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California DMV Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Instructions from school crossing guards must be obeyed...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Slow down and let the car pass - then pass the bicyclist.
At all times
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

2. 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...
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.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
15 mph

3. 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...
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
The first rain after a dry spell.

4. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
Headlights.
100

5. If you plan to pass another vehicle - you should...
When you are within 200 feet of a cross street where you plan to turn right.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter

6. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Pull up to the crosswalk so the person can hear your engine

7. 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...
Traffic on the street moves to the left.
100
If there is enough road between the curb and the vehicle to do so
Need at least a 4-second gap in traffic.

8. When driving in fog - use your...
Low beams
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Sell or transfer your vehicle

9. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...
25 mph
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.
They may not see you
Leave a note on the vehicle and report the accident without delay to the city police or - in unincorporated areas - to the CHP.

10. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
0.01%- one hundredth of one percent
The first rain after a dry spell.

11. It is illegal to park your vehicle...
Increase your chances of an accident.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.

12. You drive defensively when you...
Turned to the right (away from the street)
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

13. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...
Pull off the road and rest
The far left lane.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Turned to the right (away from the street)

14. You should adjust your rear-view and side mirrors...
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
Any time a train may be approaching - whether or not you can see it.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Before you start driving

15. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?
Your side of the road is a broken line.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway

16. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

17. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street.
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
Slowing down to look at an accident scene

18. To avoid last minute moves - you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about ______________.
You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
Low beams.
10 to 15 seconds.

19. Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Sell or transfer your vehicle
Stop and let him/her finish crossing the street.
Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.

20. If there is a deep puddle in the road ahead - you should...
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

21. When looking ahead while driving - you should...
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.
25 MPH
15 MPH
Scan from side to side

22. 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.
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
Sell or transfer your vehicle

23. 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...
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
Should make room for the merging vehicles - if possible.
At all times
Slow down or stop - if necessary - and then make the turn.

24. You may not park your vehicle...
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Next to a red painted curb.
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

25. 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.
At all times.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop

26. Which of these statements is true about driving and taking medications?
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
You are approaching a railroad crossing

27. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
In an unmarked crosswalk.
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.

28. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Next to the broken line may pass.

29. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Under no circumstances
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

30. 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?
Solid red lights - flashing red lights - and blacked-out traffic lights.
Headlights.
The vehicle on the through road
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size

31. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
15 mph
100
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.

32. 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...
Under no circumstances.
Let the call go to voicemail.
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
Headlights.

33. You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should...
25 MPH
May not be crossed for any reason.
Steer your vehicle around the way - if possible.
Signal during the last 100 feet beore you turn.

34. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and...
They may not see you
Signal for 100 feet before turning
Look to the sides of your vehicle to see What is coming.
Low beams.

35. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
You are approaching a railroad crossing

36. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?
They may not see you
Slowing down to look at an accident scene
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
15 MPH

37. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions...
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
15 MPH
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
At all times

38. This red sign (YIELD) means you should...
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large size
Give the right of way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.

39. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
Next to the broken line may pass.
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.

40. If you are involved in a traffic collision - you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV...
Children under age one should not ride in the front seat in air bag-equiped vechicles.
At all times.
Imprisonment and/or fine of at least $2000.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.

41. When merging onto a freeway - you should be driving...
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.
15 MPH

42. When you see this yellow sign (CHILDREN CROSSING) - you should...
10 to 15 seconds.
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy
Drive between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unaccompanied
Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk.

43. 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...
Headlights.
Increase your chances of an accident.
Loading zone for passengers or mail only.
Use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

44. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street - you should start your turn from...
No - you can block traffic when you drive too slowly
Parked on a hill or sloping driveway
The lane closest to the left curb
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.

45. You must make a written report (SR 1) to DMV when...
Drive to the side of the road and stop in the designated area.
You have a collision and there is an injury or death
You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
15 MPH

46. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...
Look over your shoulder in the lane you want to enter
Stop as long as the red lights are flashing.
Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane.
At all times

47. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...
25 mph
Turned to the right (away from the street)
Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards.

48. When a traffic signal light is not working at an intersection - you should...
The first rain after a dry spell.
Come to a complete stop - then proceed when it is safe.
Before you start driving
At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic

49. Two sets of solid - double - yellow lines that are two or more feet apart...
At all times
No faster than 65 mph.
Low beams
May not be crossed for any reason.

50. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...
Must be marked with a red flag or lights.
At all times
Let the call go to voicemail.
If there is property damage in excess of $750 or if there are any injuries.