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1. You may not park your vehicle...
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Next to a red painted curb.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

2. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
May not be crossed for any reason.

3. 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.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Low beams

4. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

5. A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
The vehicle on the through road
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Sell or transfer your vehicle

6. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Pull off the road and rest

7. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
10 to 15 seconds.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
An exit lane

8. 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...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
They may not see you
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.

9. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

10. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
No faster than 65 mph.
At all times.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Low beams.

11. 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.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
At all times
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine

12. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
25 MPH
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

13. When driving in fog - use your...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Low beams
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

14. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Next to a red painted curb.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

15. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
100
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

16. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
They may not see you
The lane closest to the left curb

17. 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...
Scan from side to side
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Headlights.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

18. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

19. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
10 to 15 seconds.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
They may not see you

20. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
Low beams
25 mph
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

21. 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...
The first rain after a dry spell.
25 MPH
15 mph
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

22. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Next to a red painted curb.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

23. 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.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

24. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

25. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.

26. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
25 MPH
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
15 MPH

27. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

28. 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?
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Let the call go to voicemail.
The vehicle on the through road
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

29. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

30. You may legally park your car...
May not be crossed for any reason.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Under no circumstances
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

31. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Scan from side to side
At all times
The vehicle on the through road
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

32. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

33. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

34. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Under no circumstances.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

35. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Low beams
Pull off the road and rest
At all times.

36. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Under no circumstances
15 mph
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

37. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Low beams.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
100

38. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
Low beams.
An exit lane
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

39. You drive defensively when you...
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
15 mph

40. To turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street - start from...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Under no circumstances
At all times
The far left lane.

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

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42. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
At all times
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Next to the broken line may pass.

43. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
100
The first rain after a dry spell.

44. 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...
Pull off the road and rest
An exit lane
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.

45. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
Pull off the road and rest
25 mph
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Low beams

46. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Low beams.

47. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
15 mph

48. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
The far left lane.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
At all times

49. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
No faster than 65 mph
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
In an unmarked crosswalk.

50. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
15 mph
Before you start driving
Next to the broken line may pass.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size

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