North Dakota NDDOT License & Permit Practice Tests

If your car stalls in a flooded area, abandon it as soon as possible. Flood waters can rise rapidly and sweep a car and its occupants away. Remember, six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars, causing loss of control or possible stalling.

All turn signals must be given continuously during the last 100 feet before the turn.

You may proceed if:

• the bus is moving, or
• the bus driver signals to let vehicles pass, or
• the red lights are no longer flashing.

Reduction of lanes. Right lane ends. Merge left.

Two lanes of traffic will soon become one lane of traffic. Right-lane traffic must yield when merging.

Place your right arm on the back of the seat and turn around so that you can look directly through the rear window. Do not depend on your rearview or side mirrors, as you cannot see directly behind your vehicle.

Entrance ramps allow you to adjust your speed to merge safely with the flow of traffic on the highway. Do not exceed the speed limit.

Stopping on these ramps should be avoided. Only stop when there is no opening in the traffic flow.

Blind spots are areas on both sides of vehicles where you cannot see without turning your head.

The Speed Limit sign is an example of a regulatory sign showing the maximum speed permitted under ideal conditions. These signs will normally be found on the right-hand side of streets and highways.

A yield sign is a downward pointing triangle. It is red and white with red letters. You will see no other signs of this shape on the highway.

Slow down and give vehicles crossing your path the right-of-way. If the way is clear, you may move forward slowly without stopping. Yield signs are usually placed where auxiliary roads lead into major roads.

A green arrow means you may enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow. This is known as a protected turn. If the green arrow comes on at a red light, you may turn in the direction of the arrow. You must yield the right of way to all pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection.

Remember, the green arrow does not mean that ALL other traffic is stopped by a red light. Traffic may turn from the opposing direction and vehicles going straight in your direction may also have a green light.

The following attitudes and behaviors indicate that problem driving behaviors are related to aggression rather than inexperience:

• Constant rushing, lane jumping, and the need to get ahead.
• Ignoring road signs and regulations.
• Constantly ridiculing and criticizing other drivers.
• Denying entry into your lane or preventing passing.
• Speeding past another car, revving engine.
• Tailgating a driver to go faster or get out of their way.
• Honking, yelling, or making visible insulting gestures.

It is illegal for anyone, driver, or passenger, to drink alcoholic beverages in or on a motor vehicle. You cannot legally have an open container in your vehicle. The seal cannot be broken. Any open containers must be placed in the trunk of the vehicle. If the car is not equipped with a trunk, containers must be kept in a place where passengers do not normally sit.

Persons under 21 years of age are prohibited from possessing alcoholic beverages.

Shared center lanes are reserved for making left turns by vehicles traveling in both directions. On the pavement, left-turn arrows for traffic in one direction alternate with left-turn arrows for traffic coming from the other direction.

These lanes are marked on each side by a solid yellow and dashed yellow line.

Passing or overtaking is not permitted in the center lane.

Orange is used for construction and maintenance warning. The signs are usually diamond shaped. They notify drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near work areas.

The pavement on bridges can be icy even when other part of the road is not. This is because bridges do not have earth underneath them to help insulate them against the cold and thus can be colder and icier than other roadways.

Licensed drivers, or those at least 14 years of age and applying for their driver’s license permit in the state of North Dakota, can make a personal commitment to organ, tissue, and eye donation by checking the Yes box on the application form. If you are under 18, your parents will be asked to affirm your decision.

School buses, vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids such as gasoline trucks, and buses carrying passengers must stop at railroad crossings. These vehicles must stop within 50 feet and not less than 15 feet from the tracks. Watch out for them and do not pass them when they are stopped at the crossing.

Your speed should be no faster than 65 mph. Never drive faster than the posted speed limit. All speed limits are based on ideal driving conditions. If conditions are hazardous, you must drive slower.

Remember, speed laws in North Dakota are strongly enforced.

You may NOT exceed the speed limit when passing.

Sharp turn. There is a sharp turn to the left in the road ahead.

The sign gives you time to reduce your speed before you enter the turn. The sign is sometimes supplemented with an advisory speed sign showing the maximum recommended speed to negotiate the turn.

Headlights must be used from sunset to sunrise (at night).

Vehicles emerging from a driveway, alley, private road, or building within a business or residential district must come to a complete stop immediately prior to crossing a sidewalk area and, if no sidewalk, vehicles must stop before entering the roadway.

When an emergency vehicle is parked at the scene of a crash with its emergency lights flashing, you must drive to the right-hand side of the roadway and stop.

Once stopped, you may pass at your risk when the roadway is clear. If there is a police officer directing traffic at the scene, you must obey the officer’s instructions.

The distance you must keep from a flashing beacon is more than 15 feet. Parking is not allowed within 15 feet of a flashing beacon, a stop sign, or a traffic control signal placed on the side of the roadway.

Be sure to read the vehicle owner’s manual on how to use the ABS. The ABS system will allow you stop without skidding. In general, press on the brake pedal as hard as you can and keep pressing on it. You might feel the brake pedal pushing back when the ABS is working. Do not let up on the brake pedal. The ABS system will only work with the brake pedal pushed down.

When passing, go all the way into the other lane.

Respect the motorcycle and allow the motorcyclist a full lane width. Although it may seem as though there is enough room in the traffic lane for an automobile and a motorcycle, the motorcycle is entitled to a full lane and may need the room to maneuver safely.

Remember that road conditions which are minor annoyances to you pose major hazards to motorcyclists. Motorcyclists may change speed or adjust their position within a lane suddenly in reaction to road and traffic conditions such as potholes, gravel, wet or slippery surfaces, pavement seams, railroad crossings, and grooved pavement.