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,What is the blood alcohol 0.08 percent
concentration (BAC) level at which
driving is considered impaired?
At what BAC level does the risk of 0.05 percent
being involved in a crash increase?
What act did the North Carolina The Safe Roads Act
General Assembly enact in 1983
regarding drunk driving?
What happens if you refuse to take Immediate revocation of your driver license for
a chemical test when charged with at least 30 days and an additional minimum 12-
DWI in North Carolina? month revocation by the DMV.
What BAC level results in 0.08 percent or more
immediate revocation of driving
privileges for non-commercial
drivers?
What are the two ways to prove 1. Driver's physical or mental fitness is impaired
driving while impaired (DWI)? by alcohol/drugs. 2. Driver's BAC is 0.08 percent
or more.
, What is prohibited for drivers Consuming alcoholic beverages while driving
under DWI laws in North Carolina? and transporting open containers of alcohol.
What is the consequence for a Mandatory driver license revocation for four
second DWI conviction within years.
three years?
What is the consequence for a third Mandatory, permanent driver license revocation.
DWI conviction within five years?
What is the alcohol concentration 0.04
restriction upon the first restoration
of a license after DWI suspension?
What is the alcohol concentration 0.00
restriction for a second or
subsequent restoration after DWI?
What is the legal age to purchase 21 years old
alcoholic beverages in North
Carolina?
What happens if an underage Mandatory one-year driver license revocation.
person attempts to purchase
alcohol?
AND SAFE DRIVING PRACTICES |
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND EXAM PREP
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep
,What is the blood alcohol 0.08 percent
concentration (BAC) level at which
driving is considered impaired?
At what BAC level does the risk of 0.05 percent
being involved in a crash increase?
What act did the North Carolina The Safe Roads Act
General Assembly enact in 1983
regarding drunk driving?
What happens if you refuse to take Immediate revocation of your driver license for
a chemical test when charged with at least 30 days and an additional minimum 12-
DWI in North Carolina? month revocation by the DMV.
What BAC level results in 0.08 percent or more
immediate revocation of driving
privileges for non-commercial
drivers?
What are the two ways to prove 1. Driver's physical or mental fitness is impaired
driving while impaired (DWI)? by alcohol/drugs. 2. Driver's BAC is 0.08 percent
or more.
, What is prohibited for drivers Consuming alcoholic beverages while driving
under DWI laws in North Carolina? and transporting open containers of alcohol.
What is the consequence for a Mandatory driver license revocation for four
second DWI conviction within years.
three years?
What is the consequence for a third Mandatory, permanent driver license revocation.
DWI conviction within five years?
What is the alcohol concentration 0.04
restriction upon the first restoration
of a license after DWI suspension?
What is the alcohol concentration 0.00
restriction for a second or
subsequent restoration after DWI?
What is the legal age to purchase 21 years old
alcoholic beverages in North
Carolina?
What happens if an underage Mandatory one-year driver license revocation.
person attempts to purchase
alcohol?
