Driver Manual Practice Quiz

Drinking alcohol and driving is:

• A minor traffic safety problem
• A serious traffic safety problem
• Safe if you only have a few drinks
• Only dangerous to the driver who drinks

Which of the following is true?  People driving under the influence of alcohol are:

• Not a problem in New York State
• Every driver's problem whether they drink or not
• A police enforcement problem only
• Only a problem to those who drink

Blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on each of the following except:

• Your body weight
• How much you drink
• How much time passes between drinks
• How physically fit you are

Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol:

• Decreases blood alcohol content
• Cancels the effect of the alcohol
• Has no effect on blood alcohol content
• Increases blood alcohol content

What is the only effective way to reduce your blood alcohol content (BAC)?

• Drinking coffee
• Exercising
• Allow your body time to get rid of alcohol
• Taking a cold shower

What does alcohol do to your driving skills and judgment?

• It helps driving skills but harms your judgment
• It harms both driving skills and judgment
• It has no effect on either driving skills or judgment
• It has no effect on judgment but it harms driving skills

What kinds of drugs, other than alcohol, can affect your driving ability?

• An allergy medicine
• Marijuana
• A cold remedy
• All of these choices

What happens to your driver license if you refuse to take a chemical test (breath or blood)?

• There is no evidence to find you guilty of drunk driving
• You cannot be arrested for drunk driving
• Your driver license will be taken away
• None of these choices

What effect might alcohol and another drug have when combined in your blood?

• Increase the effects of both
• Have no effect on driving ability
• Reduce the effects of the drug or medicine
• Reduce the effects of the alcohol

Which of the following statements is true about BAC (blood alcohol content)?

• The "breathalyzer" is a test of a person's BAC
• A chemical test for BAC is needed for an alcohol conviction
• BAC levels are reduced by a person's physical fitness
• After drinking, coffee or a cold shower will lower your BAC

Which of the following influence the effects of alcohol?

• The amount of food in the stomach
• The body weight of an individual
• How much time passes between drinks
• All three choices

A driver who is taking a non-prescription drug should:

• Read the labels on the drug before driving
• Drink alcohol instead
• Continue to drive
• Drive only during daylight hours

On average, the human body can dispose of the alcohol in 12 ounces of beer in about:

• One hour
• One day
• Five minutes
• Five hours

Which of the following does not happen after drinking?

• Your reflexes and reaction time slow down
• Your judgment of speed and distance is distorted
• You are less alert
• You calm down so you can concentrate

A chemical test is used to measure:

• Reaction time
• Blood alcohol content
• Vision
• Driving ability

Which of the following does alcohol affect?

• Recovery from headlight glare
• Reaction time
• Judgment of distances
• All of these choices

If you drink alcohol socially, what helps ensure safe driving?

• Drink coffee before driving
• Ride home with a friend who has not been drinking
• Take a cold shower before driving
• Stop drinking one half hour before driving

In this state, what BAC (blood alcohol content) is evidence of intoxication?

• 0.05%
• 0.03%
• 0.10%
• 0.08%

What effect does drinking alcohol and taking a prescription drug or over the counter medicine have?

• The medicine reduces the effect of the alcohol
• The alcohol will help the medicine cure the cold
• The combination could multiply the effects of the alcohol
• No effect, they are difference substances

What are the consequences that can result from driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs?

• Possible imprisonment
• A mandatory fine
• Driver license revocation
• All of these choices