CA DMV Practice 4
You are involved in a minor collision at an intersection. There are no injuries and there is very little vehicle damage. You should: Leave your vehicle in the traffic lane until law enforcement arrives; Move your vehicle out of the traffic lane, if possible; Not move your vehicle for any reason.
Move your vehicle out of the traffic lane, if possible.
To make a right turn at a corner, you: May not enter the bicycle lane; Should only merge into the bicycle lane if you stop before turning; Must merge into the bicycle lane before turning.
Must merge into the bicycle lane before turning.
If you are approaching a flashing red traffic light, you: Are traveling in the wrong direction; Must treat the intersection as if it is controlled by a stop sign; May not proceed until it changes to green.
Must treat the intersection as if it is controlled by a stop sign.
You may make a left turn on a red light only from a: One-way street onto a two-way street; One-way street onto a one-way street; Two-way street onto a one-way street.
One-way street onto a one-way street.
Various traffic control devices in construction and maintenance work areas are the color: Red; Orange; Yellow.
Orange.
When you drive through a construction zone, you should: Stop to watch the workers; Decrease your following distance; Pass the construction zone carefully and not "rubberneck."
Pass the construction zone carefully and not "rubberneck."
As you approach the top of a hill, you should: Speed up slightly; Prepare to stop, if needed; Maintain a steady speed.
Prepare to stop, if needed.
If it is necessary to make an emergency stop while driving on the interstate, you should: Sound your horn at passing cars to get their attention; Get out of your vehicle and flag down the first vehicle that passes; Pull off the road, turn on your emergency flashers, and stay in your vehicle, if you can.
Pull off the road, turn on your emergency flashers, and stay in your vehicle, if you can.
If your vehicle has a mechanical problem: Signal and pull into the slow lane; Stop in your lane and put on your hazard lights; Put on your hazard lights and pull off the road.
Put on your hazard lights and pull off the road.
When driving in work zones, you should: Increase your speed to get through the zone as quickly as possible; Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly; Maintain your normal speed the whole way through the zone.
Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly.
If you are being followed too closely on a two-lane road: Reduce your speed to slowly encourage the tailgater to drive around you; Speed up to increase the distance between you and the other car; Apply your brakes to slow down, then resume your original speed.
Reduce your speed slowly to encourage the tailgater to drive around you.
If you are riding in a vehicle equipped with a lap belt and a separate shoulder belt, you are: Only required to use the lap belt; Required to use both the lap and shoulder belts; Only required to use the shoulder belt.
Required to use both the lap and shoulder belts.
You want to park downhill on a two-way road and there is no curb. Which way do you turn your front wheels? Straight ahead; Right, toward the side of the road; Left, toward the center of the road.
Right, toward the side of the road.
Before returning to your original lane after passing another vehicle, you should: Beep your horn; See both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror; Flash your headlights.
See both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.
You enter a designated turn lane to make a left turn at an upcoming intersection. There is oncoming traffic. You should: Move to the left of the center lane; Signal before you arrive at the intersection; Turn your front wheels to the left to be prepared to turn.
Signal before you arrive at the intersection.
If you are being passed in a no passing zone, you should: Pull off the road; Maintain your speed and position; Slow down and let the other driver safely return to the drive lane.
Slow down and let the other driver safely return to the drive lane.
If you are driving and a tire suddenly goes flat, you should: Rapidly pump the brake pedal several times; Slow down gradually and not brake; Press down on the brake pedal as hard as you can.
Slow down gradually and not brake.
You exit the freeway on a ramp that curves downhill. You should: Slow to a safe speed before the curve; Slow to the posted speed limit for the freeway; Wait until you have entered the curve to begin braking.
Slow to a safe speed before the curve.
If a child is about to run into the street, you should: Start to prepare to slow down; Flash your headlights; Sound a sharp blast of your horn.
Sound a sharp blast of your horn.
When entering the interstate on a short entrance ramp where there is no acceleration lane, you should: Immediately enter the far-right traffic lane on the interstate and speed up to match the flow of traffic; Use the shoulder of the main road to get up to the speed of traffic; Speed up and enter the interstate only after you have identified a gap in traffic.
Speed up and enter the interstate only after you have identified a gap in traffic.
If your car begins to skid out of control, you should: Pump the brakes; Apply the brakes lightly; Stay off the brakes.
Stay off the brakes.
In traffic moving at 50 to 55 mph, you are least likely to have an accident if you: Drive a few miles per hour faster than most other vehicles; Stay within that speed range; Drive a few miles per hour slower than most other vehicles.
Stay within that speed range.
In inclement weather, you should: Steer off the road; Drive in a low gear; Steer and brake smoothly.
Steer and brake smoothly.
If you are driving and the rear end of your car starts skidding to the left, you should: Steer to the right; Steer to the left; Tap your brakes lightly and shift them into neutral.
Steer to the left.
Dim your headlights for oncoming vehicles or when you are within 300 feet of a vehicle: That you are approaching from behind; Approaching you from behind; That you have already passed.
