Practice breakdowns, emergency vehicles and railroad crossings: 21 questions based on the North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 13 of them on North Dakota's own rules.
If your vehicle is stuck on the tracks, get out and move away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle in the direction the train is coming from. Railroad crossings, PDF p. 22
At a crossing with several tracks, another train may be approaching from the opposite direction after the first one has passed. Railroad crossings, PDF p. 22
School buses, buses carrying passengers and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids must stop at railroad crossings, stopping between 15 and 50 feet from the tracks. Railroad crossings, PDF p. 22
Sample Emergencies questions
Your vehicle is stuck on the tracks and a train is coming. How should you move away from the tracks?
Stay in the vehicle and brace
At a 45-degree angle in the direction the train is traveling
Straight along the tracks
At a 45-degree angle toward the direction the train is coming from
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At a 45-degree angle toward the direction the train is coming from
The manual says to leave the vehicle and move away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle toward the oncoming train's direction.
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D) (2025-2027 Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Driver License Division; 56 PDF pages, the cover and page 2 carry 'DL01 26' and the page footers say 'Revised 2025' (PDF file metadata: created 2026-01-14); linked as 'noncommercial-manual.pdf' on the NDDOT page Noncommercial Driver License Manual (https://www.dot.nd.gov/driver/noncommercial-driver-license-manual), read 2026-11-10. Page numbers cited are PDF pages; the printed page number is the PDF page minus 4. Not used: the office and holiday lists (PDF pp. 3-4), the advertising pages (PDF pp. 50-51) and the index. The manual has no insurance-minimum section and no mention of license fees, so those rules come from the North Dakota Century Code Title 39 (ndlegis.gov, chapters 39-01 to 39-30 downloaded 2026-11-10; the PDFs are dated 2025-06-30, so any later amendment is not reflected and the owner may want to look again after the 2027 session) and from the NDDOT pages How to Apply for a Learner's Permit and Driver License Requirements (read 2026-11-10). Handbook statements that differ from or go beyond current law and how they were handled: (1) second DUI offense (PDF p. 40: $1,000 fine and at least 12 months in the 24/7 sobriety program) differs from NDCC 39-08-01(5)(b) ($1,500 fine, at least 360 days, 10 days in jail); the question uses the statute; (2) work zone speeding (PDF p. 17: '$80 minimum fee') differs from NDCC 39-06.1-06(8) ($150 for 1-10 mph over when workers are present and the sign says 'Minimum Fee $150'); the question uses the statute; (3) school buses (PDF p. 24 says drivers from both directions must stop) is simpler than NDCC 39-10-46(5), which does not require stopping for a bus on a different roadway of a divided highway; only the two-way-road case is tested; (4) permit holding period (PDF p. 7: 14- and 15-year-olds hold the permit 12 months or until 16, whichever comes first, but at least six months) reads differently from NDCC 39-06-04(4) and the NDDOT page (at least 12 months under 16, six months at 16-17); the only question asks about a 14-year-old, for whom all sources give 12 months; (5) red turn arrows are not discussed in the manual, while NDCC 39-10-05(3)(c) lets a driver turn right on any steady red indication after stopping unless a sign forbids it; not tested; (6) the manual lists red, white or blue emergency lights (PDF p. 24), while NDCC 39-10-26(2) also names amber for vehicles parked on the Interstate or a multilane highway; not tested; (7) the manual says nothing about seat belt enforcement; NDCC 39-21-41.5 (secondary enforcement) was repealed in 2023; not tested; (8) phones: the manual (PDF p. 34) describes the texting ban and a $100 fee, which matches NDCC 39-08-23 and 39-06.1-06; the statute does not ban hand-held calls for adults, and the questions say so only through the hands-free and permit/under-18 rules (NDCC 39-08-23, 39-08-24, 39-06-04(5), 39-06-17(4)(c)); (9) the restricted-license passenger cap (NDCC 39-06-17(4)(b)) and the insurance limits (NDCC 39-16.1-11) are in the statute only. Parking distances (PDF p. 30), speed limits (PDF p. 24), the 100-foot signal rule (PDF p. 23), headlight dimming (PDF p. 29), crash reporting at $4,000 (PDF p. 31), points (PDF p. 44) and the first, third and fourth DUI penalties (PDF pp. 40-41) match the statutes. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Driver License Division, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.
