New Mexico Car / Permit Practice Test 9

11.What should a driver do who is angry or badly upset?

Drive to burn off the tensionStay off the road until you have cooled downDrive but keep to the right laneTake medicine to calm the nerves and then drive

12.Someone at a crash scene is bleeding badly. What should you do?

Move the person to a vehicle right awayGive the person water to prevent shockApply firm pressure straight onto the woundWait for the ambulance without touching anything

13.A center lane is bounded on each side by a solid yellow line outside a broken yellow line. What is it for?

Left turns by traffic coming from both directionsEmergency vehicles onlyParking during off-peak hoursPassing slower vehicles from either direction

14.Who has to yield when you are entering a traffic circle?

Neither driver; the larger vehicle goes firstThe entering driver yields to vehicles already in the circleWhichever driver arrives from the northTraffic already circulating yields to entering vehicles

15.During which hours may a provisional licensee generally not drive?

From 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.From 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.From midnight to 5:00 a.m.From sunset to sunrise

16.Which of these counts as one standard alcoholic drink in the manual?

A 12-ounce beerA 20-ounce beerA 10-ounce glass of wineA 4-ounce shot of liquor

17.Unless a sign says otherwise, what is the speed limit inside a New Mexico school zone?

15 mph20 mph25 mph30 mph

18.What does a broken white line painted between two lanes of traffic mean?

The lane to your right ends shortlyMoving into the next lane is allowed when it is safeTraffic on the far side of the line comes toward youPassing is banned along this stretch

19.Blue rectangular signs bearing white letters or symbols point out what?

Upcoming curves and hillsWhere services such as fuel, lodging areas, or hospitals can be foundSpeed limits that apply to trucksDetours around a closed lane

20.When may you drive on the shoulder of a New Mexico roadway?

Whenever you are about to reach your exitWhenever the travel lanes are congestedOnly when officials direct you to use itAny time you are passing a slower vehicle