New Jersey Driver Manual

These flashcards based on the New Jersey Driver Manual review the rules of the road, safe driving practices, and regulations for obtaining a driver's license in NJ.

Valid Driver License

A document required for operating a motor vehicle in New Jersey, along with valid insurance and vehicle registration cards.

One Week

The time frame within which a motorist who changes addresses must report it to the MVC.

Two Weeks

The time frame within which a motorist who legally changes his/her name must report the change to the MVC.

60 Days

The time frame within which a motorist with a valid out-of-state license who moves to New Jersey must apply for a New Jersey license.

Graduated Driver License (GDL) Program

Introduces driving privileges in phases with a period of supervised driving before getting a basic driver license.

Visible, red reflective GDL decals

Must be displayed by drivers under age 21 with a permit or probationary license.

Digital Driver License (DDL)

Issued centrally from a secure production facility and contains modern security features to prevent identity theft.

4 Years

The Basic Automobile License is valid for this period.

6 Points of ID Verification

Used to verify age and identity when applying for a Standard New Jersey driver license.

Graduated Driver License (GDL) Program

A multi-stage driver licensing system gradually introduces driving privileges to first-time drivers.

The Early Bird Road

This GDL option requires enrollment in a behind-the-wheel driver training course.

16 years old

You must be this old to get a special learner permit in New Jersey.

6 months

You must practice for at least this long with an adult supervising driver (GDL Early Bird Road)

17 years old

You must be this old to get a Probationary License (GDL Early Bird Road)

One year

You must practice unsupervised driving for at least this long with a Probationary Driver License (GDL Early Bird Road)

18 years old

You must be this old to get the Basic Driver License (GDL Early Bird Road)

Young Adult Road

This GDL option requires an examination permit at 17.

6 months

You must practice for at least this long with an adult supervising driver (GDL Young Adult Road)

6 months of supervised driving without any suspensions or postponements AND passing the MVC’s road test

Get a Probationary License (GDL Young Adult Road) after these two requirements

One year

You must practice unsupervised driving for at least this long with a Probationary Driver License (GDL Young Adult Road)

18 years old

You must be this old to get the Basic Driver License (GDL Young Adult Road)

Adult Road

This GDL option requires an examination permit at 21.

Three months

You must practice for at least this long with an adult supervising driver (GDL Adult Road)

3 months of supervised driving without any suspensions or postponements AND passing the MVC’s road test

Get a Probationary License (GDL Adult Road) after these two requirements

One year

You must practice unsupervised driving for at least this long with a Probationary Driver License (GDL Adult Road)

21 years old

You must be this old to get the Basic Driver License (GDL Adult Road)

11:01 pm and 5:00 am

Between these hours driving is not allowed when the driver has a Special Learner Permit restriction

Using hand-held or hands-free cell phones or any other electronic devices

What is not allowed when the driver has a Special Learner Permit restriction.

An adult supervising driver who is at least 21 years of age and who possesses a valid New Jersey driver license and has a minimum of three years’ driving experience

Who must be in the front seat with a Special Learner Permit holder.

Limited to any parent, guardian or dependent of the special permit holder and one additional passenger

Who are the passengers allowed when the driver has a Special Learner Permit restriction

Decals on license plates

What must be displayed when the driver has a Special Learner Permit restriction

Nikhil's Law

Law that reinforces the dangers of failing to comply with New Jersey’s motor vehicle traffic laws

“Nikhil’s Law,” which amends N.J.S.A. 39:3-41

Was signed into law in August 2015 and enacted March 1, 2016

Age 14

The age to apply for a non-driver identification card in NJ

Next-of-Kin Registry (Sara’s Law)

The NJ statewide web-based system that allows individuals at least 14 years of age to voluntarily submit and maintain emergency contact information

The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)

Requires that motor vehicle offices provide voter registration opportunities

Commercial Driver License (CDL) classifications: A, B, and C

These three classifications of licenses require a valid basic Class D New Jersey driver license or a valid out-of-state CDL

STOP COMPLETELY, STAY ALERT, TALK SAFE, and PLAN AHEAD

The Pledge is to

20/50 vision with or without corrective lenses

The minimum eyesight requirement for basic license applicants.

