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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

2. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Under no circumstances.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

3. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Next to the broken line may pass.

4. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
The lane closest to the left curb
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
No faster than 65 mph
5

5. 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.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Your side of the road is a broken line.

6. 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
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

7. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
25 mph
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

8. The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cellular phones and driving is...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death

9. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
15 MPH
Next to a red painted curb.

10. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Low beams.

11. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Scan from side to side

12. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

13. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
The far left lane.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

14. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

15. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
Let the call go to voicemail.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
The far left lane.
Before you start driving

16. The speed limit in any alley is...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
15 MPH
Headlights.

17. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
In an unmarked crosswalk.
25 mph
Increase your chances of an accident.

18. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Under no circumstances

19. Always stop before you cross railroad tracks when...

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20. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
5
100

21. A white painted curb means...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
15 mph
Before you start driving

22. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
At all times

23. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
10 to 15 seconds.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

24. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
No faster than 65 mph

25. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
The vehicle on the through road

26. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
At all times.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

27. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

28. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

29. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
No faster than 65 mph.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
At all times
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

30. You may legally park your car...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
The lane closest to the left curb

31. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Next to the broken line may pass.

32. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
Under no circumstances.
At all times
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

33. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
May not be crossed for any reason.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Headlights.
Next to a red painted curb.

34. You may legally block an intersection...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
The far left lane.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Under no circumstances.

35. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Under no circumstances
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Signal for 100 feet before turning

36. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Low beams
Pull off the road and rest

37. Roadways are the most slippery...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
The vehicle on the through road
The first rain after a dry spell.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing

38. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
25 MPH
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

39. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if...
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
No faster than 65 mph.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

40. 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.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

41. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
15 mph
The lane closest to the left curb
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

42. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
10 to 15 seconds.

43. 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?
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
The vehicle on the through road
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
5

44. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
No faster than 65 mph
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
May not be crossed for any reason.

45. A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
The far left lane.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

46. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
15 mph
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Under no circumstances.

47. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
25 MPH

48. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.

49. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Scan from side to side
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

50. 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...
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
An exit lane
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.