Hawaii Permit Practice Test 3

Correct answer: About 40%

The use of alcohol is a factor in over 18,000 (about 40%) of the fatal motor vehicle crashes that occur every year in the United States. This is your problem as a driver, whether you drink or not.

Correct answer: 15 or fewer occupants

A Category 3 license covers cars, lightweight trucks (18,000 lbs. GVWR or less) and buses designed to carry 15 or fewer occupants, including the driver.

Correct answer: Prohibited, whether or not you stay in the vehicle

Double parking — stopping on the roadway side of another car stopped at the edge of the road — is prohibited whether you remain in the vehicle or not, because it blocks the flow of traffic.

Correct answer: Avoid moving the injured unnecessarily and keep them warm until help arrives

Act promptly but carefully. Do not move the injured unnecessarily — unskilled handling can turn minor injuries into serious ones. Keep the injured warm, and if there is severe bleeding, apply direct pressure.

Correct answer: Yield to traffic on the protected route, stopping if necessary

At a yield sign you must yield to all traffic on the protected route, being ready to stop and stopping when there is other traffic that has the right-of-way.

Correct answer: 1/16 inch

Replace tires that have less than 1/16 inch of tread. An easy check is to place a Lincoln penny upside down in the tread — if the top of Lincoln’s head is visible, the tire needs to be replaced.

Correct answer: Are strong enough to push a smaller vehicle off course

Large fast-moving vehicles cause wind gusts (slipstream) great enough to cause direction changes in smaller vehicles. Be prepared to take corrective steering action when approaching or passing them at high speed.

Correct answer: You may proceed, but only in the direction the arrow points

A green arrow has the same meaning as a green light for its lane, but you must turn or proceed only in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Correct answer: Prohibited

You must not engage in any race, speed contest, or speed exhibition of any kind on a public street or highway.

Correct answer: It activates the brake lamps and gives following drivers a false stop signal

Do not rest your foot on the brake pedal when you are not braking. It activates the stop lamps, giving following drivers a false signal, and can cause excessive brake wear.

Correct answer: .08 percent or more

A driver may be considered under the influence of alcohol if the blood alcohol content is .08 percent or more.

Correct answer: A limited purpose license, valid only for driving

An applicant who refuses or is unable to provide a Social Security number may receive a limited purpose license. It is valid only for driving and is not acceptable identification for federal purposes such as boarding an airplane.

Correct answer: 10 feet

You may not park at any place where less than 10 feet (3 m) of the width of the street would remain for the free movement of traffic.

Correct answer: Leave a written notice with your name, address, and the circumstances of the crash

Upon striking an unattended vehicle, stop and locate the owner, or leave a written notice containing your name and address and the circumstances of the crash. Notify the owner if you damage other property along the highway.

Correct answer: There is room for your entire vehicle on the far side

Never drive into an intersection or crosswalk unless there is space for your entire vehicle on the opposite side. Blocking an intersection is dangerous and illegal.

Correct answer: At night, in rainy weather, in fog, and through tunnels

Head lamps are critically important in night driving, in rainy weather, in fog, and while driving through tunnels. They must work properly and be correctly adjusted at all times.

Correct answer: More than half the weight of the towing vehicle, or 3,000 pounds or more

If your loaded trailer weighs more than half the weight of the towing vehicle, or is 3,000 pounds or more, the trailer must be equipped with brakes and breakaway protection.

Correct answer: A stop sign

A flashing red signal has the same meaning as a stop sign — you must stop, then proceed when it is safe. A stop sign is usually posted where this signal is located.

Correct answer: 25 mph or less

The reflective triangular slow-moving vehicle emblem is required on the rear of vehicles designed to operate at 25 mph or less. When you see it, reduce speed and approach cautiously.

Correct answer: Before you slow down, to alert drivers behind you

If you must slow before making the turn, begin signaling before slowing your vehicle. This alerts drivers behind you that you may reduce speed.