10th Grade Health
Study Questions – Drivers Education
1. What are the four factors which influence blood alcohol concentration in the body?
2. Name the amount, in ounces, of beer, wine, and liquor that would make them
equivalent to each other.
3. Explain when it is legal to pass another vehicle from your lane.
4. During night driving, within what distance, should you be able to stop your vehicle
safely?
5. In what direction do you steer, if your vehicle begins to skid?
6. What is the penalty, for a first conviction, for driving while under the influence of
alcohol with a BAC less than .10% and greater than .10%?
7. In making a right turn, you should position your vehicle in what lane?
8. In the state of New Jersey, what type of vehicle insurance is mandatory?
9. Explain the “two-second” rule.
10. Name some ways you can communicate with other drivers.
11. What is the distance, in feet, you should signal before making a turn?
12. If not posted, what is the legal speed limit in residential and business areas?
13. What is the penalty, for driving with a license suspension, due to alcohol or drug
conviction?
14. Other than on a multi-lane highway, when is it legal to pass on the right?
15. What three documents must be in possession, when operating a vehicle and going for
a Road Test in the state of New Jersey?
16. What is the only factor that reduces alcohol levels in the blood?
17. What should a driver test after driving through a puddle of water?
18. Explain the term hydroplaning.
19. What should you do when another vehicle is passing?
20. What does a red flashing signal mean?
21. Name some reasons why seat belts are important.
22. What steps do you take as a driver, if your vehicle swerves off the road?
23. What steps do you take as a driver, if you have a tire blowout?
24. Explain the best way to negotiate a curve in the road.
25. What does it mean what a school bus flashes:
a. Yellow lights:
b. Red lights:
26. When are you allowed to make a tight turn on a red light? What steps should you take
before turning?
27. What are the penalties for altering your license?
28. What is the penalty for underage drinking and driving?
29. What precaution, should you take, when driving in a city?
30. What is the number of points deducted from your license, if you have no moving
violation for 1 year?
31. Draw the following signs:
a. Stop:
b. School area:
32. What is the meaning of:
a. Diamond shaped sign:
b. Triangular shaped sign:
33. What are your chances of causing an accident when your BAC is:
a. .05%:
b. .10%:
c. .15%:
34. How far should you park from the following?
a. Fire hydrant:
b. Crosswalk:
c. Stop sign:
d. Fire house, same side of the street:
e. Fire house, opposite side of the street:
35. What should you do with old license plates and why?
36. What is the time period, a new resident has, to inspect their vehicle in the state of
New Jersey?
37. What should you do, if an emergency vehicle is approaching from the front or the rear
of your vehicle?
38. Explain the proper procedure in making a left turn, from a 2-lane road onto a 4-lane
road.
39. What should you do if you miss your exit on an expressway?
40. If a student driver commits a driving violation with a parent or instructor, who is
responsible?
41. Name some examples of when a driver would use high headlight beams?
42. What are the three hand signals?
43. Explain the Implied Consent Law.
44. When 2 vehicles enter an intersection at the same time, who yields?
45. What time period do you have to make the following changes with the division of
Motor Vehicle:
a. Address:
b. Legal name change:
46. Which way should you turn your tires when parking your vehicle?
a. Facing uphill with a curb:
b. Facing downhill:
c. Facing uphill without a curb:
47. Explain the procedures you would take in making a left hand turn.
48. What is the “Highway Hypnosis” and how would you try to avoid becoming
hypnotized?
49. When is a paved road most slippery during the rainfall?
50. What is the person of a space cushion/
51. What is the standard Accident Prevention Formula?
52. What is the New Jersey child passenger safety law?
53. Explain the following traffic signals:
a. Red light:
b. Yellow light:
c. Green arrow:
54. In the state of New Jersey, you are under the influence of alcohol, when your BAC
reaches what percent?
55. What does a single white line, across an intersection, indicate?
56. What is the meaning of a yellow line down the center of the road?
57. What is a good practice to follow when 2 roads intersect and there are no signs or
signals?
58. What should a driver do when approaching or nearing an uncontrolled intersection?
59. When should you dim your lights to low beams?
60. According to studies, what type of alcoholic beverage have the greatest number of
people been drinking when arrested for drunk driving?
61. What must you know to share the road with large trucks and buses safely?
62. What is the correct procedure if you approach an intersection and a large truck is
stopped for the traffic light?
63. What is the legal time period in New Jersey that studded snow tires can be used?
64. Who is required be the GDL law to wear a seat belt in the vehicle?
65. In adverse weather conditions, what percentage more can a truck take longer to stop?
66. Why can’t you take your road test in a vehicle with any obstructions or consoles
between the driver and the examiner?
67. Effective July 1, 2004, what is the only reason(s) motorist in New Jersey can use
handheld wireless telephones while driving?
68. List the order of colors on a traffic light hung top to bottom.
69. How many passengers may accompany the holder of a validated GDL Special
Learners Permit in the vehicle?
70. How many passengers can the holder of a Provisional Drivers License, under 21 years
old, have in the car?
71. Which requirements must be met by the holder of a validated GDL Student Learner’s
Permit in order to obtain a Provisional license?
72. What is the holder of a Provisional Driver License not permitted to use while driving?
73. How much is the fine for violation of any of the conditions of the GDL Permits or
Provisional License?
74. Which conviction will result in an Insurance Surcharge?
75. What should you do when sharing the road with large trucks or buses?
76. What are the penalties that a motorist is subjected to for a conviction of a 3rd violation
of Operating Under the Influence of Liquor/Drugs?
77. What is the time period that a holder of a validated GDL Examination Permit (21
years of age or under) is required to drive with supervision?
78. Emotions can have a great effect on your driving, what should you do if you are
angry or excited?
79. The holder of a validated GDL Special Learner’s permit must not drive between what
hours?
80. What does it mean if the driver of a truck or bus cannot see you in his rearview
mirrors?
81. What are the requirements to be a supervising driver for the holder of a validated
GDL Permit?
82. The holder of a validated GDL permit (21 years of age or younger) is restricted to
what driving hours?
83. What requirement must be met for the holder of a Provisional License, who is under
the age of 21, to drive unsupervised?
84. What are the potential liabilities you could face if a person gets drunk in your home
and has a motor vehicle accident after leaving your home?
85. A provisional driver is provisional for how long?
86. What type of license is accepted for a person to operate a Moped?
87. What must be presented at the time of your Road Test?
88. What is the time period you must have your vehicle inspected within when you move
into New Jersey from another state?
89. What is the shape of a yield sign?
90. When it is raining during daylight hours, what must a provisional driver have on?
91. What is a deceleration lane?
92. How long is the probation period when your license is returned to you after
suspension for points (or after completing a DMV Driver Improvement Program)?
93. Under GDL Law, what is the reason(s) for attending a remedial training class?
94. What does alcohol begin to impair after two to four drinks?
95. What conviction will result in an Insurance Surcharge?