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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You have had your license for eight months. You may...
May not be crossed for any reason.
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
100
The vehicle on the through road

2. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

3. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
The far left lane.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

4. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Increase your chances of an accident.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

5. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
10 to 15 seconds.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

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

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7. 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...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Headlights.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

8. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

9. 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 driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
15 mph
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

10. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

11. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.

12. 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...
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
An exit lane
Pull off the road and rest
Sell or transfer your vehicle

13. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
At all times
At all times
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.

14. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Next to the broken line may pass.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

15. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Let the call go to voicemail.
At all times
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

16. A white painted curb means...
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed
The vehicle on the through road
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

17. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
An exit lane
Let the call go to voicemail.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

18. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
The lane closest to the left curb
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Scan from side to side

19. 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.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

20. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

21. 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...
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
At all times.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so

22. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
25 mph
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.

23. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Pull off the road and rest
25 MPH
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

24. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.
No faster than 65 mph.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
25 mph

25. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
No faster than 65 mph
Increase your chances of an accident.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

26. 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...
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Low beams
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

27. 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...
100
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
25 MPH

28. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

29. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
The first rain after a dry spell.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
100
At all times

30. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy

31. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...
Low beams.
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Sell or transfer your vehicle

32. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
10 to 15 seconds.
Under no circumstances.

33. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
Let the call go to voicemail.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

34. You may legally park your car...
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

35. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
Headlights.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
10 to 15 seconds.

36. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Under no circumstances.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.

37. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

38. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
Next to the broken line may pass.
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

39. When driving in fog - you should use your...
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Low beams.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent

40. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
Pull off the road and rest
The lane closest to the left curb

41. 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.
100

42. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Low beams.
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.

43. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
5
Under no circumstances
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

44. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
They may not see you
No faster than 65 mph.

45. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Let the call go to voicemail.
25 MPH

46. 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...
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
25 mph
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing

47. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
May not be crossed for any reason.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
At all times.

48. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
15 mph

49. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
They may not see you
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Next to the broken line may pass.

50. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.