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California DMV Exam

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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...
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
The vehicle on the through road
The far left lane.

2. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
No faster than 65 mph.

3. You may legally park your car...
Low beams
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
At all times

4. 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?
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
The vehicle on the through road

5. You drive defensively when you...
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
No faster than 65 mph

6. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Pull off the road and rest
Next to the broken line may pass.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

7. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

8. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
No faster than 65 mph.
The far left lane.
An exit lane

9. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
15 mph
Next to a red painted curb.
10 to 15 seconds.

10. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

11. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Signal for 100 feet before turning
At all times.

12. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
May not be crossed for any reason.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.

13. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
5
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

14. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
25 MPH
Signal for 100 feet before turning
The lane closest to the left curb
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

15. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
No faster than 65 mph.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
15 MPH

16. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
The first rain after a dry spell.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

17. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

18. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
5
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

19. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
25 mph
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Next to the broken line may pass.

20. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
25 mph
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Under no circumstances
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

21. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
At all times
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.

22. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

23. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Low beams.

24. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
They may not see you

25. 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.
The vehicle on the through road
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

26. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
The far left lane.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Under no circumstances.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

27. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
25 MPH
Increase your chances of an accident.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

28. 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...
Headlights.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
10 to 15 seconds.

29. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

30. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

31. When can you drive in a bike lane?
No faster than 65 mph
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Your side of the road is a broken line.

32. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Low beams
5

33. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Next to the broken line may pass.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
5

34. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
Under no circumstances
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
At all times
In an unmarked crosswalk.

35. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Scan from side to side
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

36. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
No faster than 65 mph.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Pull off the road and rest

37. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

38. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

39. Roadways are the most slippery...
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
The first rain after a dry spell.

40. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
Headlights.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.

41. The speed limit in any alley is...
5
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
15 MPH

42. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Low beams.
Under no circumstances
You are approaching a railroad crossing
10 to 15 seconds.

43. 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 enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
May not be crossed for any reason.

44. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
The lane closest to the left curb

45. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Scan from side to side
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.

46. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
The far left lane.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Pull off the road and rest

47. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
At all times.

48. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Low beams.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
10 to 15 seconds.
100

49. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Under no circumstances
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
May not be crossed for any reason.

50. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Scan from side to side
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.