Carbon monoxide and controls — Georgia Permit Test

Carbon monoxide and controls on the Georgia permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Cars give off carbon monoxide, a deadly gas with no smell and no color, and its early signs are sudden weariness, yawning, dizziness and nausea.

You cannot smell it or see it, so the tiredness is the only warning anybody gets.

Cars produce carbon monoxide, a deadly odorless and colorless gas. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are sudden weariness, yawning, dizziness, and nausea.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.108

Georgia says never to leave the engine running in a garage, because that is how carbon monoxide builds up around the car.

A closed garage fills with the gas in minutes, and nothing in the air tells you it has happened.

Don't leave the car motor running in a garage

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.108

Somebody poisoned by carbon monoxide is moved into fresh air, emergency medical services are called, and artificial respiration is given if it is needed and you are trained to give it.

Fresh air is the only treatment you can give on the spot, and it starts working at once.

Move a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning to fresh air, contact emergency medical services, and give artificial respiration if it is necessary and you are trained to do so.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.108

If the ignition is turned to the lock position while the car is moving, the steering lock comes on and the driver cannot steer the car at all.

People reach for the key when something goes wrong, and locking the wheel is worse than the fault.

If a vehicle's ignition is placed in the lock position while the vehicle is in motion, the steering capability of the vehicle will be disabled, and the driver will be unable to steer the vehicle.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.108

On the test

What are the early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning that Georgia names?

Sudden tiredness, yawning and dizziness. You cannot smell it or see it, so the tiredness is the only warning anybody gets. Georgia Driver's Manual, p.108: “Cars produce carbon monoxide, a deadly odorless and colorless gas. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are sudden weariness, yawning, dizziness, and nausea.”

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Every rule here is checked against Georgia Driver's Manual, published by the Georgia Department of Driver Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-18.