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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You may not park your vehicle...
Next to a red painted curb.
Under no circumstances
Turned to the right (away from the street)
At all times

2. When driving in fog - you should use your...
Low beams.
5
Increase your chances of an accident.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

3. The speed limit in any alley is...
15 MPH
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

4. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
15 mph
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

5. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

6. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
At all times

7. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Pull off the road and rest
The far left lane.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing

8. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
The vehicle on the through road
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
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 may legally block an intersection...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Under no circumstances.

10. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
An exit lane
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
The vehicle on the through road
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

11. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
No faster than 65 mph.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

12. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
No faster than 65 mph.

13. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
The first rain after a dry spell.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.

14. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
Let the call go to voicemail.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

15. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Turned to the right (away from the street)

16. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
May not be crossed for any reason.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you

17. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

18. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Under no circumstances
Next to the broken line may pass.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

19. The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cellular phones and driving is...
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

20. 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...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
100

21. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
The lane closest to the left curb
Signal for 100 feet before turning
25 mph

22. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

23. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
An exit lane
At all times
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine

24. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Next to a red painted curb.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

25. When can you drive in a bike lane?
The far left lane.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

26. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.

27. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
No faster than 65 mph.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
15 MPH

28. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

29. 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...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
An exit lane
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

30. 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...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

31. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Headlights.

32. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
The lane closest to the left curb
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

33. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
Increase your chances of an accident.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

34. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Low beams.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

35. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
At all times
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
25 mph

36. 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?
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Next to a red painted curb.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
The vehicle on the through road

37. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Turned to the right (away from the street)

38. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
The vehicle on the through road
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

39. 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.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
The first rain after a dry spell.
At all times.

40. You may legally park your car...
Headlights.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

41. Check your rear-view mirrors...
100
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you

42. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
They may not see you
The far left lane.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
No faster than 65 mph.

43. A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

44. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Under no circumstances

45. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
May not be crossed for any reason.

46. When driving in fog - use your...
Low beams
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Low beams.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

47. It is a very windy day. You are driving and a dust storm blows across the freeway reducing your visibility. You should drive slower and turn on your...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Headlights.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Next to the broken line may pass.

48. You drive defensively when you...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
15 mph

49. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
15 MPH
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
No faster than 65 mph

50. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Low beams