Monthly vehicle checks — Alaska Permit Test
Monthly vehicle checks on the Alaska permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
At least once a month, check your tire tread, tire pressure, brake lights and windshield wipers.
Tires, bulbs and wiper blades wear out slowly, so a regular check finds a problem before it causes a crash.
AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH:
Check tire pressure with a gauge when the tires are cold, against the number on the sticker inside the door jamb.
Driving warms the air in a tire and raises its reading, so a warm check can hide a tire that is low.
Use the pressure gauge to check your tires (make sure you check when they are cold).
Replace wiper blades at least yearly if you live in a sunny/hot or cold region, and twice a year in a dusty or dry one.
Worn blades smear snow and grime across the glass, and in a storm that can leave you unable to see.
Replace them at least yearly if you live in a sunny/hot or cold region, and twice a year if you live in a dusty or dry region.
On the test
How often does the manual say to check your tires, brake lights and wipers?
At least once a month. Tires, bulbs and wiper blades wear out slowly, so a regular check finds a problem before it causes a crash. Alaska Driver Manual, p.89: “AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH:”
How this works
Most practice tests hand you a bank of questions and leave the manual somewhere else. This one puts them together.
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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)