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California DMV Exam

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1. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Low beams
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
No faster than 65 mph

2. A white painted curb means...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

3. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
15 MPH
Under no circumstances
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

4. The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cellular phones and driving is...
25 mph
At all times
100
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

5. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
25 MPH
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

6. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

7. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

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

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9. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
5

10. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
5
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.

11. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
100
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

12. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
25 MPH
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

13. You may legally block an intersection...
Under no circumstances.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
15 mph
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

14. 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...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
25 MPH

15. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

16. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
At all times
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

17. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
May not be crossed for any reason.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

18. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
100
Next to a red painted curb.

19. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Pull off the road and rest

20. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
At all times.
They may not see you
Pull off the road and rest

21. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Next to the broken line may pass.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

22. 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.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
The vehicle on the through road
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

23. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
15 MPH
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

24. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
15 MPH

25. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
100
The first rain after a dry spell.

26. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
At all times.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

27. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
An exit lane

28. 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...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
No faster than 65 mph.
Increase your chances of an accident.
An exit lane

29. When can you drive in a bike lane?
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
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.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

30. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Scan from side to side
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Turned to the right (away from the street)

31. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
25 mph
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Pull off the road and rest

32. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
May not be crossed for any reason.

33. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Under no circumstances
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

34. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

35. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
10 to 15 seconds.

36. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

37. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Scan from side to side
Signal for 100 feet before turning

38. 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...
No faster than 65 mph
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

39. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
The far left lane.

40. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
25 mph
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

41. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
They may not see you
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Under no circumstances

42. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
May not be crossed for any reason.

43. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

44. 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...
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Low beams.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

45. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
At all times.
Next to a red painted curb.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

46. 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...
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine

47. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.

48. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

49. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
Low beams.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
10 to 15 seconds.

50. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
May not be crossed for any reason.
The vehicle on the through road