Rhode Island permit test: alcohol, drugs and dwi
Effects of alcohol and drugs, chemical test refusal, DWI penalties and underage alcohol laws. 18 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key alcohol, drugs and dwi rulesShow the rules
- The body eliminates alcohol through breathing, perspiring and oxidation, which is removal by the liver. (p. 60, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Alcohol reaches the brain within seconds and first affects the control of your judgment and skill. (p. 60, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- A standard beer, a small glass of wine of four to five ounces, and a single shot of liquor all hold roughly equal alcohol. (p. 60, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Combining alcohol with another drug, even a simple allergy or cold remedy, can multiply the effects so one drink acts like several. (p. 60, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- If you drink even a little, your chance of a collision is seven times greater than if you don't drink. (p. 60, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- In Rhode Island the legal drinking age is 21. (p. 60, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- At .08% or more, a driver of any age counts as intoxicated and faces a DUI charge. (p. 61, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- If you refuse a chemical test, your license will be suspended for a minimum of six months, plus fines and other penalties. (p. 61, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- The underage transport rule does not apply to people between 16 and 21 carrying unopened alcoholic beverages in the course of their employment. (p. 64, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- A person under 21 found in possession of an alcoholic beverage faces a fine and a minimum 60-day driver's license suspension. (p. 64, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample alcohol, drugs and dwi questions
1.Your friend has been drinking and wants to sober up before driving. What will actually reduce the effects of alcohol?
- AStrong black coffee
- BTime
- CCold fresh air and exercise
- DA big meal
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✓ B. Time
Nothing reduces the effects of alcohol except time; coffee, food, fresh air or exercise may wake a person up but will not sober them up.
2.What can happen to your driving when a drug that made you alert wears off?
- AYour reaction time gets faster
- BYou may become tired and less attentive
- CYour vision improves
- DYou stay alert for several more hours
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✓ B. You may become tired and less attentive
Drugs that make you alert for a short time can later cause the opposite effect, making you tired and less attentive.
3.At what blood alcohol concentration is a driver of any age considered intoxicated in Rhode Island?
- A0.02% or more
- B0.10% or more
- C0.08% or more
- D0.05% or more
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✓ C. 0.08% or more
At .08% or more, a driver of any age counts as intoxicated and faces a DUI charge.
4.Compared with not drinking at all, how much greater are your chances of a collision if you drink even a little?
- A7 times
- B2 times
- C10 times
- D4 times
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✓ A. 7 times
If you drink even a little, your chance of a collision is seven times greater than if you don't drink.