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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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...
The far left lane.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

2. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

3. 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...
At all times
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Before you start driving
Headlights.

4. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Before you start driving
Scan from side to side

5. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Sell or transfer your vehicle
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

6. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
Low beams
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
At all times.

7. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

8. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

9. You may not park your vehicle...
25 MPH
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Next to a red painted curb.

10. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Increase your chances of an accident.
15 mph

11. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

12. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
The lane closest to the left curb
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

13. 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
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

14. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.

15. You drive defensively when you...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Next to the broken line may pass.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

16. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Scan from side to side

17. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
In an unmarked crosswalk.

18. When driving in fog - you should use your...
Low beams.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
They may not see you

19. 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...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
15 mph
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

20. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
25 mph
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

21. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
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.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

22. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
At all times
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

23. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

24. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
Under no circumstances.
5
They may not see you
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

25. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Low beams

26. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
At all times.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Next to a red painted curb.

27. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

28. This red sign (YIELD) means you should...
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
The far left lane.
Headlights.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

29. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
No faster than 65 mph.
Turned to the right (away from the street)

30. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
5

31. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
25 mph
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Let the call go to voicemail.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.

32. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

33. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...
At all times
Next to the broken line may pass.
Increase your chances of an accident.
At all times.

34. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
An exit lane
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

35. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Let the call go to voicemail.
5
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

36. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

37. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

38. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
The first rain after a dry spell.

39. To turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street - start from...
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.
An exit lane
The far left lane.

40. 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...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
An exit lane
Next to the broken line may pass.
At all times

41. The speed limit in any alley is...
At all times
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
15 MPH
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

42. You may legally block an intersection...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Under no circumstances.

43. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Under no circumstances.
May not be crossed for any reason.
Under no circumstances

44. When can you drive in a bike lane?
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
At all times

45. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
At all times
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Pull off the road and rest
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

46. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
The far left lane.

47. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

48. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Before you start driving
5
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

49. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

50. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
100
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.