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1. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Scan from side to side
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

2. When can you drive in a bike lane?
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

3. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

4. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
May not be crossed for any reason.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

5. When driving in fog - use your...
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Low beams
Before you start driving

6. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Turned to the right (away from the street)

7. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
10 to 15 seconds.
Before you start driving

8. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Next to the broken line may pass.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

9. You may not park your vehicle...
25 mph
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Next to a red painted curb.

10. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

11. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Next to a red painted curb.
Next to the broken line may pass.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

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

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13. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
10 to 15 seconds.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.

14. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

15. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
May not be crossed for any reason.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you

16. 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
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

17. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

18. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
The lane closest to the left curb
100
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

19. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Before you start driving
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

20. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
At all times
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

21. A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Under no circumstances
No faster than 65 mph.

22. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
No faster than 65 mph
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
25 mph

23. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Headlights.
Low beams
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Sell or transfer your vehicle

24. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
They may not see you
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

25. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
They may not see you
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

26. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Low beams
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

27. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Increase your chances of an accident.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

28. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
No faster than 65 mph.
Under no circumstances
Before you start driving
10 to 15 seconds.

29. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Scan from side to side
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

30. 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...
Next to a red painted curb.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Let the call go to voicemail.

31. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
15 mph
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

32. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Scan from side to side
Under no circumstances
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

33. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
At all times

34. 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...
Scan from side to side
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
15 mph

35. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Your side of the road is a broken line.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

36. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
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.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

37. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
At all times.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

38. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
5
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

39. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Before you start driving
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

40. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

41. Roadways are the most slippery...
The first rain after a dry spell.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Turned to the right (away from the street)
10 to 15 seconds.

42. You may legally park your car...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
At all times
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

43. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Increase your chances of an accident.
Next to a red painted curb.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.

44. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
15 mph
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

45. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

46. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Before you start driving

47. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
May not be crossed for any reason.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
The first rain after a dry spell.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

48. 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
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.

49. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
100
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

50. The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cellular phones and driving is...
At all times.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
The lane closest to the left curb
Before you start driving

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