Hawaii HDOT MVSO Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 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
-
1. Which ability does alcohol usually affect first?
Show answer
Answer A: Judgment and self control
Alcohol reduces judgment and inhibition before a drinker notices any clumsiness, which is why an impaired driver often feels perfectly capable while already driving worse.
-
2. In Hawaii, which blood alcohol range means a driver may be considered impaired rather than under the influence?
Show answer
Answer B: More than .05 percent but less than .08 percent
Hawaii treats a result above .05 percent and below .08 percent as impaired, and a result of .08 percent or more as under the influence of alcohol.
-
3. You are traveling beside another vehicle on a multilane highway at nearly the same speed. Why is this a poor position?
Show answer
Answer B: You may be sitting in that driver's blind spot with nowhere to go if they move over
Driving alongside removes your side escape route and often puts you where the other driver cannot see you. Speed up or drop back to open space beside you.
-
4. Two solid yellow lines are painted down the center of a two-way road. What do they mean?
Show answer
Answer B: Traffic in neither direction may cross them to pass
A double solid yellow line marks a no-passing zone that applies to traffic traveling in either direction.
-
5. The center line beside your lane is a broken yellow line. What does it allow?
Show answer
Answer D: You may cross into the opposing lane to pass when it is safe and clear
A broken yellow center line marks a passing zone where traffic in that direction may cross into the opposing lane to pass when the way ahead is clear.
-
6. A white regulatory sign near a state line reads BUCKLE UP IT IS THE LAW. What is it doing?
Show answer
Answer A: Reminding occupants that belt use is required
The safety belt sign restates a law that already applies, and it is usually placed where drivers enter a state or a long rural stretch.
-
7. A funeral procession with headlights on is crossing an intersection when your light turns green. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer A: Wait and let the whole procession go through
Most states let a funeral procession stay together once the lead vehicle has lawfully entered an intersection, and in every state you must yield to vehicles already in the intersection, so wait until the line has passed.
-
8. A flagger turns the paddle to the orange face reading SLOW. What does that tell approaching drivers?
Show answer
Answer D: Reduce speed and continue through the work area with care
The SLOW face keeps traffic moving at a reduced speed while workers or equipment are close to the travel lanes.
-
9. Does using a hands free device remove the risk of distraction?
Show answer
Answer A: No, the conversation still takes attention away from driving
Hands free equipment removes the manual part of the distraction but not the mental part, and a driver deep in conversation can look straight at a hazard without registering it.
-
10. May a Hawaii neighborhood electric vehicle use a road posted at forty-five miles per hour?
Show answer
Answer A: No, though it may cross such a road at an intersection
A neighborhood electric vehicle may not be driven on a highway posted at more than thirty-five miles per hour, but the ban does not stop it crossing such a highway at an intersection.
-
11. When may a Hawaii provisional license holder drive between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.?
Show answer
Answer A: Only when accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian, or when driving to or from employment or a school-authorized activity
During those hours a Hawaii provisional license holder must be accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian, unless driving to or from employment or a school-authorized activity.
-
12. You see a shield for a three-digit Interstate whose first digit is even. What does that tell you about the route?
Show answer
Answer C: It loops around a city and rejoins its parent route
A three-digit Interstate beginning with an even digit is a loop or beltway that connects back to the main route at both ends, while an odd first digit marks a spur.
-
13. A signal on an entrance ramp changes from red to green and lets one vehicle at a time onto the highway. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer A: Stop on the red and go on the green, one vehicle for each green
A ramp meter spaces vehicles out so they join the highway one at a time instead of arriving as a group, and it is a traffic signal like any other.
-
14. An orange background with a black legend on a sign indicates
Show answer
Answer B: a temporary traffic control or work zone situation
Orange is reserved for temporary traffic control signing, so an orange sign means conditions have been altered for work or another temporary operation.
-
15. What does Hawaii law require of a driver approaching an emergency vehicle stopped with its emergency lights flashing?
Show answer
Answer D: Slow to a reasonable and prudent speed, stopping first if necessary, and change into the adjacent lane or two lanes over when it is safe
Hawaii requires a reasonable and prudent reduction of speed for the conditions, a complete stop first if needed, and a lane change into the adjacent lane or, if possible, two lanes over.
