NC DMV Permit Test case studies

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Driving in North Carolina is a legal privilege and a responsibility: state law requires a valid driver license before you may drive a motor vehicle on streets and highways, sit in the driver's seat while the engine is running, or steer a vehicle that is being pushed or towed. Division of Motor Vehicles issues those credentials - regular, commercial and provisional licenses and permits - along with learner permits for adults 18 and older and graduated permits and licenses for drivers 15 to 17. The NC DMV Permit Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,032 words.

Flashing Yellow Arrow, Center Turn Lane, and a Green Arrow With a Pedestrian

on a weekday and you are eastbound on a four-lane divided arterial, third in line, doing about 35 mph. The signal ahead turns green for through traffic while the left-turn signal shows a flashing yellow arrow.

603 words, about 3 min 2

Three Cars at a Rainy All-Way Stop, Plus a Pedestrian With a White Cane

and raining steadily. You are southbound on a two-lane city street, approaching an all-way stop where you intend to go straight.

576 words, about 3 min 3

Night Rain, a Loaded Trailer, and a Two-Second Gap That Is Not Two Seconds

you are driving a half-ton pickup weighing about 4,800 pounds, towing a 3,500-pound utility trailer with no trailer brakes, north on a two-lane rural highway posted at 55 mph. Light rain is falling and the pavement is wet.

601 words, about 3 min 4

A 20-Year-Old With a Provisional License, Two Beers, and Cough Syrup at 1:20 a.m.

A 20-year-old driver holds a North Carolina Level 2 limited provisional license. Over the past three hours at a friend's apartment she drank two 12-ounce regular beers, the last one finished about 90 minutes ago, and she took two doses of a cough syrup labeled 'may cause drowsiness - do not drive or operate machinery' that lists 10 percent alcohol.

607 words, about 3 min 5

I-40 in a Downpour: Move Over, Hydroplaning, and Tire Tread

You are westbound on I-40 at 65 mph in a heavy afternoon thunderstorm. Your wipers are on high, your headlights are on low beam, and the right lane holds standing water in a rutted patch about 60 feet long.

645 words, about 3 min