North Carolina driver's examination

Smoking while driving can create dangerous distractions by causing you to take your hands off of the wheel and/or your eyes off of the road.

Warning signs are used to warn you of dangerous conditions ahead where you are required to drive with great caution and are usually yellow with black markings. This sign warns drivers that the road ahead curves to the right and then to the left.

This sign indicates that the road curves to the right ahead.

Driving below the posted speed limit can also be dangerous. If you must drive slower, you should still observe the posted minimum speed limit. At places where it is unsafe to pass, the slow driver forces other drivers to creep along behind or take unnecessary risks while trying to pass.

Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on interstates is 70 mph. If a different speed limit is posted, you should follow that speed limit.

This sign warns that deer cross the roadway in the area. You should slow down, be alert, and be ready to stop.

Passing a stopped school bus carries 5 points; reckless driving 4 points; hit & run with property damage 4 points; and driving without a license (or with a license that has been expired for over a year) 3 points. When operating a commercial vehicle, passing a stopped school bus carries 8 points; reckless driving 5 points; hit & run with property damage 5 points; and driving without a license (or with a license that has been expired for over a year) 4 points.

This sign provides advance warning that bicycles may be present.

A steady yellow light indicates that a steady red light will soon appear.