South Dakota: Alcohol and drugs — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “After a third DWI offense, from when does the loss of at least one year of driver license count?” · “What can pep pills, "uppers," and diet pills do?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "South Dakota Driver License Manual" (Revised 11/2024), South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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After a third DWI offense, from when does the loss of at least one year of driver license count?
- After release from incarceration
- From the date of the arrest
- From the date of the court hearing
- From the date of the first offense
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Correct answer: After release from incarceration
The one-year minimum loss of license for a third offense counts after release from incarceration.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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If a person is convicted of driving without a license during the loss period after a third DWI offense, what is the sentence?
- A county jail term of at least five days, which may be suspended
- A fine only, with no jail time
- County jail for not less than ten days, which may not be suspended
- Probation for one year, with the jail term fully suspended
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Correct answer: County jail for not less than ten days, which may not be suspended
Driving without a license in that period means at least ten days in county jail that cannot be suspended.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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Even people who show no outward signs of drunkenness increase their chances of a crash if they drive with a BAC of what level or higher?
- 0.10%
- 0.12%
- 0.15%
- 0.05%
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Correct answer: 0.05%
People who hide the signs still raise their crash risk at a BAC of 0.05% or higher.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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What is true about people who regularly drink to relatively high BACs?
- Some do not show any of the outward signs of drunkenness
- They always stagger or slur their speech
- They are safe drivers if they cover up the signs
- They are not affected after many years of drinking
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Correct answer: Some do not show any of the outward signs of drunkenness
Some regular heavy drinkers show no outward signs even at a high BAC, so signs cannot be trusted.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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As a person's BAC rises, what happens to their ability to judge and make decisions in traffic?
- It stays the same until 0.08%
- It becomes more and more impaired
- It improves with practice
- It changes only for new drivers
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Correct answer: It becomes more and more impaired
Higher BAC means judgment and decisions in traffic get worse and worse.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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How much 80-proof distilled spirits contains as much alcohol as a 12 fl oz regular beer?
- A 3 fl oz shot
- A 5 fl oz serving
- An 8 fl oz serving
- A 1.5 fl oz shot
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Correct answer: A 1.5 fl oz shot
A 1.5 fl oz shot of 80-proof spirits equals a 12 fl oz regular beer in alcohol.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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How much table wine contains as much alcohol as a 12 fl oz regular beer?
- 5 fl oz
- 8 fl oz
- 12 fl oz
- 16 fl oz
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Correct answer: 5 fl oz
A 5 fl oz glass of table wine equals a 12 fl oz regular beer in alcohol.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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About what percent alcohol do 80-proof distilled spirits (gin, rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey, etc.) contain?
- About 5%
- About 40%
- About 12%
- About 25%
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Correct answer: About 40%
The manual lists 80-proof distilled spirits as about 40% alcohol.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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Which over-the-counter drugs can make you drowsy and affect your driving?
- Vitamins taken with breakfast
- Eye drops used once in the morning before you start driving
- Drugs applied only to the skin
- Drugs taken for headaches, colds, hay fever, or other allergies
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Correct answer: Drugs taken for headaches, colds, hay fever, or other allergies
Over-the-counter drugs for headaches, colds, allergies, or nerves can cause drowsiness.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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What can pep pills, "uppers," and diet pills do?
- Make you drowsy and slow down your reflexes and judgment
- Make you feel nervous or dizzy and affect your vision
- Improve your concentration for long trips
- Lower your BAC while driving
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Correct answer: Make you feel nervous or dizzy and affect your vision
These pills can cause nervousness, dizziness, poor concentration, and vision problems.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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What should you do before taking an over-the-counter drug and driving?
- Take half the dose to be safe
- Check the label for warnings, and ask a doctor or pharmacist if unsure
- Drink a cup of coffee so the drug cannot cause drowsiness
- Wait until you start to feel drowsy before deciding whether to drive
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Correct answer: Check the label for warnings, and ask a doctor or pharmacist if unsure
Read the label for warnings and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you cannot tell whether it is safe.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 21
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Which prescription drugs does the manual say have an impact on driving safely?
- Only drugs sold without a prescription
- Only drugs taken in a higher dose than prescribed
- None, because a doctor prescribed them
- Antidepressants, pain reducers, sleep aids, and sedatives
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Correct answer: Antidepressants, pain reducers, sleep aids, and sedatives
Antidepressants, pain reducers, sleep aids, and sedatives can affect driving.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 22
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What can some prescription drugs affect?
- Reflexes, judgment, vision, and alertness
- Only your hearing
- Only your sense of smell
- Only your memory of the route you drive
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Correct answer: Reflexes, judgment, vision, and alertness
Some prescription drugs affect reflexes, judgment, vision, and alertness in ways like alcohol.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 22
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If you are unsure whether it is safe to take a prescription drug and drive, what should you do?
- Take the drug and drive carefully
- Take a smaller dose and drive only during the day
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist about any side effects
- Drive only at night
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Correct answer: Ask your doctor or pharmacist about any side effects
The manual says to ask your doctor or pharmacist about side effects.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 22
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According to studies in the manual, what is true of people who use marijuana?
- They drive more slowly and carefully than others
- They react to sudden hazards faster than other drivers do
- They are arrested for traffic violations less often
- They make more mistakes and have more trouble adjusting to glare
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Correct answer: They make more mistakes and have more trouble adjusting to glare
Studies found marijuana users make more mistakes, have more trouble with glare, and get arrested for traffic violations more.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 22
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Why should you never drink alcohol while taking other drugs?
- The alcohol cancels out most of the effects of the other drugs you take
- The drugs could multiply the effects of alcohol or add effects of their own
- The drugs make alcohol leave the body faster
- The alcohol is the only effect that matters
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Correct answer: The drugs could multiply the effects of alcohol or add effects of their own
Other drugs can multiply alcohol's effects or add effects of their own.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 22