2024 North Carolina Permit Test 14
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in North Carolina. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for North Carolina please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/north-carolina/car.
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1. When traveling on a multilane roadway with traffic moving in opposite directions, how should drivers use the shared center lane?
Explanation
The only time a vehicle should enter the center lane is at a point where the vehicle will have time to slow down or stop in order to make a safe left turn maneuver. The center lane should never be used as a passing lane or as a through-traffic lane.
3. When parking uphill next to a curb, set the parking brake and:
Explanation
When parking facing uphill on a street that has a curb, set your parking brake and turn your steering wheel away from the curb. This way, if your vehicle starts to roll, it will roll into the curb.
4. What is the only way to reduce your blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
Explanation
The only method that effectively reduces your BAC is to not drink alcohol for a period of time. Coffee, exercise, and cold showers cannot reduce your BAC or change the effects of alcohol. They can help you remain awake, but they cannot change your BAC or make you sober.
5. When stopped for a traffic violation or at an equipment check, the driver must produce:
Explanation
When stopped for a traffic violation or at an equipment check, the driver is responsible for producing their license, proof of registration, and proof of insurance. Drivers are required to have all three of these documents in a vehicle when it is being driven.
6. When you are being tailgated:
Explanation
If you are being tailgated by another driver and there is a right lane, move over to the right. If there is no right lane, wait until the road ahead is clear and then reduce your speed slowly. This will encourage the tailgater to drive around you. Never slow down abruptly as this will only increase the risk of your vehicle being hit from behind.
7. At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:
Explanation
A yield sign means that you must slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection or roadway you are entering.
8. This green arrow on a lane use control signal means:
Explanation
A steady downward green arrow over a traffic lane means you may use the lane indicated.
9. The “No zone” is:
Explanation
