Driver's Ed Rhode Island UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Hydroplaning occurs when your tires ___________________. - Correct Answer- lose contact
with the road
Speed limits in Rhode Island residential areas or thickly settled districts are _______ MPH or
less. - Correct Answer- 25
To help others see you during heavy rain, use your ___________________________. -
Correct Answer- low-beam headlights
Looking away from the path of travel for ______________________ doubles the likelihood
of a crash. - Correct Answer- two or more seconds
Your forced off the roadway into a deep lake. Although all the windows are rolled up, your
vehicle sinks rapidly beneath the surface. What should you do after unfastening safety belts?
- Correct Answer- attempt to flee through a window
True or false, regulatory signs alert drivers to existing or potentially hazardous conditions? -
Correct Answer- False
What colors are the wrong way or do not enter signs? - Correct Answer- Red and white
An example of a guide sign would be _______________________? - Correct Answer- an exit
sign
A flashing red traffic light is _______________. - Correct Answer- the same as a stop sign
Swerving should be a last-second emergency means of ____________________. - Correct
Answer- avoiding a collision
, Most people experience dips in energy between approximately midnight and 6 AM, and again
approximately ________ during which they are more likely to fall asleep while driving. -
Correct Answer- 2 to 4 PM
True or false, children over the age of eight can sit in the front seat of the car if they are
properly restrained with the safety belt/shoulder harness system? - Correct Answer- True
You can obtain your Limited Provisional License, when you ____________________. -
Correct Answer- have had your permit for six months and passed the road test
True or false, your are required to exit your vehicle if a police officer asks you to do so? -
Correct Answer- True
You must use your directional signals for a distance of at least ____________________ feet
before you turn. - Correct Answer- 100
Other occupants behavior can be very distracting to the driver, especially for teen drivers, for
teens with two or more passengers, the risk of a fatal crash jumps by _________________
percent. - Correct Answer- 300
True or false, to apply for a limited instructional permit at the DMV, applicants must show a
certified birth certificate? - Correct Answer- True
A construction zone is indicated by a(n) ___________________ colored sign. - Correct
Answer- orange
When you accelerate to avoid a collision, which step in the IPDE process are you using? -
Correct Answer- E: Execute!
I in IPDE process - Correct Answer- IDENTIFY (get the important information in the driving
scene)
P in IPDE process - Correct Answer- PREDICT (think of when and where possible conflicts
can happen)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Hydroplaning occurs when your tires ___________________. - Correct Answer- lose contact
with the road
Speed limits in Rhode Island residential areas or thickly settled districts are _______ MPH or
less. - Correct Answer- 25
To help others see you during heavy rain, use your ___________________________. -
Correct Answer- low-beam headlights
Looking away from the path of travel for ______________________ doubles the likelihood
of a crash. - Correct Answer- two or more seconds
Your forced off the roadway into a deep lake. Although all the windows are rolled up, your
vehicle sinks rapidly beneath the surface. What should you do after unfastening safety belts?
- Correct Answer- attempt to flee through a window
True or false, regulatory signs alert drivers to existing or potentially hazardous conditions? -
Correct Answer- False
What colors are the wrong way or do not enter signs? - Correct Answer- Red and white
An example of a guide sign would be _______________________? - Correct Answer- an exit
sign
A flashing red traffic light is _______________. - Correct Answer- the same as a stop sign
Swerving should be a last-second emergency means of ____________________. - Correct
Answer- avoiding a collision
, Most people experience dips in energy between approximately midnight and 6 AM, and again
approximately ________ during which they are more likely to fall asleep while driving. -
Correct Answer- 2 to 4 PM
True or false, children over the age of eight can sit in the front seat of the car if they are
properly restrained with the safety belt/shoulder harness system? - Correct Answer- True
You can obtain your Limited Provisional License, when you ____________________. -
Correct Answer- have had your permit for six months and passed the road test
True or false, your are required to exit your vehicle if a police officer asks you to do so? -
Correct Answer- True
You must use your directional signals for a distance of at least ____________________ feet
before you turn. - Correct Answer- 100
Other occupants behavior can be very distracting to the driver, especially for teen drivers, for
teens with two or more passengers, the risk of a fatal crash jumps by _________________
percent. - Correct Answer- 300
True or false, to apply for a limited instructional permit at the DMV, applicants must show a
certified birth certificate? - Correct Answer- True
A construction zone is indicated by a(n) ___________________ colored sign. - Correct
Answer- orange
When you accelerate to avoid a collision, which step in the IPDE process are you using? -
Correct Answer- E: Execute!
I in IPDE process - Correct Answer- IDENTIFY (get the important information in the driving
scene)
P in IPDE process - Correct Answer- PREDICT (think of when and where possible conflicts
can happen)
