NORTH CAROLINA DMV WRITTEN TEST
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Anyone operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle on public roadways in North Carolina must have a driver license or learner's permit. Driver test requirements include a vision test, a traffic signs test, a knowledge test and a driving test. To pass the signs test, you must identify the traffic signs by color and shape and explain what each means. The North Carolina DMV written test is about road rules and safe driving practices. Everything you need to know is covered in the North Carolina Driver's Handbook. The NC DMV test consists of 33 questions. To pass the North Carolina DMV test, you are allowed to miss 2 of the 8 questions about road signs, and 5 of the 25 questions about road rules.
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Your license will be suspended if you are convicted of:
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Failing to yield the right of way.
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Speeding more than 75 MPH.
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Passing a stopped school bus.
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Driving without a license.
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Service signs are ____ with ____ letters and symbols.
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white; green
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green; white
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blue; white
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white; black
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Drivers must always stop for:
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Solid red lights, red arrows and flashing yellow lights.
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Solid yellow lights, flashing yellow lights and red lights.
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Solid red lights, flashing red lights and blacked out traffic signals.
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Solid red lights, flashing red lights and yellow lights.
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Roads become very slippery:
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When it stops raining.
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When it first starts to rain.
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When it has been raining for a long time.
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Just before it starts raining.
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Yellow lines separate:
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HOV lanes from regular lanes.
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Exclusive bike lanes from shared-use lanes.
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Traffic moving in opposite directions.
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Traffic moving in the same direction.
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Because many crashes happen when a vehicle is turning left, drivers planning to make a left turn should:
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Move into the left lane of a multilane road.
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Slow down gradually while checking the rear view mirror.
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Yield to oncoming vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians.
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All of the above.
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7.
When parking down hill, your front wheels should be:
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Pointing in any direction.
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Turned toward the curb or shoulder.
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Turned away from the curb.
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Pointed straight ahead.
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Drivers should always:
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Obey the posted speed signs.
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Increase their speed when they can, to improve traffic flow.
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Obey the “standard” speed limits for a particular area.
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Obey the expected speed limits for any given area.
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Signs having a red circle with a red slash from the upper-left to the lower-right mean:
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You must yield to oncoming traffic.
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Do Not Enter.
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NO. The picture within the circle shows what is not allowed.
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The action is recommended.
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