New York Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs Practice Test

Question 1

Under New York's open container rule, who can be ticketed?

Accepted Answer

The driver or any passenger who drinks or holds an opened container — Drinking, or simply holding an opened alcoholic container, is a traffic infraction for the driver and for passengers alike on a public road. The same rule covers using cannabis inside the vehicle. Stretch limousines and certain other permitted vehicles are exempt.

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Only the person behind the wheel

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Only passengers who are under 21

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Nobody, so long as the driver stays sober

Question 2

A blood alcohol content of .18 percent or higher is evidence of which New York charge?

Accepted Answer

Aggravated driving while intoxicated — New York stacks a heavier charge above the ordinary intoxication threshold. Reaching .18 percent supports an aggravated DWI, which on a first conviction brings a revocation of at least one year along with a substantial fine.

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Driving while ability impaired by alcohol

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A zero tolerance violation

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A non-moving parking infraction

Question 3

By driving on New York roads, you have already agreed to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

To take a chemical test for alcohol or drugs if lawfully asked — New York's 'implied consent' law means that by driving here you have agreed to take a chemical test (such as breath or blood) if a police officer has valid reason to ask. Refusing leads to license revocation and a fine, separate from any DWI charge.

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To let police search your home

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To never drive at night

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To carry a breath-test device in your car

Question 4

Which statement about prescription and over-the-counter medicines is true for drivers in New York?

Accepted Answer

They can impair driving, and you can be charged for driving while impaired by them — Many medicines, including legal prescription and over-the-counter drugs, can cause drowsiness or slow your reactions. Driving while impaired by any drug is illegal in New York. Read labels and ask your doctor or pharmacist.

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They never affect your ability to drive

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They are only a problem if combined with alcohol

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They are legal to use, so they cannot affect a driving charge

Question 5

A driver age 21 or older can be charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) when their blood alcohol content (BAC) reaches at least:

Accepted Answer

0.08 percent — For drivers 21 and older, a BAC of 0.08% or higher is DWI. A very high BAC of 0.18% or more is charged as Aggravated DWI. The only sure way to avoid it is to not drink and drive.

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0.02 percent

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0.15 percent

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0.05 percent

Question 6

How does alcohol change the abilities a driver depends on?

Accepted Answer

It slows reactions, clouds vision, distorts your sense of speed and distance, and invites risk-taking — Alcohol dulls exactly the skills driving demands, and it also hides how impaired you have become, so you may feel confident when you are least fit to drive. Those effects begin with the first drink, long before anyone looks or feels drunk. Driving after dark is riskier still, because alcohol slows your recovery from oncoming headlight glare.

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It sharpens vision but slows the hands

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It has no measurable effect below the legal limit

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It affects only drivers who have not eaten

Question 7

After drinking, what is the only thing that will lower a person's blood alcohol content?

Accepted Answer

Letting time pass — Only time lets the body remove alcohol from the blood. Coffee, cold showers, fresh air, and food may make a person feel more alert but do not reduce the alcohol level or make it safe to drive.

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Drinking strong coffee

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Taking a cold shower

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Eating a large meal

Question 8

Under New York's Zero Tolerance Law, a driver under age 21 can be penalized for a blood alcohol content as low as:

Accepted Answer

0.02 percent — Because drivers under 21 cannot legally drink, the Zero Tolerance Law applies to a BAC of just 0.02% to 0.07%. Even one drink can put a young driver over that limit.

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0.08 percent

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0.05 percent

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0.10 percent

Question 9

Which holds the most alcohol: a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, an ounce and a half of liquor, or a 12-ounce wine cooler?

Accepted Answer

They all hold about the same amount — Those four servings carry roughly equal amounts of alcohol, so none is the safer choice. For a 150-pound man, any one of them lifts blood alcohol content by about .02 percent, and his body needs roughly an hour to clear that much.

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The liquor

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The beer

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The wine

Question 10

In New York, a driver 21 or older with a blood alcohol content above 0.05 percent but below 0.08 percent may be charged with:

Accepted Answer

Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) by alcohol — New York has more than one alcohol offense. A BAC of more than 0.05 up to 0.07 (or other proof of impairment) can bring a DWAI charge, a serious traffic infraction, while 0.08 percent or higher is the crime of DWI.

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Nothing, because they are under the 0.08 limit

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Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated

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A parking violation

New York Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Under New York's open container rule, who can be ticketed?

2. A blood alcohol content of .18 percent or higher is evidence of which New York charge?

3. By driving on New York roads, you have already agreed to which of the following?

4. Which statement about prescription and over-the-counter medicines is true for drivers in New York?

5. A driver age 21 or older can be charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) when their blood alcohol content (BAC) reaches at least:

6. How does alcohol change the abilities a driver depends on?

7. After drinking, what is the only thing that will lower a person's blood alcohol content?

8. Under New York's Zero Tolerance Law, a driver under age 21 can be penalized for a blood alcohol content as low as:

9. Which holds the most alcohol: a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, an ounce and a half of liquor, or a 12-ounce wine cooler?

10. In New York, a driver 21 or older with a blood alcohol content above 0.05 percent but below 0.08 percent may be charged with:

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