New Mexico Permit Practice Test 5
26 questions written from the New Mexico Driver Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
At what blood alcohol content (BAC) can a driver 21 or older be arrested for drunk driving in New Mexico?
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About this test
These questions were written from the New Mexico Driver Manual (ver 11.19.19). 14 of the 21 New Mexico questions in this test cover rules that are specific to New Mexico or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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At what blood alcohol content (BAC) can a driver 21 or older be arrested for drunk driving in New Mexico?
- A 0.10% or more
- B 0.05% or more
- C 0.08% or more
- D 0.12% or more
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C. 0.08% or more
Adults can be arrested for driving with a BAC of .08% or more. You can still be impaired, and arrested, below that level.
On a road with two or more lanes going in your direction, which lane should you normally drive in?
- A The left lane, to stay out of merging traffic
- B The right lane, except to pass
- C Any lane you like
- D The lane with the fewest vehicles
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B. The right lane, except to pass
On roads with two or more lanes going the same way, stay in the right lane except to pass. The left-most lane is intended for passing slower vehicles.
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What following-distance rule does the New Mexico driver manual teach for normal conditions?
- A The two-second rule
- B One car length per 10 mph
- C The five-second rule
- D The three-second rule
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D. The three-second rule
Watch the vehicle ahead pass a fixed point and count. If you reach the point before "one-thousand-three," you are too close; the three-second rule works at any speed.
You are following another vehicle at night. Within what distance does the manual say to use low beams?
- A 100 feet
- B 500 feet
- C 1,000 feet
- D 200 feet
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D. 200 feet
Use your low beams within 200 feet when following another vehicle or in heavy traffic. High beams reflect off the other car's mirrors and blind its driver.
You just passed a bicyclist and want to turn right at the next corner. What should you do?
- A Turn right quickly in front of the bicyclist
- B Honk so the bicyclist stops
- C Turn from the left lane to avoid the bicyclist
- D Slow down and merge behind the bicyclist before turning
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D. Slow down and merge behind the bicyclist before turning
Do not make a sudden right turn after passing a bicyclist on your right. Slow down, let them go by, and merge behind them before turning.