That you are approaching from behind.
In a vehicle equipped with airbags, the safest place for children age 12 and under to ride is in: The front seat; The back seat; The bed of a pickup truck.
The back seat.
Which lane must you be in before making a left turn from a one-way street? The lane nearest the left curb; The lane nearest the center of the street; The lane nearest the right curb.
The lane nearest the left curb.
Vehicles stopped behind a school bus with its red lights flashing must remain stopped until: All students are off the bus; The stop arm is retracted; The stop arm is retracted and the bus resumes motion.
The stop arm is retracted and the bus resumes motion.
Always carefully look for motorcycles before you change lanes because: Their small size can make them hard to see; They usually have right-of-way at intersections; It is illegal for motorcycles to share traffic lanes.
Their small size can make them hard to see.
You must stop at the intersection ahead. Just before the intersection, you have to cross railroad tracks. You should stop before crossing the railroad tracks when: There isn't room on the other side for you to completely cross the tracks; The crossing is located in a city or town with frequent train traffic; You are transporting two or more children in a passenger vehicle.
There isn't enough room on the other side for you to completely cross the tracks.
Which of the following is true about vehicles displaying a diamond-shaped sign that indicates a hazardous load? They are not allowed to drive on freeways; They must stop before crossing railroad tracks; They are not allowed to exceed 35 mph.
They must stop before crossing railroad tracks.
Increase your following distance when driving behind a large vehicle: To better see around the sides of the vehicle; Because other drivers tend to pull behind large vehicles before trying to pass them; Because following too closely will get you caught in the vehicle's slipstream.
To better see around the sides of the vehicle.
If you park facing uphill where there is no curb, set the parking brake and: Turn your wheels toward the edge of the road; Turn your wheels away from the edge of the road; Keep your wheels straight.
Turn your wheels toward the edge of the road.
You should not start across an intersection if you know you will block the intersection when the light turns red: Under any circumstances; Unless you entered the intersection on a yellow light; Unless you entered the intersection on a green light.
Under any circumstances.
Which of the following statements is correct: Use your left foot to brake; Use your right foot for both braking and accelerating your vehicle. You should always brake abruptly to ensure stopping.
Use your right foot for both braking and accelerating your vehicle.
You are entering a freeway. Check traffic on the freeway by: Using your rearview and side mirrors; Using your rearview mirror; Using your side mirror and looking over shoulder.
Using your side mirror and looking over your shoulder.
If your car's suspension is bad, it can cause: Vehicle control problems; Squealing brakes; Slack in the steering.
Vehicle control problems.
Which of the following factors affect an individual's absorption of alcohol? Weight; Height; Intelligence
Weight.
When is it legal for minors to use a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving? When making a call while stopped at the red light; When making a call for emergency situations; Never.
When making a call for emergency situations.
U-turns in residential districts are legal: On a one-way street on a green arrow; When there are no vehicles approaching nearby; Across sets of solid double yellow lines.
When there are no vehicles approaching nearby.
After you have passed a vehicle moving in the same direction, it is safe to move back into the right lane: After about three seconds; When you can no longer see the passed vehicle over your right shoulder; When you can see the entire front of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.
When you can see the entire front of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.
You consent to take a chemical test for the alcohol content of your blood, breath, or urine: Only if you have been drinking alcohol; Whenever you drive in California; Only if you have a collision.
Whenever you drive in California.
Regulatory signs are: Green; Yellow; White.
White.
A blood alcohol concentration of 0.02%: Won't have any affect on your driving; Won't put others at risk; Will double your chances of having an accident.
Will double your chances of having an accident.
You may cross double yellow lines to pass another vehicle if the: Vehicle in front of you moves to the right to let you pass; Yellow line next to your side of the road is broken; Yellow line next to the opposite side of the road is broken.
Yellow line next to your side of the road is broken.
At intersections with a "yield" sign, you must: Yield the right-of-way to cross traffic that is near enough to cause conflict; Yield the right-of-way only to vehicles on your right; Always slow down and proceed without stopping.
Yield the right-of-way to cross traffic that is near enough to cause conflict.
When passing another vehicle, you should return to your original lane when: You can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror; You have cleared the front bumper of the passed vehicle; You are 50 feet in front of the passed vehicle.
You can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.
If you want to pass a bicyclist riding on the right edge of your lane: You must honk your horn before passing the bicyclist; You must not squeeze past the bicyclist; You may not pass the bicyclist for any reason.
You must not squeeze past the bicyclist (three feet).
When driving on gravel or dirt roads: Your tires grip the road better than when you are driving on the pavement; Your tires do not have as much traction as they do on pavement, so you must slow down; Visibility is better than on pavement.
Your tires do not have as much traction as they do on pavement, so you must slow down.
The speed limit at an uncontrolled railroad crossing is: 25 mph; 15 mph; 20 mph.
15 mph.
