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New Jersey Permit Test: Emergencies Practice Questions
Skids, breakdowns, brake failure and what to do after a problem.
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Question 1
Your vehicle stalls on the tracks and a train is approaching. Which way should you run?
Straight down the middle of the tracks, away from the train as fast as you can
Stay inside the car
At a 45-degree angle away from the tracks, toward the direction the train is coming from
In the same direction the train is going
Correct answer: At a 45-degree angle away from the tracks, toward the direction the train is coming from
Run at a 45-degree angle away from the vehicle and tracks but in the direction of the train, to avoid flying debris.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 2
The rear of your car starts to skid. What should you do?
Brake hard and turn the wheel quickly away from the direction of the skid itself
Brake hard
Take your foot off the gas and turn in the direction the rear is skidding
Accelerate
Correct answer: Take your foot off the gas and turn in the direction the rear is skidding
Take your foot off the gas, steer the way the rear is skidding without over-steering, look where you want to go, and avoid braking in a side skid.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 3
Your wheels drift onto the shoulder. When may you steer back onto the road?
Only after stopping completely
At highway speed
Immediately, with a sharp turn of the wheel toward the pavement
After slowing to 25 mph or less, with a quarter turn toward the road
Correct answer: After slowing to 25 mph or less, with a quarter turn toward the road
Stay on the shoulder, ease off the gas, and once at 25 mph or less turn the wheel one-quarter turn toward the road.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 4
Making an emergency stop on a highway, how far back should a second warning device be placed?
10 feet
About 50 feet (20 paces)
1 mile
At least 300 feet (about 120 paces)
Correct answer: At least 300 feet (about 120 paces)
Put a flare just behind the vehicle and another warning device at least 300 feet back; raise the hood.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 5
Your car plunges into water. What is the best way to escape while it's still floating?
Wait until it sinks
Through an open window
Through the trunk, after it sinks
Call for help first
Correct answer: Through an open window
Wear a seat belt to survive impact, and while the car floats, escape through an open window; doors are hard to open against water.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 6
Your conventional brakes suddenly fail. What should you do first?
Shift to a lower gear and pump the brake pedal fast and hard
Jump out
Turn off the engine and shift into neutral right away
Shift to neutral
Correct answer: Shift to a lower gear and pump the brake pedal fast and hard
Shift down and pump the pedal fast and hard; if that fails, use the parking brake while holding the release.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 7
You have a tire blowout. What should you do with the brakes?
Brake hard immediately so the car stops before it swerves
Don't use them; take your foot off the gas and coast to a stop
Use the parking brake
Pump them rapidly
Correct answer: Don't use them; take your foot off the gas and coast to a stop
Hold the wheel firmly, keep straight, remove your foot from the gas but don't brake, and coast to a stop off the road.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 8
Your gas pedal sticks. What should you do?
Brake hard in the lane
Pump the gas
Turn the key to lock and brake hard in your lane
Shift to neutral, steer to safety, turn off the engine
Correct answer: Shift to neutral, steer to safety, turn off the engine
Keep eyes on the road, quickly shift to neutral, steer off the road, turn the engine off and call for help.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 9
Your car catches fire. What should you do?
Get everyone out and away and call for help; don't try to put it out
Open the hood and spray water on the engine to put the fire out quickly
Stay inside
Keep driving to a gas station
Correct answer: Get everyone out and away and call for help; don't try to put it out
Most car fires are electrical; get passengers out and away at once, call for help, and never try to put out the fire.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 10
If a crash is unavoidable, what should you choose to hit?
Something that will give way, like bushes, rather than something hard
A brick wall
Oncoming traffic
A parked truck or concrete barrier, since it will not be moving toward you
Correct answer: Something that will give way, like bushes, rather than something hard
Turn away from oncoming traffic; hit something soft rather than hard, moving in your direction rather than stopped, and never head-on.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
Question 11
If your car is about to be hit from the rear, what should you do?
Take your foot off the brake and turn around to see the other car coming
Be ready to brake, brace yourself, and press your head against the headrest
Turn around to look
Unbuckle your seat belt
Correct answer: Be ready to brake, brace yourself, and press your head against the headrest
Be ready to brake to avoid being pushed into the car ahead, brace between wheel and seat, and press your head against the headrest.
Source: Chapter 5: Defensive Driving
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