Alaska Car / Permit Practice Test 6

11.What sequence does the Alaska manual give for changing lanes?

Check mirrors and blind spots, signal, check mirrors and blind spots again, then move over graduallyLook over your shoulder only, since mirrors are unreliableSpeed up first, then signal after you have changed lanesSignal, then move over immediately before the gap closes

12.You are on a two-lane Alaska road outside an urban area and five vehicles are stacked up behind you. What does the law require?

Speed up until the vehicles behind fall backTurn on your hazard lights and stay in the laneNothing, as long as you are at or below the posted limitPull over safely so the line of vehicles behind you can get by

13.On an Alaska roadway that is not otherwise posted and does not fall into a listed district, what is the maximum lawful speed?

45 mph50 mph55 mph65 mph

14.How close to the curb must your wheels be when parallel parking in Alaska?

Within 18 inchesWithin 24 inchesWithin 6 inchesWithin 12 inches

15.A red and white DO NOT ENTER sign faces you at the mouth of a ramp. What is it telling you?

Entry is allowed once you come to a complete stopThe ramp is closed only while construction crews are presentOnly commercial vehicles are barred from this rampYou would be traveling the wrong way, so you may not pass the sign

16.Alaska bars passing within a set distance of certain features. Which distance and features does the manual give?

Within 300 feet of a school or playgroundWithin 500 feet of any curveWithin 100 feet of an intersection, rail crossing, posted narrow bridge, viaduct or tunnelWithin 50 feet of a bus stop

17.What does the Alaska manual say about driving through a flooded roadway?

Cross quickly to create a bow waveCross only if another vehicle has made it throughCross slowly in a low gear if the water looks shallowTurn around and find another route, since even shallow water is dangerous

18.The Alaska manual compares stopping distances at 55 mph. What does it say?

A truck stops in less distance because of its air brakesA car needs about 130 to 140 feet and a truck about 400 feetA car and a truck both need roughly 200 feetA car needs about 300 feet and a truck about 350 feet

19.You are making a left turn from a two-way Alaska street. Which yielding rules apply?

Yield only to oncoming vehiclesYield only to pedestriansTake the turn first, since oncoming drivers must waitYield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians

20.Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled Alaska intersection at about the same moment and a collision is possible. Who yields?

The heavier vehicle yieldsThe driver on the right yields to the driver on the leftThe driver on the left yields to the driver on the rightThe faster vehicle yields