DMV Test #12 Answers

To avoid becoming an aggressive driver, you should:

Allow enough travel time to reach your destination on schedule.

What should you do in case of a steering failure?

Don't panic. Turn on your emergency lights to let other drivers know you are having car problems. Move toward the side of the road and bring the car to a gradual stop.

A flashing yellow light means:

Drive with caution.

What does this sign indicate?

Drivers will soon be on a roadway with two-way traffic.

A curb painted red means:

No parking or stopping

This road sign means:

Right turn is not permitted

This road sign means:

Slow down, slippery when wet

This sign means:

The highway ahead is divided into two one-way roadways.

What should you do if your rear wheels start to skid?

Turn the steering wheel in the direction the vehicle is trying to go.

This road sign means:

You must bear either right or left

This sign warns drivers of:

a bridge ahead, wide enough to accommodate two lanes of traffic, but with very little clearance.

Road signs that point out scenic areas and parks are:

brown and white.

To avoid glare from headlights of an approaching car:

don't look directly into the oncoming headlights, look toward the right edge of your lane.

Slow moving vehicles shall turn or pull off the roadway when there are ________ vehicles in line behind them?

five or more

If you hear a thumping sound while driving, you should:

get off the road and check your tires.

Green and white signs:

give information about directions and distances.

Implied Consent Law means that:

if asked by an officer, you will take a test to determine alcohol or drug content in your blood.

When in a motor vehicle on a highway, it is:

illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in the passenger compartment.

When driving in bad weather, drivers should:

increase the following distance.

As the percentage of alcohol in your blood (BAC) increases, you become:

more intoxicated.

When parking on a public road, drivers should:

move as far away from traffic as possible.

The only effective way to reduce your blood alcohol content (BAC) is:

not to drink over a period of time.

If your car becomes disabled on a highway, you should:

park with all four wheels off the highway, if possible.

To reduce their chances of colliding with an animal, drivers should:

scan the sides of the road to watch for the reflection of vehicle headlights in the eyes of animals AND look well down the road and far off to each side.

Pentagonal signs are used to indicate:

school crossings.

A thumping sound can be a warning:

that a tire blowout is about to occur.

Before a school bus stops to load passengers, the driver will usually flash:

yellow warning lights.

Double solid lines on the roadway mean:

you can not go across the lines except to turn left to enter or leave the highway AND you cannot pass.

Driving at night is more dangerous because:

you cannot see as far ahead at night.

If you remain in the back blind spot of a large vehicle:

you increase the chance of a crash.