Alaska permit test: safe driver habits
Safety belts, child passenger safety, distracted driving, due care, backing and obstructed views. 17 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key safe driver habits rulesShow the rules
- Your chance of being killed is almost 25 times greater if you are thrown from the vehicle, which a safety belt helps prevent. (p. 25)
- In just a 30-mph crash, a 15-pound infant suddenly weighs about 450 pounds, so no one can hold on. (p. 26)
- Passengers 18 and older are cited themselves for not wearing a seat belt. (p. 26)
- Everyone must wear a safety belt, and the driver is responsible for all passengers under 16. (p. 26)
- A child under one year old, or older but under 20 pounds, must ride in a rear-facing child safety seat that meets U.S. (p. 26)
- Vehicles built before 1965 without factory seat belts are an exception to the belt law, unless classed as a custom collector vehicle. (p. 27)
- Failing to restrain passengers under 16 can bring a fine of up to $50 and two demerit points. (p. 27)
- Alaska's seat belt law lists exceptions. (p. 27)
- Texting while driving is dangerous and illegal in Alaska. (p. 29)
- Drivers must use due care and slow down when circumstances require. (p. 31)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample safe driver habits questions
1.You drive a 1962 pickup that was built without seat belts and is not a custom collector vehicle. Does the seat belt law require belts in it?
- AYes, you must add belts first
- BYes, but only on the highway
- COnly during daylight driving
- DNo, this vehicle is exempt
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✓ D. No, this vehicle is exempt
Vehicles built before 1965 without factory seat belts are an exception to the belt law, unless classed as a custom collector vehicle.
2.You see red flags and flares on the road ahead. What should you do?
- ASlow down and be ready to stop
- BFlash your high beams
- CKeep your speed; they are decorations
- DSpeed up to get past quickly
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✓ A. Slow down and be ready to stop
Drivers must use due care and slow down when circumstances require. Red reflectors, red flags and flares warn of a hazard ahead.
3.How much more likely are you to be killed if you are thrown from the car in a crash?
- AAbout 5 times
- BAbout 100 times
- CAlmost 25 times
- DAbout 2 times
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✓ C. Almost 25 times
Your chance of being killed is almost 25 times greater if you are thrown from the vehicle, which a safety belt helps prevent.
4.Your phone buzzes with a text while you are driving. What is the safe and legal choice?
- AAsk the car's screen to display it while you drive
- BLet it wait, or pull over to a safe area first
- CReply using one hand
- DRead it quickly at the next stop sign
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✓ B. Let it wait, or pull over to a safe area first
Texting while driving is dangerous and illegal in Alaska. Pull over to a safe area if you must respond, or have a passenger help.