North Dakota NDDOT License & Permit Practice Tests

Unfortunately, there are many drivers who ignore the rules. For this reason, you must drive defensively. It means you must anticipate emergencies and actions of other drivers. Stay alert and keep eyes moving to keep track of what is happening around you at all times. Look for trouble spots developing all around. Have a plan of action if something happens.

The law requires drivers to protect each other from their own mistakes.

When an emergency vehicle is flashing its red, white, or blue lights or using its siren, you must immediately come to a stop along the right-hand curb or edge of the road. You must remain stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed. Do not stop in the middle of the intersection or inside a roundabout. Drive through the intersection before you pull over.

While you are driving, if one of your tires becomes flat or you have a blowout, you might lose control of your vehicle. The warning sign to listen for is a thumping sound. If a front tire blows out, your vehicle will pull in the direction of the blown tire. A flat rear tire will cause the vehicle to sway back and forth.

To regain control, grasp the steering wheel tightly and steer straight ahead. Ease up on the accelerator, but do not brake until you have regained full control. Turn onto the shoulder when your vehicle is almost stopped.

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.

It is never okay to leave a child alone in a vehicle for any amount of time, as it can lead to tragedy. These deaths, while accidental, are always preventable. Heatstroke is one of the leading causes of non-crash-related fatalities among children. Vehicle heatstroke occurs when a child is left in a vehicle, allowing for the child’s body temperature to rise in a quick and deadly manner.

The upside-down triangle shape is exclusively used for yield signs. Slow down and, if necessary, stop to give the right of way to vehicles and pedestrians.

Driving under the influence of any drug which impairs your ability to drive safely is illegal.

As with alcohol, operating while under the influence of a narcotic drug is especially dangerous. Not only do you endanger your life, but you also endanger the lives of others using the same road. The harsh penalties that deal with operating under the influence of alcohol also apply to narcotic drugs.

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.

Winding road ahead.

The road ahead is winding with a series of curves or turns.

The sign gives you time to reduce your speed before you enter the curves or turns.

The three-second rule is your minimum following distance. Sometimes you need even more following distance, as much as four or more seconds. If you drive too fast or follow too close, you will not have enough time to stop in an emergency.

Approximately one-half of all motorcycle crashes involve another motor vehicle. Nearly 40 percent were caused by the other vehicle turning left in front of the motorcyclist.

Children should be at least 40 pounds and at least 4 years of age to move from a car seat to a booster seat.

You should not depend on your mirrors.

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.

White lines are used as right edge lines on roadways and to delineate the separation of traffic flow in the same direction.

A One-Way sign tells you that traffic on that particular road flows in the direction of the arrow only. You may only drive in the direction of the arrow. Never turn against the arrow.

The sign is placed parallel to the one-way street at all alleys and roadways that intersect one-way roadways.

Unless placed at a T-intersection, the sign does not indicate that turning is required.

The distance you must keep from a traffic light 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.

Night driving tends to be more difficult than daytime driving. You can only see as far as your headlights, and this cuts down on your time to react. Glare from oncoming headlights, deer crossing the road, and eye strain can all combine to make night driving hazardous.

Slow down at night. You should be able to stop in the distance covered by your headlights.

Speed limit is 20 miles per hour when you pass by a school during school recess or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours of school, unless otherwise posted.

Bicyclists are required to follow the same road rules as motorists. They must ride as near to the right side of the roadway as feasible, but may take the entire lane when hazards, road width, or traffic speed dictate.

Remember to reduce speed when encountering bicyclists.

Whenever it is necessary to drive with your lights on, you must use your headlights. Do not drive with the parking lights on, parking lights are for parking only.

Roadway or upcoming roadway has two-way traffic (two-way roadway).

Unless posted signs indicate otherwise, any vehicle entering from an entrance ramp must yield the right of way to vehicles on the main roadway.

When a school bus is stopped and flashing its red lights, drivers approaching from both directions must stop. This is because children are being loaded or unloaded.

Some danger signs of fatigue are:

• Difficulty in focusing or keeping eyes open.
• Inability to recall the last few miles driven.
• Having the sense of being detached or watching the vehicle being driven rather than driving it.
• Crossing the center line or dropping off the edge of the pavement.
• Missing traffic signs or lights.
• Tailgating or following other vehicles more closely than you normally would.
• Forgetting to dim headlights.
• Excessive yawning.
• Inability to hold head up (nodding off).

A red indication means stop. As with the stop sign, you must stop at a marked stop line or before a crosswalk. Remain stopped until the light changes and the intersection is clear of pedestrians and vehicles.

You may turn right on a red light after stopping when the intersection is clear of both pedestrians and vehicles, unless there is a sign prohibiting a right turn on a red light. You may turn left on a red light from a one-way street onto a one-way street, unless there is a sign prohibiting this.