New Mexico MVD Permit Practice Test 8
Test 8 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 18 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real New Mexico test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass18
- Passing score72%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. What can happen if a New Mexico driver ignores an MVD request to appear for a re-examination?
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Answer A: They can lose their driving privileges
New Mexico lists failing to appear for a re-examination requested by the MVD among the grounds that can cost a driver their license.
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2. The light turns yellow when your front wheels are already past the stop line inside the intersection. What should you do?
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Answer B: Keep going and clear the intersection without speeding up
Once you are legally in the intersection the safest and correct action is to continue through and clear it, without accelerating.
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3. When are the hazard warning lights properly used?
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Answer A: When your vehicle is stopped or barely moving and is a hazard
Hazard lights warn that your vehicle is an obstruction; they do not authorize illegal parking and they hide your turn signals while driving.
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4. What does a yellow-painted curb mean in New Mexico?
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Answer C: A loading zone or some other posted restriction
New Mexico's manual lists a yellow-painted curb as indicating a loading zone or some other posted restriction.
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5. Which of the four blind spots around a tractor-trailer is the largest?
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Answer A: The one on the right side of the truck
A truck has no-zones on all four sides, and the right-side blind spot is the largest because it runs back along the trailer and reaches across more than one lane.
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6. A truck ahead of you is spreading salt or grit on the road. What should you do?
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Answer B: Drop back so the material does not reach your car
Spreaders throw material backward and sideways, and following close means stone chips and a screen full of spray, so leave extra distance.
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7. What should you do before leaving a parked vehicle unattended?
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Answer C: Set the parking brake, place the transmission in park or in gear, switch off the engine and take the key
Securing the vehicle with the parking brake, the transmission and the ignition prevents it from rolling away and from being moved by someone else.
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8. Which surfaces usually offer less grip than the pavement around them when wet?
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Answer B: Painted markings, metal plates and bridge decks
Paint, steel and bridge decks all shed grip when wet or cold, so brake before you reach them rather than on top of them.
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9. How much supervised practice must a New Mexico permit holder log before a provisional license?
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Answer A: 50 hours, including 10 at night
New Mexico requires a signed driving log showing 50 hours of practice with 10 of them after dark, certified by a parent or guardian.
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10. Can a driver be charged with impaired driving after taking a legal over the counter medicine?
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Answer C: Yes, if the medicine impairs the ability to drive safely
Impaired driving laws cover any substance that affects driving, including cold remedies, allergy pills and sleep aids sold without a prescription.
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11. Besides being at least 21 years old, what must the licensed driver supervising a New Mexico instructional permit holder have?
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Answer A: Held a license for at least three years, in New Mexico or elsewhere
New Mexico requires the supervising driver on an instructional permit to be 21 or older and to have held a license for at least three years, in New Mexico or any other state.
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12. You are in a passing zone that continues over the crest of a hill ahead. May you start a pass?
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Answer B: Only if you can finish it well before the crest
Beyond the crest you cannot see oncoming traffic, so any part of the pass that happens there is being made blind.
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13. What is wrong with steering through a turn using the palm of one hand on the wheel?
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Answer D: You have less control and cannot correct quickly if something goes wrong
One-handed palming gives poor leverage and slow response. Use hand-to-hand or hand-over-hand steering with both hands so you can react instantly.
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14. What is the criminal license revocation period for a fourth or subsequent DWI conviction in New Mexico?
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Answer C: Lifetime
New Mexico imposes a lifetime criminal revocation on a fourth or subsequent DWI conviction, the harshest tier in its escalating revocation schedule.
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15. How long must a New Mexico provisional license be held before a full unrestricted license, and what extends that period?
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Answer B: Twelve months, extended by 30 days for each traffic violation conviction
The provisional license must be held for twelve months, and every traffic violation conviction while provisional pushes that minimum out by another 30 days.
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16. What does the New Mexico Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act require drivers to do with proof of insurance?
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Answer D: Carry it in the vehicle at all times
New Mexico requires proof of a liability policy to be kept in the vehicle at all times; driving without insurance can cost the registration and the plates.
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17. By when must New Mexico hold the administrative hearing for a DWI license revocation, measured from the notice of revocation?
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Answer D: No later than 90 days
New Mexico's administrative DWI process requires the hearing to be held no later than 90 days after the notice of revocation is issued.
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18. What should you do before you back out of your own driveway at home?
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Answer A: Walk around the vehicle and check behind it for children or objects
A small child, a bicycle or a toy can sit entirely inside the blind area behind a vehicle, and a walk-around is the only way to be sure it is clear.
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19. What does New Mexico's driver manual advise about headlights on a rainy, snowy, or foggy day?
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Answer A: If you turn on your wipers, turn on your headlights too
New Mexico's manual tells drivers that if they turn on their wipers in poor weather, they should turn on their headlights as well, since parking lights are for parked vehicles only.
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20. Why is it worth planning your route before a long drive?
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Answer B: So that you are not reading a map or a screen while the car is moving
A driver who knows the route is not navigating at the wheel, which is one of the commonest sources of distraction.
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21. What is the purpose of a wide solid white line painted straight across your lane on the approach to an intersection?
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Answer C: It shows the point where a required stop must be made
A stop line indicates the point at which the stop required by a signal or a stop sign is to be made, ahead of the crosswalk and the intersection.
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22. A steady downward green arrow is displayed over a lane. What does it indicate?
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Answer C: The lane is open to traffic in your direction
A steady downward green arrow means the lane it points to is open to traffic traveling in your direction.
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23. When reinstating a New Mexico license suspended over an unpaid accident judgment, when is a letter of release from the judgment NOT required?
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Answer B: When the judgment is more than 14 years old
New Mexico waives the letter-of-release requirement for this type of suspension once the underlying judgment is more than 14 years old.
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24. Warning signs such as stop ahead, yield ahead and signal ahead are installed mainly where
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Answer B: the traffic control device cannot be seen from far enough away
These advance warning signs are used when a crest, curve or obstruction keeps the stop sign, yield sign or signal from coming into view in time for a driver to react.
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25. The hood of your vehicle flies open while you are driving and blocks your view. What should you do?
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Answer A: Look through the gap beneath the hood or out the side window, slow down and pull off the road
You usually still have a narrow view under the raised hood or through the side window. Use it to steer, slow gradually and get clear of traffic before securing the hood.