Heavy rain and floods — Hawaii Permit Test

Heavy rain and floods on the Hawaii permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

When heavy rain reduces your visibility, reduce your speed and turn on your low-beam headlights so that others may see you.

A gray car in a gray downpour with no lights on is almost invisible to the driver about to pull out in front of it.

When heavy rain reduces your visibility, reduce your speed; turn on your head lamps (low beam) so that others may see you.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.76

If the rain is so heavy that you cannot see clearly, drive onto the shoulder or another clear area and stop until the rain lets up.

Creeping along a lane you cannot see invites the car behind, which cannot see you either, to run into you.

If the rain is so heavy that you are unable to see clearly, drive onto the road shoulder or other clear area and stop until the rain lets up.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.76

Avoid flooded areas, and never drive through a flooded area where water over one foot deep is moving swiftly: it will sweep your vehicle off the road.

Fast water a foot deep pushes on the whole side of a car and can float it off the road and into a stream.

Never drive through a flooded area where water over one foot deep (30 cm) is moving swiftly.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.76

On the test

When heavy rain reduces visibility, which lights should you turn on?

Your low-beam headlights. A gray car in a gray downpour with no lights on is almost invisible to the driver about to pull out in front of it. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.76: “When heavy rain reduces your visibility, reduce your speed; turn on your head lamps (low beam) so that others may see you.”

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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.