Drivers License Study Guide 1A

When driving a vehicle upon any public street or highway, you must:

Have a valid driver’s license

Show your driver’s license on demand by a police officer

All of the above

Carry your license with you

An individual who has qualified by age and passed the written exam may only drive on public streets and highways when accompanied by:

A person age 21 or older

A parent

An adult

A licensed driver

When you take a road test for a driver’s license:

You must provide the vehicle

The vehicle must be in a safe operating condition free of safety defects

All of the above

Must accompanied to the testing station by a licensed driver

When will the license of a driver in the CNMI expire?

On the driver’s birthday

CNMI driver’s license never expire

Every three years on the driver’s birthday

After five (5) years from the date it was issued

(2 answers) Which of the following personal information is included on a driver’s license?

Your age

Your height and weight

Your signature

When a vehicle is registered in the CNMI, the department issues an ownership certificate to the legal owner and a registration card to the registered owner. The law requires that this registration card:

Be kept by the driver in his wallet or her purse

Be kept at home in a safe place

Be displayed in or on the vehicle where it can be read when the car is unoccupied

Be renewed every three years

When must the registration of a vehicle be renewed?

Annually, the date falling in the month corresponding to the last digit of the licensed plate number

Every three years on the owner’s birthday

Every year, the date falling in the month that the vehicle was purchased

The vehicle registration never needs to be renewed

How long does the owner of the motor vehicle have to renew the vehicle registration sticker on the license plate?

Twenty days

Thirty days (one month)

Five days

Ten days

The sale or transfer of a motor vehicle must be reported to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV):

Within 5 days

Within 10 days

Within 20 days

Immediately

Safety belts are life belts. They:

Need to be worn only if riding in the front seat of the vehicle

Should be worn loosely ao as not to restrict movement

Should be worn only when driving at higher speeds

Should be worn at all time when driving or riding in a vehicle

The seat belt should be adjusted so that it:

Is loose

Keeps the seat belt buzzer or light from operating

Is hidden beneath the seat

Is buckled snugly across your hip bones and lower abdomen

Small children when riding in a vehicle:

May be safely held by a strong adult

Must never be allowed to ride standing on a seat

Will not be hurt in an accident because they are small

Will be safe if standing on the floor in the front or back of an auto

A child under 2 years old, in a moving automobile, must be fastened in a safety seat or child restraint:

Always

At the parents’ discretion

Only on long trips

Only when seated in the front seat

(2 answers) As a driver, you may be challenged by other drivers to demonstrate your driving capabilities and your vehicle’s capabilities on the highway. You should:

Resist the desire to exhibit and compete

Take on only those challenges which you know you can safely win

Decline all challenges to prove you and your vehicle’s capabilities

Which of the following influence your driving actions most?

The environment

Your reaction time when driving

Your attitude when driving

The vehicle you are driving

To ensure that your physical condition does not cause you to drive in an unsafe manner you should:

Drive within your physical imitation

Know the effect of any medicine on your driving ability

All of the above

Keep physically fit and have regular physical examination

The boss chews you out just before quitting time. You don’t say much, but you think he is unfair and you are angry! When you get to your car you should:

Play the radio loud so you won’t think about it

Drive fast on the highway so you can let steam off

Stop in your favorite bar and have a few drinks before driving home

Take a few minutes to cool off before you drive home

Information you need to drive safely is gained primarily from:

Talking to yourself

Seeing

Following other traffics

Turning on the radio

An inattentive driver is a driver who:

Daydreams or gazes at objects off the roadway while driving

Carries on an eye-contact conversation with a passenger while driving

All of the above

You should try to avoid when driving

An aggressive driver is who:

Is purposely in a hurry, competing with other traffic

You should try to avoid when driving

Shows little or no respect for traffic laws, or the right-of-way of others

All of the above

You are driving behind another vehicle. You notice that the driver is driving with one hand, talking to a passenger. You as a driver:

Know that you should avoid this bad habit

Know that the driver in the vehicle ahead is reducing his safety margin by being an inattentive driver

Know that you should give the vehicle ahead extra room

All of the above

Defensive driving is a driving technique in which you as a driver:

Defend against poor drivers by getting ahead of them in traffic

Identify dangerous driving situations and take action to avoid an accident

Defend yourself against accidents by following close to the vehicle ahead

Defend against accidents by driving your vehicle fast enough to stay ahead of traffic congestion.

To practice defensive driving you should:

Be aware of developing traffic situations around you

Look well ahead of your vehicle and maintain a proper following distance

Have an alternate plan of action ready (Always leave yourself a way out)

All of the above

Driving safely means:

Properly adjusting your speed for road and traffic conditions

Being attentive to your driving

Complying with all traffic signs

All of the above

Traffic laws apply to motor vehicle operations and:

Pedestrians

Bicyclists

Motorcycle and motorbike operations

All of the above

(2 answers) Who is required to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle?

