2025 Hawaii Permit Test 9
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Hawaii. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Hawaii please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/hawaii/car.
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1. If you are driving near a motorcycle, you must:
Explanation
A motorcycle is a full-size vehicle with the same privileges as any other vehicle on the roadway. You should allow a motorcyclist a full lane width. Although it may seem as though there is enough room in the traffic lane for a larger vehicle and a motorcycle, remember that the motorcycle needs room to maneuver safely.
2. If two drivers arrive at the same time to a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs:
Explanation
Yield the right-of-way to the driver on your right at a four-way intersection if you both arrive to the intersection at the same time. You may then proceed when it is safe to do so.
3. Which of the following influence(s) the effects of alcohol?
Explanation
Your blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on how much alcohol you drink, how much time passes between drinks, and your weight. Eating before or while you drink helps slow the absorption of alcohol somewhat, but it cannot prevent intoxication or impairment if you have too much to drink.
4. When towing a trailer load, ensure that the trailer’s load is properly balanced. About ____ of the total trailer weight should be on the vehicle’s trailer hitch.
Explanation
About 10 to 15 percent of a trailer's weight should be on the towing vehicle’s trailer hitch. If the weight is poorly distributed, the driver will have trouble controlling the vehicle or trailer.
5. Defensive driving is:
Explanation
You drive defensively when you identify dangerous driving situations and take action before an accident occurs. Defensive driving helps prevent conflicts with aggressive, offensive, discourteous, careless, inattentive, impulsive, ignorant, or intoxicated drivers or pedestrians.
6. What can you do to avoid the need to make emergency stops while driving in traffic?
Explanation
Keeping a safe following distance will enable you to react to an upcoming problem without the need for a emergency stop, which could cause a driver behind you to crash into the back of your vehicle.
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