Rhode Island Permit Practice Test 6
25 questions written from the Rhode Island Driver's Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
It is a cloudy afternoon and light rain makes you turn on your windshield wipers. What else does Rhode Island law require?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024). 12 of the 20 Rhode Island questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Rhode Island 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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It is a cloudy afternoon and light rain makes you turn on your windshield wipers. What else does Rhode Island law require?
- A Turn on your hazard flashers
- B Turn on your high beams
- C Turn on your headlights
- D Nothing, since it is daytime
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C. Turn on your headlights
Rhode Island law requires headlights any time your wipers are on, as well as from sunset to sunrise and whenever you cannot see 500 feet ahead. Headlights help other drivers see you in rain.
Before passing another vehicle, the manual says three questions must all be answered 'yes.' What are they?
- A Is it legal, am I late, and is the car slow?
- B Is it daytime, is it legal, and is it a highway?
- C Is it safe, is the road straight, and am I faster?
- D Is it legal, is it safe, and is it worth it?
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D. Is it legal, is it safe, and is it worth it?
Before passing, ask whether passing is legal, whether it is safe, and whether it is worth it. If any answer is no, stay behind.
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What is the purpose of an acceleration lane on a freeway?
- A To let you speed up to match freeway traffic
- B To let you stop and wait for a gap
- C To let slow-moving vehicles travel along the freeway
- D To let you slow down before an exit
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A. To let you speed up to match freeway traffic
Acceleration lanes give entering drivers room to reach the speed of freeway traffic before merging. Deceleration lanes do the opposite, letting exiting drivers slow down.
A 19-year-old driver is stopped with a BAC of 0.03 percent. What can they be charged with in Rhode Island?
- A Nothing, because 0.03 is under the 0.08 limit
- B Driving While Impaired (DWI)
- C Only a warning for a first offense
- D Driving to endanger, but not an alcohol offense
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B. Driving While Impaired (DWI)
Drivers under 21 with a BAC of .02 percent up to .08 percent are considered impaired and are charged with Driving While Impaired. Since they cannot legally drink, almost any alcohol puts them over the limit.
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How does the manual tell you to treat an intersection that has no signs or signals?
- A As if there were a stop sign
- B As if you had a green light
- C As if there were a yield sign
- D As if the larger road always had priority
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C. As if there were a yield sign
Uncontrolled intersections have no signs or signals, so you must treat them as if a yield sign were present. Slow down, look both ways and be ready to stop.