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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.

2. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Under no circumstances
Low beams.
Pull off the road and rest

3. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
No faster than 65 mph.
Under no circumstances.
5
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

4. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size

5. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

6. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

7. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Pull off the road and rest
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
No faster than 65 mph.

8. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
The lane closest to the left curb
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

9. 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...
Before you start driving
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Let the call go to voicemail.
No faster than 65 mph

10. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
At all times
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

11. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Let the call go to voicemail.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
The first rain after a dry spell.

12. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Increase your chances of an accident.

13. You may legally park your car...
25 mph
Increase your chances of an accident.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

14. 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...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
An exit lane

15. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
The vehicle on the through road
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Increase your chances of an accident.

16. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Next to the broken line may pass.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

17. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Scan from side to side
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

18. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
100
Headlights.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Low beams.

19. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

20. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

21. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...
Headlights.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
The far left lane.

22. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Before you start driving
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Low beams.

23. Roadways are the most slippery...
The first rain after a dry spell.
15 mph
Next to the broken line may pass.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

24. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
The far left lane.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
At all times.

25. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Before you start driving

26. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Sell or transfer your vehicle

27. You may legally block an intersection...
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
25 mph
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Under no circumstances.

28. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Next to a red painted curb.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

29. You are approaching a railroad crossing with no warning devices and are unable to see 400 feet down the tracks in one direction. The speed limit is...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
The first rain after a dry spell.
15 mph
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.

30. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Pull off the road and rest
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

31. A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck...
Increase your chances of an accident.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

32. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

33. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Before you start driving
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Scan from side to side
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

34. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
At all times
No faster than 65 mph.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Let the call go to voicemail.

35. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Let the call go to voicemail.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.

36. To turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street - start from...
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
The far left lane.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

37. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Low beams

38. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
At all times
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

39. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Under no circumstances.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

40. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
10 to 15 seconds.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Low beams.

41. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
25 mph
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

42. You are on a two-way road and the vehicle ahead of you is turning left into a driveway. You may legally pass the vehicle on the right...
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Increase your chances of an accident.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

43. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Under no circumstances

44. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
Next to a red painted curb.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

45. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
25 MPH
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.

46. A white painted curb means...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
At all times.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

47. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
At all times
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.

48. 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...
Next to a red painted curb.
The lane closest to the left curb
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

49. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
An exit lane
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.

50. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
15 mph
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.