80 percent, or 40 of the 50 questions, must have correct answers

The percentage you must get correct on the written knowledge test

Nikhil's pledge

A pledge to ensure the safety of others on the road, passengers in my car, and myself as a driver, I pledge to obey traffic rules when driving and to be extra cautious and supremely attentive.

Validate

After an applicant passes the knowledge test and vision screening and, if applicable, an approved behind-the-wheel course, the MVC will __ his/her permit so that he/she can practice driving.

Driver

Under state law, the __ and all passengers of a passenger vehicle must wear a seatbelt.

60%

Seat belts can save a life and improve a motorist’s chances of surviving a crash by __ percent.

Keep

Seat belts help in many ways, for example, they __ motorists and passengers from being thrown from the vehicle in a crash.

8 , 57

Children under age who are less than inches (4 feet, 9 inches) tall must ride in either: a) A federally approved forward facing child passenger restraint system that is equipped with a five-point harness in a rear seat of the motor vehicle or b) A federally approved booster seat in a rear seat of the motor vehicle.

four, 40

Children under age who weigh less than pounds must ride: a)In a federally approved rear-facing child passenger restraint system that is equipped with a five-point harness in a rear seat of the motor vehicle or b)In a federally approved forward-facing child passenger restraint system that is equipped with a five-point harness in a rear seat of the motor vehicle.

200 mph

The speed that air bags inflate at to protect adults in a front-end crash.

Backup lights

When driving in reverse, these should be on.

Brake, Brakes

A motorist should be able to smoothly and quickly. If the vehicle pulls to one side when it stops or a motorist feels a taut pedal or hears an unusual squealing or grinding, the must be checked.

Headlights

Bright and dim __ must work and be properly aligned. A motorist can check them against a garage wall or on parked vehicles.

Tires

If a motorist feels or hears any unusual thumping while driving, he/she should check the __.

Windshield, Windshield, Windshields

Cracks or chips in a could cause the to break, causing a dangerous condition. Broken __ should be repaired, or, if appropriate, replaced.

Carbon Monoxide

The Rosa-Bonilla Family Act (N.J.S.A. 39:3-10, N.J.S.A. 39:3-41, N.J.S.A. 39:3-12.6) requires the Motor Vehicle Commission to educate motorists about the dangers of __ poisoning from motor vehicles and techniques for the safe operation and proper maintenance of a motor vehicle.

Idling

New Jersey law requires all motorists to restrict vehicle __ to three minutes or less. (N.J.A.C. 7:27-15.8)

9, 3

For normal driving, a motorist should grip the steering wheel by the outside rim at the and o’clock positions, keeping his/her thumbs along the face of the wheel.

Passing

is only safe when there is no oncoming traffic.

Right, Right

New Jersey law requires motorists to keep to the __, except when passing. Motorists must drive on the __ half of the roadway unless driving on a one-way street.

Yield

A motorist must always __ for emergency vehicles when police cars, fire engines, and ambulances are giving warning signs (sirens, flashing lights).

Left

When making a __ turn at an intersection, a motorist must yield to oncoming traffic and stop for pedestrians within the crosswalk.

4-way stop signal

When a traffic signal is not illuminated because of a power failure or other malfunction; the traffic signal is observed as a __ . (N.J.S.A. 39:4-81)

Left, Right

The vehicle to the yields the right-of-way to the vehicle approaching from the .

Reduce, increase

When seeing a disabled vehicle ahead, a motorist should speed and the space between his/her vehicle and the disabled vehicle.

Signal, 100

The state law requires a motorist to move to the proper lane and at least feet before making any turn.

No Turn on Red, Right

Unless a sign is posted, New Jersey law authorizes a turn on a red light after a motorist comes to a full stop and checks for traffic. (N.J.S.A. 39:4-115)

Yield

New Jersey law requires all motorists to __ to emergency vehicles when emergency vehicles sound sirens and/or flashing red and/or blue emergency lights. A motorist should steer to the extreme right of the roadway, stop, and wait for the emergency vehicle to pass.

