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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
Next to the broken line may pass.

2. 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...
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6000 pounds.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Headlights.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

3. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Under no circumstances

4. When can you drive in a bike lane?
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

5. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Low beams.

6. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
Before you start driving
Scan from side to side
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

7. You may not park your vehicle...
Next to a red painted curb.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
5
The vehicle on the through road

8. When you change lanes or merge with another lane - you...
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Pull off the road and rest
At all times
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

9. This red sign (YIELD) means you should...
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Under no circumstances.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

10. The speed limit for a school zone is ___ - unless other posted.
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.
25 MPH
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
10 to 15 seconds.

11. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...
At all times
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

12. There is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane ahead. You should...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Low beams

13. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.

14. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Pull off the road and rest
Next to a red painted curb.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.

15. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Before you start driving
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
An exit lane
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

16. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
At all times.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

17. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
25 mph
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
They may not see you
The far left lane.

18. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.

19. At intersections - crosswalks - and railroad crossings - you should always...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
No faster than 65 mph
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

20. You drive defensively when you...
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Pull off the road and rest
Scan from side to side

21. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
No faster than 65 mph
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.

22. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
At all times

23. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.

24. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Turned to the right (away from the street)
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it

25. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
Before you start driving
The first rain after a dry spell.
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
May not be crossed for any reason.

26. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.

27. 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?
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
The vehicle on the through road

28. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...
15 MPH
Signal for 100 feet before turning
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size

29. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Next to a red painted curb.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn

30. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
At all times.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

31. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Before you start driving

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.
Scan from side to side
Increase your chances of an accident.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death

33. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...
15 mph
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
15 MPH
No faster than 65 mph.

34. The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
You are approaching a railroad crossing
Stop then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed

35. 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.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

36. You may legally park your car...
Low beams
May not be crossed for any reason.
In a bicycle lane if there is no sign forbidding it
At all times.

37. California's 'Basic Speed Law' says...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
An exit lane
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.

38. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...
Increase your chances of an accident.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Turned to the right (away from the street)

39. 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.
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.

40. 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.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Sell or transfer your vehicle

41. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
25 MPH

42. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...
Under no circumstances
Headlights.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

43. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Let the call go to voicemail.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Signal for 100 feet before turning

44. When you see this red sign (STOP SIGN) - you should stop and...
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
15 MPH
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly

45. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
The first rain after a dry spell.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
The vehicle on the through road

46. Check your rear-view mirrors...
Often to see how traffic is moving behind you
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
No faster than 65 mph.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

47. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine
No faster than 65 mph.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Before you start driving

48. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Under no circumstances.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

49. You should stop before crossing railroad tracks...
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Under no circumstances.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.

50. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Next to a red painted curb.
The far left lane.
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.