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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...
Increase your chances of an accident.
100
The lane closest to the left curb
The first rain after a dry spell.

2. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

3. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you

4. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

5. 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
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

6. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

7. When can you drive in a bike lane?
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.
Under no circumstances.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

8. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
You are approaching a railroad crossing
At all times

9. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

10. 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.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
15 MPH
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

11. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
10 to 15 seconds.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
15 mph
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

12. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Under no circumstances
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

13. You may legally block an intersection...
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Next to the broken line may pass.
Under no circumstances.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

14. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
25 mph
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

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

16. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Low beams.
At all times
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

17. Roadways are the most slippery...
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
The first rain after a dry spell.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

18. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
At all times.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

19. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Under no circumstances

20. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
The far left lane.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

21. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
The far left lane.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
May not be crossed for any reason.
Low beams.

22. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
No faster than 65 mph.
Under no circumstances

23. This red sign (YIELD) means you should...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing

24. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
No faster than 65 mph

25. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
Pull off the road and rest
Next to a red painted curb.
At all times
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

26. 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...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
25 MPH
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

27. 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...
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Headlights.
25 MPH

28. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

29. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Let the call go to voicemail.

30. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
The far left lane.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

31. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
They may not see you
Headlights.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
The first rain after a dry spell.

32. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
At all times
The first rain after a dry spell.
Under no circumstances.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied

33. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Scan from side to side
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Low beams
Next to the broken line may pass.

34. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
At all times.

35. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Headlights.
Turned to the right (away from the street)

36. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
The far left lane.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
An exit lane

37. Which of the following is true about large trucks?
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Next to the broken line may pass.
The far left lane.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size

38. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
No faster than 65 mph
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
5

39. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

40. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

41. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Under no circumstances
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
May not be crossed for any reason.

42. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Under no circumstances.
Increase your chances of an accident.

43. A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

44. 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.
15 MPH
100
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

45. When driving in fog - use your...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Low beams

46. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
15 mph
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

47. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
The vehicle on the through road
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
15 mph
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

48. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
At all times.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.

49. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
100
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

50. 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...
They may not see you
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied