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North Carolina DMV Test Questions and Answers

These are the questions about North Carolina's own rules: permit, license, fines, speed and parking. Signs and rules shared by all states are on separate pages.

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Alcohol and drugs

  1. In North Carolina, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?

    1. 0.05%
    2. 0.08%
    3. 0.10%
    4. 0.12%

    Answer: B. North Carolina: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 6Everyone's driving is impaired at a blood/alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent

  2. In North Carolina, a commercial vehicle driver is in violation starting at what BAC?

    1. 0.02%
    2. 0.04%
    3. 0.05%
    4. 0.08%

    Answer: B. North Carolina: the limit for commercial drivers is 0.04%.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 6(0.04 or more, if you are driving a commercial motor vehicle)

  3. In North Carolina, a driver under 21 convicted of driving after consuming any alcohol or drugs loses the license for:

    1. 30 days
    2. 1 year
    3. 5 years
    4. Life

    Answer: B. Under 21: any alcohol or drugs in the body while driving means a one-year revocation.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 6his/her license will be revoked for one year.

  4. In North Carolina, refusing a required chemical test results in:

    1. A warning
    2. A $25 fine
    3. Nothing if you are sober
    4. Immediate revocation of your license

    Answer: D. Refusing any required test leads to immediate license revocation.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 6Refusal to perform any required test will result in the immediate revocation

License rules

  1. In North Carolina, after you move, you must report your new address to the licensing agency within:

    1. 15 days
    2. 20 days
    3. 30 days
    4. 60 days

    Answer: D. North Carolina: report an address change within 60 days.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 1must notify the Division of the change within 60 days after the change occurs

  2. In North Carolina, the night driving limit for new drivers with a provisional (intermediate) license starts at what time?

    1. 9 p.m.
    2. 10 p.m.
    3. 11 p.m.
    4. Midnight

    Answer: A. North Carolina: the night limit for provisional drivers starts at 9 p.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 1You may drive without supervision from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m.

  3. In North Carolina, at first a provisional (teen) driver may carry how many passengers under 21 who are not family members, unless an adult supervisor is present?

    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. 2
    4. 3

    Answer: B. North Carolina: no more than 1 non-family passenger under 21 at first, unless supervised.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 1there may be no more than one passenger under 21 years of age in the vehicle

  4. In North Carolina, during the first six months a Level One permit holder may drive (with a supervisor) only between:

    1. 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.
    2. 6 a.m. and midnight
    3. 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
    4. Any time

    Answer: A. First six months of Level One: driving only 5 a.m.–9 p.m., always with a supervising driver.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 1During the first six months, a Level One permit authorizes you to drive between the

  5. In North Carolina, a supervising driver must have been licensed for at least:

    1. 1 year
    2. 3 years
    3. 5 years
    4. 10 years

    Answer: C. The supervising driver must hold a valid license and have been licensed at least five years.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 1A supervising driver must hold a valid driver license and must have been licensed for at least five years.

  6. In North Carolina, how many points can get you assigned to a Driver Improvement Clinic?

    1. 7
    2. 3
    3. 12
    4. 20

    Answer: A. At seven points you may be assigned to a Driver Improvement Clinic.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 4If you accumulate seven points, you may be assigned to a Driver Improvement Clinic.

  7. In North Carolina, failing to report a crash when a report is required adds how many points?

    1. 1
    2. 3
    3. 5
    4. 12

    Answer: B. Failure to report a reportable crash: 3 points.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 4Failure to report accident where such report is required

  8. In North Carolina, how early may you renew your driver license?

    1. 30 days before it expires
    2. 60 days before it expires
    3. Within 180 days before it expires
    4. Only after it expires

    Answer: C. You may renew any time within 180 days before expiration.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 1A driver license may be renewed anytime within 180 days prior to expiration.

Parking

  1. In North Carolina, you may not park within how many feet of the entrance to a fire station?

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. 15 feet
    4. 20 feet

    Answer: C. North Carolina: do not park within 15 feet of the entrance to a fire station.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5 (Parking)within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or entrance to a fire station;

  2. In North Carolina, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?

    1. 10 feet
    2. 15 feet
    3. 20 feet
    4. 25 feet

    Answer: B. North Carolina: do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5 (Parking)within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or entrance to a fire station;

  3. In North Carolina, you may not park within how many feet of the curb line of an intersecting street?

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. 15 feet
    4. 25 feet

    Answer: D. Do not park within 25 feet of the curb line of an intersecting street.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5 (Parking)

Rules of the road

  1. In North Carolina, children must ride in a child safety seat (car seat) until at least what age?

    1. 7 years old
    2. 8 years old
    3. 9 years old
    4. 10 years old

    Answer: B. North Carolina: children ride in a car seat until at least 8 years old.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5must be properly secured in a weight appropriate child passenger restraint system

  2. In North Carolina, you approach a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the shoulder of a multi-lane road. You must:

    1. Keep your speed and lane
    2. Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
    3. Stop behind it
    4. Honk to warn the workers

    Answer: B. North Carolina Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5you must move your vehicle into a lane that is not the lane nearest

  3. In North Carolina, drivers younger than what age may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free?

    1. 17½ years old
    2. 18 years old
    3. 19 years old
    4. 21 years old

    Answer: B. North Carolina: drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 1Drivers less than 18 years of age are not permitted to use a mobile telephone

  4. In North Carolina, a school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the other side of a divided highway with a median. You:

    1. Must stop
    2. Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
    3. Must stop only if children are crossing
    4. Must sound your horn and pass

    Answer: B. North Carolina: drivers on the opposite side of a divided highway separated by a median do not have to stop; drivers behind the bus must stop.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5only traffic following the bus must stop.

Sharing the road

  1. In North Carolina, when you pass a bicyclist, you must leave at least:

    1. 2 feet
    2. 5 feet
    3. 10 feet
    4. 15 feet

    Answer: A. North Carolina: give bicyclists at least 2 feet of space when passing.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5The law requires at least two feet of clearance between your vehicle and the

Speed

  1. In North Carolina, unless otherwise posted, the maximum speed on highways outside cities is:

    1. 50 mph
    2. 55 mph
    3. 60 mph
    4. 65 mph

    Answer: B. North Carolina: 55 mph on highways unless posted otherwise.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5 (Speed Limits)Outside Cities and Towns 55

  2. In North Carolina, the maximum speed limit on rural interstate highways is:

    1. 65 mph
    2. 70 mph
    3. 75 mph
    4. 80 mph

    Answer: B. North Carolina: up to 70 mph on rural interstates where posted.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5 (Speed Limits)For Interstates 70

  3. In North Carolina, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in cities and towns is:

    1. 25 mph
    2. 30 mph
    3. 35 mph
    4. 45 mph

    Answer: C. Cities and towns: 35 mph; outside cities and towns: 55; interstates: 70.

    Source: North Carolina Driver's Handbook (NCDMV), ch. 5 (Speed Limits)Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit is 35 mph in cities and towns.

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