Traffic Laws

A person's driver license will automatically be suspended if convicted of:

Possessing a fake license

The maxium fine for a first conviction of driving without a valid driver license is:

$200

Drivers become subject to the liabillity insurance law when accident damages amount for:

At least $1,000 to property of one person

If your driver's license is suspended you may drive only:

If you obtain an essential need driver license

You may lawfully allow an object to extend beyond the left side of your vehicle:

3 inches

If you are teaching a beginner to drive you must:

Be a licensed driver age 21 or older

Your driver's license may be suspended for:

Habitual reckless driving

Your driver's license may be suspended for causing:

One serious accident

A driver waiting to make a left turn when the traffic light turns green should:

Turn only after there is no danger from oncoming vehicles

When a vechicle ahead of you stops to let a pedestrian pass in front of it, you should:

Stay in line and wait until the vehicle ahead proceeds

When you hear a siren coming, you should:

Yield to the emergency vehicle

When approaching a green traffic light you should:

Look both ways as you go ahead carefully

When entering a street from a private allely or driveway, you must:

Yield to approaching vehicles and pedestrians

When meeting a school bus which has stopped to pick up or discharge childeren, you should:

Stop and wait until the bus has started or you are signaled by the driver to proceed

If you are driving at the speed limit and another driver sounds his horn and starts to pass, you should:

Slow down and allow him to pass

You must always stop when:

A traffic officer instructs you to stop

When approaching a green trafic light, you should:

Look both ways as you go ahead carefully

A posted speed limit of 55mph means:

Drive no faster than 55 miles per hour day or night

A flashing red signal light means:

Stop, look, and yield before proceeding

A flashing yellow signal light means:

Always slow down

A solid yellow line on your side of the center stripe means:

Do not pass

After overtaking another vehical on a two-lane-road, you can best judge when it is safe to drive back into the right-hand lane by:

Waiting until you can see the overtaken vehical in your rearview mirror

Headlight must be turned on:

30 minutes after sunset

At night, a driver should dim headlights when an oncoming vehical comes within:

500 feet

Why should you drive slower at night:

The distance which you can see ahead is less

You must give signal either by hand or arm or by a signal device:

Anytime you change lanes

If blinded by the lights of an approaching motor vehicle at night, it is best to:

Slow down and avoide looking directly into the lights of the approaching vehicle

As you near an intersection, you discover you are in the wrong lane for turning right, you should:

Drive on ahead until you can get into the proper lane, then turn at another intersection

At 20 miles per hour the average driver, from the moment he sees danger until he hits the brake, will travel about:

44 feet

On multiple lane highway a slow driver should drive:

In the right hand lane

Including reaction time, the stopping distance is more than 20 feet for 10 miles per hour, at 20 miles per hour it will be about:

63 feet

The maximum daytime speed limit for passenger cars on a highway numbered by this state or United States is:

70 mph

When following another vehical, how much driving time should you maintain between yourself and the vehical you are following:

2 seconds

Under favorable circumstances, including reaction time, a motor vehical with good brakes going 50 miles per hour can be stopped within:

About 229 feet

When turning you should give the proper signal:

At least 100 feet before turning

When turning left from a three lane, one way street, you should turn from the:

Left lane

Stopping a vehicle with good breaks from 20 miles per hour under good conditions requires about:

63 feet including thinking distances

When choosing your driving speed, the most important thing to consider is:

The condition of the weather, traffic, road,car, and driver

If a child ran into the road 60 to 65 feet ahead of your vehicle, what is the highest speed from which you could stop with good brakes before hitting him:

20 mph

Not including thinking and reaction distance, at 20 miles per hour, lawful brakes must stop a car within:

19 feet

When approaching an intersection, bridge, or railroad crossing, you should never drive on the left half of the roadway when within:

100 feet

If you have a blow-out while driving, you should:

Steer firmly, take your foot off the gas and brake cautiously

When making a long trip you should stop for a rest:

About every two hours or one hundred miles

What is the first thing should be done when a motor vehicle starts to skid:

Take your foot off the accelerator and steer in the direction of the skid

If you run off the pavement, you should:

Steer straight and slow down before attempting to return to the pavement

Vehicle skids are most likely to be caused by:

driving too fast on slippery roads

When driving in fog, you can see better by:

Using lower headlights beam

The lights on your vehicle must be turned on at any time of the day or night when persons and vehicles cannot be clearly seen for:

1,000 feet

If you get drowsy while driving it is best to:

Stop, get out, and walk around

The maxium fine for a first non-driving alcohol-related offense or possession or consumption of alchol by a minor is:

$500

A minor's (if under the age of 17) driver license may be suspended for a first offense of driving under the influence of alcohol by a minor for:

120 days

When you are taking medicine prescribed for you by a doctor you should:

Ask your doctor if it is safe for you to drive

If a minor (a person under the age of 21) refuses to provide a breath or blood specimen to a police officer, the minor's driver license will be suspended for a first time refusal for:

120 days

Heavy amphetamine use:

Makes a driver less coordination and at times more likely to be involved in an accident

A person who has been drinking alcholic beverages will usually:

Have impaired judgement and coordination

Even if you are not intoxicated and you are under the age of 21 and have any detectable amount of alcohol in your system while operating a motor vehicle, you may be charged with:

Driving under the influence of alcohol by a minor

If a driver (age 21 or older) accidentally runs over and kills someone while driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the worst offense with which the driver may be charged is:

Intoxication Manslaughter

The maxium fine for a person age 21 or older who is driving and drinking an alcoholic beverage is:

$500

The most a person (age 21 or older) can be fined for a first convince of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor with no death or injury accident involved is:

$2,000

Marijuana use will:

Adversely affect a driver's concentration, judgement, and perceptual skills

Alcohol affects a driver by:

A. Slowing down reaction and imparing perception
B. Interfering with concentration and dulling judgement
C. Causing emotions to become unstable

As a driver (age 21 or older), if you refuse a test to determine the amount of alcohol in your body:

Your drivers license may be suspendid

If you are involved in an injury accident in a city, you must immediately notify:

The local police

When possible, pedestrians should walk:

On a sidewalk

In a passenger car or truck (with manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of not more than 1500 pounds) which of the following must use safety belts?

All occupants

It is a violation of State law for pedestrians to:

Stand in the roadway for purposes of soliciting a ride

Child passenger safety seats are required for all childeren under the age of:

8 years

If you have an accident and someone is injured, you should:

Carefully help anyone who might be hurt and send for skilled help as quickly as possible

To avoid accidents, a defensive driver should:

Stay alert and look for trouble spots

If you must walk on the highway, you should:

Walk on the left side in order to watch approaching vehicles

When parking parallel, it is best to leave the curb side wheels:

6 to 8 inches from the curb

When parking near a corner, you may park your vehicle no closer than:

20 feet from the crosswalk

If you damnage an unattended vehicle, you must:

Locate the owner or leave a signed statement on the vehicle

If you are being passed, you should:

Keep in you lane

A vehicle should never be parked closer to a fire plug than:

15 feet