The operator of the motorcycle

The passenger on the motorcycle

Helmets are not required in the CNMI

Bicycles should generally be ridden:

On the far right side of the road

On the sidewalk

On the far left side of the road

Only on bicycle path

Bicyclist are required:

Ride in the center of the traffic lanes

Ride on the sidewalk in business districts

Obey traffic signs, signals, and other traffic laws except those which by their nature cannot apply

All of the above

You must look for a bicycle riders in the same lanes as motor vehicle because they:

Must ride facing oncoming traffic

Always have the right-of-way

All of the above

Are entitled to share the road with you

As a pedestrian you should know that:

When you are in a crosswalk you should always insist on the right way over a vehicle

You have to use crosswalks only when they are convenient

You can enter a crosswalk at any time and it is the vehicle driver’s responsibility to stop

You must never enter the street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching

Pedestrians crossing a highway in an area NOT marked by a crosswalk:

Are not permitted to cross the highway except at intersections

Must cross only at a marked crosswalk

Must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles

Drivers must yield because pedestrians always have the right-of-way

As a pedestrian, you should:

Look for crossing vehicles before crossing the street

Walk on the left side of the street facing the traffic

Never run or dash across the street

All of the above

(2 answers) Pedestrian signals consist of the lighted words “WALK” and “DON’T WALK” and the symbols of a walking person and an upraised palm. A stead “DON’T WALK” or upraised palm signal means

Pedestrians already in the intersection facing the “DON’T WALK” or upraised palm signals may continue to the nearest sidewalk, traffic island or safety zone

Pedestrians must not enter the roadway towards the “DON’T WALK” or upraised palm signal

Pedestrian already in the intersection facing the “DON’T WALK” or upraised palm signal must run to the nearest sidewalk

Before you change lanes or make a left turn you must always look carefully for motorcycles because they:

Always have the right of way when sharing the road

Are hard to notice

Are always driven so fast

Persons driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor are:

Every driver’s problem whether they drink or not

Only a problem for those who drink alcohol

A police problem only

Not a problem in the CNMI

In the CNMI, every person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, who drives or in actual physical control of any vehicles guilty of a misdemeanor and will:

Be imprisoned for not less than three days nor more than one year

Lose the privilege to operate a motor vehicle for less than thirty days, nor more than six months

Receive a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1000

All of the above

You may drink alcoholic beverages on a public highway

As long as you don’t drive

Only if you ride in the back of a pick-up truck

It is against the law to drink alcoholic beverages on a public highway

Only if you ride in the back seat

”Zero Tolerance” for individuals under the age of 21 in the CNMI means:

No alcohol consumption while driving a vehicle

No alcohol consumption is allowed

Drivers may not operate a vehicle under the age of 21

The BAC may no exceed 0.02 while operating a vehicle

The effect that alcohol has on your reflexes and judgment:

Depends on the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream

It less if you were only drinking beer

Is greater if you were drinking whiskey or hard liquor

It less if you were only drinking wine

A few drinks after work before driving home:

Is good because they help to release the day’s tenison and make you a safer driver

Should be avoided because they may make you a dangerous driver

Is good because you miss the rush traffic

Alcoholic beverages will affect you:

Only if you have more than two drinks

More rapidly on an empty stomach

More rapidly just after eating

Always the same way

After the alcohol has entered your blood you can lessen its effect by:

There is nothing you can do to lessen the effect

Taking a cold shower

Drinking black coffee

Both “a” and “b”

You have been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and have refused to take the required test for blood alcohol. You may lose your driver’s license:

You won’t lose your license

Only if you are convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol

Because you have refused to take the test

Only if you are convicted of a traffic violation

A police officer stops you, charges you with driving under the influence of alcohol and tells you you must take a test to determine the amount of alcohol in your blood. You as the driver:

Don’t have to do anything

Must take the test or risk losing your driver’s license

Don’t have to take the test of you have not violated any traffic rule

Don’t have to take the test if you can prove you weren’t drinking

The consumption of alcohol while taking drugs can:

Have a more pronounced effect than either taken separately

Help cure your illness

Improve your driving ability

Have a less pronounced effect than either taken separately and is always safe

Drugs may interfere with a person’s ability to drive safely:

Only when driving at night

Only when taken while drinking

And it is important to ask your doctor about any effects that the prescribed drugs may have on your driving ability

Only if the drugs are prescribed by a doctor

Which of the following types of over-the-counter medicines is most likely to impair a driver’s ability by causing drowsiness:

Antacids

Antihistamines

Aspirin

Diet pills

If an over-the-counter drug states that it “may cause drowsiness”, you may drive:

Only after the effects of the medications have worn off

Only if your doctor approves

Yourself only, no passengers

Only if you have had nothing alcoholic to drink

In the CNMI, a police officer who is in uniform or who exhibits a badge or other sign of authority may stop any vehicle, upon request or signal:

To impact the vehicle registration card

All of the above

To inspect manufacturer's serial number and engine number

To impact the operator of the vehicle’s license or permit and signature

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Drivers License Study Guide 1A