A snowplow creates a whiteout that hides the road ahead. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay well back and wait until you can see before attempting any pass.
The manual says never to drive through a plow-created whiteout. Plows may stop, back or shift sideways; patience and visibility are essential.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 28, physical PDF page 32: Meeting Snow Removal Equipment. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The main pavement looks clear, but the temperature is near freezing. Why should you be cautious on bridges and shaded areas?
Correct answer: Frost and ice can form there sooner and remain longer.
The handbook warns that bridges and shaded places can stay icy after other surfaces appear clear. Adjust speed before reaching them.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 28, physical PDF page 32: Winter Driving. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Your vehicle becomes stuck during a snowstorm. What does the handbook advise?
Correct answer: Stay with the vehicle, ventilate slightly and run the engine/heater only for short periods.
Staying with the vehicle is generally safer than becoming lost in the storm. The handbook cautions about carbon monoxide and recommends slight ventilation and short heater periods.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 28, physical PDF page 32: Winter Driving — vehicle stuck in snowstorm. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A tire blows out while you are moving. What should you do first?
Correct answer: Grip the wheel, steer straight and ease off the accelerator without braking until control is regained.
The priority is maintaining direction and regaining control. Move onto the shoulder when the vehicle is nearly stopped.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 30, physical PDF page 34: Flat Tire or Blowouts. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The accelerator sticks and the vehicle continues to pull forward. What action helps remove engine power from the wheels?
Correct answer: Shift into Neutral, or depress the clutch in a manual car, then steer safely off the road.
Neutral or disengaging the clutch separates engine power from the wheels. Do not turn the ignition to LOCK while moving.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 30, physical PDF page 34: Equipment Failure. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
May a driver coast down a hill with the car’s transmission in Neutral?
Correct answer: No; downhill coasting in Neutral is prohibited.
Keep the transmission engaged for control. North Dakota expressly prohibits coasting downgrade with the gears or transmission in Neutral.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-10-56(1), physical PDF page 20. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You attach a loaded camping trailer to your car. What change should you allow for?
Correct answer: The added weight lengthens the distance needed to stop.
Towing increases the load to be slowed. Leave more space and plan braking earlier.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 26, physical PDF page 30: Towing. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Before backing out where small children might be nearby, what check does the manual recommend?
Correct answer: Walk around the vehicle to check clearance before backing.
Blind areas can hide children or obstacles. The driver remains responsible for backing safely without interfering with traffic.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 27, physical PDF page 31: Backing. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You approach an uncontrolled T-intersection from the road that ends. Which traffic must you yield to?
Correct answer: Traffic on the continuing road.
The terminating-road vehicle yields to vehicles on the continuing street. Check for pedestrians as well.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 19, physical PDF page 23: Right of Way — uncontrolled T-intersection. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You want to make a U-turn near a hillcrest, but approaching drivers cannot see your vehicle from 500 feet away. Is that permitted?
Correct answer: No; the limited sight distance prohibits the turn there.
A U-turn near a curve or crest is prohibited when the vehicle cannot be seen from either direction within 500 feet. All U-turns also require safety and no interference.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-10-36(1)–(2), physical PDF page 13. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What minimum clearance must a motorist maintain when overtaking a bicycle traveling in the same direction?
Correct answer: At least three feet, maintained until safely clear.
The law defines safe passing distance as no less than three feet. Wait if that clearance cannot be provided safely.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-10-11.1, physical PDF page 6. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Another car is passing you on the left. May you accelerate to prevent it returning ahead of you?
Correct answer: No; do not increase speed until the overtaking vehicle has completely passed.
A driver being overtaken must not increase speed until completely passed. Do not turn a pass into a competition.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-10-11(2), physical PDF page 6. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A driver hopes coffee and a cold shower will quickly remove alcohol from the bloodstream. What does the manual say?
Correct answer: Time is the only way to eliminate the alcohol; those measures do not speed the process.
Do not rely on temporary feelings of alertness. Coffee, cold showers and exercise do not accelerate elimination of alcohol.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 35, physical PDF page 39: Alcohol — period of consumption. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
For an ordinary adult driver, what alcohol concentration meets North Dakota’s per-se DUI threshold when measured within the statutory period?
Correct answer: 0.08 percent.
The ordinary adult per-se threshold is 0.08 percent. Impairment can also violate the law below that threshold; it is not a safe-drinking allowance.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-01(1)(a)(1)–(4), physical PDF page 1. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What alcohol concentration triggers North Dakota’s lower administrative licensing threshold for a driver under 21?
Correct answer: 0.02 percent.
The administrative provision uses 0.02 percent for an under-21 driver. This question concerns licensing consequences, not a promise that lower concentrations are safe or permitted.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-20-04.1(1), physical PDF page 6. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A driver refuses a lawfully requested chemical test under the implied-consent law. Can refusing lead to loss of driving privileges?
Correct answer: Yes; refusal can lead to revocation of driving privileges.
Refusal has a separate licensing process and can result in revocation. This question does not attempt to state every procedural exception or criminal consequence.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-20-04(1), continuing physical page 5, physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
In an ordinary private car on a public highway, a passenger has a partly consumed bottle of alcohol. The car has a trunk. Where should it be kept rather than in the passenger area?
Correct answer: In the trunk.
An opened or partly consumed container belongs in the trunk of the described car. A glove compartment counts as part of the occupied area; special vehicle exceptions are not at issue.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-18(1), continuing physical page 11, physical PDF page 10. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A steady red right-turn arrow faces you, with no sign prohibiting a turn. Under North Dakota’s current code, what may you do?
Correct answer: Stop fully, yield, and cautiously turn right when safe.
Section 39-10-05(3)(c) permits the specified right or one-way-to-one-way left turn after stopping at any steady red indication, unless a sign prohibits it. The red-arrow paragraph expressly preserves that exception.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-10-05(3)(b)–(c), physical PDF page 3. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You leave pavement for loose gravel. How should you adapt?
Correct answer: Slow down and avoid abrupt direction changes.
Loose gravel reduces stable tire traction. Smooth controls and reduced speed help preserve control.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 30, physical PDF page 34: Reading the Road. 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. ↗
