South Carolina SCDMV permit practice test 4

D: At the point nearest the intersection where you can see both ways without entering the cross traffic lane. If there is no stop line or crosswalk, stop at the point nearest the intersection where you can see in both directions without entering the cross traffic lane. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Traffic Signs: Stop Sign, page 69.

A: Two feet. Two feet of moving water can carry away most vehicles, including sport utility vehicles and pickups. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Speed Management: Flooded roadways, page 97.

B: To reverse direction using a street, alley or driveway when going around the block is not practical. A two-point turnabout uses a street, alley or driveway to reverse your direction when driving around the block is not practical. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Turning and Turnabouts: Two-Point Turnabout, page 77.

A: A road of four lanes with at least two traffic lanes in each direction. A multi-lane highway or private road is one with four lanes, having at least two traffic lanes in each direction. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Rules for School Buses, page 85.

B: Toward the curb (to the right). Headed downhill, with or without a curb, turn the wheels to the right, toward the curb (except when parking on the left side of a one-way street). South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Parking: Parking on Hills, page 88.

B: Zipper merge: use both lanes to the merge point, then take turns. With slow, backed-up traffic, stay in your lane until the merge point and then take turns merging; this is the zipper or late merge. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Zipper Merge (Late Merge), page 92.

D: 4 seconds. You should always try to keep a minimum following distance of 4 seconds behind the vehicle in front. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Space Management: Providing an Adequate Following Distance, page 99.

B: About 158 feet. The manual states braking distance at 50 mph on dry pavement with good brakes can be about 158 feet. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Stopping Distance, page 98.

D: Use the parking brake slowly, ready to release it if the car skids. Use the parking brake slowly so the rear wheels do not lock; be ready to release it if the vehicle skids. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Vehicle Malfunctions: Brake Failure, page 106.

B: At least 40 hours, including 10 at night. Drivers who are 15 or 16 must practice at least 40 hours, including ten hours of night driving, with a qualified person such as a parent or guardian. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Licensing Requirements: Beginner's Permit, page 9.

C: Judgment, vision, color distinction and reaction time. Alcohol and other impairing drugs reduce judgment, vision, the ability to distinguish colors, and reaction time. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving: Effects of Alcohol and Other Impairing Drugs, page 37.

C: About every 100 miles or 2 hours. Plan to stop about every 100 miles or 2 hours on long trips. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Fatigue, page 34.

B: Yield to the pedestrian. You must yield to all pedestrians in the intersection even when the traffic light is green. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Pedestrians, page 110.

B: You may go through the intersection if it is clear, with caution. Green means you may go through the intersection if it is clear to do so, with caution. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Traffic Signals, page 62.

C: Yield: slow down and let traffic with the right-of-way go first. A yield sign is a red and white downward-pointing triangle; slow down and allow traffic with the right-of-way to pass before entering. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Traffic Signs: Yield Sign, page 69.

A: Turn around and find another route. Do not drive through flooded areas even if the water looks shallow; water can hide dips and washed-out pavement. Turn around and find another route. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Speed Management: Flooded roadways, page 97.

C: Left, right, and left again. Always look left, then right, and left again before entering the intersection. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Intersections, page 80.

B: The vehicle is slow-moving, traveling less than 25 mph. The slow-moving vehicle triangle on farm equipment, construction equipment or animal-drawn vehicles means it travels less than 25 mph. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Slow-Moving Vehicles, page 125.

D: Turned toward the center of the street, with the back of the front tire against the curb. Uphill with a curb, turn the wheels toward the center of the street so the back of the front tire rests against the curb. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Parking: Parking on Hills, page 88.

A: As much as 40%. Zipper merging can reduce the overall length of a backup by as much as 40%. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Zipper Merge (Late Merge), page 92.

B: You reach the fixed point before counting 'one thousand four'. Count from when the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point; if you pass that point before 'one thousand four', you are too close. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Space Management: Providing an Adequate Following Distance, page 99.

D: ¾ second to 1 second. The average perception time for an alert driver is ¾ second to 1 second; reaction time is about the same. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Stopping Distance, page 98.

A: Pull toward the blowout; grip the wheel, keep straight and slow gradually without braking hard. A front blowout pulls the car sharply toward the blown tire. Grip the wheel firmly, keep straight, take your foot off the gas and avoid braking. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Vehicle Malfunctions: Tire Blowout, page 107.

B: 8 hours in the classroom and 6 hours driving. The driver's education course for 15- and 16-year-olds is eight hours in the classroom and six hours of driving. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Licensing Requirements: First-Time Driver's License, page 10.

D: Vision. Vision is the most important sense in driving, and alcohol blurs vision, slows focusing and can cause double vision. South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Driver's Manual): Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving: Effects of Alcohol and Other Impairing Drugs, page 37.