New Mexico permit test numbers to know

a person to drive a vehicle in this state if the person has an alcohol concentration of eight one hundredths or more in the person's blood or breath within three hours of driving the vehicle

You can be arrested for driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08% or more.

Even a .02 percent concentration of alcohol – barely one drink – could result in a 6-month license revocation for drivers under age 21.

If a police or traffic officer asks you to take a BAC test and refuse to do so, you can lose your driver license for one year.

Any DWI conviction will remain on your driving record for twenty-five years.

added penalty assessments for "Texting while driving - first violation Section 1 of this 2014 act 25.00" and "Texting while driving - subsequent violation Section 1 of this 2014 act 50.00"

$25,000 Bodily injury to or death of one person in any on accident.

$50,000 Bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident.

$10,000 Injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

fifteen miles per hour on all highways when passing a school while children are going to or leaving school and when the school zone is properly posted

thirty miles per hour in a business or residence district

fifty-five miles per hour on a county road, as defined in Section 66-7-304 NMSA 1978, without a posted speed limit; (4) seventy-five miles per hour; and

15 mph within a school zone, with a posted speed limit

30 mph in business or residential areas, unless posted otherwise

fifty-five miles per hour on a county road, as defined in Section 66-7-304 NMSA 1978, without a posted speed limit

75 mph on rural interstate highways, unless, posted otherwise

A reflective orange triangle on the rear of a vehicle means it is traveling less than 25 mph.

On a wet road you should reduce your speed about 10 mph.

In a heavy rain, your tires can lose all traction with the road at about 50 mph.

The driver of a vehicle upon approaching or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped on the roadway, with special school bus signals in operation, for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children, shall stop the vehicle at least ten feet before reaching the school bus

Signal at least 100 feet before you make your turn.

At a speed of 55 mph, you need about 10 seconds to pass. That means you need a 10 second gap in oncoming traffic and sight-distance to pass.

To tell if you are driving too fast for conditions, use the “Four Second Sight Distance Rule.”

It is called the “three-second rule,” and it works at any speed.

If you move into the middle of a four second gap, both you and the vehicle that is now behind you have a two-second following distance.

At 50 mph, it can take about 400 feet to react to something you see and bring your vehicle to a stop.

Keep a safe distance when passing a bicyclist, trying for at least five feet, and passing them only when safe and legal to do so.

An average car going 55 mph can stop in about 400 feet. But a large truck could take almost 800 feet to stop.

Use your low beams within 200 feet when following another vehicle or when in heavy traffic.

shall stop the vehicle at least ten feet before reaching the school bus

within 15 ft. of a fire hydrant,

within 25 ft. of a crosswalk at an intersection,

within 30 ft. of a traffic signal, stop sign or yield sign,

within 50 ft. of a railroad crossing,

more than 18 in. from the curb,

within 20 ft. of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street or within 75 ft. of a driveway on the other side of the street,

All class D and M written test scores must be 70% or better to pass. ... Knowledge exams are available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Italian, German, French, Vietnamese, and Chinese.

Instructional Permit – $10.00

has had an instruction permit for at least six months; provided that thirty days shall be added to the six months for each adjudication or conviction of a traffic violation committed during the time the person was driving with an instruction permit

accompanied by a licensed driver who is 21 or older, who has been licensed for at least three years in this state or in another state, and who is occupying a seat beside the driver

The driver must retain the instructional permit for at least six months.

The driver must complete not less than 50 hours of practice driving, including not less than 10 hours of nighttime driving.

The minimum age to receive a provisional license is 15 years and 6 months if the driver has held an instructional permit for 6 months.

The driver must have not been convicted of a traffic violation in the 90 days prior to applying for a provisional license.

provided that thirty days shall be added to the six months for each adjudication or conviction of a traffic violation committed during the time the person was driving with an instruction permit

The driver must have held a provisional license for the 12- month period immediately preceding the date of application for a driver license.

All new and renewal instruction permits are issued by the Motor Vehicle Division for a four-year period

All class D and M written test scores must be 70% or better to pass.

property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the police department if the accident occurs within a municipality

total property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall, within five days after the accident, forward a written report of the accident to the department of transportation.

each occupant of a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or less manufactured with safety belts in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard number 208 shall have a safety belt properly fastened about his body at all times

children one year of age through four years of age, regardless of weight, or children who weigh less than forty pounds, regardless of age, shall be properly secured in a child passenger restraint device that meets federal standards

children five years of age through six years of age, regardless of weight, or children who weigh less than sixty pounds, regardless of age, shall be properly secured in either a child booster seat

children seven years of age through twelve years of age shall be properly secured in a child passenger restraint device or by a seat belt.