FREE NORTH CAROLINA ROAD RULES TEST 2 - NORTH CAROLINA DRIVING TEST

This online NC drivers license test, with multiple choice questions, is intended to help you prepare for the NC permit test that is required before you can get your driver’s license.

Rules 2

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What is true about the far left lane on a multi lane highway?

The left lane is for carpools only

Traffic can drive as fast as they want in the far left lane

Faster traffic should drive in this lane and use it for passing

You cannot use the far left lane to pass

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Which of these is the proper way to change lanes?

Signaling and decreasing speed

Checking the rearview mirror

Signaling, checking the rear view mirror and checking blind spots

Blowing your horn and providing the appropriate hand signal

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When a traffic signal is showing a flashing yellow light, you must:

Stop completely before entering the crosswalk or intersection, and remain stopped until a green signal appear

Stop completely before entering the crosswalk or intersection, only proceed when you can do so safely

Slow down before entering the intersection, but only if you can do so safely

Slow down before entering the crosswalk or intersection, and be especially alert

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When you see a vehicle stopped on the right shoulder of the road ahead with its hazard lights on:

Slow down and pass with caution

Change lane to the left and speed up

Stop your vehicle until you can see what happened

Don't change lane but speed up

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A motorist approaching a bicyclist should:

Exercise extreme caution

Swerve into the opposite lane

Speed up to pass him

Proceed as usual

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Most automobile skids are result of:

Poor road conditions

Driving too fast

Poor tires

The size of the car

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When you approach a roundabout, you should:

All answers are correct

Yield to bicyclists

Yield to pedestrians

Yield to any drivers already in the roundabout

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What is meant by the term "space cushion"?

Keeping a seat cushion to protect your body if in a car accident

Maintaining 60 feet clearance in all directions

The space between your motor vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you, behind and either side

None of them

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If there is a railroad crossing ahead and a red flashing signal warns you of an approaching train, you must:

Stop and don’t proceed until the red lights stop flashing

Slow down and proceed with caution

Increased speed and cross tracks as quickly as possible

Slow down before crossing

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What is true about seat belts?

You are not required to use seat belts when driving in residential areas

If you remove the seat belt from your seat, you are not required to use any

You are not required to use seat belts in large trucks and SUVs

Seat belt reduces the chance of being thrown from your vehicle in case of an accident

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When entering a freeway remember:

You have the right of way

Small cars have right of way

Large truck have right of way

Freeway vehicles have the right of way

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What is a likely effect of taking another drug while drinking alcoholic beverages?

The effect could be multiplied

None of them

No effect one way or the other

You could throw up

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In bad weather, you should make you car easier to see by:

Turning on your headlights

Turning on your emergency flashers

Turning on your parking lights

All answers are correct

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The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cell phones while driving is:

Use hands-free devices

Keep the cell phone within easy reach

Keep the ringtone on a low volume

Use only one hand to operate your cell phone

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If your vehicle breaks down on a highway:

Have all occupants stay inside the vehicle

You should leave your vehicle and call the police

You should warn other road users that your vehicle is there with emergency flashers

Try to do roadside repairs

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Where should you start to make a u-turn from, if on a multi lane road?

The far left lane

The right lane

The center lane

Any lane

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When should you drive slower?

On a road with a lot of curves

Around children

All answers are correct

On slippery roads

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When you approach an intersection on a main road, and the intersection is blocked with traffiYou should:

Proceed slowly into the intersection until the traffic ahead moves on

Stop before entering the intersection and wait until traffic ahead moves on

Sound horn to warn cars ahead to move on

Keep as close as possible to the car ahead

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The Accessible Parking Permit:

Issued to an individual, entitles the vehicle in which it is displayed to be parked in a designated disabled parking space

Allows parking everywhere during specified times

It gives everyone in your family to park in a designated disabled parking space

Allows parking in designated space even if the person with the disability is a not passenger

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Safe speed to drive:

Is less than the posted speed limit

Is little more than the posted speed limit

Depends on the weather and road conditions

Is the posted speed limit

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A flashing red light means:

You must stop and yield for pedestrians and oncoming traffic

Signal light is out of order, proceed with caution

You must make a complete stop. Move through the intersection only when it is safe to do so

Slow down and drive with increased caution

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When making a left turn on a circular green light, you must wait until...

At least five cars have passed

At least three cars have passed

All oncoming cars near to you have passed

Large trucks have passed

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If a pedestrian is crossing the street at an intersection without crosswalks, you must:

Let the pedestrian have the right-of-way

Slow down and proceed with care

Stop four feet from the corner

Take the right-of-way

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When coming to an intersection where you want to turn right but there is a bicyclist ahead of you, what should you do?

Pass the bicycle and quickly turn right

All answers are correct

Pass the bicycle because you have the right of way

Let the bicycle go ahead of you and then turn right

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A right turn starts in the right-hand lane and end in:

The far most lane

The left lane

Any lane available

The lane closest to the curb

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On a roadway where traffic is moving in both directions, in what position must you be before making a left turn?

Does not matter provided you signal

Close to the right-hand side of the roadway

Close to the left side of the roadway

Immediately to the right of the centerline of the roadway

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Two sets of solid double yellow lines spaced two or more feet apart indicates:

Left turn is permitted

U-turns is permitted

Passing is permitted

The same as a concrete barrier

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When are you allowed to pass a school bus?

None of them

If the school bus has stopped, and red lights are flashing, and you are traveling in the same direction as the bus

If the school bus has stopped, and red lights are flashing, but no students present

If the school bus has stopped, and red lights are flashing, but the bus is traveling in the opposite direction

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A person whose driver license is under suspension, may:

Operate a motor vehicle when accompanied by a licensed driver

Operate a motor vehicle to and from work

Operate a motor vehicle in a case of extreme emergency

Not drive, under any circumstances

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When changing lanes you should:

Check your mirrors, signal, check your blind spot and then proceed

Check your mirrors, signal and then proceed

Signal and then proceed

Check your mirrors and your blind spot and then proceed

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Regulatory traffic signs instruct drivers what they should, or should not do, in certain circumstances. You will be asked to identify roadway signs on the NC DMV Practice Test.

Tips for Passing the North Carolina Driving Test

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The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles lists two major categories of signs that you will be tested on:

Regulatory Signs

Regulatory signs give instructions on the rules of the road, and are extremely important indicators of local guidelines such as parking limits or lane use. To pass the North Carolina DMV Sign Test, you need to develop a familiarity with regulatory signs that give instructions for turning lanes, parking, speed limits, railroad crossings and more. Be sure that your knowledge includes shape of the sign, the color or colors, and the text or symbols displayed. There’s a full chapter in the North Carolina Driver Handbook called “Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings,” and this chapter goes into detail on what these signs look like and what they mean for drivers. Don’t rely on self-testing; take a practice exam – like the North Carolina sign tests offered by Driver Knowledge – so you can test your knowledge and correct any problems before the big day arrives.

Warning Signs

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