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. Which of these is an aggravating circumstance that adds mandatory jail time to a DUI?

   Correct answer: Having a passenger under age twelve in the vehicle

   Carrying a passenger younger than 12 is one of the listed aggravating factors that trigger mandatory jail time.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Aggravating Circumstances

2. 2. Why should you check the label of an over-the-counter medicine before driving?

   Correct answer: It may cause drowsiness or otherwise affect your driving

   Nonprescription remedies for colds or allergies can make you drowsy or affect vision, so read the warnings before driving.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Over-the-Counter Drugs

3. 3. What does the 'zero tolerance' rule mean for drivers under 21?

   Correct answer: Essentially no alcohol is allowed in their system while driving

   Zero-tolerance laws for those under 21 mean effectively no alcohol is permitted, set at the very low 0.02 threshold.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — If You Are Under 21

4. 4. About what share of fatal traffic crashes involve alcohol or other impairing drugs?

   Correct answer: Roughly 40 percent

   Alcohol and other impairing drugs are involved in roughly 40% of traffic crashes in which someone is killed.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving

5. 5. According to the manual, when does alcohol impairment begin?

   Correct answer: With the very first drink

   Even a single drink affects driving; the impairing effect begins right away.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Effects of Alcohol and Other Impairing Drugs

6. 6. An ignition interlock device prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver's breath alcohol is above what level?

   Correct answer: 0.02

   The interlock blocks operation when breath-alcohol concentration exceeds .02.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Repeat Offenders

7. 7. Which abilities do alcohol and other impairing drugs reduce?

   Correct answer: Judgment, vision, color perception, and reaction time

   Impairing substances cut your judgment, blur vision, dull color distinction, and slow your reaction time.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Effects of Alcohol and Other Impairing Drugs

8. 8. Before a chemical test, roughly how long are you given to try to reach an attorney?

   Correct answer: At least ten but no more than fifteen minutes

   You are afforded at least 10 but no more than 15 minutes to try to contact and speak with a lawyer before testing.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Alcohol and the Law

9. 9. For a driver age 21 or older, what alcohol concentration alone establishes a DUI violation?

   Correct answer: 0.08 or above

   It is illegal to operate a vehicle with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher; impairment evidence can convict below that too.

   Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Alcohol and the Law

10. 10. A driver under age 21 is in violation of the law at what alcohol concentration?

    Correct answer: 0.02 or more

    Kentucky's zero-tolerance rule makes 0.02 or higher illegal for drivers younger than 21.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Alcohol and the Law

11. 11. Why is drinking alcohol while taking other drugs especially dangerous?

    Correct answer: The drugs can multiply alcohol's effects or add effects of their own

    Combining alcohol with other drugs can amplify the effects or create new ones, making driving far more dangerous.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Other Impairing Drugs and Driving

12. 12. Under Kentucky's implied consent law, what have you agreed to by driving?

    Correct answer: To submit to a lawful test of your breath, blood, or urine

    Driving a vehicle counts as agreeing ahead of time to a lawfully requested chemical test of breath, blood, or urine.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Alcohol and the Law