Am I Ready for the Rhode Island Permit Test?

Correct answer: 21

In Rhode Island the legal drinking age is twenty-one (21). Alcohol is by far the greatest hazard for a driver.

Correct answer: Three: Limited Instructional Permit, Limited Provisional License, and Full Operator’s License

Rhode Island uses a three-level graduated licensing system: Level One is the Limited Instructional Permit, Level Two is the Limited Provisional License, and Level Three is the Full Operator's License.

Correct answer: A minimum of three seconds

When stopping, completely cease all forward motion for a minimum of three seconds. This gives you time to look left, look right, look left again, and proceed with caution.

Correct answer: Permitted, but not required, after a full stop unless a "no turn on red" sign is posted

Drivers are permitted, but not required, to turn right at a red light after a full stop, unless a "no turn on red" sign is posted. You must first yield to all oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

Correct answer: Time

After drinking, nothing will reduce the effects of alcohol except time. Coffee, food, fresh air, or exercise might wake a person up, but will not sober them up.

Correct answer: Research shows no difference in crash risk between the two

Research indicates no difference in risk between hand-held and hands-free cell phone use. Both divert a driver’s attention enough to cause a collision.

Correct answer: Motorcyclists often slow by downshifting, so the brake light may not come on

Motorcyclists often slow by downshifting or rolling off the throttle, which does not activate the brake light. Predict that a cyclist may slow without any visual warning.

Correct answer: Watch the vehicle ahead pass a fixed point, then count three seconds — if you pass it before you finish, you are too close

When the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point (a sign, pole, or pavement mark), start counting "one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two, one-thousand-three." If your vehicle passes the point before you finish, you are following too closely — drop back.

Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right

In the absence of signs or signals, when two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different roads at about the same time, the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

Correct answer: Turning left

One-sixth of all crashes happen when one vehicle is turning left. Most of these would not happen if the driver made the turn properly, since a driver’s greatest crash risk occurs at intersections.

Correct answer: Removing snow and ice that limit vision and clearing roof snow that could blow onto other vehicles

State law makes the motorist responsible for removing snow and ice that limit vision, and for clearing snow off the roof that might blow down onto the windshield or windows of other vehicles.

Correct answer: They contain about the same amount of alcohol

A 12-ounce container of beer, a 4-to-5-ounce glass of wine, and a 1-to-1½-ounce shot of hard liquor have about the same amount of alcohol.