Hawaii HDOT MVSO Permit Practice Test 9
Test 9 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 are driving down a parking aisle and reach the main lane that runs along the front of the store. What is the usual rule?
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Answer C: The main through lane has the right of way over the vehicles leaving the aisles
In a parking lot the wide lane that runs across the ends of the aisles works like a through road, and drivers leaving an aisle yield to it.
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2. What change in the road does this sign announce?
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Answer B: The two directions of travel are about to be separated, and the driver must keep to the right of the separation
Ahead the roadway splits into separate one-way roadways on either side of a median, so the driver stays to the right of the divider and no longer meets oncoming vehicles.
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3. A Hawaii driver breaches the stopped emergency vehicle rule and someone is injured as a result. What follows?
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Answer D: The driver is charged instead under the negligent injury or homicide sections
Where a death or injury is attributable to the driver, the case is charged under the negligent homicide or negligent injury sections of the penal code rather than as a traffic violation.
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4. A twenty-two-year-old renews a Hawaii category 3 license. How long will the new license run?
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Answer A: Four years
Hawaii shortens the license term for licensees aged twenty-four or younger, and for those aged seventy-two through seventy-nine, so a young adult gets a shorter card than the standard one.
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5. For how long may a Hawaii resident aged 80 or older renew a driver's license?
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Answer D: Two years
Hawaii shortens the renewal term with age: residents aged 72 to 79 without impairing conditions may renew for four years, and residents 80 and older may renew for two years.
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6. In a work zone the temporary lane lines conflict with the old lines still visible on the pavement. Which do you follow?
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Answer C: The temporary markings, which show the current traffic pattern
Temporary markings define the traffic pattern in force, and the old lines are simply the layout that no longer applies.
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7. How long must a Hawaii instruction permit be held before applying for a provisional license?
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Answer C: 180 days
Hawaii requires the instruction permit to be held for a period of 180 days before a provisional license can be requested.
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8. It is dark, it is raining and you are towing a trailer. How should you set your following gap?
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Answer B: Add extra seconds for each condition, well beyond three
Each factor that lengthens your stopping distance or shortens your view calls for another second or more, and they add up when several occur together.
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9. Which driver is expressly exempt from Hawaii's ban on holding a device while driving?
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Answer B: A licensed amateur radio operator using a half-duplex two-way radio
The statute exempts drivers holding a valid amateur radio operator license from the Federal Communications Commission who are using a half-duplex two-way radio.
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10. Your car begins to lose power on a freeway and you must stop. Where should you try to bring it to a halt?
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Answer A: As far off the right side of the road as you can get, beyond the edge line
A disabled vehicle should be moved completely clear of the travel lanes, on the right, so that traffic can pass without changing course.
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11. You are about to leave a roundabout when a pedestrian steps into the crosswalk on your exit. What should you do?
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Answer B: Yield to the pedestrian and wait for the crosswalk to clear
Roundabout crosswalks sit on the entries and exits, and drivers must yield to pedestrians using them.
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12. Can a driver be charged with impaired driving after taking a legal over the counter medicine?
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Answer C: Yes, if the medicine impairs the ability to drive safely
Impaired driving laws cover any substance that affects driving, including cold remedies, allergy pills and sleep aids sold without a prescription.
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13. Your vehicle is burning at the roadside. How far away should everyone keep?
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Answer D: At least a hundred feet away from the vehicle and upwind, out of the drifting smoke
Burning vehicles give off toxic smoke and parts such as tires and struts can burst, so keep a long distance and stay upwind.
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14. What is the fine range for a first excessive speeding offense in Hawaii?
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Answer D: Not less than $500 and not more than $1,000
Hawaii sets a fine of $500 to $1,000 for a first excessive speeding offense, along with a 30-day prompt license suspension, driver retraining and community service or jail.
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15. What is the correct order of steps as you finish parking an automatic on a grade?
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Answer C: Turn the wheels, set the parking brake, then select park
Setting the parking brake before shifting into park lets the brake take the load, instead of leaving the whole weight of the car on the parking pawl.
