One train passes and begins to clear your view. Why should you keep checking the crossing instead of following it immediately?
Correct answer: Another train may be approaching on a different track or close behind.
A first train can hide another train. Wait for the warning devices to permit movement and verify that every track is clear.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 18, physical PDF page 22: Railroad Crossings — multiple tracks and another train. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Rain, poor visibility and a curve make the posted speed unsafe. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed for the actual conditions, even below the posted limit.
Posted limits are intended for ideal conditions. The manual calls for lower speeds for curves, poor weather, limited visibility and other hazards.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 20, physical PDF page 24: Speed Limits — conditions may require slower travel. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
At night, your stopping distance would exceed the roadway you can see in your headlights. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed so you can stop within the visible distance.
Do not overdrive the headlights. A hazard can be beyond the visible area even on a familiar road.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 24, physical PDF page 28: Night Driving — stop within headlight range. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Why should you avoid lingering alongside a tractor-trailer while passing?
Correct answer: You may remain in the other driver’s blind spot and limit space to avoid a conflict.
A car lingering beside a truck can remain in its blind spot and restrict the truck driver’s ability to evade a hazard. Complete a permitted pass safely rather than remaining alongside.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 32, physical PDF page 36: Sharing the Road with Trucks — do not linger alongside. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The vehicle ahead passes a fixed roadside point. You reach it before finishing a three-second count. What should you do?
Correct answer: Increase the gap and check again; leave still more room for adverse conditions.
The handbook uses a three-second check for ordinary following and calls for extra room in situations such as poor traction or limited visibility.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 22, physical PDF page 26: Following and Stopping Distances — three-second check. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What is the ordinary speed limit in a North Dakota residential district when no different limit is designated and posted?
Correct answer: 25 mph.
The statutory default for a business or residential district or public park is 25 mph, subject to different posted limits and the duty to slow for conditions.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-09-02(1)(e), physical PDF page 2. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Children are leaving school at closing time and no lower limit is posted. What statutory school-passing limit applies?
Correct answer: 20 mph.
The school limit is 20 mph during recess or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours, unless a lower local limit applies.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-09-02(1)(b), physical PDF page 2. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Under ideal conditions with no other applicable restriction, which maximum applies to an access-controlled, paved, divided multilane interstate highway?
Correct answer: 80 mph.
The current statutory interstate maximum is 80 mph. It is not permission to ignore a lower posted limit or unsafe conditions, and does not apply to every multilane road.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-09-02(1)(i) and (4), physical PDF page 2. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Another driver tailgates and gestures angrily. What response follows the handbook?
Correct answer: Make space to get out of the way safely and do not return gestures or challenge the driver.
Do not escalate. The handbook recommends getting out of the way, avoiding eye contact and gestures, and reporting safely when needed.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 43, physical PDF page 47: When Confronted by Aggressive Drivers. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
