOING
Run off pavement – SLOW DOWN (25 MPH), REGAIN CONTROL,
TURN SLOWLY ONTO ROAD
39. What should you do in case of a tire blow out?
HOLD WHEEL FIRMLY, SLOW DOWN GOING STRAIGHT, AND PULL
OFF ROAD.
40. What is the driver’s first responsibility if the car breaks down on the roadway?
SIGNAL - SLOW DOWN - PARKING LIGHTS
41. What should you do if another driver tailgates you?
KEEP PROPER FOLLOWING DISTANCE, SLOW DOWN AND LET THEM
PASS
42. What should you do after driving through a deep puddle?
TEST BRAKES BY PUMPING THEM, DRYS THEM OUT
43. If a collision is impossible to avoid, how can you lessen the impact?
DRIVE (NOT SKID) – HIT SOMETHING THAT GIVES, MOVING OBJECT,
OBJECT GOING IN YOUR DIRECTION, SWIDE SWIPE.
44. What are the penalties for a first time offender, who is 21 years or older who gets a DUI
of .08%-.10%? .10% or higher?
.08% - .10% - 3 MONTH SUSPENSION, FINES, POSSIBLE JAIL TIME
.10% - higher – 7 MONTH – 1 YEAR SUSPENSION, FINES,
POSSIBLE JAIL TIME
45. What are the first time penalties for an underage individual who has a BAC of .01% -
.08%?
30 – 90 DAY SUSPENSION OF DRIVING PRIVILEGE (ON DAY MOTORIST
IS ELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE), 15-30 DAYS COMMUNITY SERVICE
46. What is the only way to get alcohol out of the body?
TIME
47. What is the penalty for the first conviction for refusing to take the breath test?
6 MONTH LICENSE SUSPENSION
48. Which driving skills are affected by alcohol?
REACTION TIME, VISION, COORDINATION, BALANCE
49. What are the first signs of impairment?
SLURRED SPEECH, MOOD SWINGS, GIDDY, ↑ CONFIDENCE
50. Name two factors that determine BAC?
QUANTITY, TIME ALCOHOL DRANK, FOOD IN STOMACH, BODY
WEIGHT/COMPOSITION.
51. Name two factors which increase the chances of an accident after only one or two drinks.
JUDGING DISTANCE & REACTION TIME
52. What is the penalty for driving after your license is suspended for DUI?
ADDITIONAL 1-2 YEARS
53. Which contains more alcohol: a 12oz. can of beer, a 1 ½ oz. shot of whiskey, or a 5 oz.
glass of wine?
ALL THE SAME
54. What does a yellow flashing light mean? What does a red flashing light mean?
- CAUTION, SLOW
- STOP, YIELD, GO WHEN SAFE
55. What is the penalty for having an invalid/fake driver’s license?
FINE, JAIL, LOSS OF DRIVING PRIVLEDGE
56. How long do you have to report the following to the DMV?
a) Name change: 2 WEEKS
b) Address change: 1 WEEK
57. What do you do if license plates are stolen? How do you get new ones?
- CALL POLICE & MVC
- TURN IN OLD AND GET NEW
58. What is highway hypnosis? How do you handle it?
- A TRANCE FROM SOUND AND WIND, TIRES, AND ENGINE.
- COLD, MUSIC, REST: 2 HOURS, GUM
59. What do you do when you see red and blue lights?
MOVE OVER TO THE EXTREME RIGHT OF THE ROAD (EMERGENCY
VEHICLE)
60. How often do you need to have your car inspected?
EVERY 2 YEARS
61. Can you drive on private property to avoid a light?
NO! VIOLATION
62. How do you lose points that you have acquired on your license?
- DEFENSIVE DRIVING PROGRAM
- DRIVER IMPROVEMENT COURSE
- EVERY YEAR WITH NO VIOLATIONS = (-3 POINTS)
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63. What are the hours Student Permit drivers are allowed to drive on the roadway, according
to the GDL program?
5:00AM – 11:01PM
64. What are the hours Provisional License drivers are allowed to drive on the roadway,
according to the GDL program?
5:00AM – 11:01AM
65. According the GDL program, as a 16 year old, with a Student Permit how long must you
drive with a supervised driver before you can take the road test?
AT LEAST 6 MONTHS
66. Can a Student Permit or Provisional License driver use a cellular phone (hand held or
hand free) while driving a vehicle?
NO
67. How many passengers can a Provisional License and Student Permit driver have in their
vehicle?
A POSSIBLE TOTAL OF 2 PASSENGERS
1 MUST BE FROM THE DRIVER’S HOUSEHOLD
1 CAN BE AN ADDITIONAL PASSENGER
*PERMIT = ONE PASSENGER MUST BE A DRIVER OF 3 YEARS OR
MORE (SITTING IN THE FRON PASSENGER SEAT)