Vehicle Equipment & Safe Operation — Alaska

Alaska DMV practice test: 372 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: practice: 20 Q, pass 16. Vehicle Equipment & Safe Operation: 22 questions. Updated

Brakes, tires, lights, mirrors, seat belts, child seats and basic vehicle control.

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TopicVehicle Equipment & Safe Operation
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Questions (22)

1. A leaky exhaust system in your vehicle is dangerous because it can cause:
  1. A loss of hearing.
  2. Pollution.
  3. Carbon monoxide poisoning. ✓
  4. Poor engine performance.

Answer: C. Carbon monoxide poisoning.

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2. If your turn signals fail, you should use ____ to indicate that you are turning.
  1. Your horn
  2. Your headlights
  3. Hand signals ✓
  4. Your emergency flashers

Answer: C. Hand signals

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3. When backing up your vehicle, you should:
  1. Turn your head and body to the right to look out the rear window. ✓
  2. Use only your rearview mirror to look for obstacles to the rear of your vehicle.
  3. Honk your horn so pedestrians and other vehicles know what you are doing.
  4. None of these.

Answer: A. Turn your head and body to the right to look out the rear window.

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4. To stay safe while driving under poor weather conditions, you should:
  1. Increase your following distances.
  2. Not drive on bald tires.
  3. Slow down.
  4. All of these. ✓

Answer: D. All of these.

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5. If an oncoming driver is heading toward you in your lane, you should:
  1. Blow your horn, steer right, and accelerate.
  2. Blow your horn, steer left, and brake.
  3. Blow your horn, steer right, and brake. ✓
  4. Stay in the center of your lane, blow your horn, and brake.

Answer: C. Blow your horn, steer right, and brake.

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6. What is the first thing you should adjust, if needed, when you get into a car to drive?
  1. Your seat belt
  2. The steering wheel
  3. Your rearview mirror
  4. Your seat ✓

Answer: D. Your seat

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7. Hand or mechanical turn signals must be given:
  1. Only in city traffic.
  2. Only when there is traffic to the rear of your vehicle.
  3. Only when there is other traffic in sight.
  4. When changing lanes or turning. ✓

Answer: D. When changing lanes or turning.

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8. Worn or bald tires:
  1. Can make turning more difficult.
  2. Are likely to hydroplane.
  3. Can increase your stopping distance.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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9. Seat belts are most effective when they are worn by:
  1. The person driving the car.
  2. Passengers when they are on a long drive.
  3. All occupants of a car being driven on an expressway.
  4. All occupants of a car every time the car is driven. ✓

Answer: D. All occupants of a car every time the car is driven.

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10. The most effective safety restraints in a traffic crash are:
  1. Only a lap and shoulder belt.
  2. Only an airbag.
  3. Both a lap/shoulder belt and an airbag. ✓
  4. No safety restraints.

Answer: C. Both a lap/shoulder belt and an airbag.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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