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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...
Under no circumstances
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

2. You drive defensively when you...
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

3. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
15 mph
Next to the broken line may pass.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
No faster than 65 mph

4. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Next to the broken line may pass.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

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

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6. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Scan from side to side
15 mph
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
100

7. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
No faster than 65 mph.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.

8. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Scan from side to side

9. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

10. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
15 mph
Increase your chances of an accident.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.

11. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Under no circumstances.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
At all times.
No faster than 65 mph

12. 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...
Before you start driving
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
They may not see you
An exit lane

13. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

14. 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...
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
5
Sell or transfer your vehicle

15. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Low beams
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

16. You may legally park your car...
15 MPH
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
No faster than 65 mph.

17. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
At all times
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

18. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
15 mph

19. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Increase your chances of an accident.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Low beams.

20. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
Next to a red painted curb.
10 to 15 seconds.
No faster than 65 mph
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing

21. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
10 to 15 seconds.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

22. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
25 MPH
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

23. 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.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

24. 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...
15 mph
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Low beams
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

25. 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
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Under no circumstances.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

26. 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...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Headlights.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

27. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

28. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
An exit lane
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Headlights.

29. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
25 MPH
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Scan from side to side
May not be crossed for any reason.

30. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
In an unmarked crosswalk.

31. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
Under no circumstances
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
25 mph
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

32. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
At all times
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
May not be crossed for any reason.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

33. When driving in fog - use your...
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Scan from side to side
Low beams
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

34. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Under no circumstances
15 MPH

35. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

36. When can you drive in a bike lane?
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
At all times.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

37. You may not park your vehicle...
Before you start driving
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Next to a red painted curb.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

38. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
15 mph
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

39. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
At all times
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

40. 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...
Scan from side to side
Next to a red painted curb.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

41. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Scan from side to side
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

42. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

43. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Before you start driving
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

44. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
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

45. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
15 mph
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.

46. The speed limit in any alley is...
15 MPH
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Low beams
Headlights.

47. When driving in fog - you should use your...
The far left lane.
Low beams
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Low beams.

48. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
100
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

49. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
25 MPH
The lane closest to the left curb

50. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
They may not see you
The vehicle on the through road
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
The lane closest to the left curb