Distracted driving tips — Alaska Permit Test
Distracted driving tips on the Alaska permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Review maps and directions before you start the drive; if you need help on the road, ask a passenger or pull over to a safe location.
Reading a map while moving takes your eyes off the road for long stretches, so the planning belongs before you leave.
Review maps and directions before you start the drive.
Pets can be a big distraction; always secure your pets properly before you start to drive.
A loose pet can climb into the driver's lap or under the pedals, taking control away in an instant.
Always secure your pets properly before you start to drive.
Pull over to a safe location to address situations with your children in the car.
Turning around to deal with a child takes eyes and hands off the road, and that is when crashes happen.
Pull over to a safe location to address situations with your children in the car.
Focus on the task at hand: refrain from smoking, eating, drinking, reading, watching videos and any other activity that takes your mind and eyes off the road.
Small tasks feel harmless, but each one takes a hand or the eyes away when the road ahead may change.
Focus on the task at hand.
On the test
When does the manual advise you to review maps and directions?
Before you start the drive. Reading a map while moving takes your eyes off the road for long stretches, so the planning belongs before you leave. Alaska Driver Manual, p.29: “Review maps and directions before you start the drive.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Alaska Driver Manual, published by the Alaska Department of Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AK.pdf (Alaska Driver Manual, REV.10/2025, Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AK.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/drivermanual/ (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/instruction-permit/ (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/your-first-alaska-drivers-license/ (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=2.90.010&secEnd=2.90.990 (2 AAC 90, read 2026-10-04; 2 AAC 90.420(h)(2) sets the knowledge test's retest wait and no figure)