Bad Weather & Night Driving — North Carolina
North Carolina permit practice test: 624 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Bad Weather & Night Driving: 36 questions.
Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Bad Weather & Night Driving |
| License test | North Carolina Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 36 (6% of 624 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
Official handbook
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Questions (36)
1. Which of the following is true about driving on a wet roadway?
- As you drive faster, your tires become less effective. ✓
- Water does not affect cars with good tires.
- Deep water is less dangerous than shallow water.
- As you decrease your speed, the roadway becomes more slippery.
Answer: A. As you drive faster, your tires become less effective.
2. You are driving when it starts to sleet or snow. You should:
- Keep your windshield and mirrors clear.
- Allow additional distance between your vehicle and the vehicles that you are following.
- Approach all vehicles with caution.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
3. When meeting a car with blinding headlights, you should:
- Use your bright lights until the other vehicle dims theirs.
- Flash your lights on and off to warn the other driver.
- Dim your lights and then speed up to pass quickly.
- Look toward the right side of the road. ✓
Answer: D. Look toward the right side of the road.
4. The risk of hydroplaning can can be reduced by driving:
- Through shallow water.
- More quickly.
- More slowly. ✓
- Through deep water.
Answer: C. More slowly.
5. If a vehicle using high beams comes toward you, you should look toward ____ of the road.
- Either side
- The center
- The right side ✓
- The left side
Answer: C. The right side
6. Smoking and preparing to smoke while driving:
- Do not affect driving abilities.
- Help maintain driver alertness.
- Are distracting activities. ✓
- Are not distracting activities.
Answer: C. Are distracting activities.
7. When driving under icy or snowy conditions, which driving technique will help drivers avoid crashes?
- Add extra weight to their vehicles to improve traction.
- Get off the highways as quickly as possible.
- Engage the four-wheel drive on their vehicles.
- Reduce their speed and increase their following distance. ✓
Answer: D. Reduce their speed and increase their following distance.
8. If your car starts to skid, turn your steering wheel:
- To keep the front wheels straight.
- In the direction you want the vehicle to go. ✓
- In the opposite direction of the skid.
- In any direction. It doesn't matter.
Answer: B. In the direction you want the vehicle to go.
9. It is important to slow down:
- On narrow or winding roads.
- At intersections or railroad crossings.
- When the road is wet or slippery.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
10. When driving in fog:
- Use your parking lights.
- Use your low beams. ✓
- Use your high beams.
- It makes no difference which lights you use.
Answer: B. Use your low beams.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook