After drinking at dinner, you feel alert and offer to drive home. Which plan avoids relying on that feeling?
Correct answer: Arrange a sober driver or another ride.
Feeling confident does not establish unimpaired driving. Food or coffee does not quickly remove alcohol. Arrange a sober driver or other transportation instead of driving after drinking.
Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 115, physical 117, How Much is Too Much; designated transportation and food not making a driver sober. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗
A new cold medicine warns that it may cause drowsiness. What should you do before deciding whether to drive?
Correct answer: Check the warning and ask a pharmacist or clinician about driving.
Nonprescription medicine can affect attention and driving ability too. Check its warnings and get professional advice about its effects; do not test your reaction while driving or drive while impaired.
Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 117, physical 119, Drugs and Driving; medicine labels, drowsiness and professional advice. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult rides in the back of a modern passenger car in New Jersey, with a working seat belt and no exemption. Does the rear seating position remove the belt requirement?
Correct answer: No; the rear-seat passenger must also buckle up.
New Jersey requires front- and rear-seat occupants to use the applicable restraints. A difference in enforcement rules does not make rear-seat belt use optional. Airbags supplement, rather than replace, the belt.
Source: MVC Driver Safety, Seat Belts; corroborated manual printed40–41 for exemptions and airbag/belt distinction; current official page read September 29, 2026. ↗
A six-year-old, 48-inch-tall child has outgrown the forward-facing harness seat. In a car with a rear seat and lap-and-shoulder belts, which is the appropriate next restraint?
Correct answer: Use an approved belt-positioning booster in the rear seat.
A booster is the next stage after the child outgrows the harness and before the adult belt fits correctly. This child is under eight and below 57 inches; use the appropriate approved booster in the rear seat and follow the seat and vehicle instructions.
Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 42, physical 44, Child Passenger Safety Law, under-eight/below57-inch booster stage; corroborated current NJDCF Car Seat Safety, Car Seat Milestones. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗
You are involved in a crash and someone appears injured. What is the appropriate immediate response?
Correct answer: Stop, obtain emergency help and remain at the scene without creating another hazard.
Stop and get police and emergency medical help. Stay at the scene, remain calm and avoid obstructing traffic unnecessarily. Whether your car still runs does not remove the duty to respond to the injury crash.
Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 110, physical 112, What to Do in Case of a Crash; reporting continues on printed111/physical113. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗
You strike an unattended parked car in New Jersey. What should you do instead of leaving because no owner is visible?
Correct answer: Notify police and try to locate the parked car’s owner.
The manual directs a driver who hits a parked vehicle to notify police and try to find its owner. An empty vehicle or absent owner is not permission to drive away.
Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 110, physical 112, Parked Vehicle Crash. Exact cached September 12 edition; selected passage read September 29, 2026. ↗
