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California DMV Exam
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Subject
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drivers-education
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
5
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Under no circumstances
2. You may legally block an intersection...
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Under no circumstances.
3. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
You are approaching a railroad crossing
4. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
5. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
At all times
6. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
25 MPH
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
7. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
May not be crossed for any reason.
8. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
9. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
The vehicle on the through road
No faster than 65 mph.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
10. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Under no circumstances
Sell or transfer your vehicle
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
11. 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?
The far left lane.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Low beams.
The vehicle on the through road
12. 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...
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
13. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Low beams
No faster than 65 mph
14. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
The vehicle on the through road
They may not see you
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
15. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Pull off the road and rest
16. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
At all times.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Low beams.
17. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Before you start driving
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
18. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Increase your chances of an accident.
19. 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...
Increase your chances of an accident.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
15 mph
Headlights.
20. 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
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
21. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
At all times
22. When can you drive in a bike lane?
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
100
The lane closest to the left curb
23. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
15 MPH
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
24. A white painted curb means...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
25. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
At all times.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Under no circumstances
26. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Under no circumstances.
Next to a red painted curb.
27. 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...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Pull off the road and rest
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
No faster than 65 mph
28. 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
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
100
29. Always stop before you cross railroad tracks when...
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30. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
100
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
31. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
In an unmarked crosswalk.
At all times
Signal for 100 feet before turning
32. The speed limit in any alley is...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
15 MPH
Pull off the road and rest
100
33. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
10 to 15 seconds.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
25 mph
34. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Pull off the road and rest
35. 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.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
100
36. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
37. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
The vehicle on the through road
Scan from side to side
38. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
25 mph
No faster than 65 mph.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
39. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Low beams
At all times.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
40. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
At all times
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
41. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Increase your chances of an accident.
42. 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...
An exit lane
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Low beams.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
43. You may not park your vehicle...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Next to the broken line may pass.
Next to a red painted curb.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
44. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
45. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
15 mph
Next to the broken line may pass.
Let the call go to voicemail.
At all times.
46. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
47. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
10 to 15 seconds.
They may not see you
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
48. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
25 mph
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
49. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
50. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if...
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
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