Alaska permit test: crashes, railroads, conditions and emergencies
What to do after a crash, railroad crossings, night driving and lighting, weather, animals, skids, vehicle emergencies and flooding. 31 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key crashes, railroads, conditions and emergencies rulesShow the rules
- If there is an injury, or damage of $2000 or more, in a municipality, call the local police at 911 immediately. (p. 15)
- Damage of $2,000 or more must be reported right away. (p. 15)
- Provisional license holders with 6 or more points in 12 months, or 9 or more in 24 months, must complete an approved driver improvement course. (p. 15)
- Drivers must report a crash to DMV within 10 days, but this report is not required if a police officer investigated the crash. (p. 15)
- Never shift gears on the crossing. (p. 63)
- Be prepared to stop if a train is within 1500 feet of the crossing, even at unmarked crossings. (p. 63)
- Get out, then call 911 and the railroad's Emergency Notification System (ENS) number posted at the crossing. (p. 64)
- Headlights must be on from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise. (p. 67)
- Alaska law requires you to tell the officer right away if you have a concealed deadly weapon on you. (p. 77)
- Wet brakes may pull to one side or not hold. (p. 78)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample crashes, railroads, conditions and emergencies questions
1.Your right wheels drift off the pavement onto the gravel. What should you do first?
- ABrake hard to stop as fast as you can
- BSpeed up to climb back onto the road
- CJerk the wheel to get back on quickly
- DStop feeding gas and grip the wheel firmly
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✓ D. Stop feeding gas and grip the wheel firmly
Ease off the accelerator, hold the wheel firmly and brake lightly. Return to the pavement slowly, once no cars are near.
2.A car is coming straight at you in your lane. What should you do?
- ASwerve left into the other car's empty lane
- BSpeed up and flash your lights to warn it
- CStop in your lane and wait for it to move
- DSound your horn, brake and steer for the shoulder
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✓ D. Sound your horn, brake and steer for the shoulder
When a vehicle approaches in your lane, sound your horn, brake sharply and steer toward the shoulder or ditch.
3.You drive a manual-transmission car over railroad tracks. What should you avoid doing?
- ALooking both ways before crossing
- BSlowing down as you near the crossing
- CUsing your headlights on the crossing
- DShifting gears while crossing
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✓ D. Shifting gears while crossing
Never shift gears on the crossing. Shift down before the tracks and don't change gears while crossing.
4.Your car is stuck on the tracks and no warning lights are flashing yet. After getting out, whom should you call?
- ANo one; push the car off the tracks yourself
- B911 and the Emergency Notification number at the crossing
- CYour insurance company to report the vehicle
- DA tow truck company, then the local DMV office
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✓ B. 911 and the Emergency Notification number at the crossing
Get out, then call 911 and the railroad's Emergency Notification System (ENS) number posted at the crossing. Give the location and crossing number and say a vehicle is on the tracks.