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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Under no circumstances.

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

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3. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Let the call go to voicemail.

4. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
The far left lane.
An exit lane
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you

5. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
An exit lane
At all times
Let the call go to voicemail.

6. When driving in fog - use your...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Low beams

7. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
An exit lane
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
The vehicle on the through road

8. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

9. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Let the call go to voicemail.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

10. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
The lane closest to the left curb
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
25 mph
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

11. 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...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
At all times

12. 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...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
No faster than 65 mph

13. 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.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
10 to 15 seconds.

14. A white painted curb means...
Before you start driving
Headlights.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

15. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Under no circumstances

16. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

17. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
25 mph
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
No faster than 65 mph.
Low beams

18. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Low beams.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

19. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
The first rain after a dry spell.
At all times

20. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Pull off the road and rest
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

21. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
15 MPH
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

22. 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...
25 MPH
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Next to the broken line may pass.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

23. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Under no circumstances

24. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
May not be crossed for any reason.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Under no circumstances

25. You drive defensively when you...
15 MPH
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Under no circumstances.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

26. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

27. You are being chased by a police vehicle with its lights and sirens activated. You ignore the warning to stop and speed away. During the chase - a person is seriously injured. You are subject to...
Under no circumstances
Sell or transfer your vehicle
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

28. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.

29. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

30. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
10 to 15 seconds.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
100

31. Roadways are the most slippery...
Under no circumstances.
The first rain after a dry spell.
25 mph
The far left lane.

32. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
10 to 15 seconds.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Under no circumstances
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

33. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
25 MPH
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Increase your chances of an accident.

34. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

35. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Under no circumstances
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.

36. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Next to the broken line may pass.

37. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
5

38. 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.
10 to 15 seconds.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

39. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
10 to 15 seconds.
No faster than 65 mph.

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...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
15 MPH
An exit lane

41. When can you drive in a bike lane?
25 MPH
At all times
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

42. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Before you start driving
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

43. 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...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
At all times

44. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Low beams.
100
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

45. You may legally park your car...
Next to the broken line may pass.
5
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

46. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
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.
5

47. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
At all times.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

48. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
They may not see you
At all times
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

49. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
15 mph
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Increase your chances of an accident.

50. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
May not be crossed for any reason.