Class C License Test
Starting in January, 1990 how many days do you have to report to DMV the sale or transfer of your vehicle?
5 days.
You are driving a slow moving vehicle on a winding two-lane highway. You must pull over when it is safe and let other drivers pass when you are followed by:
5 or more vehicles.
Drinking drivers are involved in about __________ of California's fatal traffic crashes.
50%
What is the purpose of a turn-out lane:
To allow other drivers to pass you.
Blocking an intersection is:
Never permitted.
A passenger vehicle may NOT tow:
Two trailers.
Your regular Class C driver's license may be suspended or revoked when your driver record shows a violation point count of:
4 points in 12 months, 6 in 24 months or 8 in 36 months.
California's "basic speed law" says, in addition to obeying the maximum speed limit, drivers must keep in mind:
Road, traffic and weather conditions.
It is against the law to enter an intersection when:
The light is flashing red and you have not come to a complete stop first.
To be sure a lane is clear before moving into it, you should:
Turn your head and look.
When parking your vehicle headed uphill on the two-way street with a curb, the front wheels should be:
Turned away from the curb and allowed to roll back against the curb.
When parking your vehicle headed downhill on a two-way street, the front wheels should be:
Turned to the right, against the curb.
Breaking studies have shown that a tractor-trailer traveling at 55 mph needs __________ the distance to stop as an automobile.
Two times.
When may you legally go around or under a railroad crossing gate?
Under no circumstances.
When waiting to make a left turn, you should give the right-of-way to drivers coming from the opposite direction:
Until all dangerous close vehicles have passed.
If you see orange construction signs and cones on a freeway, you must:
Watch out for workers and slow moving equipment.
When should you give up your legal right-of-way?
When it will help prevent accidents.
Collisions are more likely to happen:
When one driver is going faster or slower than other drivers on the road.
If you are arrested for drunk driving and refuse to submit to a chemical test of the alcohol content of your blood:
Your driving privilege will be suspended.
Seat belts properly worn:
Are required by law.
A good safety rule when you are sure you have the legal right-of-way is to:
Never insist on it.
One of the most common causes of collisions is:
Unsafe speed.
You may not "double park"
At any time.
Driving with only your parking lamps lighted is:
Forbidden by law.
If you become angry or upset you should:
"Cool off" before driving.
At a railroad crossing without gates or controls, where you can't see the tracks 400 feet in both directions, the speed limit is:
15 mph.
When you approach a "blind" intersection (you can't see 100 feet down the cross street) and there is no STOP or YIELD sign placed at the corner, the speed limit is:
15 mph.
How soon before the corner should you enter a bicycle lane for a right turn you wish to make at the corner?
200 feet.
In a posted school zone where children are going to and from a school, you may drive no faster than:
25 mph.
In a posted school zone where children are going to or coming from a school, you may drive no faster than __________ unless a lower speed limit is posted.
25 mph.
When there are no signs showing other limits, the speed limit in a business or residential district is:
25 mph.
You are passing a school and see children near the street. You may not drive faster than:
25 mph.
What can happen to you if you drive with a suspended or revoked drivers license?
A fine or time in jail.
Which of the following is NOT considered a pedestrian?
A person using a motorized bicycle.
Driving so slowly as to interfere with the normal or reasonable flow of traffic, except when necessary for safety, is:
A violation of the law.
When you enter a freeway from an on-ramp and merge with traffic, you should be driving at:
About the same speed as the freeway traffic.
If you are the first person to stop to give assistance at a collision scene, you should drive off the road:
After you have passed the collision scene.
Driving under the influence of any drug which makes you drive unsafely is:
Against the law.
Using the unpaved shoulder of the road to pass to the right of a vehicle ahead of you is:
Against the law.
When a mechanical signal or flashing light is operating at a railroad crossing you must:
Always stop.
A child under 4 years old or weighing less than 40 pounds, in a moving automobile, must be fastened in an approved safety seat:
Always.
You must look for bicycle riders in the same lanes used by motor vehicles because they:
Are entitled to share the road with you.
You must always look carefully for motorcycles before you change lanes or make a left turn because they:
Are hard to see.
Lap and shoulder belt combinations in your vehicle:
Are usually safer than lap belts only.
When coming to a corner where there is a stop sign, you must first stop:
At the crosswalk.
You may cross over a double line on the road to pass another driver if the line on your side of the road is:
Broken.
When you leave your lane to pass another vehicle, you know you have enough room to return to your driving lane when you:
Can see both of the other vehicle's headlights in your rear view mirror.
