New Jersey permit test: safe driver habits
Seat belts, child car seats, air bags, cell phones, distraction, fatigue, road rage and driver health. 18 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Sample safe driver habits questions
1. What is the correct way to wear a lap and shoulder belt?
- A. Lap belt low across the hips, shoulder belt over the collarbone and away from the neck
- B. Lap belt loose for comfort, shoulder belt across the neck
- C. Lap belt across the stomach, shoulder belt behind your back
- D. Lap belt only, with the shoulder belt under your arm
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A. Lap belt low across the hips, shoulder belt over the collarbone and away from the neck
Wear the lap belt under the abdomen and low across the hips. The shoulder belt should cross the collarbone and breastbone, away from your neck.
2. What is the fine for a first offense of using a handheld cell phone while driving in New Jersey?
- A. $600-$800
- B. $100-$200
- C. $200-$400
- D. $50-$75
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C. $200-$400
A first handheld phone offense costs $200-$400. Fines rise for repeat offenses, and a third offense adds 3 points and a possible suspension.
3. A 6-year-old who is 48 inches tall has outgrown her harnessed car seat. Under New Jersey law, how must she ride?
- A. In the front seat with a regular seat belt
- B. In the back seat with only a lap belt
- C. In a federally approved booster seat in a rear seat
- D. In a rear-facing infant seat in the front
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C. In a federally approved booster seat in a rear seat
Children under 8 who are shorter than 57 inches must use a harnessed forward-facing seat or a booster seat, in a rear seat. Once they outgrow the harnessed seat, they move to a booster seat.
4. You are 35 with a basic license. Is it legal for you to talk on a hands-free phone while driving in New Jersey?
- A. Yes, and the handbook recommends it over talking to passengers
- B. Only on highways with a speed limit of 55 mph or more
- C. Yes, if it does not interfere with safety equipment or safe driving, though it is strongly discouraged
- D. No, all phone use while driving is illegal for every driver
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C. Yes, if it does not interfere with safety equipment or safe driving, though it is strongly discouraged
Adult drivers with a basic license may use a hands-free phone if it does not interfere with safety equipment or safe operation, but the handbook strongly discourages it. GDL drivers may not use one at all.