2025 North Carolina Permit Test 9
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.
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10. Allowing a space cushion between your vehicle and its surroundings is important because it:
Explanation
The only way to be sure you will have enough time to react to mistakes made by other drivers is to leave plenty of space between you and the vehicles around you.
11. When driving in rain, you must:
Explanation
In rainy conditions, you should use your low beam headlights.
12. A “No stopping” sign means that, unless directed to do so by a police officer, you may stop only:
Explanation
A "No stopping" sign means you can only stop to obey a traffic signal, to obey a police officer, or to prevent a conflict with another vehicle.
13. Your vehicle's stopping distance increases when stopping:
Explanation
Stopping distances increase on wet or icy roads. Stopping distances also increase on road surfaces covered in loose gravel or stones.
14. Another driver is trying to pass your car. You should:
Explanation
Keep right when another driver begins to pass you on the left. Check for oncoming traffic and adjust your speed to let the passing vehicle move back into the right lane as easily as possible.
15. This road sign means:
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Explanation
This sign marks parking spaces that are reserved for people with disabled parking permits.
16. When you see this sign, it means:
Explanation
Chevron signs like this indicate that the road curves sharply in the direction indicated by the chevron (in this case, to the left). There may be several chevron signs placed throughout a curve.
17. This sign means:
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