Safe Driving Basics and Communicating — New Mexico Driver's License Practice Test
91 questions in this topic · 30 drawn at random this round
If you have vehicle trouble, what should you turn on?
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This New Mexico Driver's License Safe Driving Basics and Communicating practice set has 91 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 72% on the real New Mexico Driver's License knowledge test to pass.
Sample questions
Three questions from the Safe Driving Basics and Communicating bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.
What does the manual say about how you gain the skills needed to drive?
- Only through instruction and practice — no manual alone can teach it — Correct answer
- Only by reading the manual carefully
- By passing the written test
- Skills are not needed if you are careful
Explanation: Driving requires skills you can only gain through instruction and practice; no driver manual can teach you how to operate a vehicle or be a safe driver.
Handbook: Safe Driving Basics and Communicating — Basic driving
What must you check before you start the vehicle?
- That the parking brake is on — Correct answer
- That the radio is on
- That the windows are down
- That the high beams are on
Explanation: Make sure the parking brake is on before you start the vehicle.
Handbook: Safe Driving Basics and Communicating — Starting
For a manual-transmission vehicle, what is required when starting?
- Not in gear, and in some vehicles the clutch depressed — Correct answer
- In top gear
- In reverse
- With the accelerator floored
Explanation: It must not be in gear when starting, and in some vehicles the clutch must be depressed.
Handbook: Safe Driving Basics and Communicating — Starting