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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
25 mph
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

2. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
10 to 15 seconds.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Let the call go to voicemail.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

3. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Scan from side to side
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

4. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

5. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Scan from side to side
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

6. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
5

7. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
5
Let the call go to voicemail.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

8. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Next to the broken line may pass.
5
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

9. 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...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
An exit lane

10. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.

11. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
At all times.
At all times
The vehicle on the through road

12. 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.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

13. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Under no circumstances
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

14. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Low beams
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.

15. You may legally block an intersection...
The vehicle on the through road
Under no circumstances.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Under no circumstances

16. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Low beams.
100
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

17. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
At all times
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

18. The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cellular phones and driving is...
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

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...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
15 mph
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Signal for 100 feet before turning

20. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
No faster than 65 mph.
The vehicle on the through road
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

21. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
25 mph

22. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
An exit lane
Next to the broken line may pass.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
The vehicle on the through road

23. 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...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

24. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
The far left lane.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Next to the broken line may pass.

25. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

26. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Sell or transfer your vehicle

27. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Turned to the right (away from the street)

28. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
No faster than 65 mph

29. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Before you start driving
An exit lane
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
At all times.

30. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
Under no circumstances.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.

31. When driving in fog - you should use your...
Low beams.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Scan from side to side
An exit lane

32. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Scan from side to side
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.

33. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
May not be crossed for any reason.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

34. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

35. 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?
15 MPH
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
The vehicle on the through road

36. 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
100
May not be crossed for any reason.
At all times

37. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
10 to 15 seconds.

38. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
100
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
At all times

39. You drive defensively when you...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.

40. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

41. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
25 MPH
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

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

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43. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

44. Roadways are the most slippery...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
The first rain after a dry spell.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

45. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

46. When can you drive in a bike lane?
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
They may not see you

47. The speed limit in any alley is...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
15 MPH

48. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
An exit lane
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Under no circumstances.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

49. You may not park your vehicle...
Next to a red painted curb.
At all times
Your side of the road is a broken line.
The lane closest to the left curb

50. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Pull off the road and rest
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.