Winter survival — North Dakota Permit Test

Winter survival on the North Dakota permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Carry a winter survival kit in your vehicle: warm clothing, footwear, shovel, energy food and the like.

A breakdown on an empty winter road can leave you waiting hours in the cold for help.

Carry a winter survival kit in your vehicle: warm clothing, footwear, shovel, energy food, etc.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.28

If your vehicle becomes stuck in a snowstorm, stay with the vehicle; most deaths occur when people leave their vehicles and get lost.

In blowing snow you can lose sight of the car in a few steps, and a car is far easier for rescuers to find than a person.

If your vehicle becomes stuck in a snowstorm, stay with the vehicle!

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.28

When stranded in snow, open your windows slightly and run the vehicle and heater for only short periods of time to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.

Snow can block the tailpipe and push exhaust into the car, and the gas has no smell or color to warn you.

Open your windows slightly and run the vehicle and heater for only short periods of time to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.28

On the test

What does the manual advise you to carry in your vehicle in winter?

Warm clothing, footwear, a shovel and food. A breakdown on an empty winter road can leave you waiting hours in the cold for help. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.28: “Carry a winter survival kit in your vehicle: warm clothing, footwear, shovel, energy food, etc.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, published by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.