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2023 North Carolina Permit Test 12

The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in North Carolina. Each permit practice test question has three answer.. Read More

The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in North Carolina. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for North Carolina please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/north-carolina/car.

Number of Tests 22

Number of Question 37

Passing Score 32

Before you start the test, please answer the question below regarding your insurance status.

Without insurance you will not be able to drive in North carolina

1. If your license has been suspended for a third time due to the point system, it will be suspended for:

12 months.

10 months.

10 weeks.

12 days.

In North Carolina, your license can be suspended due to the accumulation of points given for traffic infractions. For a first suspension due to the point system, you'll lose your license for 60 days. For a third suspension, you'll lose your license for 12 months.

Side road.

Keep to the side indicated by the arrow.

You may drive in the left lane.

You have the right-of-way.

This is a "Keep right" sign. It indicates that a traffic island, median, or barrier is ahead and that drivers must keep to the right of it.

No left turn.

Flagger ahead.

Two-way left turn.

Turn right or go through.

Regulation signs regulate traffic speed and movement, displaying rules which drivers must obey. This regulation sign means that left turns are prohibited.

4. You are waiting to turn left at a multilane intersection and opposing traffic is blocking your view. You should:

Accelerate rapidly when the first lane you need to cross is clear.

Wait until you can see all the lanes you need to cross before going ahead with your turn.

Wait for an oncoming driver to wave you across the intersection.

Edge your car into each lane of opposing traffic as soon as it clears.

You should never start a left turn until you can see that all the lanes you need to cross are clear and that you can safely make the turn.

5. At an intersection with a stop sign, you should stop and:

Check your rearview mirror for cars tailgating.

Move when the vehicle ahead of you moves.

Look right first, then left, then right again.

Look left first, then right, then left again.

When stopped at an intersection, you should first look to your left, as vehicles coming from the left are closer to you than vehicles coming from the right. Look to your right, then look to your left again, in case there are any vehicles coming from that direction that you did not see at first glance.

Bicycle crossing.

Stop only if other cars are approaching.

Bicycle store.

Soft shoulders.

This sign (with the arrow below) indicates the location of a bicycle crossing/path. Drive with caution around this sign because bicycles likely regularly cross or ride beside traffic in the area.

7. When approaching a curve in the roadway, drivers should slow down:

Before entering the curve.

After completing the curve.

In the middle of the curve.

Only if they see approaching traffic.

Adjust your speed before entering a curve. Driving too quickly can break the grip that tires have on the road.

The road ahead curves right. Slow down to the safe speed indicated.

Divided highway begins. Slow down to the safe speed indicated.

Merge. Slow down to the safe speed indicated.

Winding road ahead. Slow down to the safe speed indicated.

These signs indicate that the road curves to the right ahead and that drivers should slow down to the safe speed indicated (in this case, 35 mph).

9. You must stop for a school bus:

That is parked on the shoulder of the road with no one in it.

When it approaches you, even if its lights are not flashing.

If you are both driving on a two-lane highway and its red lights are flashing.

Whenever the driver waves at you.

You must stop when approaching a school bus that is displaying flashing red lights while stopped to pick up or drop off children. On a two-lane road, traffic moving in both directions must stop and remain stopped as long as the red lights near the top of the bus are flashing and/or the stop arm on the left side of the bus is extended.

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