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New York permit test: alcohol, drugs and impaired driving

How alcohol and drugs affect driving, BAC limits, chemical tests, zero tolerance and the penalties for impaired driving. 10 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Sample alcohol, drugs and impaired driving questions

  1. 1. Which of these does NOT affect your blood alcohol content (BAC)?

    • A. How much alcohol you drink
    • B. Your body weight
    • C. Whether you drink beer, wine or liquor
    • D. How much time passes between drinks
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    C. Whether you drink beer, wine or liquor

    BAC depends on how much alcohol you drink, the time between drinks and your weight. The type of drink does not matter; only the amount of alcohol does.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 55

  2. 2. An adult driver is stopped and found to have a BAC of 0.06%. Which offense does this BAC match?

    • A. Driving while intoxicated (DWI)
    • B. Aggravated DWI
    • C. Driving while ability impaired (DWAI)
    • D. No offense, because it is under 0.08%
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    C. Driving while ability impaired (DWAI)

    A BAC of more than 0.05% up to 0.07% matches driving while ability impaired (DWAI). DWI starts at 0.08%.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 58

  3. 3. Which drink contains the most alcohol: a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1 1/2 ounces of liquor?

    • A. The 1 1/2 ounces of liquor
    • B. The 5-ounce glass of wine
    • C. The 12-ounce beer
    • D. They contain about the same amount
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    D. They contain about the same amount

    A 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, 1 1/2 ounces of liquor and a 12-ounce wine cooler hold about the same amount of alcohol. None is safer than the others.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 55

  4. 4. You are driving on a public road and your adult passenger opens a can of beer to drink. What does New York law say?

    • A. It is legal if the can stays below the window
    • B. It is legal if the passenger is 21 or older
    • C. It is legal because the passenger is not driving
    • D. It is a traffic infraction for the passenger
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    D. It is a traffic infraction for the passenger

    In New York it is a traffic infraction for a driver or passenger in a vehicle on a public road to drink alcohol or have an open container. Limousines and similar permitted vehicles are exempt.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 57