Orange colored signs and flags can mean be alert for:
Changed road conditions.
Sometimes you will need more than a "3-second" space cushion between you and the vehicle ahead of you. One of these times would be when you are:
Crowded by a tailgater.
When you hear the siren or see the red emergency light of a closely approaching ambulance, police vehicle, or fire truck, you must:
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop.
Effective January 1, 1990, the law states that you are legally drunk when your blood alcohol concentration reaches a minimum of:
Eight hundredths (0.08) of one percent.
The maximum legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level for a persons age 21 or older is:
Eight hundredths (0.08) of one percent.
You're involved in an accident with more than $500 in damages. You must:
Make a written report (SR 1) to the DMV.
Which one of the following is NOT a safe driving habit?
Fix your eyes on the vehicle ahead.
Pedestrians using guide dogs or carrying white canes must be:
Given the right-of-way at all times.
Carpool lanes are marked with a diamond symbol (♦). To use these lanes during the special hours shown on the signs, you must:
Have the minimum number of passengers shown on the signs.
You may cross over a double yellow line on the road to pass another vehicle:
If the line on your side of the road is broken.
A person may ride in the back of a pickup truck:
If the pickup truck has an enclosed camper or camper shell.
What is a general rule for passenger vehicles regarding blind spots for large trucks and buses?
If you can't see the vehicle's mirrors, you can be sure that the truck or bus driver can't see you.
It is against the law to have an open alcoholic beverage container in your vehicle, except:
In the trunk.
Which of the following is true about double parking?
It is illegal under all circumstances.
Yellow lines are used to separate:
Lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions.
If you hit a parked car and cannot find the owner, you must:
Leave a note on or in the car.
On long drives, to help keep yourself alert and awake in addition to pulling off the road and resting, you should:
Let fresh air into the vehicle.
A yellow painted curb means that stopping or parking is permitted only for:
Loading or unloading freight or passengers.
Looking ahead while driving means that you should:
Look at everything - scanning.
When backing a passenger vehicle out of a parking place, you should always:
Look back over your shoulder.
Before changing lanes in traffic, you need to:
Look over your shoulder to be sure the lane you want to use is clear.
When driving in heavy fog, you should greatly reduce your normal driving speed and use:
Low beam headlights.
You will more easily spot a hazard ahead if you keep your eyes:
Moving (scanning).
On a highway with fewer than four lanes in one direction, a passenger vehicle towing a trailer:
Must travel in the lane farthest to the right or in a special marked lane.
If your vehicle has a steering locking device, should you ever turn off the ignition while it is still in motion?
No; the steering wheel will lock and you can lose control of your vehicle.
You may drive faster than 55 mph:
On certain freeways only.
At an intersection with stop signs at all four (or more) corners, you must yield the right-of-way to the driver:
On your right.
Where a left turn at an intersection can be started from either of two lanes, a U-turn can be started from:
Only the left lane.
You must not cross a solid double line in the center of the roadway to:
Overtake and pass another vehicle.
To help avoid being hit from the rear by another driver when preparing to turn, you should:
Signal at least 100 feet before you turn.
When you come to a corner where there is a flashing yellow light, you must:
Slow down and cross carefully.
You should check traffic behind you:
So you will know if you are being followed by a tailgater.
A flashing red light at an intersection means that you must:
Stop before entering.
When a school bus has stopped on the road ahead of you and is showing flashing red lights, you must:
Stop until the lights stop flashing.
If a driver ahead of you has stopped at a crosswalk, you should:
Stop, then proceed when safe.
Defensive driving is:
The art of driving to stay safe.
If a pedestrian is crossing at an intersection where there are not traffic controls or crosswalks:
The pedestrian has the right-of-way.
Both right and left turn signals are flashing on a moving passenger vehicle at the same time. This signal means:
There may be a hazard or an accident ahead.
A pedestrian crossing at a corner has the right-of-way:
Whether or not a crosswalk is marked.
You may make a right turn at a red light:
Without an okay sign, if you can move safely.
Which is the correct meaning of the colored curb marking?
Yellow - load or unload only.
Should you try to keep a "space cushion" around your vehicle whenever possible?
Yes, when another driver makes a mistake, you will have time to react.
Can your passenger, age 16 or older, receive a ticket for not wearing his or her seat belt?
Yes.
It is against the law to enter an intersection or crosswalk when:
You cannot cross without blocking traffic from either side.
If your vehicle is parked and becomes a runaway hitting another vehicle:
You have to make a written report to the local law enforcement agency or to the CHP.