Alaska Permit Practice Test

Correct answer: A chemical test of your breath for alcohol concentration

When you drive in Alaska, you are consenting to a chemical test of your breath to determine your alcohol concentration. This is known as implied consent.

Correct answer: Class D

Class D is the Alaska license for operating passenger vehicles. Classes A, B, and C are for commercial motor vehicles, and Class M1 is for motorcycles.

Correct answer: Away from the curb

When parking on an uphill grade, turn your front wheels away from the curb so the wheels catch the curb if the car rolls back.

Correct answer: The driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right

When two vehicles approach an uncontrolled intersection at such position and time that there is danger of collision, the driver of the vehicle on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

Correct answer: During the first half hour after rain begins

The first half hour after a rain often makes hard-surface roads slippery. Oil, dirt, and tire dust mix with water before the rain washes the film away.

Correct answer: Pedestrians, bicyclists, road workers on foot, and people using mobility devices

Vulnerable road users — people walking and biking, workers on foot, and people using a mobility device such as a wheelchair — are unprotected in a collision. Their survival rate drops sharply as a car’s collision speed rises.

Correct answer: Stop behind the crosswalk or stop line before entering the intersection

At a steady red ball, stop behind the crosswalk, stop line, or before entering the intersection. A right turn is permitted only after a full stop, when it can be made safely and is not prohibited by a sign.

Correct answer: Black or red on white

Regulatory signs are black or red on white. They indicate an instruction that must be obeyed and are backed by statute, regulation, or local ordinance.

Correct answer: 25 mph

Unless otherwise posted, the maximum speed in a residential district is 25 mph under favorable conditions.

Correct answer: At least 100 feet

Signal your intention to turn for at least 100 feet before the turn. Your signal alerts other drivers to your actions well before you act.

Correct answer: Two criminal charges — DUI and Refusal — that the court can treat separately

Refusal to submit to chemical testing after a lawful arrest results in two criminal charges — DUI and Refusal — which the court can treat separately. Refusal can be a misdemeanor or a felony depending on prior offenses.

Correct answer: Every person who operates a motor vehicle on Alaska streets, highways, or other public property

Every person who operates a motor vehicle on Alaska streets, highways, or other public property must have a valid Alaska driver’s license or permit, with only a few narrow exceptions.

Correct answer: Toward the curb

When parking on a downhill grade, turn your front wheels toward the curb so the car rolls into the curb rather than into traffic if it moves.

Correct answer: Not assume you have the right-of-way — slow down and keep your vehicle under control

Approaching from the right does not excuse you from slowing down and having your vehicle under control. You have the right-of-way only when the other driver gives it to you and no vehicle is already in the intersection.

Correct answer: You cannot stop or change direction quickly on a slippery surface

Weather greatly affects traction. You can’t stop or change direction quickly when the road surface is covered with rain, snow, or ice, so slow down and leave much more room ahead.

Correct answer: Bicyclists

Check your blind spots before you make a turn, parallel park, open a door, or leave a curb. Do not depend only on your mirrors — turn your head to look for bicyclists.

Correct answer: A red light is about to appear — stop unless you cannot do so safely

A steady yellow ball warns that a red light is about to appear. Stop unless you are already within the intersection or so close that you cannot stop safely.

Correct answer: Black on yellow

Warning signs are black on yellow. They alert drivers to actual or potentially dangerous conditions ahead, and most imply you should decrease your speed.

Correct answer: 20 mph

Unless otherwise posted, the maximum speed in a business district is 20 mph. A school zone is also 20 mph, and an alley is 15 mph.

Correct answer: Cancel your directional signal

Alaska law requires you to cancel your directional signal after you use it. An unintended signal still tells other drivers you are turning and may tempt them to pull out in front of you.