Impaired Driving & Penalties — North Dakota
North Dakota motorcycle permit practice test: 339 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Impaired Driving & Penalties: 19 questions.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Impaired Driving & Penalties |
| License test | North Dakota Motorcycle permit test |
| Topic questions | 19 (6% of 339 total) |
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Questions (19)
1. ____ can remove alcohol and its effects from your body.
- Time ✓
- Coffee
- Exercise
- Fresh air
Answer: A. Time
Time is what removes alcohol and its effects from your body. The manual says alcohol is eliminated from the body at a rate of almost one drink per hour. It also explains that alcohol enters the bloodstream quickly and that impairment continues while alcohol remains in the blood. Because the passages describe elimination as happening over time, and do not credit coffee, exercise, or fresh air with clearing alcohol, the correct choice is waiting and letting time pass.
2. If only one alcoholic drink is consumed:
- Judgment and riding abilities can still be affected. ✓
- There is usually no effect on the body.
- There is an effect on the body, but it only lasts for a short time.
- There is an effect on the body, but it can be eliminated by drinking coffee.
Answer: A. Judgment and riding abilities can still be affected.
Even one alcoholic drink can affect your judgment and riding abilities. The manual explains that alcohol builds up in your blood, and the level in your blood decides how impaired you are. It notes that alcohol may still collect in your body even when you drink only one drink per hour, and it says plainly that abilities and judgment can be affected by that one drink. Because good judgment is one of the first things alcohol touches, you cannot assume a single drink leaves your riding unaffected.
3. A major effect of alcohol consumption is:
- Heightened riding abilities.
- The slowing down of bodily functions. ✓
- Increasing nervousness.
- Increasing alertness.
Answer: B. The slowing down of bodily functions.
The major effect of alcohol is that it slows down bodily functions, both mental and physical. The manual explains that alcohol reaches the brain within minutes and begins to affect the drinker. It says the major effect is that alcohol slows and impairs the body's functions, including mental and physical ones. It also states that whatever activity you do, you do less well after drinking. That directly supports the slowing-down choice and rules out any idea that alcohol improves riding or makes you more alert.
4. If a friend has had too much to drink and wants to ride their motorcycle, you should:
- Let them.
- Encourage them to take roads that are not crowded.
- Not get involved.
- Take their keys. ✓
Answer: D. Take their keys.
You should take their keys and secure the bike so your friend cannot ride while impaired. The manual says a person who has had too much to drink cannot make a responsible decision, so others need to step in. It lists ways to keep a friend off the bike, including using an excuse to delay them, serving food and coffee, and explaining the risks. Most directly, it says to take their key if you can and secure the motorcycle. Taking the keys puts that guidance into action and stops the impaired friend from riding.
5. Common drugs, such as cold tablets:
- Can affect a rider's abilities to safely operate their motorcycle. ✓
- Usually won’t affect a rider's abilities to safely operate their motorcycle.
- Pose no risk to a rider's operating abilities.
- Are always acceptable to take before riding because they are sold over-the-counter.
Answer: A. Can affect a rider's abilities to safely operate their motorcycle.
Common drugs such as cold tablets can affect a rider's ability to operate a motorcycle safely. The manual warns riders not to use drugs and says artificial stimulants can lead to extreme fatigue or depression when they wear off, leaving a rider unable to concentrate. It also says fatigue can affect control of the motorcycle. That supports treating common medications as something that can change your ability to ride safely. The manual does not name cold tablets specifically, so the support is the general warning about drugs and concentration.
6. Generally, the body eliminates how many alcoholic drinks per hour?
- One ✓
- Two
- Three
- Four
Answer: A. One
Generally, the body eliminates about one alcoholic drink per hour. The manual says alcohol leaves the body at a rate of almost one drink per hour. That is why the answer is one. The same section warns that this is only a general rate: how much you drink, how fast you drink, and body weight affect BAC, and alcohol can still build up even when you drink at about one per hour, especially for women. So one drink per hour is the usual elimination figure, not a guarantee that you are unaffected.
7. What is the primary psychoactive component in marijuana?
- THC ✓
- TMJ
- MRT
- AAP
Answer: A. THC
8. Many over-the-counter drugs:
- Increase the danger of riding. ✓
- Decrease the danger of riding.
- Only affect your riding if you drink along with taking the medication.
- Have the same effect on everyone.
Answer: A. Increase the danger of riding.
Many over-the-counter drugs increase the danger of riding. The manual states plainly that many over-the-counter, prescription, and illegal drugs have side effects that raise the risk of riding. It also notes that no one is immune to the effects of alcohol or drugs, and that judgment and decision-making are affected well before any legal limit. So the reason to be careful with common medications is not that they help you ride or leave you unchanged — it is that they can make riding more dangerous.
9. Impairment from alcohol:
- Begins with the first drink. ✓
- Begins at about half of the legal limit.
- Occurs at the legal limit.
- Occurs only if you have had multiple drinks.
Answer: A. Begins with the first drink.
Impairment from alcohol begins with the first drink. The manual says alcohol reaches the brain within minutes and starts to affect the drinker. It also says even one drink can affect abilities and judgment, and that whatever you do, you do less well after drinking. So impairment does not wait for a set number of drinks or a particular blood alcohol level. That is why the correct choice is the one saying impairment starts with the first drink.
10. If you wait an hour per alcoholic drink before you ride your motorcycle:
- You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.
- Your skills will not be affected.
- Side effects may still remain. ✓
- You will be fine as long as you ride slowly.
Answer: C. Side effects may still remain.
Even if you wait an hour per alcoholic drink, side effects may still remain. Waiting one hour for each drink is not a guarantee that alcohol is gone. The manual's own answer says that drinking may leave side effects that continue. Another page explains that alcohol can still build up even when you have about one drink per hour, and that one drink can affect abilities and judgment. So the fact that an hour has passed for each drink does not mean you are clear to ride.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook