New Jersey MVC Practice Test – 4

You must use your headlights 30 minutes after sunset and leave them on until 30 minutes before sunrise. Headlights must also be used when visibility is 500 feet or less, when using windshield wipers (during rain, snow and ice) or when encountering fog, mist, smoke or other factors that reduce visibility.

Never stop or park your vehicle on a crosswalk.

Never pass on the right shoulder of the road. This is against the law.

A flashing red traffic signal light means stop. You must yield to traffic and pedestrians. Go only when safe.

A motorist should always increase following distance when road conditions are poor.

Children under age eight who are less than 57 inches (4 feet, 9 inches) tall must ride in either:

• A federally approved forward facing child passenger restraint system that is equipped with a five-point harness in a rear seat of the motor vehicle. Once they outgrow the top height or weight recommendations made by the child passenger restraint system manufacturer, children must ride in a federally approved booster seat (in a rear seat of the motor vehicle).
• A federally approved booster seat (in a rear seat of the motor vehicle).

Be alert for pedestrians when making turns and entering and exiting driveways, parking lots, and alleys. Remember, a motorist must always stop when coming from an alley, private driveway or building.

To avoid hydroplaning, do not drive on bald or badly worn tires, and slow down when heavy rain, standing water or slush is present.

School buses are equipped with yellow (or amber) and red flashing lights. The yellow (or amber) lights go on before the bus stops and the red lights go on when the bus has stopped.

If a motorist experiences a flat tire or blowout, they should hold the steering wheel firmly and keep the vehicle straight while gradually slowing down. The motorist should remove his/her foot from the gas pedal but not use the brakes. The car should coast to a stop on its own as the motorist pulls to a safe area off the roadway.

Merge sign. You are approaching a point where other traffic lanes come together with your lane. Watch for traffic from that direction.

Warning signs are for road conditions that need caution and for specific hazards that may be encountered during certain road operations. Some of the warning signs alert motorists to road conditions, railroad crossings, school crossings or curved roadways. The signs are yellow and diamond shaped with a black symbol or word message.

Most at risk:

• Sleep deprived
• Driving long distances without rest breaks
• Driving through the night or at other times when they are normally asleep
• Taking medicine that increases sleepiness, or drinking alcohol
• Driving alone
• Driving on long, rural, boring roads
• Young people
• Shift workers
• Commercial drivers

Any health problem can affect your driving. Even little problems like a stiff neck, a cough or a sore leg can give an individual trouble while driving. If you don't feel well, you should let someone else drive.

Legal speed limit in school zones, business or residential districts is 25 mph. (In suburban business and residential districts the legal speed limit is 35 mph).

Generally speaking, the bigger trucks are the more room they need to maneuver.

Never park on an interstate highway.

There is a traffic signal ahead. Although the traffic signal may not yet be visible, it is close enough to require you to start slowing down.

In New Jersey, a motorist must be at least 17 years old to register a vehicle

Highways, parkways and turnpikes are high-speed (up to 65 mph) divided roadways and generally have multiple lanes. When entering a highway, parkway or turnpike:

• Obey posted advisory speed limits (if any) at the entrance ramp.
• Speed up to the flow of traffic when leaving the acceleration lane.
• Avoid coming to a complete stop in the acceleration lane.
• Yield to traffic and enter the right-hand lane when safe.

New Jersey law requires all motorists to restrict vehicle idling to three minutes or less. Among the exceptions for this prohibition include motor vehicles stopped in the line of traffic, motor vehicles being repaired, motor vehicles waiting to be inspected, emergency vehicles in emergency situations and buses while discharging or picking up passengers.

You should allow a greater following distance when you have a heavy load or are pulling a trailer. Heavier vehicles may take longer to stop.

The first thing affected after drinking alcohol is your judgment.

Motorists who accumulate six or more points within three years are subject to a surcharge of $150 for six points and $25 for each additional point. Surcharges are levied in addition to any court-imposed fines and penalties.

Yellow markings separate traffic moving in opposite directions. Yellow also marks the left edge of one-way roads and ramps, two-way left turn lanes, and painted medians.