Rhode Island DMV permit practice test 2

A: Let off the gas. Let off the gas, keep your foot off the brake and clutch, and steer where you want to go. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: How to Control a Vehicle in a Skid, page 43.

A: Seven times. Even small amounts of alcohol make a crash seven times more likely. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: X. Drinking / Drugs and Driving, page 60.

B: Do not enter. The red circle with a white bar means Do Not Enter. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Signs: Regulatory Signs, page 85.

D: 90 minutes. The computerized knowledge exam has a 90-minute maximum. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Before Getting a Limited Learner Permit, page 10.

C: Distraction is caused by a situation, event or person; inattention is attention drifting without outside influence. Distraction is drawn by something; inattention is when attention drifts on its own. Both can cause collisions. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Distracted Driving, page 17.

C: Failure to adjust speed to road and traffic conditions in time. Skids usually happen because the driver did not slow down in time for the road or traffic conditions. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: How to Avoid Skidding, page 43.

C: Not until you are clear to make your turn. Do not turn your wheels into your intended path until you are clear to turn. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: How To Turn, page 29.

C: The vehicle on your right. If two vehicles arrive at the same time, yield to the vehicle on your right. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Four-Way Stops, page 32.

C: 20 feet. You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Where you may not park or stop, page 33.

B: When you see the passed vehicle's tires on the pavement in your inside rear-view mirror. Go far enough that you can see the tires of the passed vehicle on the pavement in your inside mirror. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Passing Another Vehicle, page 34.

B: Raise the hood, tie a white cloth on the door handle and stay in your locked vehicle. A raised hood and a white cloth on the door handle signal that you need help; wait inside with the doors locked. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Safe Driving on the Highway, page 36.

B: Driving only as fast as road conditions safely allow. The Basic Speed Law requires driving only as fast as conditions dictate; the posted limit is the maximum for ideal conditions. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Safe Driving on the Highway, page 36.

C: 4 seconds. Allow more following distance behind motorcycles, four seconds. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: VI. Motorcycles, page 48.

D: Left hand and arm down. To stop or slow down, put your left hand and arm down. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Signals, page 38.

D: Pump the brake pedal. Pump the brake pedal, even with ABS; you'll know after three or four pumps if the brakes will hold. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Total Brake Failure, page 43.

C: The brain, starting with judgment and skill. Alcohol reaches the brain in seconds, first affecting judgment and skill. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: X. Drinking / Drugs and Driving, page 60.

B: No trucks. This regulatory sign means trucks are prohibited. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Signs: Regulatory Signs, page 85.

B: No, but they must take the computerized knowledge exam. Adults 18 and over skip the classroom course, but they still have to pass the DMV computerized knowledge test. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Before Getting a Limited Learner Permit, page 10.

B: Thinking about something that happened during the day. Mental distractions take your mind off the road, such as conversation or thinking about your day. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Distracted Driving, page 17.

B: A mile and a half. Trains need a very long distance, up to about a mile and a half, to stop once the brakes are applied. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Railroad crossing information for the motorist, page 46.

A: The lane closest to the center, until you can change right safely. After turning into a four-lane road, keep in the center lane until you can safely change to the right lane. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: How To Turn, page 29.

C: Those that stopped before you arrived. Yield to all vehicles that were stopped before you arrived; those arriving after you yield to you. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Four-Way Stops, page 32.

C: 30 feet. Parking is banned within 30 feet of a stop sign, a traffic signal, or a flashing red or yellow light. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Where you may not park or stop, page 33.

A: Never more than one. Never pass more than one vehicle. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Passing Another Vehicle, page 34.

D: Go on to the next exit. Backing up or stopping for a missed exit is dangerous; continue to the next exit instead. Rhode Island Driver's Manual: Safe Driving on the Highway, page 36.