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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You drive defensively when you...
No faster than 65 mph
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Low beams

2. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
15 mph
Under no circumstances
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

3. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
No faster than 65 mph.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Let the call go to voicemail.

4. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
May not be crossed for any reason.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

5. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

6. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.

7. 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
May not be crossed for any reason.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.

8. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
Low beams
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
25 mph

9. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
Pull off the road and rest
Your side of the road is a broken line.
At all times
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

10. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
Pull off the road and rest
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

11. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
At all times
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

12. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
15 mph
At all times
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

13. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Low beams
In an unmarked crosswalk.

14. A white painted curb means...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
At all times
The first rain after a dry spell.

15. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
The lane closest to the left curb
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

16. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
15 MPH
An exit lane
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

17. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
25 mph
Under no circumstances
25 MPH
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

18. 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...
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
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

19. 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...
Under no circumstances.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
An exit lane
Pull off the road and rest

20. 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.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

21. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Next to the broken line may pass.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

22. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Under no circumstances
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Scan from side to side

23. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Under no circumstances.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you

24. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
They may not see you
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

25. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

26. When can you drive in a bike lane?
Increase your chances of an accident.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

27. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
The first rain after a dry spell.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

28. Roadways are the most slippery...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

29. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Increase your chances of an accident.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
At all times

30. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
10 to 15 seconds.
Under no circumstances
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

31. 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
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
5
You have a collision and there is an injury or death

32. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

33. 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...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
15 MPH
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
No faster than 65 mph

34. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
No faster than 65 mph.

35. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Next to the broken line may pass.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
5
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

36. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Turned to the right (away from the street)
The vehicle on the through road
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

37. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
An exit lane
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Let the call go to voicemail.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

38. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
At all times
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

39. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
May not be crossed for any reason.

40. To turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street - start from...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
The far left lane.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
They may not see you

41. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
At all times
100
At all times

42. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
An exit lane
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

43. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

44. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
15 MPH
At all times
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

45. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
No faster than 65 mph.

46. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

47. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Before you start driving
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

48. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.

49. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Scan from side to side
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

50. 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...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn