Hawaii HDOT MVSO Permit Practice Test 16

1. Your vehicle has a blind spot warning light in the door mirror. What should that mean for your habits?

• A You no longer need to look over your shoulder, since the sensor covers exactly that area
• B You still check the blind spot yourself, because the system can miss a rider
• C You may change lanes without signaling whenever the warning light is not lit up at all
• D You should watch the warning light instead of the mirrors while the vehicle is in motion

2. A driver behind you on a two-lane road clearly wants to pass. Why should you not wave that driver past?

• A A hand signal given out of the window is only lawful for a turn or for a stop, never a pass
• B You cannot see the whole road ahead for them and they may rely on your signal
• C It would cancel your own right to use the lane until the vehicle behind you has gone past
• D The driver behind is only allowed to pass at a point where the pavement markings permit it

3. How many alcoholic drinks does it take to begin affecting driving ability?

• A At least three drinks in an hour
• B About two drinks for an average adult
• C Even one drink can affect it
• D Enough to feel noticeably drunk

4. A traffic signal is dark and you reach the intersection at the same moment as a vehicle on your right. Who goes first?

• A The vehicle on your right, as at any all-way stop
• B You do, because a vehicle on the right must always yield
• C Whichever driver flashes their headlights at the other first
• D The vehicle on the wider or busier of the two roads

5. A twenty-two-year-old renews a Hawaii category 3 license. How long will the new license run?

• A Four years
• B Two years, the same term that Hawaii applies to its oldest group of drivers
• C Eight years, which is the standard term applied to most adult drivers here
• D Six years, after which a further vision screening is required by statute

6. You are approaching the crest of a hill and cannot see the road beyond it. What should you do?

• A Hold your speed and stay in the middle of the road until you can see over
• B Speed up so that you spend as little time as possible on the blind section
• C Slow down and keep well to the right
• D Sound the horn twice so that any driver on the far side knows you are there

7. On a two-way street, where and how should you park at the curb?

• A On either side, facing whichever way makes it easier to leave the space later
• B On the left side, so that you can get out of the vehicle away from the traffic
• C On the right side, facing the way traffic moves
• D On either side, provided that the wheels are turned in toward the curb

8. How is a breach of Hawaii's mobile electronic device law classified?

• A As a petty misdemeanour that is recorded on the driver's criminal record
• B As a moving violation that adds points to the driver's abstract of record
• C As a traffic infraction
• D As a misdemeanour where the driver is under eighteen years of age

9. Two solid white lines are painted between your lane and the lane beside it. What do they mean?

• A Passing is allowed there but only for vehicles traveling below the speed limit
• B The lane beside you carries traffic in the opposite direction to yours
• C You may cross them to reach an exit ramp but not for any other reason
• D Crossing from one lane to the other is prohibited

10. What does a yield sign require of a driver?

• A Slow down, and stop when necessary, so conflicting traffic can go first
• B Always stop completely, exactly as at a stop sign
• C Accelerate so that other traffic can pass behind
• D Continue at the same speed, because approaching traffic must give way

11. You have a green light at a school crossing, but the crossing guard steps out and holds up a stop sign toward you. What must you do?

• A Stop, because the crossing guard controls this crossing and outranks the signal
• B Continue, because a signal always outranks a person on the roadway
• C Continue slowly past the guard while watching for any children there
• D Stop only if you can see children waiting to use that crossing point

12. Where should you be looking as you steer through a turn?

• A At the front corner of your own hood, to judge how close you are to the curb
• B At the vehicle waiting on the cross street, so you can react if it moves
• C Toward the point on the new road where you want to end up
• D At the painted center line, to keep an exact distance from it during the turn

13. You want to move into the right lane just as an entrance ramp joins the highway at that point. What is the better choice?

• A Move over at once, so that you are settled in the lane before the ramp traffic arrives there
• B Wait until you are past the merge area so you do not squeeze the entering traffic
• C Sound the horn to tell the drivers on the ramp that you are taking the lane ahead of them
• D Straddle the lane line until all the entering vehicles have chosen a lane for themselves

14. Why does a heavier vehicle need more room to stop than a light one from the same speed?

• A Because heavy vehicles are always fitted with smaller and weaker brakes
• B Because there is more mass in motion for the tires to slow down
• C Because the extra weight lifts the tires and reduces the grip they have
• D Because heavy vehicles are required by law to brake more gently than cars

15. What should you do before you back out of your own driveway at home?

• A Walk around the vehicle and check behind it for children or objects
• B Sound the horn twice and then reverse slowly all the way out to the street
• C Rely on the mirrors, which show the whole of the ground behind the vehicle
• D Start the engine and let it idle for a minute so that people hear you coming

