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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
15 mph
15 MPH
May not be crossed for any reason.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

2. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
100
15 MPH
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

3. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 mph. Most of the other vehicles are driving 70 mph or faster. You may legally drive...
No faster than 65 mph
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
25 mph
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

4. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
Scan from side to side
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
The lane closest to the left curb
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

5. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Your side of the road is a broken line.

6. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Low beams

7. A pedestrian Who is blind or visually impaired uses traffic sounds before deciding to cross the street. If you see a pedestrian with a guide dog or white cane waiting to cross at a corner - you should...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Sell or transfer your vehicle
25 MPH

8. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.

9. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
At all times

10. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
15 MPH

11. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...
25 MPH
The far left lane.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
No faster than 65 mph

12. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

13. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
25 MPH

14. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

15. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
At all times
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Before you start driving

16. Two vehicles are approaching an uncontrolled 'T' intersection. One vehicle is on the the through road and the other is on the road that ends. Who has the right of way at the intersection?
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
The vehicle on the through road

17. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
No faster than 65 mph
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Scan from side to side

18. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Headlights.
Let the call go to voicemail.

19. There are five vehicles following closely behind you on a road with one lane in your direction. When you see this white sign (SLOWER TRAFFIC USE TURNOUTS) - you should...
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
10 to 15 seconds.

20. When can you drive in a bike lane?
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

21. You may legally park your car...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Your side of the road is a broken line.
The far left lane.

22. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
No faster than 65 mph.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

23. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
15 MPH
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

24. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
10 to 15 seconds.
25 mph
Under no circumstances
15 mph

25. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
25 mph
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.

26. The speed limit in any alley is...
The first rain after a dry spell.
15 MPH
Before you start driving
Sell or transfer your vehicle

27. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size

28. A white painted curb means...
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
10 to 15 seconds.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

29. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Next to a red painted curb.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death

30. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

31. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
Pull off the road and rest
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
25 mph
The vehicle on the through road

32. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
An exit lane
100

33. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

34. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

35. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

36. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Headlights.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

37. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Next to the broken line may pass.
5
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

38. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
No faster than 65 mph.
15 MPH
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.

39. You may not park your vehicle...
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Next to a red painted curb.

40. You may legally block an intersection...
The first rain after a dry spell.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Under no circumstances.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

41. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

42. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

43. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size

44. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Increase your chances of an accident.

45. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Low beams
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

46. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Next to a red painted curb.

47. This red sign (YIELD) means you should...
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
May not be crossed for any reason.
Under no circumstances
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

48. You are driving in the far right lane of a four-lane freeway and notice thick broken white lines on the left side of your lane. You are driving in...
The vehicle on the through road
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
An exit lane
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

49. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Next to the broken line may pass.
At all times.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.

50. You are driving in the far right lane of a multilane freeway. A line of five cars is merging into your lane ahead from an on-ramp. You...
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop