Alcohol & Drugs

Study questions with answers

12 sample Alcohol & Drugs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. You can be arrested for OWI if a chemical test shows what?

   Correct answer: A prohibited alcohol concentration or a detectable restricted controlled substance

   An OWI arrest can be based on having a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) or a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in your blood.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

2. 2. Why should you never drink alcohol while taking medications?

   Correct answer: Because alcohol can multiply the drug's effects or add dangerous ones, even risking death

   Combining alcohol with medications can multiply the drug's effects or create new ones, reducing your ability to ride and even causing serious health problems.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Other Impairment

3. 3. Under Wisconsin's "Not a Drop" law, what is the alcohol limit for riders under 21?

   Correct answer: Any detectable amount can lead to arrest

   Under absolute sobriety, or "Not a Drop," a rider younger than 21 can be arrested if any trace of alcohol is found in their system.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Wisconsin's Alcohol Laws

4. 4. If an officer suspects you are under the influence of a controlled substance and asks for a blood test, what does refusing do?

   Correct answer: It is treated the same as refusing an alcohol test, and your license will be revoked

   Refusing the blood test used to detect a controlled substance is treated just like refusing an alcohol test, and your license will be revoked.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Other Impairment

5. 5. Before taking a medication and then riding, what should you do?

   Correct answer: Check the label for side-effect warnings, and ask your doctor or pharmacist if unsure

   Many prescription and over-the-counter drugs cause drowsiness or affect judgment, so read the label for warnings and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure it is safe to ride.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Other Impairment

6. 6. If you wait about an hour for each drink before riding, what is true?

   Correct answer: Some effects of the alcohol may still remain

   Even after waiting roughly an hour per drink, some effects of the alcohol can still linger and affect your riding.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Impairment

7. 7. How long do OWI convictions stay on your Wisconsin driving record?

   Correct answer: 55 years

   In Wisconsin, an OWI conviction is kept on your driving record for a full 55 years.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

8. 8. Under Wisconsin's drugged driving law, how much of a controlled substance in your system counts as impaired operation?

   Correct answer: Any measurable amount

   Having any measurable quantity of a controlled substance in your system counts as impaired operation and is handled just like an OWI.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Other Impairment

9. 9. What happens with a second OWI conviction?

   Correct answer: A minimum one-year revocation plus jail time

   A second OWI conviction carries a minimum one-year revocation and jail time, and vehicles in your name may face immobilization or an ignition interlock device.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

10. 10. How does alcohol affect the skills you need to ride safely?

    Correct answer: It slows reflexes and reaction time, blurs vision, and reduces alertness

    Alcohol dulls the judgment and skills you rely on: it slows reflexes and reaction time, hurts your vision, and makes you less alert.

    Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Why Is Drinking and Riding So Dangerous?

11. 11. On a third or greater OWI conviction, what can happen to your vehicle?

    Correct answer: It could be seized

    A third or subsequent OWI conviction can result in your vehicle being seized.

    Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

12. 12. Under the Implied Consent Law, what happens if you refuse a chemical test when an officer requests one?

    Correct answer: You are arrested and lose your driving privileges for at least one year

    Refusing a requested chemical test forces the officer to arrest you under the Implied Consent Law, and it costs you your driving privileges for a minimum of one year.

    Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)