FREE NORTH CAROLINA ROAD RULES TEST 1 - NC DRIVERS LICENSE TEST

This online NC drivers license test, with multiple choice questions, is intended to help you prepare for the NC permit test that is required before you can get your driver’s license.

Rules 1

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Yellow lines are used to separate:

Lanes traffic moving in opposite directions

Traffic lanes on one-way streets

Lanes traffic moving in same directions

Bicycle lanes from regular traffic

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Under what circumstances can you drive across the solid white line on the right side of a highway?

If your car breaks down and needs to pull off the road

If you want to pass someone who is waiting to turn left

Only if other cars cross

Never

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When approaching a yield sign:

Oncoming traffic must yield to you

You are required to come to a full stop

You must slow down and be prepared to stop

Pedestrians must yield to you

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When backing up:

Back up slowly

Look over your left shoulder when backing

Using your mirrors is sufficient to back up safely

Sound your horn while backing up

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If you want to turn right to a driveway directly after crossing an intersection, when should you begin signaling?

After you have entered the intersection

Before you enter the intersection

All answers are correct

Do not signal at all

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Receiving a driver's license is a privilege, not a right

FALSE

TRUE

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Before you make a left hand turn you must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn

100

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Before turning left, the right-of-way should be given to oncoming cars:

Until it is safe to turn

Until most cars have passed

Unless they are turning right

None of them

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If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, you should:

Apply the brakes firmly

Increased speed

Drive at a constant speed

Slow down gradually and don’t apply the brakes

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Where there is no bicycle lane, on what portion of the road must a bicyclist ride?

Ride as close to the right curb as possible

Left curb or edge of the road facing traffic

Bicyclists cannot ride on roads where there is no bicycle lane

In the middle of the lane

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Which of the following is true about double parking?

It is illegal under any circumstances

It is legal if you wait in the vehicle

It is always legal

It is allowed if you are making a delivery

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Which of the following statements is true?

All answers are correct

Fasten your safety belt snugly

Wear a lap belt around your stomach, not your hips

Use your safety belt only on highways

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What is true about large trucks?

When turning, the rear wheels follow a longer path than the front wheels

They have smaller blind spots than most passenger vehicles

They take longer to stop than a car traveling at the same speed

All answers are correct

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Driving only with parking lights:

Is advisable when dark

Always legal

Is allowed in funeral processions

Cannot be done, it is illegal

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A red light means:

You must stop

You may turn right or left

All answers are correct

You may proceed

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Who has the right-of-way at an intersection with no crosswalk?

Pedestrians, but only with the green walk signal

Pedestrians always have the right-of-way

Vehicles turning left

Vehicles turning right

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On approaching an intersection where a traffic signal light is red and a policeman motions you to go through, you should:

Wait for the light to turns green

Stop to make sure he wants you to go through

Obey the policeman's signal and proceed

Call the policeman's attention to the red light

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If a tire blows out:

Use your horn to warn other vehicles

Apply heavy braking

Concentrate on steering

Keep the foot on the brake and steer to the right

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When looking ahead of your vehicle while driving, you should:

Look only at the car ahead of you

Look right side at all times

Look straight ahead at all times

Scan your surroundings

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When you have the right of way you should:

Stop for 3 seconds then proceed

Wait until everyone has gone to avoid an accident

Sound you horn then proceed

Proceed carefully

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You may legally park in front of a driveway:

If the driveway is in front of your house

Never

At night

As long as it is parked for no longer than 15 minutes

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To help prevent collision with an animal you should:

Scan the sides of the roadway ahead for animals

Be extra cautious at dusk and dawn

Watch for animal crossing signs

All answers are correct

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When you planning to leave the highway and you miss your exit:

Make a U-turn and try again

Continue to the next exit and make plans to return to your route

Stop and back up on the highway

Cross the median to turn around

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When you have three lanes of traffic all going in the same direction which lane is best for passing?

The center lane

None of them

The far right lane

The far left lane

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Two parallel lines painted across the road indicate:

A crosswalk for pedestrians

An ambulance lane

A crosswalk for police vehicles

A railroad track

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A single broken line means:

You may change lane if you can do it safely

All answers are correct

You must stop under any circumstances

You must change lane after making a complete stop

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In most situations, you should pass another vehicle that is going in the same direction:

On the right

None of them

On the left

Either side is fine

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The safest way to enter the flow of traffic on a highway with a very short entrance lane is to:

Wait for a large gap in traffic then speed up quickly

Drive slowly and be prepared to stop for freeway traffic

Use the left lane of the highway to get up to cruising speed

Slow down, and then enter the freeway at a sharp angle

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When entering a freeway you should:

Slow down, and then enter the freeway at a sharp angle

Drive slowly and be prepared to stop for freeway traffic

Stop on acceleration lane, wait for an opening, and then enter the freeway rapidly

Signal and increase your speed to merge smoothly with traffic

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In to which lane should you turn if you are turning left onto a one way road?

Turn into either of the lanes that are safely open

Turn into the right lane

Into the closest lane

Turn into the center lane

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Regulatory traffic signs instruct drivers what they should, or should not do, in certain circumstances. You will be asked to identify roadway signs on the NC DMV Practice Test.

Prepare for A North Carolina Drivers License Test

Are you nervous and excited about your upcoming driver’s license test? Don’t worry! We work with people every day who are trying to prepare for their North Carolina driver’s license test. Below are several items you should study and review so you can successfully pass the driver’s test administered by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.

Written

The written section of the driver’s license exam is one of the most important. You should know the different traffic laws and understand the most common safe driving rules. You can prep for the written section by taking several test exams on our website and studying the state issued North Carolina Driver’s Handbook. If you don’t have one, just pick up a free copy at your local DMV.

Vision

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles will also test your eyesight to make sure you are capable of driving a moving vehicle. If you wear glasses or corrective lenses you may be required to wear them at all items if you are issued a driver’s license or suffer a penalty. Your license will also indicate if corrective lenses are required.

Traffic signs

Another section of the driver’s license exam involves traffic signs. You should know the standard regulatory and warning signs that you may see on the road.

Driving

Finally, to get your driver’s license you will have to pass the driving test. An employee of the DMV will observe and assess your driving skills and ability to perform basic tasks. To prepare for this you should practice how to backup a moving vehicle, do three-point turnabouts and follow general traffic signals. You should also know how to park the car, use the turn signals, yield right of way to others and much more.

If you don’t pass the test for a regular Class C driver’s license you may retake it again after seven calendar days have passed.

Contact Driver Knowledge Today

Driver Knowledge has all the information you need to prepare for your North Carolina driver’s license test. Regardless if you grew up in Tar Heel State or recently moved there, we can help you look up the state’s requirements for earning a driver’s license and understand how to navigate the entire process. Please contact us today for more information.