Rhode Island Permit Test
Pre- Driving Habits - *answers * 1. Adujust the seat 2. Adjust the inside and outside mirrors 3.
Adjust the venitlation 4. Lock doors 5. Fasten and adjust your sesatbelt 6. Ask passengers to
fasten their seatbelts 7. Check in front and behind the car for objects, animals, or persons in
your path 8. Clear your car of snow and ice.
Braking Distance - *answers * The distance your vehicle travles from the time the brakes are
applied to the time that the vehicle is brought to a stop.
Velocitizing - *answers * occurs when you being to feel that you are going slower than your
actual speed; going faster than you think. You can avoid this by varying your speed slightly when
driving long distances on the highway.
Hydroplanning - *answers * occurs when the front tires of your vehicle may lose contact with
the road surface on a wet road; driving over a cushion of water. Guard against this by keeping
tire pressure inflated, reducing speed, and being careful how you drive in the rain.
How to Avoid Skidding - *answers * Apply the brakes very gently pumping them and
maintaining proper speed for the road conditions. On roads that are wet or icy, you should
never make any sudden changes in speed or direction. If your vehicle is equiped with anti-lock
brakes, do not pump the brakes! Know your vehicle.
How to Control a Vehicle in a Skid - *answers * Keep your foot off the brake and clutch pedals,
slowly reduce speed, and turn in the direction of the ____.
How to Make a Left Turn - *answers * 1. Approach intersection and give the proper signal in
sufficient time to warn the driver of any car behind you. As you slow down, watch the mirror to
see that the driver behind you has understood your signal. If the road is wide enough for you to
do so without crossing the center line, leave room for following cars to pass on your right. Be
sure that no car behind you is trying to pass on your left and above all, never pull suddenly to
your left from the right-hand lane. If you can't work your way to the center early enough, go on
to the next intersection.2. When reaching the intersection, wait until the way is clear. Both the
motor vehicle directly approaching you and the vehicle approaching your right have the right of
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way. 3. When the road is clear, make your turn at the proper speed and keep to the right of the
center. After turning into a four-lane road, keep driving in the center lane until you can change
to the right lante without getting in the way of other cars. 4. Always yield the right-of-way to
pedestrians in the street.
How to Make a Right Turn - *answers * When you wish to make this turn, you must first give the
proper signal. These turns must be taken from the extreme right hand side of the road. Do not
develop the dangerous habit of swinging left before turning right. This is likely to make the
driver behind you assume you are going to turn left.
To Leave a Traffic Lane to Enter a Parking Space - *answers * 1. Move into the traffic lane
nearest to the parking space. 2. Use turn signal to indicate your intentions. 3. Enter the parking
space using three steps. 4. Stop the engine, lock the ignition swith, remove the key and set the
parking brake.
How to Down Hill - *answers * With or without curb, turn wheels to the right.
Up Hill with Curb - *answers * Turn wheeles against the curb.
Up Hill without Curb - *answers * Turn wheels to the right.
Where You May Not Park or Stop - *answers * on a cross walk, beside any road work so that you
block traffic, on a bridge or in at tunnel, within 8 feet of a fire hydrant, withing 20 feet of a
crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing red or yellow light, a stop sign, or a
traffic light, within 20 feet of a the driveway of a fire station or across the street within 75 feed
of the driveway, when there are signs, within 50 ft of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing,
unless you stop for just a short time to load or unload passengers or packages.
Parking Rules - *answers * must have the right wheels within 12 inches of the right side of the
road or curb. On a one-way road a parked car must have either wheels within 12 inches of the
side of the road and headed in the same way the traffic goes.
Pre- Driving Habits - *answers * 1. Adujust the seat 2. Adjust the inside and outside mirrors 3.
Adjust the venitlation 4. Lock doors 5. Fasten and adjust your sesatbelt 6. Ask passengers to
fasten their seatbelts 7. Check in front and behind the car for objects, animals, or persons in
your path 8. Clear your car of snow and ice.
Braking Distance - *answers * The distance your vehicle travles from the time the brakes are
applied to the time that the vehicle is brought to a stop.
Velocitizing - *answers * occurs when you being to feel that you are going slower than your
actual speed; going faster than you think. You can avoid this by varying your speed slightly when
driving long distances on the highway.
Hydroplanning - *answers * occurs when the front tires of your vehicle may lose contact with
the road surface on a wet road; driving over a cushion of water. Guard against this by keeping
tire pressure inflated, reducing speed, and being careful how you drive in the rain.
How to Avoid Skidding - *answers * Apply the brakes very gently pumping them and
maintaining proper speed for the road conditions. On roads that are wet or icy, you should
never make any sudden changes in speed or direction. If your vehicle is equiped with anti-lock
brakes, do not pump the brakes! Know your vehicle.
How to Control a Vehicle in a Skid - *answers * Keep your foot off the brake and clutch pedals,
slowly reduce speed, and turn in the direction of the ____.
How to Make a Left Turn - *answers * 1. Approach intersection and give the proper signal in
sufficient time to warn the driver of any car behind you. As you slow down, watch the mirror to
see that the driver behind you has understood your signal. If the road is wide enough for you to
do so without crossing the center line, leave room for following cars to pass on your right. Be
sure that no car behind you is trying to pass on your left and above all, never pull suddenly to
your left from the right-hand lane. If you can't work your way to the center early enough, go on
to the next intersection.2. When reaching the intersection, wait until the way is clear. Both the
motor vehicle directly approaching you and the vehicle approaching your right have the right of
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way. 3. When the road is clear, make your turn at the proper speed and keep to the right of the
center. After turning into a four-lane road, keep driving in the center lane until you can change
to the right lante without getting in the way of other cars. 4. Always yield the right-of-way to
pedestrians in the street.
How to Make a Right Turn - *answers * When you wish to make this turn, you must first give the
proper signal. These turns must be taken from the extreme right hand side of the road. Do not
develop the dangerous habit of swinging left before turning right. This is likely to make the
driver behind you assume you are going to turn left.
To Leave a Traffic Lane to Enter a Parking Space - *answers * 1. Move into the traffic lane
nearest to the parking space. 2. Use turn signal to indicate your intentions. 3. Enter the parking
space using three steps. 4. Stop the engine, lock the ignition swith, remove the key and set the
parking brake.
How to Down Hill - *answers * With or without curb, turn wheels to the right.
Up Hill with Curb - *answers * Turn wheeles against the curb.
Up Hill without Curb - *answers * Turn wheels to the right.
Where You May Not Park or Stop - *answers * on a cross walk, beside any road work so that you
block traffic, on a bridge or in at tunnel, within 8 feet of a fire hydrant, withing 20 feet of a
crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing red or yellow light, a stop sign, or a
traffic light, within 20 feet of a the driveway of a fire station or across the street within 75 feed
of the driveway, when there are signs, within 50 ft of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing,
unless you stop for just a short time to load or unload passengers or packages.
Parking Rules - *answers * must have the right wheels within 12 inches of the right side of the
road or curb. On a one-way road a parked car must have either wheels within 12 inches of the
side of the road and headed in the same way the traffic goes.