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16. Traffic is backed up just past the exit you want to use at a single-lane roundabout. What should you do?
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Answer D: Wait at the yield line until you can pass through and exit
You must not enter a roundabout unless you can clear it, because stopping inside blocks every other entry.
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17. You notice at night that one of your headlights has burned out. What should you do?
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Answer B: Get it replaced promptly, because other drivers may take you for a motorcycle
A single light makes your vehicle look narrower and further away, so other drivers misjudge you, and one light is also illegal.
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18. How much of a traffic lane is a motorcycle entitled to use?
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Answer D: The full width of the lane
A motorcycle is entitled to the full lane, and riders move within it to stay visible and to avoid surface hazards, so drivers should never try to share a lane with one.
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19. What is the rule about leaving a child or a pet in a parked vehicle?
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Answer A: Never do it; the inside can turn deadly hot very quickly
The inside of a parked vehicle heats far faster than the air outside, and cracking a window does not prevent it, so a child or animal must never be left there.
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20. At what tread depth should a tire be replaced?
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Answer A: When the tread is worn down to 2/32 of an inch
At that depth a tire loses grip quickly, especially on wet roads, and the built in wear bars or the penny test both show when the point has been reached.
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21. How long is the nonrefundable insurance policy that a Hawaii court may require instead of suspending the license?
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Answer A: Six months
As an alternative to suspension, the court may require the driver or registered owner to keep a nonrefundable motor vehicle insurance policy in force for six months.
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22. A twenty-year-old in Hawaii is convicted of driving with a measurable amount of alcohol for the first time. What suspension does the court impose?
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Answer B: One hundred eighty days, though an adult may get a restricted license part way
A first violation brings a prompt one hundred eighty day suspension, although a person aged eighteen or over may instead receive thirty days of absolute prohibition and then a work-limited license for the rest of the period.
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23. For the purposes of Hawaii's mobile device law, is a driver stopped at a red light still operating the vehicle?
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Answer B: Yes, since operation covers a vehicle temporarily stationary at a signal
Hawaii defines operating a motor vehicle to include operation while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic light or a stop sign.
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24. You are waiting inside the intersection to turn left when your light turns red. What should you do?
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Answer A: Complete the turn as soon as the way is clear
Once you have legally entered the intersection you should clear it as soon as the oncoming traffic has stopped, rather than sit in the path of cross traffic.
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25. A Hawaii driver exceeds a school zone limit by thirty-five miles per hour. Which rule governs the case?
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Answer A: The excessive speeding statute rather than the school zone provision
Where the driver exceeds the school zone or construction area limit by thirty miles per hour or more, or drives at eighty miles per hour or more, the excessive speeding statute takes over.
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26. You are calling 911 to report a crash. Which information matters most?
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Answer C: The exact location, how many people are hurt and any hazard such as fire
Dispatchers need to know where to send help, how much help to send, and what dangers the crews will meet on arrival.
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27. The red oil pressure warning light comes on while you are driving. What should you do?
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Answer C: Pull over safely as soon as possible and shut off the engine
Loss of oil pressure means the engine is no longer being lubricated and can be destroyed within minutes. Stop, shut down and check before restarting.
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28. You brake hard on a wet road and need to steer around a stalled car. How do antilock brakes help you do that?
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Answer B: They stop the wheels locking, so the tires can still turn the vehicle
Locked wheels slide and cannot change direction. By preventing lockup the system lets you brake at full force and steer at the same time.
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29. You are turning left from a two-way street onto another two-way street. Where should you begin and end the turn?
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Answer B: Begin in the lane just right of the center line and finish just right of the center line of the new street
You approach a left turn from the lane closest to the center line and enter the new roadway just to the right of its center line, which keeps you clear of oncoming traffic.
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30. What penalty does Hawaii attach to reckless driving of a vehicle?
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Answer C: A fine of up to one thousand dollars or up to thirty days in jail, or both
Operating a vehicle recklessly in disregard of the safety of persons or property carries a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both.