Sharing the Road — Alaska Driver's License Practice Test

This Alaska Driver's License Sharing the Road practice set has 56 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Alaska Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Sample questions

Three questions from the Sharing the Road bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.

1. Why are pedestrians, bicyclists, and highway workers on foot considered vulnerable road users?

   • They are unprotected against motor vehicles in a collision — Correct answer
   • They always have the right-of-way over all vehicles
   • They are required to wear protective equipment by law
   • They travel faster than most motor vehicles

   Explanation: Vulnerable road users are most at risk because they are unprotected against motor vehicles in a collision.

   Handbook: Sharing the Road — Vulnerable Road Users

2. How does a vulnerable road user's chance of survival change as a car's collision speed increases?

   • It decreases enormously as collision speed increases — Correct answer
   • It stays the same regardless of speed
   • It increases as collision speed increases
   • It only matters at speeds above 62 mph

   Explanation: The survival rate of a vulnerable road user decreases enormously as the car's collision speed increases.

   Handbook: Sharing the Road — Vulnerable Road Users

3. According to the manual, at a collision speed of 12 mph, what is the likely outcome for pedestrians struck by a passenger car?

   • Nearly all pedestrians survive — Correct answer
   • Less than half survive
   • Only about 10% survive
   • About 50% survive

   Explanation: At a collision speed of 12 mph nearly all pedestrians survive a crash with a passenger car.

   Handbook: Sharing the Road — Vulnerable Road Users