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South Carolina permit test: fitness to drive and protecting passengers

Vision, fatigue, distractions, aggressive driving and emotions, safety belts, air bags, child passenger safety laws and securing your load. 20 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. If you must wear corrective lenses, always wear them, but avoid dark or tinted lenses at night. (p. 32, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  2. The minimum vision standard is 20/40 corrected in one eye. (p. 33, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  3. Most people need 7 to 9 hours of sleep a day to stay alert. (p. 34, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  4. On long trips, plan to stop about every 100 miles or 2 hours to fight fatigue. (p. 34, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  5. Air bags are supplemental restraints designed to work with safety belts. (p. 48, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  6. An infant under age two rides in a rear-facing car seat in a rear seat until outgrowing the seat's height or weight limit. (p. 49, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  7. Children at least four who have outgrown a forward-facing seat use a booster seat in a rear seat until the adult belt fits. (p. 49, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  8. A child who is at least 8 or at least 57 inches tall may use an adult safety belt if it fits properly. (p. 49, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  9. Children age 7 and younger must sit in a car seat in the back seat to avoid injury from an air bag in a collision. (p. 49, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  10. A rear-facing child seat may not go in front of an air bag. (p. 49, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample fitness to drive and protecting passengers questions

  1. 1.You want to send a quick text while driving, using one hand. Is that legal in South Carolina?

    • AYes, as long as you are going under 25 mph
    • BYes, on roads where there is no traffic
    • CYes, as long as you use only one hand
    • DNo, using a device that needs a hand is unlawful
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    ✓ D. No, using a device that needs a hand is unlawful

    It is unlawful in South Carolina to use a wireless communication device while driving if it requires the use of either hand.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 35

  2. 2.Your license requires corrective lenses. Which glasses should you avoid wearing when driving at night?

    • AContact lenses
    • BDark or tinted prescription lenses
    • CClear prescription glasses
    • DGlasses with an anti-scratch coating
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    ✓ B. Dark or tinted prescription lenses

    If you must wear corrective lenses, always wear them, but avoid dark or tinted lenses at night. They cut the light you need to see clearly, even if they seem to reduce glare.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 32

  3. 3.You are planning a 6-hour drive to the mountains. How often should you plan to stop?

    • AAbout every 100 miles or 2 hours
    • BAbout every 200 miles or 4 hours
    • COnly when you need gas
    • DAbout every 50 miles or 1 hour
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    ✓ A. About every 100 miles or 2 hours

    On long trips, plan to stop about every 100 miles or 2 hours to fight fatigue.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 34

  4. 4.What makes driving aggressive driving?

    • AUsing the left lane only to pass
    • BDoing something on purpose that endangers others
    • CDriving slightly under the speed limit
    • DUsing your turn signal well before turning
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    ✓ B. Doing something on purpose that endangers others

    Aggressive driving is when a driver intentionally does something that endangers other people or property, such as speeding, tailgating or unsafe lane changes.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 35