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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You may legally park your car...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Low beams
No faster than 65 mph.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

2. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
No faster than 65 mph
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

3. The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cellular phones and driving is...
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.

4. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Scan from side to side

5. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
Scan from side to side
5
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Pull off the road and rest

6. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
No faster than 65 mph
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

7. 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...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Next to the broken line may pass.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Before you start driving

8. 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...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
An exit lane
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.

9. When driving in fog - use your...
The lane closest to the left curb
Low beams
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

10. This red sign (YIELD) means you should...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing

11. When can you drive in a bike lane?
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

12. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
At all times

13. A white painted curb means...
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
15 MPH
No faster than 65 mph
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

14. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
They may not see you
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

15. 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
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

16. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

17. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Increase your chances of an accident.

18. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.

19. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
Increase your chances of an accident.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.

20. 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...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
5
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

21. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

22. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
In an unmarked crosswalk.

23. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
Scan from side to side
The lane closest to the left curb
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
May not be crossed for any reason.

24. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Let the call go to voicemail.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Next to the broken line may pass.

25. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
The lane closest to the left curb

26. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
100
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.

27. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Increase your chances of an accident.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

28. 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...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
At all times.

29. 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...
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
The far left lane.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Headlights.

30. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
15 mph
The lane closest to the left curb
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.

31. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Next to a red painted curb.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

32. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
10 to 15 seconds.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

33. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
At all times.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death

34. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Low beams
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

35. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
No faster than 65 mph.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

36. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Next to the broken line may pass.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

37. 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.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.

38. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
At all times.

39. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
At all times.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

40. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Pull off the road and rest
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

41. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
No faster than 65 mph
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
The first rain after a dry spell.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

42. You drive defensively when you...
Before you start driving
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

43. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

44. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

45. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
25 MPH
At all times.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

46. 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...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
At all times.
The lane closest to the left curb
15 mph

47. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Scan from side to side
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Headlights.

48. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
An exit lane
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Turned to the right (away from the street)
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

49. 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.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

50. You may not park your vehicle...
The far left lane.
Next to a red painted curb.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.