Drowsy driving — Pennsylvania Permit Test
Drowsy driving on the Pennsylvania permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Being awake for 18 hours impairs your driving about as much as a blood alcohol level of .05 percent, and being awake for 24 hours impairs it as much as .10 percent.
Tiredness is measured against alcohol because it does the same things to you.
Being awake for 24 hours in a row impairs your driving as much as having a blood alcohol level of .10 percent.
The best thing to do if you begin to feel tired while driving is to stop driving.
Sleep is the only thing that fixes being tired, and it will happen with or without your consent.
The best thing to do if you begin to feel tired while driving is to stop driving.
Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night are at increased risk of vehicle crashes.
The sleep you did not get last night is still owed tonight.
Teens who sleep less than eight (8) hours a night are at increased risk for vehicle crashes.
On the test
Being awake for 24 hours impairs driving about as much as what blood alcohol level?
.10 percent. Tiredness is measured against alcohol because it does the same things to you. PA Driver's Manual, p.33: “Being awake for 24 hours in a row impairs your driving as much as having a blood alcohol level of .10 percent.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against PA Driver's Manual, published by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.