Alaska: Emergencies — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which of these should you obtain from the other driver after a crash?” · “When is a crash report to the DMV not required?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Alaska Driver Manual" (Revised October 2025), Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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What is the first step the manual lists for every crash?
- Drive to the nearest police station
- Call your insurance company
- Stop at once
- Move all injured people to the roadside
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Correct answer: Stop at once
Step 1 for every crash is to stop at once.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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If your vehicle is blocking traffic after a crash, what should you do?
- Leave it where it is until police arrive
- Move it out of the way if possible
- Turn off the engine and walk away
- Stay inside it until help arrives
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Correct answer: Move it out of the way if possible
If you are blocking traffic, move your vehicle out of the way if possible.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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At night, how should you warn other traffic after a crash?
- Flash your high beams at passing drivers
- Stand in the lane and wave a flashlight
- Park on the shoulder and sound your horn
- Place flares or other signals on the road
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Correct answer: Place flares or other signals on the road
At night you place flares or other signals on the road, and you are careful not to walk out in front of other vehicles.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What should you do about an injured person at a crash scene?
- Do not remove the person unless necessary
- Move the person into your vehicle right away
- Sit the person upright and give water
- Move the person to the roadside at once
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Correct answer: Do not remove the person unless necessary
The manual says not to remove an injured person unless necessary.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What should you do for a crash victim who is bleeding seriously?
- Keep the victim cool and moving
- Give the victim water and keep them standing
- Stop the bleeding and keep the victim warm
- Leave the victim alone until the ambulance arrives
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Correct answer: Stop the bleeding and keep the victim warm
You are told to stop serious bleeding and keep the victim warm.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Which of these should you obtain from the other driver after a crash?
- Social Security number and bank name
- The name of the insurance company
- Employer’s name and work address
- Date and place of birth
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Correct answer: The name of the insurance company
You obtain the other driver’s name, address, license number, plate number, telephone number, and insurance company name.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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How many witnesses should you identify after a crash?
- Only one
- Two
- None, the police find them
- As many as you can
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Correct answer: As many as you can
The manual says to obtain the identity of as many witnesses as you can.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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A crash occurs within a municipality and there is an injury, or total property damage is $2000 or more. Whom do you immediately contact?
- The local police department by dialing 911
- The Alaska State Troopers at the nearest post
- The DMV by phone only
- Your insurance company only
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Correct answer: The local police department by dialing 911
Within a municipality you immediately contact the local police department by dialing 911.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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A crash with an injury, or total property damage of $2000 or more, occurs outside of a municipality. Whom do you immediately contact?
- The local police department
- The nearest DMV office
- The Alaska State Troopers
- The Department of Administration
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Correct answer: The Alaska State Troopers
Outside of a municipality you immediately contact the Alaska State Troopers.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What does the manual say to do when an officer investigates the crash?
- Leave before the officer arrives
- Cooperate with the investigating officer
- Refuse to answer unless you are insured
- Give your statement only to your insurer
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Correct answer: Cooperate with the investigating officer
Step 6 for every crash is to cooperate with the investigating officer.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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When no police officer investigated the crash, within how many days must you send the crash report (12-209) to the DMV?
- 5 days
- 15 days
- 30 days
- 10 days
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Correct answer: 10 days
You report the crash to the Division of Motor Vehicles within 10 days.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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When is a crash report to the DMV not required?
- If the crash was investigated by a police officer
- If no one was injured in the crash at all
- If you already carry liability insurance
- If you report the crash to your insurance company
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Correct answer: If the crash was investigated by a police officer
The report is not required if the crash was investigated by a police officer.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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You strike an unattended vehicle or a fence and cannot find the owner. What must you leave?
- A written note with only your license plate number
- A written note with your name and insurance company
- A written note with your name, address, and telephone number
- Nothing, as long as you report it to the DMV later
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Correct answer: A written note with your name, address, and telephone number
If you cannot locate the owner you leave a written note containing your name, address, and telephone number.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Which two items does the manual say to carry in the night driving safety tips?
- A flashlight and flares
- A tire gauge and a road map
- A spare headlight bulb and fuses
- A spare set of keys and a tow rope
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Correct answer: A flashlight and flares
The night driving safety tips end with carrying a flashlight and flares.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54 · PDF 66)
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If you have vehicle trouble at night, what does the manual say you should use?
- Your high beams, flashing on and off repeatedly
- Only your interior dome light, with the engine off
- The hazard lights, with all four turn signals flashing
- Your left turn signal only, kept flashing
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Correct answer: The hazard lights, with all four turn signals flashing
There is danger of being hit from the rear at night, so the manual says to use the hazard lights (all four flashing turn signals simultaneously).
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56 · PDF 68)
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If your vehicle is disabled, where should you move it, if possible?
- To the middle of the right lane where it is most visible
- So that all wheels are off the traveled portion of the road
- So that at least two wheels are still on the road surface
- To the left side of the traveled portion of the road
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Correct answer: So that all wheels are off the traveled portion of the road
The manual says to move a disabled vehicle so that all wheels are off the traveled portion of the road, if possible.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56 · PDF 68)
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Where can you tie a white cloth or handkerchief to show that your vehicle is disabled?
- On the right mirror or rear bumper
- On the windshield wiper or hood latch
- On the trunk lid or right door handle
- On the left door handle or radio antenna
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Correct answer: On the left door handle or radio antenna
The manual says to tie a white cloth or handkerchief on the left door handle or radio antenna.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56 · PDF 68)
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Instead of tying a white cloth or handkerchief on the vehicle, what else does the manual say you can do when your vehicle is disabled?
- Raise the hood
- Open the trunk
- Turn off the hazard lights
- Lower all the windows
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Correct answer: Raise the hood
The manual says to raise the hood or tie a white cloth or handkerchief on the left door handle or radio antenna.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56 · PDF 68)
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How soon does the manual say a disabled vehicle should be removed?
- Within 24 hours
- By the next morning
- Without delay
- After the traffic thins out
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Correct answer: Without delay
The manual says to remove the vehicle without delay.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56 · PDF 68)