North Dakota permit test: conditions and emergencies
Night driving, winter driving and snow equipment, skids, rain and flooding, blowouts, running off the road and equipment failure. 25 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key conditions and emergencies rulesShow the rules
- Use headlights from sunset to sunrise and at any other time needed for safe driving. (p. 28)
- Use headlights in bad weather whenever rain, snow, sleet, hail, smoke or fog reduces visibility to less than 1,000 feet. (p. 28)
- If an oncoming vehicle does not dim its lights, look to the right edge of the road so you are not blinded. (p. 29)
- Dim your headlights within 300 feet when following another vehicle; dim at least 500 feet before meeting one. (p. 29)
- Switch to low beams when an oncoming car is 500 feet away or more, so you do not blind its driver. (p. 29)
- Never drive through whiteouts caused by crosswinds or plowing; be patient and wait until you can see. (p. 32)
- Frost and ice form quicker and stay longer on bridges and shaded spots than on the rest of the road. (p. 32)
- Two feet of moving water can carry away most vehicles, including SUVs and pickup trucks. (p. 33)
- Six inches of water reaches the bottom of most passenger cars and can cause loss of control or stalling. (p. 33)
- Hydroplaning happens when water on the road gets deep enough that your tires ride on the water instead of the road surface. (p. 33)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample conditions and emergencies questions
1.When must you use your headlights?
- AOnly once it is fully dark outside
- BOnly when it is raining hard
- CFrom sunset to sunrise and when needed
- DOnly on highways after dark
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✓ C. From sunset to sunrise and when needed
Use headlights from sunset to sunrise and at any other time needed for safe driving.
Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 28
2.An oncoming driver does not dim their high beams. Where should you look?
- AAt your rear-view mirror
- BAt the right edge of the road
- CAt the center line
- DStraight at the oncoming lights
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✓ B. At the right edge of the road
If an oncoming vehicle does not dim its lights, look to the right edge of the road so you are not blinded.
Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 29
3.Your accelerator pedal sticks. What should you do?
- APump the gas pedal
- BTurn the key to lock
- CShift into neutral
- DOpen the door to slow down
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✓ C. Shift into neutral
If the accelerator sticks, push in the clutch or shift into neutral, then steer to the side when safe; never turn the key to lock while moving.
Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 34
4.Your right wheels drop off the pavement onto the shoulder. What should you do?
- ASwerve back onto the road at once
- BSpeed up to climb back on
- CEase off the gas, then return gently
- DBrake hard right away
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✓ C. Ease off the gas, then return gently
Do not swerve back; grip the wheel, ease off the gas, and once slowed and in control, check traffic, signal and turn gently back on.
Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 34