“Nikhil’s Law,” which amends N.J.S.A. 39:3-41

In August of 2015, __ was signed into law. The pledge is to STOP COMPLETELY, STAY ALERT, TALK SAFE, and PLAN AHEAD .

Headlights, Headlights

Proper use of is critical to safe driving. must be used between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise.

$200-$400

The fine for breaking the handheld cellular telephone law is __ for a first offense

Lose

If the vehicle is moving when litter is thrown, the motorist may __ his/her license.

Traffic

To ensure the safety of others on the road, passengers in my car, and myself as a driver, I pledge to obey __ rules when driving and to be extra cautious and supremely attentive.

Distracted

In many cases, crashes are caused by a __ motorist.

Lack of sleep

Maggie’s Law, enacted in June 2003, makes it illegal to knowingly drive a vehicle while impaired by __ .This law establishes driving while fatigued as recklessness under the vehicular homicide statute. (N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5)

“three-second-plus rule”

It is a good practice to use the __ to help judge enough following distances.

Fog

Always slow down when driving in __ . Headlights should be kept on low beam and fog lights should be turned on if the vehicle has them.

Proper

Keep a steady, gentle pressure is the __ way to apply pressure to bring the vehicle to a controlled stop.

Changed

Most crashes at traffic signals happen in the first few seconds after the light has __.

“Nikhil’s Law,” which amends N.J.S.A. 39:3-41

Enacted March 1, 2016, __ reinforces the dangers of failing to comply with New Jersey’s motor vehicle traffic laws.

Yellow

When there is a yellow light following a green light, a motorist must stop before entering the intersection, unless __ appears when the vehicle is too close to stop safely.

25

State law requires a motorist to stop at least __ feet away if he/she is traveling on a two-lane road or on a multi-lane highway where lanes are only separated by lines, or on a privately maintained road.

The Move Over Law

Requires all motorists approaching a stationary, authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, highway maintenance, other emergency service vehicle that is displaying a flashing, blinking, or alternating red, blue, amber, or yellow light, or a configuration of lights containing one of these colors, or a disabled vehicle that is flashing hazard warning signal lights or utilizing road flares or reflective triangles, to change lanes.

Highways, parkways, and turnpikes are high-speed (up to 65 mph) divided roadways

Traffic on each side of the divide will travel in only one direction.

Deceleration lanes

Exit ramps or __ ,which are extra lanes at a highway exit, are located on the right-hand side of the roadway.

Frozen dessert

When approaching or overtaking an ice cream or __ truck from either direction, and the truck is flashing red lights and posting a stop signal arm, a motorist must Yield the right-of-way to any person who is crossing the roadway to or from the truck.

Cellular telephone, recklessness

"Kulesh's, Kuberts' and Bolis' Law," enacted in 2012, establishes illegal use of a while driving as under the vehicular homicide (N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5) and assault by auto (N.J.S.A. 2C-12-1) statutes.

Breath

A simple __ test will show a motorist’s blood alcohol concentration. BAC is determined by quantity of alcohol consumed, body weight, how quickly drinks are consumed, and food eaten

Breath

Under state law, refusal to take a __ test is illegal. Penalties include loss of driving privileges, referral to an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC), fines and installation of an ignition interlock device. (N.J.S.A. 39:4- 50.4a)

Shall not

A person operating an autocycle __ permit a child to be a passenger in the autocycle if the child would be required to be secured in a child passenger restraint system, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.2a.

Horn, horn

Motorists may sound the when passing another vehicle when not in a business or residential zone. Under normal conditions, the should be able to be heard for at least 200 feet. (N.J.S.A. 39:3-69)

Safe Corridors

To improve highway safety, New Jersey initiated the __ Program, which was signed into law in July 2003,. The Safe Corridors law doubles fines on various state highways for a variety of driving offenses, including speeding and aggressive driving

Any drugs, drug

It is illegal to operate a motor vehicle on New Jersey roadways while under the influence of __, or while in possession of any __ without a valid prescription.

Driver

When operating a motor vehicle, the __ should have your license, insurance card and registration in a place you can easily access, be courteous, and roll down your window.