Hawaii HDOT MVSO Permit Practice Test 6
Test 6 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. You wait in the aisle with your signal on for a space that is about to be vacated. What is the risk?
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Answer D: You block the aisle and drivers behind may try to squeeze past
A stopped vehicle turns a two-way aisle into a bottleneck, and drivers who try to get around it pass close to pedestrians and reversing cars.
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2. A Hawaii instruction permit held by a sixteen-year-old lapsed, and a new permit was issued twenty days later. What does that mean for the road test?
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Answer D: The applicant may be examined without serving another hundred eighty days
If an instruction permit expires and a new one is issued within thirty days, the examiner may test the applicant without requiring a further one hundred eighty day holding period.
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3. A Hawaii driver is convicted of a child restraint offense for the second time inside three years. What fine range applies?
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Answer C: Not less than two hundred fifty and not more than five hundred dollars
A second child restraint conviction within three years of any other such conviction carries a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars.
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4. What makes a left turn protected rather than permissive?
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Answer B: Oncoming traffic is held by a red signal while you have a green arrow
A protected turn is one where the conflicting movements are stopped by their own signal, which is what the green arrow indicates.
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5. Under Hawaii law, how must a child under two years of age be transported?
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Answer C: In a rear-facing child passenger restraint system with harness that meets federal safety standards
Hawaii requires a rear-facing child passenger restraint system with harness for children under two, a rear or forward-facing harness system from two to under four, and a harness system or booster from four to under ten.
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6. Why should cruise control be switched off on wet, snowy or icy roads?
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Answer B: It may keep feeding power to a wheel that has started to slip, and cancelling it costs you time
Cruise control holds a set speed regardless of grip, so it can add power just as a tire loses traction, and the extra step of cancelling it delays your response.
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7. Where must an opened container of liquor be kept in a Hawaii vehicle that has a trunk?
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Answer D: In the trunk of the vehicle
An opened container must be carried in the trunk, or in some other area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers where the vehicle has no trunk, and a glove compartment counts as occupied space.
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8. A first-time Hawaii impaired driving offender is found to have been a highly intoxicated driver. What is added?
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Answer B: Forty-eight consecutive hours of imprisonment and six more months of revocation
A highly intoxicated first offender receives an additional mandatory forty-eight consecutive hours of imprisonment and an additional six months of revocation, making the revocation at least eighteen months.
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9. When does a Hawaii provisional license expire?
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Answer A: On the holder's nineteenth birthday
Unlike other Hawaii licenses, a provisional license expires on the date of the provisional licensee's nineteenth birthday.
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10. Why is smooth, early braking better than hard, late braking?
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Answer D: It keeps you in control and gives the driver behind more warning
Braking early and gently keeps the tires well within their grip and gives following drivers time to react to your brake lights.
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11. A Hawaii driver is convicted of having no insurance for the second time in four years. What minimum fine applies?
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Answer C: Two thousand dollars
A subsequent no insurance offense occurring within five years of a prior one carries a minimum fine of two thousand dollars.
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12. Why is it dangerous to make a left turn from the second lane from the center?
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Answer C: Because a driver in the lane beside you is turning into the same space
Drivers in the proper turn lane are entitled to that space, and turning across them puts two vehicles into one path through the intersection.
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13. Who must be restrained by a seat belt in a Hawaii motor vehicle on a public highway?
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Answer D: The driver and all passengers in the front or back seat
Hawaii requires the driver and every passenger in the front or back seat to be restrained, with children under ten restrained under the child passenger restraint law instead.
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14. A front tire blows out at highway speed. What should you do?
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Answer B: Hold the wheel firmly, ease off the accelerator and slow gradually before leaving the road
A blowout pulls the vehicle toward the failed tire, and hard braking or sharp steering can turn that pull into a spin, so a firm grip and gradual slowing keep the vehicle straight.
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15. You are stopped at the yield line of a roundabout when an emergency vehicle comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stay out of the roundabout and pull over to the right of your lane if there is room
Never enter a roundabout ahead of an emergency vehicle and never stop inside one; wait clear of the entry so the crew can get through.
