North Carolina Permit Test: Safe Driving Practice Questions

Correct answer: You can't remember the last few miles driven

Warning signs include not remembering the last few miles, hitting a rumble strip, repeated yawning, and trouble keeping your eyes open.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Driver Safety

Correct answer: At least every 2 hours

Get out of the car at least every 2 hours; also try to limit driving to 300–400 miles a day.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Driver Safety

Correct answer: 300–400 miles

Try to set a limit of 300–400 miles of driving per day.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Driver Safety

Correct answer: No

It is unlawful to use a cell phone for email or text messages while operating a vehicle on a public street or highway.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Driver Safety

Correct answer: The driver and all passengers

The driver and all passengers must be belted at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion, even with air bags.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: 80 pounds

A child under age 8 and weighing less than 80 pounds must be in a weight-appropriate child restraint.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: A child under 5 who weighs less than 40 pounds

A child under 5 and under 40 pounds must ride in the rear unless the restraint is designed for use with a front air bag.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: Snugly across the hips, not the stomach

The lap belt must fit snugly across the child's hips; the shoulder belt crosses the shoulder and chest, not the face or throat.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: Up to 200 mph

An air bag comes out at up to 200 miles per hour, which is why children are safest in the back.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: 12 and under

Children age 12 and under should ride buckled up in a rear seat; rear-facing infants never in front of an air bag.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: All operators and passengers

All operators and passengers on motorcycles and mopeds must wear a helmet meeting FMVSS 218.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: 16

North Carolina prohibits children under 16 from riding in an open bed, with exceptions such as an adult supervising in the bed.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: About 40–50 degrees

The temperature inside a vehicle can rise about 40–50 degrees above the outside temperature, so never leave children or pets.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: Under the abdomen and low across the hips

The lap belt goes under the abdomen and low across the hips; the shoulder belt crosses the collarbone and breastbone.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers

Correct answer: Brake hard and keep firm, steady pressure

With ABS, brake hard and keep steady pressure; pumping or releasing reduces ABS effectiveness.

Source: Chapter 4 — Your Driving: Vehicle Equipment