IOWA DRIVER'S LICENSE PRACTICE TEST

There is an emergency vehicle coming from behind you with its emergency lights on and flashing. You should:

Pull over to the right and stop

By looking ahead, to the sides of your vehicle and behind your vehicle as you drive, you will:

See potential problems and become better prepared to react.

You see a school bus with flashing amber (yellow) lights. What is the bus driver doing?

Signaling to other motorists that the bus will soon be stopping to load or unload school children.

If you are on a two-lane highway when meeting an oncoming school bus with its amber (yellow) warning lights flashing, you must:

Slow to 20 mph and prepare to stop.

If the gates at a railroad crossing are down and red lights are flashing, you should:

Stop and proceed only when the gates are raised and the lights have stopped flashing.

You are traveling on a two- or three-lane road and meet a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing. You must:

Stop and remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn.

What is the only medically proven method to remove alcohol or other drug combinations from your system?

Time

Orange is the basic color of signs used in construction work zones to alert drivers. True or false?

True

The posted speed limit is the fastest you can drive in the posted area. You must reduce your speed to a lower speed that is safe for the conditions and circumstances that exist whenever necessary. True or false?

True

To avoid panic stops:

Watch for things in the roadway well ahead of you.

The shape of this sign tells you it is a:

What type of sign is this?

Passing is prohibited when

You are within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad crossing

When changing lanes:

You must yield to vehicles in that lane.

Unless a sign is posted, you may turn right at a red light if:

You stop and yield to pedestrians and other vehicles before turning.

When driving on gravel or dirt roads:

Your tires do not have as much traction, so you must drive slower.

You should always travel:

according to weather and road conditions.

A flashing yellow light means:

slow down and proceed with caution

Because driving involves some risk, it is wise to continually improve your driving and observation skills.

true

It is unlawful in Iowa for any driver to read, write or send a text message while driving.

true

Orange is the basic color of signs used in construction work zones to alert drivers

true

In speed zones of 45 mph or less, you must signal your turn continuously during the last ______feet before turning

100 feet

What is a dangerous thing to do in work zones?

1: Tailgate another vehicle. 2: Fail to carefully watch for workers and moving equipment.

Headlights are required, day or night, when visibility is less than:

500 ft

What is a safe backing technique?

Accelerate gently and smoothly while looking carefully behind you.

When you are behind a motorcycle, you should:

Allow more following distance

According to the Iowa Implied Consent Law for both resident and nonresident drivers:

An arrested driver may be asked to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol content in his/her blood and refusal to submit to chemical testing will result in the driver's driving privileges being withdrawn.

Blind spots are:

Areas of the road that cannot be seen even when looking into your mirrors. Check over your shoulders to avoid hitting vehicles that are in your blind spots when you change lanes.

What are blind spots?

Areas of the road that cannot be seen even when looking into your mirrors. Check over your shoulders to avoid hitting vehicles that are in your blind spots when you change lanes.

When you are merging onto the freeway or interstate, you should be driving:

At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway or interstate.

When changing lanes, you should never:

Change lanes abruptly or on the spur of the moment.

When preparing to make a left turn from a two-way street, you should drive:

Close to the center line

The best way to keep your car from hydroplaning (tires riding on top of water) is:

Keep your speed down