Bad driving habits — Hawaii Permit Test

Bad driving habits on the Hawaii permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

The Hawaii manual names five causes of bad driving habits: laziness, impatience, inattention, arrogance and ignorance.

A driver who cannot name a bad habit will not notice when they have formed one.

“Bad” driving habits are caused by: (1) Laziness, (2) Impatience, (3) Inattention, (4) Arrogance, and (5) Ignorance.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.57

Before changing lanes, pulling away from the curb or getting out on the traffic side, turn your head and look behind you; letting this shrink to a mirror glance is the bad habit of laziness.

A car in the blind spot never shows up in the mirror until you have already moved into it.

The procedure always required you to turn your head and look behind you for oncoming traffic before taking any action.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.57

You must always come to a complete stop at a stop sign or a red light, even when making a right turn and no matter the traffic.

A driver who only slows for a right on red rolls into a pedestrian stepping off the curb.

Everyone knows that you must always come to a complete stop at a stop sign or at a red light, even when making a right turn, regardless of traffic.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.57

Good driving habits are formed the same way as bad ones: by doing the proper action deliberately, over and over, until it becomes a habit.

A driver who checks mirrors only when they remember will forget on the day it matters.

All you have to do is to deliberately accomplish the proper action over and over again until the good habit is formed.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.58

On the test

Which of these is one of the five causes of bad driving habits the Hawaii manual names?

Impatience. A driver who cannot name a bad habit will not notice when they have formed one. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.57: ““Bad” driving habits are caused by: (1) Laziness, (2) Impatience, (3) Inattention, (4) Arrogance, and (5) Ignorance.”

How this works

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, published by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.