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16. Another driver has pulled out to pass you. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stay in your lane, keep your speed steady or ease off, and let the pass finish
Accelerating while being passed forces the other driver to stay in the opposing lane longer, so the safe response is to hold or slightly reduce speed and stay right.
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17. In a normal signal cycle, what comes after a steady red indication?
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Answer A: A green indication that starts the next movement
Yellow is a warning that a movement is ending, so it never precedes a green; a red is followed by a green or a green arrow.
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18. A Hawaii driver is convicted of certain vehicle offenses. What must be filed and for how long?
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Answer A: Proof of financial responsibility maintained for three years from conviction
On conviction of certain vehicle offenses the driver must file and maintain proof of financial responsibility for three years from the conviction date, using form SR-22.
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19. You pull onto a soft grass verge to park. What is the main risk?
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Answer A: The wheels can sink and the car can slide toward the ditch
Soft ground gives way under the weight of a vehicle, and a car that settles or slides sideways can end up stuck or in the ditch.
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20. When is it acceptable to reach into the back seat for something while driving?
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Answer A: Never; stop somewhere safe instead
Twisting round takes your eyes off the road and your control of the wheel with it, so anything in the back seat waits until the car is stopped.
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21. You stop at a rest area because you are sleepy. How long a nap is usually recommended?
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Answer D: About fifteen to twenty minutes
A short nap of fifteen to twenty minutes restores useful alertness without leaving the grogginess a longer sleep can bring, and you should wait a few minutes before driving on.
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22. How does going a long time without sleep compare with drinking?
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Answer A: It can impair a driver in much the same way
Long periods awake produce slow reactions, poor judgment and lapses of attention that resemble the effects of alcohol, which is why fatigue counts as impairment.
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23. Why should the shoulder belt never be worn under the arm or behind the back?
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Answer C: In a crash it could not hold your upper body and could cause severe injury
The shoulder belt restrains your chest and head. Placed under the arm it concentrates crash force on the ribs and organs; behind the back it does nothing at all.
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24. You drive onto a section where the top layer has been milled off and the surface is grooved. How will it feel?
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Answer C: The steering may wander, so hold the wheel firmly and slow down
Grooves cut into the pavement tug at the tires and make the steering feel restless. A firm grip and a lower speed keep the vehicle tracking straight.
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25. The brake warning light stays on even though the parking brake is fully released. What does it indicate?
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Answer B: A possible brake system problem, so have the brakes checked promptly
The brake warning light also signals low brake fluid or a failure in one part of the hydraulic system. Do not ignore it, because braking may be reduced.
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26. A steady red arrow is displayed for your left-turn lane at a two-way intersection. What must you do?
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Answer C: Stop and remain stopped until an indication permits the turn
A steady red arrow prohibits the movement it points to, so the driver stops and waits for a green arrow, a flashing yellow arrow or another indication that permits the turn.
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27. How should a long trip be broken up to keep the driver alert?
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Answer D: Stop for a break every couple of hours and share out the driving
Regular breaks and a change of driver are the only reliable answers to fatigue; caffeine only postpones it.
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28. In heavy fog at night on a rural two-lane road, which marking best helps a driver hold position?
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Answer C: The solid white line along the right edge
Steering by the right edge line keeps a driver clear of oncoming traffic, while watching the center line tends to pull the vehicle toward it.
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29. What situations trigger the duty owed to a stopped emergency vehicle in Hawaii?
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Answer B: An emergency, an investigation of a possible traffic violation, or other official duties
The duty arises where an emergency vehicle is stopped for an emergency, an investigation of a possible traffic violation, to render assistance to a police officer, or on other official duties, as shown by its flashing lights.
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30. How long is the certificate of completion from the Honolulu online learner's permit test good for?
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Answer D: Sixty days
The appointment at a Honolulu driver licensing center must fall within sixty days of passing the online test.