Alaska permit test: required equipment and vehicle care
Required equipment, horn and muffler rules, carbon monoxide and monthly maintenance checks. 12 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key required equipment and vehicle care rulesShow the rules
- The lighting law requires headlights in daytime when fog, rain, snow, smoke or dust cuts visibility to 1,000 feet or less. (p. 67)
- The foot brake must be adequate to stop a passenger vehicle within 25 feet at 20 mph. (p. 80)
- A car must have a left side mirror plus either an inside or a right side mirror, adjusted to show the road behind. (p. 80)
- Alaska non-commercial vehicles must display a single rear license plate with valid month and year tabs. (p. 80)
- Alaska requires at least two red taillights on the rear, and both must work. (p. 80)
- A horn must be audible under normal conditions from at least 200 feet, and no device may make an unusually loud sound or whistle. (p. 80)
- Every vehicle needs a working muffler in constant use to prevent excessive noise. (p. 81)
- Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless. (p. 81)
- Horns may not be used unless necessary to ensure safe operation. (p. 81)
- If you can see all of Lincoln's head, the tread is too worn. (p. 89)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample required equipment and vehicle care questions
1.What does Alaska law require of a vehicle's muffler?
- AA muffler cutout may be used to make it louder
- BA muffler is optional on highways
- CIt must work and be in constant use; cutouts are banned
- DMufflers are only needed in city limits
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✓ C. It must work and be in constant use; cutouts are banned
Every vehicle needs a working muffler in constant use to prevent excessive noise. Muffler cutouts or bypasses are prohibited on highways.
2.You ride a motor-driven cycle at night. Its headlamp shows a person only 100 feet ahead. How fast may you go?
- A25 mph or less
- B20 mph or less
- C35 mph or less
- D30 mph or less
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✓ B. 20 mph or less
A motor-driven cycle's speed is limited by its headlamp. If the lamp reveals a person or vehicle at only 100 feet, the limit is 20 mph or less.
3.Which symptoms can carbon monoxide from a car's exhaust cause?
- AFaster reaction time and alertness
- BHeadache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting
- CItchy skin, sneezing and a runny nose
- DSharper eyesight and better hearing
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✓ B. Headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting
Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless. Symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Never run a car in a closed garage.
4.How many red taillights must a car have working at the rear?
- ANone if brake lights work
- BThree or more
- CAt least one
- DAt least two
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✓ D. At least two
Alaska requires at least two red taillights on the rear, and both must work.