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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
The far left lane.
Pull off the road and rest

2. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

3. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Low beams.
Next to a red painted curb.
At all times

4. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Scan from side to side
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

5. You may cross a double - yellow line to pass another vehicle - if the yellow line next to...
No faster than 65 mph.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

6. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...
Next to the broken line may pass.
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.
No faster than 65 mph.

7. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
Let the call go to voicemail.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Increase your chances of an accident.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

8. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
Before you start driving
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

9. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
They may not see you
Under no circumstances
May not be crossed for any reason.

10. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.
The vehicle on the through road

11. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
5
Let the call go to voicemail.

12. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead - unless you are...
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

13. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Let the call go to voicemail.

14. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

15. 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.
Scan from side to side
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

16. 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.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.

17. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
An exit lane

18. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Low beams

19. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Next to the broken line may pass.
Headlights.
25 mph

20. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Under no circumstances.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

21. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Under no circumstances.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
Next to a red painted curb.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

22. 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...
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
No faster than 65 mph
Let the call go to voicemail.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

23. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

24. Roadways are the most slippery...
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
The first rain after a dry spell.

25. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

26. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
No faster than 65 mph.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
The lane closest to the left curb

27. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
In an unmarked crosswalk.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
May not be crossed for any reason.
15 mph

28. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
Before you start driving
Scan from side to side
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
No faster than 65 mph.

29. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
No faster than 65 mph

30. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
At all times
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

31. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
At all times.

32. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
At all times.
They may not see you
Let the call go to voicemail.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

33. 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.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Sell or transfer your vehicle

34. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.

35. The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cellular phones and driving is...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
No faster than 65 mph

36. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Low beams.
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
15 mph

37. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.

38. When driving in fog - you should use your...
15 MPH
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Low beams.
15 mph

39. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
The far left lane.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Under no circumstances
Before you start driving

40. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
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.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

41. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
5

42. To turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street - start from...
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.
The far left lane.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

43. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
At all times.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
5

44. When driving in fog - use your...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Low beams
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

45. 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?
The vehicle on the through road
25 mph
At all times
They may not see you

46. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

47. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
Signal for 100 feet before turning
25 MPH
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.

48. 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
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

49. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
Increase your chances of an accident.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

50. You drive defensively when you...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
They may not see you
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.