HAWAII DRIVERS PERMIT TEST
When you change your address you must notify the County Examiner of drivers:
1. In writing, within 30 days.
2. In writing, within 10 days.
3. In person, within 10 days.
4. By telephone, within 30 days. - ANSWER 1 (in writing, within 30 days)
When you change your name you must notify the County Examiner of drivers in
person with proof of the change within:
1. 60 days.
2. 20 days.
3. 10 days.
4. 30 days. - ANSWER 4 (30 days)
When driving a vehicle upon any public street or highway you must:
1. Show your driver's license upon demand.
2. Carry your license with you.
3. Have a valid driver's license.
4. All of the above. - ANSWER 4 (All of the above)
When your driver's license expires you may:
1. Drive during the grace period of 90 days.
2. Drive as long as you are accompanied by a licensed driver.
3. You may not drive but you may renew your driver's license within a year after the
expiration following normal license renewal steps.
4. Drive to and from work only. - ANSWER 3 (You may not drive but you may
renew your driver's license within a year after the expiration following normal license
renewal steps)
All head lamps on your vehicle must work properly and be correctly adjusted:
1. When driving in city traffic.
2. At all times.
3. When driving on freeways.
4. When approaching other vehicles. - ANSWER 2 (At all times)
Which of the following equipment may you have installed on your private vehicle?
1. A red light showing the front, or a blue light visible outside of the vehicle.
2. A bell, exhaust whistle or siren.
3. A muffler cut-out or by pass if used only on country roads.
4. None of the above. - ANSWER 4 (None of the above)
A copy of the vehicle inspection certificate:
1. Should be kept in the vehicle.
2. Filed with your State income tax return.
3. Be kept in a safe place in the home
,4. Will be sent to you by the County Department of Finance. - ANSWER 1 (Should
be kept in the vehicle)
The mechanical condition of the vehicle is the responsibility of:
1. The legal owner of the vehicle.
2. The garage mechanic.
3. The vehicle driver and registered owner of the vehicle.
4. The insurance company. - ANSWER 3 (The vehicle driver and registered owner
of the vehicle)
A leaky exhaust system in your vehicle is dangerous because it can cause:
1. A loss of hearing.
2. Pollution.
3. Carbon monoxide poisoning.
4. Poor engine performance. - ANSWER 3 (Carbon monoxide poisoning)
The agencies responsible for Vehicle Registration and Licensing are:
1. The County Police Departments.
2. The County Departments of Public Works.
3. The State Department of Transportation.
4. The different county agencies. - ANSWER 4 (The different county agencies)
When you as a registered owner of a vehicle change your address from that shown
on the registration certificate you:
1. Must notify the County Department of Finance when renewing the license.
2. Must notify the County Department of Finance within 30 days after the change.
3. Must make the change only when selling or trading the car.
4. Do not have to do anything. - ANSWER 2. Must notify the County Department of
Finance within 30 days after the change.
The most important thing in any driving situation is:
1. The vehicle.
2. The environment (the high way and traffic).
3. The driver (you).
4. The time of day. - ANSWER 3. The driver (you).
The boss chews you out just before quitting time. You don't say much, but you think
he is unfair and you are angry! When you get to your car you should:
1. Play the radio loud so you won't think about it.
2. Drive fast on the Interstate so you can let off steam.
3. Take a few minutes to cool off before you drive home.
4. Stop in at your favorite bar and have a few drinks before driving home. - ANSWER
3. Take a few minutes to cool off before you drive home.
As a driver, you may be challenged by other drivers to demonstrate your driving
capabilities and your vehicle's capabilities on the highway. You should:
1. Resist the desire to exhibit and compete.
2. Decline all challenges to prove you or your vehicle's capabilities.
3. Take on only those challenges which you know you can safely win.
4. Both 1 and 2 above. - ANSWER 4. Both 1 and 2 above.
, To insure that your physical condition does not cause you to drive in an unsafe
manner you should:
1. Keep physically fit and have regular physical examinations.
2. Know the effect of any medicine on your driving ability.
3. Drive within your physical limitations.
4. All of the above. - ANSWER 4. All of the above.
A police officer directing traffic directs you to go through a red light, what should you
do?
1. Stop, and then go.
2. Wait for the green light.
3. Go on as directed.
4. Make a right turn. - ANSWER 3. Go on as directed.
Which of the following influences your driving actions most?
1. Your height.
2. Your age.
3. Your attitude towards driving.
4. Your reaction time. - ANSWER 3. Your attitude towards driving.
Traffic signs and pavement markings must be:
1. Always obeyed.
2. Used as a guide only.
3. Followed only when there is other traffic.
4. Followed only when a police officer is present. - ANSWER 1. Always obeyed.
You are driving on a narrow road and you meet an oncoming vehicle. You must:
1. Pull completely off the road and stop.
2. Allow the on-coming vehicle at least one-half of the main travelled portion of the
road.
3. Make the other vehicle pull over as you were there first.
4. Turn on your headlights to make sure the other vehicle sees you. - ANSWER 2.
Allow the on-coming vehicle at least one-half of the main travelled portion of the
road.
You are passing a car when you see the sign on the picture. You should:
1. Speed up and finish passing as soon as you can.
2. Pass on the right.
3. Drop back and pass after the intersection if it's safe.
4. Stay beside the car until passing the intersection. - ANSWER 3. Drop back and
pass after the intersection if it's safe.
You are following the slow moving vehicle in the picture on a two lane road. You
may:
1. Not pass the vehicle.
2. Pass on the left if no traffic is coming.
3. Pass on the right using the paved shoulder.
4. None of the above. - ANSWER 4. None of the above.
When you change your address you must notify the County Examiner of drivers:
1. In writing, within 30 days.
2. In writing, within 10 days.
3. In person, within 10 days.
4. By telephone, within 30 days. - ANSWER 1 (in writing, within 30 days)
When you change your name you must notify the County Examiner of drivers in
person with proof of the change within:
1. 60 days.
2. 20 days.
3. 10 days.
4. 30 days. - ANSWER 4 (30 days)
When driving a vehicle upon any public street or highway you must:
1. Show your driver's license upon demand.
2. Carry your license with you.
3. Have a valid driver's license.
4. All of the above. - ANSWER 4 (All of the above)
When your driver's license expires you may:
1. Drive during the grace period of 90 days.
2. Drive as long as you are accompanied by a licensed driver.
3. You may not drive but you may renew your driver's license within a year after the
expiration following normal license renewal steps.
4. Drive to and from work only. - ANSWER 3 (You may not drive but you may
renew your driver's license within a year after the expiration following normal license
renewal steps)
All head lamps on your vehicle must work properly and be correctly adjusted:
1. When driving in city traffic.
2. At all times.
3. When driving on freeways.
4. When approaching other vehicles. - ANSWER 2 (At all times)
Which of the following equipment may you have installed on your private vehicle?
1. A red light showing the front, or a blue light visible outside of the vehicle.
2. A bell, exhaust whistle or siren.
3. A muffler cut-out or by pass if used only on country roads.
4. None of the above. - ANSWER 4 (None of the above)
A copy of the vehicle inspection certificate:
1. Should be kept in the vehicle.
2. Filed with your State income tax return.
3. Be kept in a safe place in the home
,4. Will be sent to you by the County Department of Finance. - ANSWER 1 (Should
be kept in the vehicle)
The mechanical condition of the vehicle is the responsibility of:
1. The legal owner of the vehicle.
2. The garage mechanic.
3. The vehicle driver and registered owner of the vehicle.
4. The insurance company. - ANSWER 3 (The vehicle driver and registered owner
of the vehicle)
A leaky exhaust system in your vehicle is dangerous because it can cause:
1. A loss of hearing.
2. Pollution.
3. Carbon monoxide poisoning.
4. Poor engine performance. - ANSWER 3 (Carbon monoxide poisoning)
The agencies responsible for Vehicle Registration and Licensing are:
1. The County Police Departments.
2. The County Departments of Public Works.
3. The State Department of Transportation.
4. The different county agencies. - ANSWER 4 (The different county agencies)
When you as a registered owner of a vehicle change your address from that shown
on the registration certificate you:
1. Must notify the County Department of Finance when renewing the license.
2. Must notify the County Department of Finance within 30 days after the change.
3. Must make the change only when selling or trading the car.
4. Do not have to do anything. - ANSWER 2. Must notify the County Department of
Finance within 30 days after the change.
The most important thing in any driving situation is:
1. The vehicle.
2. The environment (the high way and traffic).
3. The driver (you).
4. The time of day. - ANSWER 3. The driver (you).
The boss chews you out just before quitting time. You don't say much, but you think
he is unfair and you are angry! When you get to your car you should:
1. Play the radio loud so you won't think about it.
2. Drive fast on the Interstate so you can let off steam.
3. Take a few minutes to cool off before you drive home.
4. Stop in at your favorite bar and have a few drinks before driving home. - ANSWER
3. Take a few minutes to cool off before you drive home.
As a driver, you may be challenged by other drivers to demonstrate your driving
capabilities and your vehicle's capabilities on the highway. You should:
1. Resist the desire to exhibit and compete.
2. Decline all challenges to prove you or your vehicle's capabilities.
3. Take on only those challenges which you know you can safely win.
4. Both 1 and 2 above. - ANSWER 4. Both 1 and 2 above.
, To insure that your physical condition does not cause you to drive in an unsafe
manner you should:
1. Keep physically fit and have regular physical examinations.
2. Know the effect of any medicine on your driving ability.
3. Drive within your physical limitations.
4. All of the above. - ANSWER 4. All of the above.
A police officer directing traffic directs you to go through a red light, what should you
do?
1. Stop, and then go.
2. Wait for the green light.
3. Go on as directed.
4. Make a right turn. - ANSWER 3. Go on as directed.
Which of the following influences your driving actions most?
1. Your height.
2. Your age.
3. Your attitude towards driving.
4. Your reaction time. - ANSWER 3. Your attitude towards driving.
Traffic signs and pavement markings must be:
1. Always obeyed.
2. Used as a guide only.
3. Followed only when there is other traffic.
4. Followed only when a police officer is present. - ANSWER 1. Always obeyed.
You are driving on a narrow road and you meet an oncoming vehicle. You must:
1. Pull completely off the road and stop.
2. Allow the on-coming vehicle at least one-half of the main travelled portion of the
road.
3. Make the other vehicle pull over as you were there first.
4. Turn on your headlights to make sure the other vehicle sees you. - ANSWER 2.
Allow the on-coming vehicle at least one-half of the main travelled portion of the
road.
You are passing a car when you see the sign on the picture. You should:
1. Speed up and finish passing as soon as you can.
2. Pass on the right.
3. Drop back and pass after the intersection if it's safe.
4. Stay beside the car until passing the intersection. - ANSWER 3. Drop back and
pass after the intersection if it's safe.
You are following the slow moving vehicle in the picture on a two lane road. You
may:
1. Not pass the vehicle.
2. Pass on the left if no traffic is coming.
3. Pass on the right using the paved shoulder.
4. None of the above. - ANSWER 4. None of the above.