-
16. What is the sensible way to handle a meal on a long drive?
Show answer
Answer D: Eat before you leave or stop to eat
Eating takes hands, eyes and attention, and the only version with no cost to your driving is the one that happens while the car is parked.
-
17. When may a Hawaii driver lawfully hold a mobile telephone while in the driver's seat?
Show answer
Answer B: When the vehicle is stopped with the engine off, safely off the roadway
The ban does not apply to a driver whose vehicle is at a complete stop with the engine turned off, in a safe location by the side of the road out of the way of traffic.
-
18. You come upon a person riding a horse on the roadway ahead of you. What is the correct way to pass?
Show answer
Answer A: Slow down, give plenty of room and do not use the horn
Horses startle easily, and a frightened horse can throw its rider into your path. Pass slowly and wide, and avoid any sudden noise.
-
19. You have entered a work zone where crews are working close to the open lane. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer A: Slow down and be ready for workers and machines
Workers and equipment cross the open lane without warning in a work zone, so reduced speed and attention on the road ahead are what keep them safe.
-
20. A bicyclist stops at a four-way stop just before you do. Who goes first?
Show answer
Answer B: The bicyclist, who reached the intersection and stopped there before you did
A bicyclist on the roadway follows the same right of way rules as a driver, so arrival order decides the turn.
-
21. A Hawaii court sentencing a first impaired driving offense chooses to impose a fine. What range may it use?
Show answer
Answer A: Not less than two hundred fifty and not more than one thousand dollars
For a first offense the court may impose seventy-two hours of community service, forty-eight hours to five days of imprisonment, or a fine of no less than two hundred fifty and no more than one thousand dollars.
-
22. Which bicycles must be registered in Hawaii?
Show answer
Answer D: Those with two tandem wheels twenty inches or more in diameter
Hawaii requires registration of bicycles having two tandem wheels twenty inches or more in diameter, for a permanent fee of fifteen dollars; smaller bicycles may be registered voluntarily.
-
23. Who must supervise a Hawaii instruction permit holder driving a car, and where must that person sit?
Show answer
Answer A: A licensed driver at least 21 years old, seated in the right front seat
Hawaii requires a supervising driver at least 21 years old who is licensed for that type of vehicle, and in all vehicles except motorcycles that person must occupy the right front seat.
-
24. A person under eighteen in Hawaii falls under the family court for a driver licensing offense. What sentence does the statute set out?
Show answer
Answer B: Loss of the right to drive until age eighteen, or a fine of five hundred dollars
A minor under eighteen under the jurisdiction of the family court shall either lose the right to drive a motor vehicle until the age of eighteen or be subject to a five hundred dollar fine.
-
25. A Hawaii court agrees to community service in place of the fine for a first no insurance offense. What range may it order?
Show answer
Answer A: Between seventy-five and one hundred hours
On the defendant's request the court may grant community service of no less than seventy-five and no more than one hundred hours in lieu of the fine for a first offense.
-
26. Why are motorcycles so often missed by other drivers?
Show answer
Answer C: Their narrow shape is easily hidden in traffic
A motorcycle presents a narrow outline that disappears behind pillars, mirrors and other vehicles, and it is harder to judge its speed and distance.
-
27. At highway speed, a large object suddenly appears in your lane and there is open space beside you. Which response is often the most effective?
Show answer
Answer B: Steer around it, since at speed you can often turn quicker than you can stop
Above roughly 25 mph, stopping distance is long while a lane change takes only a moment. When space is available, a controlled steer around the hazard avoids the impact.
-
28. What extra restriction does Hawaii place on drivers under 18 regarding mobile electronic devices?
Show answer
Answer A: They may not use even a hands-free device, except to make a 911 emergency call
Hawaii bans holding a mobile electronic device for all drivers, and additionally bars drivers under 18 from using a hands-free device except for a 911 emergency communication.
-
29. A pedestrian signal displays a steady walking person symbol. What does it mean for a pedestrian at that corner?
Show answer
Answer B: The pedestrian may start crossing in the direction of the signal
The steady walking person permits a pedestrian to begin the crossing, while still yielding to vehicles already lawfully in the intersection.
-
30. You are parking on a hill where there is no curb, whether facing up or down. Which way should the front wheels point?
Show answer
Answer B: Toward the shoulder, so the vehicle would roll away from the traffic lanes
With no curb to stop the vehicle, the wheels are turned toward the edge of the road so that a runaway vehicle leaves the roadway instead of entering it.