Directions: When you apply for an Hawaii driver’s license or instruction permit as required, you will be given the following tests: 1. Rules of the Road 2. Vision 3. Recognition of traffic control devices. You must pass these tests before you are permitted to take the driver performance road test.

You will be required to answer questions about traffic laws and identify certain signs by their shape, color, or the symbol appearing on them. The knowledge test consists of 30 multiple choice questions that are important to the safe operation of a motor vehicle, including traffic signs, pavement markings and Hawaii laws and driving practices. The questions are based on the information provided in the manual.

You must score an 80% to pass the knowledge test. If you fail the knowledge test you should study the driver’s manual further and retake the test.

Number of tests:	24
Number of questions:	30
Passing score:	24

Drivers traveling too fast for conditions.
Drivers consistently checking their mirrors and blind spots.
Drivers yielding the right-of-way.
Drivers maintaining a four-second following distance.

Rely only on your mirrors.
Flash your lights.
Open your door to see if it is safe to proceed.
Turn your head and look through the rear window.

Is used only on one-way streets.
Has the same meaning as a circular green traffic light, but traffic must turn in the direction indicated by the arrow.
Means that you may proceed, but only if the green arrow is accompanied by a circular green light.
Points the way to an airport.

Follow the directions given by the flagger.
Copy what surrounding traffic is doing, despite the flagger's instructions.
Assume the flagger is not supposed to be directing traffic.
Follow the laws that would be in place if the area was not under construction.

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Hawaii driver's examination

Many crashes are caused by:

While backing, you should:

Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A green arrow:

If a flagger is directing traffic in a construction zone, you must:

You are driving at night and another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. Your headlights:

Drivers who eat and drink while driving:

Should be on their high beam setting.
Should be on their low beam setting.
Should be off. Use your parking lights.
May be on either their high or low beam setting.

Make no driving errors.
Have trouble driving slowly.
Are better drivers because they are not hungry.
Have trouble controlling their vehicles.