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1. 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.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
They may not see you

2. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
At all times

3. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
25 mph
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.

4. 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...
10 to 15 seconds.
15 mph
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
25 mph

5. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Scan from side to side
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

6. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

7. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
The far left lane.
No faster than 65 mph.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.

8. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
100
Let the call go to voicemail.

9. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

10. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
No faster than 65 mph.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

11. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.

12. 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
Next to the broken line may pass.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

13. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
15 mph
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
5
Under no circumstances

14. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
25 mph
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

15. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Let the call go to voicemail.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

16. To turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street - start from...
No faster than 65 mph
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
The far left lane.
Under no circumstances

17. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
5
25 MPH
100
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

18. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
25 MPH
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

19. 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...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Low beams.

20. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

21. 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
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
May not be crossed for any reason.
5

22. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

23. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
5
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Low beams

24. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
25 MPH
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Let the call go to voicemail.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.

25. 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.
The vehicle on the through road
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

26. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
25 mph
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

27. You may legally park your car...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
25 mph
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
They may not see you

28. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
The vehicle on the through road
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

29. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Under no circumstances.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

30. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
The vehicle on the through road
15 MPH
At all times
At all times.

31. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

32. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

33. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
The far left lane.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
At all times
Your side of the road is a broken line.

34. You drive defensively when you...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
The first rain after a dry spell.
Under no circumstances.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

35. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

36. The speed limit in any alley is...
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
15 MPH
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

37. Roadways are the most slippery...
May not be crossed for any reason.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Headlights.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

38. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
At all times
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

39. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

40. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
In an unmarked crosswalk.

41. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
They may not see you
Low beams
At all times
Sell or transfer your vehicle

42. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Next to the broken line may pass.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

43. 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...
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

44. 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.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Increase your chances of an accident.

45. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
The lane closest to the left curb
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

46. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
Under no circumstances
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
The lane closest to the left curb

47. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
An exit lane
100
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

48. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
15 MPH
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

49. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
The lane closest to the left curb
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Let the call go to voicemail.

50. 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.
Scan from side to side
10 to 15 seconds.
They may not see you

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