Alaska Permit Practice Test 3
A third full-length Alaska practice test: 30 more questions with zero repeats from Tests 1 or 2 — including extra Alaska-specific rules. The real DMV General Knowledge Test has 20 questions, and you need 16 correct (80%) to pass.
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Question 1 of 30
1. How does NHTSA say a lap and shoulder belt should sit?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA seat-belt guidance says Place the shoulder belt across the middle of your chest and away from your neck. The lap belt rests across your hips, not your stomach. NEVER put the shoulder belt behind your back or under an arm.
2. A yellow diamond sign shows a small red stop sign symbol with an upward arrow. What should you do when you see it?
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Correct answer: C. A stop-ahead warning is used where the actual stop sign is hidden by a curve, hill, or trees. Start braking as soon as you see it, since the real stop will appear with little warning.
3. The traffic signal is dark at an intersection because of a power failure. How should you treat it?
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Correct answer: A. A dark signal is treated like a stop sign in every direction so nobody assumes they have a green. Come to a full stop, then apply the usual all-way-stop order. No lights means nobody has a free pass.
4. After two drinks at a barbecue in Alaska, you consider driving home. For a driver 21 or older, that becomes illegal starting at which BAC?
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Correct answer: A. Driving in Alaska becomes a per-se DUI at a BAC of 0.08%. Drinks affect people differently, so you cannot reliably guess your number. When you have been drinking, the smart decision is simply to skip driving.
5. A large truck ahead starts to turn right but swings left first. What should you do?
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Correct answer: B. Long vehicles off-track: the rear wheels take a tighter path, so drivers swing wide. The tempting gap on the right is a crush zone. If you cannot see the mirrors, the driver cannot see you. Wait behind the trailer.
6. What is parallel parking, according to the official CA handbook wording used nationwide?
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Correct answer: A. Official California Driver Handbook wording says Parallel parking is when you park in line with the road and other parked vehicles. State inch-from-curb finish numbers differ, so this leftover uses that nationally applicable definition instead of inventing a national inch rule.
7. A pedestrian is crossing your half of the street in a crosswalk at an intersection without signals. What must you do?
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Correct answer: A. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, and crosswalks legally exist at intersections even when no lines are painted. People on foot have no protection in a collision, so treat every corner as a possible crosswalk.
8. If headlights fail, what first step does the official AZ driver manual (nationally taught headlight-failure technique) list?
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Correct answer: A. Official Arizona Driver License Manual wording — taught the same way in many state manuals — says Try the high beam/low beam switch. This may restore normal function. Turn the headlight switch on and off several times. If neither of these steps work, put on the parking lights, emergency flashers or turn signals; pull to the side of the road and stop.
9. A yellow diamond shows a sideways wind-sock or windswept tree. What risk is ahead?
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Correct answer: A. Crosswind warnings mark bridges, cuts, and open plains where gusts shove vans, trucks, and empty trailers. Ease off the gas and keep both hands on the wheel. If you drive something tall, treat the sign as a speed cut.
10. On a highway, you look for the way to your destination city. What kind of information do signs with a green background give you?
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Correct answer: D. Green guide signs point the way, listing destinations, how many miles remain, and which exits to take. They inform rather than command, so no action is required. Think of green as the color that says go this way.
11. You are counting down the days until you can start driving in Alaska. The earliest age you can hold a learner's permit is which of these?
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Correct answer: D. The countdown ends at 14, the minimum learner's permit age in Alaska. Starting at the minimum is smart: more months of supervised practice before licensure means more experience with traffic, weather, and night driving while coached.
12. Which pair of official NHTSA NDR codes records driving while a license is revoked versus suspended?
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Correct answer: A. Official 23 CFR 1327 Appendix A (NHTSA NDR) lists B25 Driving while license revoked and B26 Driving while license suspended as separate codes. The leftover temporary-versus-erased definition is state terminology; this nearby official national code pair is.
13. A friend in Alaska says, 'I feel fine, so I can drive.' Feelings aside, the law sets the illegal BAC for drivers 21 and older at which number?
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Correct answer: B. Feeling fine proves nothing; alcohol dulls the very judgment you use to check yourself. In Alaska, 0.08% is the per-se limit for adults, and measurable impairment often shows up well before a driver reaches it.
14. While planning a road trip across Alaska, you look up the fastest speed any of its highways allow. What is that statewide maximum?
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Correct answer: A. Alaska's top speed limit is 65 mph, found only on its fastest designated highways. Expect lower posted limits on most stretches, and remember signs control: the maximum applies only where a sign actually posts it.
15. Freezing rain has glazed an Alaska road that is posted at the usual limit. What speed does Alaska law require?
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Correct answer: B. Alaska's speed limitation law says that when conditions are less than ideal you must drive at a careful and prudent speed given traffic, road surface, width, and weather. A posted number is a ceiling, not a promise that it is safe.
16. How much stopping room does FMCSA say large trucks and buses need?
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Correct answer: A. Official FMCSA passenger-vehicle guidance says Large trucks and buses need the length of up to two football fields to safely stop. Leave extra space when merging in front of these large vehicles, to give them the stopping space they need.
17. At a BAC of .02, what typical effect does NHTSA list first?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA drunk-driving guidance says .02 Some loss of judgment; relaxation, slight body warmth, altered mood. Testers invent leftover first-skill folklore. Learn that official wording, then answer the knowledge test from those words.
18. During a practice drive in Alaska, your mom asks: 'No sign here, so how fast can you legally go on this residential street?' What is the correct answer?
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Correct answer: B. With no sign posted, the residential default in Alaska is 25 mph. A good habit for new drivers: entering any neighborhood, assume the default, scan for signs, and let posted limits override it whenever they appear.
19. You turn off a busy road into a quiet subdivision in Alaska and see no speed limit sign on the new street. Your maximum legal speed is now which value?
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Correct answer: D. Once you enter an unposted residential street in Alaska, the limit drops to the default of 25 mph. Slow down as you turn in; the quiet look of a subdivision hides driveways, cyclists, and children near the pavement.
20. Signs on Alaska highways vary from road to road, but the law sets one absolute top limit for the fastest routes. That limit is which value?
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Correct answer: D. By statute, 65 mph is the fastest any Alaska road can be posted. Below that ceiling, engineers set each road's limit for its design and traffic, which is why the posted sign on your road governs.
21. A tire blows out at highway speed. What should you do first?
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Correct answer: B. A blowout pulls the car; your job is to keep it pointed straight while speed drops. Hard braking can spin you. Once you are slow and under control, signal and move off the pavement. Hold, ease, then brake.
22. If your tire drops off the edge of the pavement onto the shoulder, what does official ND driver-manual wording (nationally taught drop-off technique) tell you?
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Correct answer: A. Official North Dakota Noncommercial Driver’s Manual wording — taught the same way in many state manuals — says If your tire drops off the edge of the pavement onto the shoulder, do not try to swerve back onto the pavement because you may lose control of your vehicle. Grip the steering wheel and ease up on the accelerator. After you have slowed down and are in complete control, look for traffic behind you, signal, and turn gently back onto the pavement.
23. An Alaska traffic signal shows a steady red arrow in the direction you want to go. What must you do?
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Correct answer: A. Alaska’s red-arrow rule is simple: do not make the movement the arrow indicates. Stop behind the crosswalk or stop line. A circular red can allow a right turn after a stop; a red arrow closes that movement until it changes.
24. How far from other traffic must you switch to low beams in Alaska?
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Correct answer: A. Alaska tells drivers to change headlights to low beam 500 feet or more from an oncoming vehicle and 300 feet or more from a vehicle going in the same direction. Parking lights mark a parked vehicle; they are not a substitute for headlights.
25. An officer in Alaska stops a driver who is 18. A test shows a very small amount of alcohol. The under-21 threshold that can trigger a violation is:
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Correct answer: C. Under-21 drivers in Alaska are not judged by the adult 0.08%-style line. The threshold is any detectable amount. That is why testers keep asking the youth number separately from the adult number.
26. You are in the right lane when you see a yellow diamond sign showing the right lane narrowing into the left lane. What should you do?
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Correct answer: B. A lane-ends sign warns your lane will disappear, so signal, match the other lane's speed, and merge before the pavement runs out. Drivers in the ending lane must yield to through traffic. Early, smooth merges prevent the last-second squeeze.
27. Which MUTCD warning-sign group includes the Deer sign W11-3?
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Correct answer: A. Official MUTCD 2009 Part 2C lists Non-Vehicular 2C.50, 51 Pedestrian, Deer, Cattle, Snowmobile, Equestrian, Wheelchair, Large Animals, Playground as W11-2,3 and related signs. Testers invent leftover dusk-group folklore. Learn that official wording, then answer the knowledge test from those words.
28. You are passing a slower vehicle on a two-lane road. May you go over the speed limit to finish the pass quickly?
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Correct answer: D. The speed limit applies at all times, including while passing another vehicle. If you cannot complete a pass legally and safely, do not start it. Passing is a choice; speeding is not the tool that makes it legal.
29. An ambulance with flashing lights and a siren comes up behind you on a two-way street. What should you do?
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Correct answer: C. When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren, pull to the right edge of the road and stop, avoiding blocking intersections. A predictable move to the right opens a clear lane. Everyone right, everyone stopped, help gets through.
30. After a failed Alaska road test, how long do you normally wait before retesting?
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Correct answer: A. A failed Alaska written test may be taken again the following day. A failed road test normally waits two business days, counting Monday through Friday and skipping state and federal holidays. Do not mix the two clocks.
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