New Jersey permit test: conditions, emergencies and crashes
Wet roads, snow, fog and night driving, skids and vehicle failures, crashes and traffic stops. 21 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Sample conditions, emergencies and crashes questions
1. Why should you never turn a steering-wheel ignition to the lock position while the vehicle is moving?
- A. The brakes will stop working
- B. The airbags will deploy
- C. The steering will lock and you will lose control
- D. The transmission will shift into reverse
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C. The steering will lock and you will lose control
Turning the ignition to lock while moving can lock the steering as the vehicle turns, and you will lose control. Never do this, even in an emergency.
2. Your right wheels drift off the pavement onto the shoulder. What should you do?
- A. Brake hard while still on the shoulder
- B. Ease off the gas, slow to 25 mph or less, then turn back gently
- C. Speed up so the tires can climb the edge
- D. Steer sharply back onto the road right away
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B. Ease off the gas, slow to 25 mph or less, then turn back gently
Stay on the shoulder and ease off the gas. Once you are at 25 mph or less, turn the wheel about a quarter turn toward the road to climb back onto the pavement.
3. You are driving at night and run into thick fog. How should you set your lights?
- A. Emergency flashers while you keep driving at normal speed
- B. Parking lights only
- C. High beams, to see farther
- D. Low beams, plus fog lights if you have them
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D. Low beams, plus fog lights if you have them
In fog, slow down, keep your headlights on low beam, and turn on fog lights if your vehicle has them. Use pavement markings and other vehicles' lights as guides.
4. You are driving on a three-lane highway during a heavy rainstorm. Which lane does the manual suggest to lower your risk of hydroplaning?
- A. The shoulder
- B. The center lane
- C. The left lane
- D. The right lane
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B. The center lane
In a heavy rainstorm, drive on the highest point of the road, where less water collects. On a multiple-lane highway, that usually means the center lane.