16. Where is signing of this kind normally placed along a freeway?

• A Only at the point where the ramp actually leaves the roadway, and never anywhere earlier on the approach
• B At the entrance to the nearest town, rather than on the highway itself
• C On the ramp itself, facing the traffic that has already left the through lanes
• D Ahead of the interchange and again at the exit, so a driver can reach the correct lane in time

17. A deer crosses the road in front of you and disappears into the trees. What should you expect?

• A That your headlights on high beam will keep any others well away from you
• B That other deer are likely to follow it across the very same stretch of road
• C That the road is now clear, because deer always travel on their own
• D That the deer will come back the same way after a few minutes have passed

18. A ball rolls into the street from between parked cars ahead of you. What should you expect and do?

• A Expect a child to follow it and be ready to stop
• B Sound the horn twice so the child stays on the sidewalk
• C Swerve toward the center line to avoid the ball and keep going
• D Speed up slightly so you are past the ball before anyone runs out

19. A sign with a brown background and a white legend guides road users to

• A hospitals, fuel stations and other roadside services
• B parks, campgrounds and other recreational or cultural sites
• C detour routes around a work zone or a closed section of road
• D weigh stations and inspection points for heavy trucks

20. Beside an accessible parking space there is an area painted with diagonal stripes. What is it for?

• A It is a loading zone set aside for delivery vehicles, and cars may use it outside business hours
• B It is an overflow space for compact cars when the rest of the lot is full
• C It is an access aisle for wheelchairs and lifts, and no vehicle may park or stop in it
• D It is a motorcycle parking area, marked out so that riders are not struck by cars

21. Beyond the point this sign refers to, which movement becomes unlawful?

• A Changing lanes within the same direction of travel
• B Overtaking a slower vehicle using a lane in the same direction
• C Leaving the highway at a marked exit
• D Driving on the far side of the separation, against the flow

22. Compared with dry pavement, how much room does a vehicle need to stop on packed snow?

• A About the same, because antilock brakes make up the difference
• B Slightly less, because cold rubber grips the surface more firmly
• C About ten percent more, which a normal following gap already covers
• D Several times as much

23. A motorcycle ahead of you has its turn signal blinking but continues straight through several intersections. What is the likely explanation?

• A The rider is warning you that the road surface ahead is slippery
• B The rider is asking you to pass because the motorcycle is slowing down
• C The motorcycle's hazard lights are on because it has a mechanical fault
• D Motorcycle signals often do not cancel themselves after a turn

24. The stability control warning light flashes while you are driving through a curve. What does it mean?

• A The system is actively working to keep the vehicle under control, so slow down
• B The system has failed completely and the vehicle must be repaired before you drive any farther
• C The tires have lost pressure and should be checked at once
• D The transmission has shifted into a low gear for the curve

25. When does a Hawaii provisional license expire?

• A On the holder's nineteenth birthday
• B Six months after the date on which it was first issued to the holder
• C On the holder's eighteenth birthday, whatever the date of issue was
• D Four years after issue, in line with the term used for young adult drivers

26. How much of a traffic lane is a motorcycle entitled to use?

• A Only the right half of the lane
• B Only the width covered by its tires
• C Half a lane, so a car may share the other half
• D The full width of the lane

27. What happens when tires are driven underinflated for a long time?

• A They wear only in the middle of the tread and last very much longer
• B They give a shorter stopping distance on dry roads than usual tires
• C They make the steering lighter without any other effect on the tire
• D They wear at the edges, they run hot and they are more likely to fail

28. You are traveling a long distance on a highway with three lanes in your direction, at about the speed of the surrounding traffic. Which lane is generally the best choice?

• A The far left lane, because it usually has the fewest entrances and exits along the route
• B The far right lane at all times, no matter how much traffic is entering and leaving there
• C The center lane, which keeps you clear of merging traffic and of overtaking traffic
• D Whichever lane happens to be empty at the moment, changing as often as needed to stay in it

29. You have stopped on the shoulder of a highway and want to rejoin the traffic. What is the correct way?

• A Pull straight out into the travel lane and then accelerate once you are among the traffic
• B Wait until there is no traffic in sight in either direction before moving off the shoulder
• C Reverse a short distance first so that you have a longer run up to the traffic lane ahead
• D Signal, build up speed along the shoulder, then merge into a gap

30. You are parking on a hill where there is no curb, whether facing up or down. Which way should the front wheels point?

• A Toward the shoulder facing downhill and toward the road facing uphill
• B Toward the shoulder, so the vehicle would roll away from the traffic lanes
• C Toward the center of the road in both cases
• D Straight ahead in both cases