Impaired Driving & Penalties — North Carolina

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TopicImpaired Driving & Penalties
License testNorth Carolina Car learner's permit test
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Questions (47)

1. Which medications could have negative side effects that affect driving ability?
  1. Any medication. ✓
  2. Headache medicine.
  3. Diet pills.
  4. Prescription medication.

Answer: A. Any medication.

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2. About ____ percent of crashes involve alcohol.
  1. 10
  2. 13
  3. 18
  4. 38 ✓

Answer: D. 38

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3. A driver who is taking a non-prescription drug should:
  1. Read the labels on the drug before driving. ✓
  2. Drink alcohol instead.
  3. Continue to drive regardless of any warning labels.
  4. Drive only during daylight hours.

Answer: A. Read the labels on the drug before driving.

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4. What kinds of drugs can affect your driving ability?
  1. Allergy medicine
  2. Marijuana
  3. Cold remedies
  4. All of these choices ✓

Answer: D. All of these choices

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5. Driving while being distracted by any activity:
  1. Is never dangerous.
  2. Usually causes the driver to react more slowly to hazards. ✓
  3. Usually causes the driver to drive faster.
  4. Is only dangerous for young drivers.

Answer: B. Usually causes the driver to react more slowly to hazards.

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6. Your body gets rid of approximately:
  1. Three alcoholic drinks an hour.
  2. One alcoholic drink an hour. ✓
  3. Two alcoholic drinks an hour.
  4. None of the above.

Answer: B. One alcoholic drink an hour.

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7. What is the only way to reduce your blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
  1. Drink coffee.
  2. Exercise.
  3. Allow your body time to get rid of the alcohol. ✓
  4. Take a cold shower.

Answer: C. Allow your body time to get rid of the alcohol.

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8. Consuming which of the following substances may impair your ability to drive safely and may result in an arrest for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII)?
  1. Beer, wine, and other liquor
  2. Controlled substances, such as illegal drugs or prescription medicines
  3. Inhalants, such as glue or paint
  4. All of the above ✓

Answer: D. All of the above

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9. You may avoid the risks of alcohol-related crashes by:
  1. Deciding before you start drinking that you are not going to drive.
  2. Simply saying, "No thanks, I'm driving," if someone offers you a drink.
  3. Calling a taxi.
  4. Doing any of the above. ✓

Answer: D. Doing any of the above.

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10. In which of the following ways can alcoholic beverages affect you?
  1. It slows your reaction time.
  2. It gives you a feeling of false confidence.
  3. It impairs your thinking ability.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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