Hawaii HDOT MVSO Permit Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 24 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Hawaii test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years 6 months
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1. Why is following distance measured in seconds rather than in car lengths?
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Answer A: Because a time gap automatically grows with speed, while a fixed number of car lengths does not
A gap counted in seconds keeps the same margin of reaction time at any speed, whereas a fixed number of car lengths becomes far too small as speed rises.
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2. You are pulling out of a farm entrance onto a rural highway. What is your obligation?
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Answer C: Yield to every vehicle already on the highway before you enter the roadway
A driver entering a highway from a private road or driveway yields to every vehicle already on the highway.
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3. If you must abandon a vehicle stuck on the tracks with a train coming, why do you move toward the train and away at an angle?
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Answer D: Because debris from the impact is thrown forward, away from the train
A train pushes wreckage down the track ahead of it, so walking toward the train and off to the side keeps you out of the debris path.
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4. A crash happens directly in front of you and vehicles are blocking both lanes. What should you do?
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Answer B: Stop at a safe distance, put on the hazards and warn the traffic behind
The greatest danger after a crash is a second collision, so stop short of it and make sure the traffic behind you can see the problem.
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5. A Hawaii driver with no prior alcohol enforcement contact in ten years fails a breath test. How long is the administrative revocation?
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Answer D: One year
Administrative revocation runs one year where the record shows no prior alcohol or drug enforcement contact in the preceding ten years, and longer where there are prior contacts.
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6. A delivery truck is parked in your lane and you must use the oncoming lane to get around it. Who has the right of way?
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Answer D: The oncoming traffic, because their lane is clear
The driver whose own lane is obstructed waits, because using the other lane is a favor from oncoming traffic, not a right.
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7. Hawaii allows a category 3 license to be renewed online or by mail. What limit applies to that?
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Answer C: No more than two consecutive renewals may be handled that way
Hawaii caps remote renewals at two consecutive renewals, and also requires an in person appearance if sixteen years have passed since the last one.
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8. Along a highway the reference markers count upward as you travel. Where does the numbering normally begin?
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Answer C: At the southern or western edge of the state
Mileage numbering starts where the route enters the state from the south or the west, so rising numbers tell a driver which way they are heading.
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9. A small plaque mounted under this sign shows a numeral such as 2 or 3. What does that numeral report?
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Answer A: How many sets of tracks the crossing carries
The plaque states the number of tracks at that location, which is a warning that a second train may be running on another track behind the first.
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10. Which of these counts as an emergency vehicle for Hawaii's stopped vehicle rule?
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Answer B: An ocean safety vehicle
Hawaii's list of emergency vehicles for this rule includes ocean safety vehicles, freeway service patrol vehicles, harbors division vehicles and conservation enforcement vehicles among others.
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11. Which trucks and vans may be driven on a Hawaii provisional license?
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Answer C: Those with a gross vehicle weight rating of fifteen thousand pounds or less
A provisional license covers passenger cars of any weight rating, buses built for fifteen or fewer occupants, and trucks and vans rated at fifteen thousand pounds or less.
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12. How long does a parallel parking space need to be for the car you are driving?
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Answer D: About five or six feet longer than your vehicle
A few extra feet at each end give you the room to swing in and to straighten up without touching the vehicles in front or behind.
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13. Another vehicle is passing you on a two-lane road. What should you do with your speed?
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Answer A: Hold your speed or ease off slightly to shorten the pass
Speeding up strands the passing driver in the oncoming lane, while a steady speed or a slight lift lets the pass finish quickly and safely.
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14. You are about to pass a large truck on a two-lane highway. Which practice is correct?
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Answer A: Finish the pass without delay and expect wind turbulence beside the truck
Lingering beside a truck keeps you in its blind spot and exposes you to air turbulence. Pass on the left, keep moving, and move back only when you can see the whole truck in your mirror.
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15. A barricade carries a sign reading ROAD CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC. What does it permit?
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Answer B: Local access for people whose destination is on that road
This closure keeps out drivers who are only passing through while still allowing residents and deliveries to reach addresses within the closed section.
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16. What are the minimum mandatory motor vehicle insurance coverages in Hawaii?
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Answer D: $10,000 per person in basic benefits, $20,000 per person and $40,000 per accident bodily injury liability, and $10,000 property damage per accident
Hawaii requires basic benefits of up to $10,000 per person for medical and rehabilitative expenses, liability of $20,000 per person and $40,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $10,000 property damage per accident.
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17. In the Hawaii license category system, which class covers ordinary cars and light trucks?
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Answer D: Class 3
Hawaii uses Class 1 for mopeds, Class 2 for motorcycles and motor scooters, and Class 3 for single vehicles of 18,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less carrying 15 or fewer occupants.
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18. The curb ahead is signed as a bus stop. May you wait there with your vehicle?
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Answer C: No, the space must stay clear for buses
A bus stop must stay open so that a bus can reach the curb and let passengers on and off safely, so no other vehicle may occupy it.
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19. You realize your tires are running on ice. Which set of inputs is safest?
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Answer C: Gentle steering, no sudden braking, and no sudden acceleration
Whatever grip is left is used up at once by any sudden input, so every movement of wheel, brake and accelerator must be slow and small.
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20. A Hawaii traffic law violation carries no penalty of its own. What is the maximum fine for a first such violation?
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Answer B: Two hundred fifty dollars
Where the traffic code fixes no other penalty, Hawaii sets a maximum fine of two hundred fifty dollars for a first violation, rising for repeats within one year.
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21. You are waiting to turn left across two oncoming lanes when a driver in the near lane stops and waves you through. What should you do?
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Answer D: Turn only after checking the far lane yourself
The waving driver cannot give away the right of way of the traffic in the second lane, which may not be stopping at all.
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22. On an unlit road, about how far ahead do high beams normally let you see?
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Answer D: About 350 to 500 feet ahead of the vehicle
High beams light roughly 350 to 500 feet of road and low beams far less, which is why night speeds have to be chosen around the beam, not the limit.
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23. Hawaii's basic speed rule names particular places where a safe and appropriate speed is required. Which of these does it list?
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Answer B: When approaching a hill crest or traveling on a narrow or winding roadway
The basic rule requires a safe and appropriate speed at intersections and railroad crossings, on curves and hill crests, on narrow or winding roads, and where special hazards exist.
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24. During what hours must lighted head lamps be used on a Hawaii public highway?
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Answer B: From thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise
Hawaii requires lighted head lamps from thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise, and the lamps must reveal a person or object two hundred feet straight ahead.
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25. You are behind three slow vehicles on a two-lane road and the way ahead looks clear. What is the sound decision?
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Answer D: Pass one vehicle at a time, if the road allows it
Passing several vehicles in one move keeps you in the oncoming lane far too long and leaves nowhere to go if a vehicle appears.
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26. Federal law lets a state open its high-occupancy vehicle lanes to certain vehicles carrying only one person. Which of these is covered by that allowance?
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Answer B: Motorcycles
Federal law lets states allow motorcycles into high-occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of occupants, because keeping riders in the flow is safer than the alternative.
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27. When does a Hawaii driver commit the offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle?
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Answer D: Whenever a child under nine is left in the vehicle for five minutes or longer
The offense is committed by leaving the vehicle for five minutes or longer with an unattended child under nine inside, and a child left with a minor under twelve counts as unattended.
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28. You turn left onto a road that has a center two-way left-turn lane. In which lane should you be traveling once the turn is finished?
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Answer D: The first through lane to the right of the center turn lane
The shared center lane is only for turning movements, so even where a state lets you pause in it to merge you must end up in the first ordinary travel lane beside it.
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29. Why are drivers required to turn the front wheels when parking on a grade?
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Answer A: So that a vehicle that starts to roll leaves the traffic lanes instead of entering them
The wheel position is a last line of defense if the parking brake or transmission fails, directing the vehicle into the curb or off the roadway.
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30. When must a newly sold vehicle first undergo a Hawaii periodic motor vehicle inspection?
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Answer A: Not until two years after the date on which the vehicle was first sold
Hawaii inspects most vehicles every twelve months, but a vehicle other than a moped does not require inspection within two years of the date on which it was first sold.