Distractions and fatigue — New Jersey Permit Test
Distractions and fatigue on the New Jersey permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
There are four kinds of driving distraction: visual, manual, cognitive and auditory.
A task can pull your eyes, your hands, your mind or your ears. Hands-free fixes one of the four.
There are four types of driving distractions:
A cognitive distraction is any task that takes the driver's mind or attention off the road.
You can be looking straight ahead and see nothing at all. That is the one nobody notices.
Cognitive: Any task that takes the driver’s mind or attention off the road.
A tired driver can be as dangerous as a drunk driver.
Both slow the same reactions by about the same amount, and both leave the driver sure they are fine.
A tired driver can be as dangerous as a drunk driver.
Maggie's Law makes it illegal in New Jersey to knowingly drive while impaired by lack of sleep.
Falling asleep is not bad luck if you knew you were exhausted before you turned the key.
Maggie’s Law, enacted in June 2003, makes it illegal to knowingly drive a vehicle while impaired by lack of sleep.
On a long drive a driver should rest every two hours or share the driving with another licensed driver.
Highway hypnosis creeps up on a straight empty road. A break resets it before it matters.
a motorist rest every two hours and/or share the driving with another licensed motorist
On the test
How many kinds of driving distraction does the manual name?
4 kinds. A task can pull your eyes, your hands, your mind or your ears. Hands-free fixes one of the four. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.92: “There are four types of driving distractions:”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Jersey Driver Manual, published by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.