You are driving on a freeway with a posted speed limit of 65 mph. Traffic is heavy and moving at 35 mph. The best speed for your vehicle is most likely: 25 mph; 35 mph; 30 mph.
35 mph.
Alcohol in any concentration is: A stimulant; A depressant; Neither of the above.
A depressant.
There are oncoming vehicles to your left and a row of parked vehicles to your right. You should steer: Closer to the oncoming vehicles than the parked vehicles; Closer to the parked vehicles than the oncoming vehicles; A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles.
A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles.
Which of the following is most likely to be slippery in cold weather after snow or rain? A hilly, open road; A residential road; A road in a shaded area.
A road in a shaded area.
Which of these statements is true about drinking alcohol and driving? If you can walk in a straight line after drinking, it is safe to drive; If you are under the legal blood alcohol concentration limit, your driving isn't impaired; Alcohol affects judgment, which is need to drive safely.
Alcohol affects judgment, which is needed to drive safely.
Which of the following substances can affect the ability to drive? Tranquilizers, marijuana, and sedatives; Cough syrups and cold tablets containing codeine or antihistamines; All of the above.
All of the above.
Remove all snow, frost, and ice from: Just the windshield; All windows; Just the windshield and passenger window.
All windows.
Backing your vehicle is: Always dangerous; Dangerous if you have a helper; Only dangerous in large vehicles.
Always dangerous.
You are driving in the far right lane of a four-lane freeway and notice thick broken white lines on the left side of your lane. You are driving in: The carpool lane and must merge into the next lane; A special lane for slow-moving vehicles; An exit lane.
An exit lane.
You should increase the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead when you: Are following a small passenger vehicle; Are being tailgated by another driver; Are driving more slowly than the posted speed limit.
Are being tailgated by another driver.
You must look for bicyclists in the same lanes used by motor vehicles because they: Must ride facing oncoming traffic; Illegally share lanes with motor vehicles; Are entitled to share the road with motor vehicles.
Are entitled to share the road with motor vehicles.
When stopped at a red traffic light with a green arrow, you may proceed in the direction of the arrow if you: First come to a complete stop; Wait until the light changes; Are in the proper lane and the intersection is clear.
Are in the proper lane and the intersection is clear.
If there is a deep puddle on the road ahead, you should: Maintain the posted speed to make it through the water; Avoid the puddle if possible; Shift into neutral as you drive through the water.
Avoid the puddle if possible.
If you miss your exit on the freeway, you should not: Continue on the freeway and find an alternate route to your destination; Proceed to the next exit, leave the freeway, and return to your proper exit; Back up on the road or shoulder.
Back up on the road or shoulder.
If you see orange construction signs and cones on a freeway, you must: Slow down because the lane ends ahead; Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead; Change lanes and maintain your current speed.
Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead.
Adjust your rearview and side mirrors: Before you start driving; Whenever you need to use them; Before you get into the car.
Before you start driving.
At a railroad crossing, you must: Watch for vehicles that must stop at all railroad crossings (school buses, trucks carrying hazardous materials, etc.); Watch for multiple trains; Both of the above.
Both of the above.
When driving on an interstate, to avoid traffic merging from on-ramps to your right, the best thing to do is: Change lanes to the left; Slow down; Maintain your speed and position.
Change lanes to the left.
To enter a gap in highway traffic: Watch only the vehicles behind the gap; Check behind you, then watch the vehicle ahead; Speed up and let the other vehicles make way.
Check behind you, then watch the vehicle ahead.
When you see a [stop sign], you should stop and: Check for vehicles only in the direction that you plan on going, then proceed; Let all vehicles that arrive before or after you go first; Check for traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Check for traffic in all directions before proceeding.
Before stopping your vehicle at a traffic signal or sign, you should: Press down hard on the accelerator; Check your mirrors for surrounding traffic; Set the parking brake.
Check your mirrors for surrounding traffic.
Which of these is a safe driving technique? Using your high beam lights in the fog; Staring at the road ahead of your vehicle; Checking your rearview mirrors frequently.
Checking your rearview mirrors frequently.
Construction zones are generally: Square or rectangular with white and red coloring; Round or octagonal with black and yellow coloring; Diamond-shaped or rectangular with orange and black coloring.
Diamond-shaped or rectangular with orange and black coloring.
Fines in a construction zone are: Doubled; Tripled; Cut in half.
Doubled.
When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should: Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights; Turn on your high beam headlights to better see the vehicles ahead of you; Keep the instrument panel lights bright to be more visible to others.
Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights.
It is illegal to leave a child age six or younger unattended in a vehicle on a hot day: Even if they are secured in a child passenger safety system; If they are supervised by a person twelve years of age or older; Only if the key is in the ignition.
Even if they are secured in a child passenger restraint system.
To know where traffic is behind you: Frequently check your rearview mirror; Turn and look out your back window; Keep other vehicles out of your blind spots.
Frequently check your rearview mirror.
What is the only medically proven method of removing alcohol or other drug combinations from your system? Breathe in some fresh air; Give your body time; Drink coffee
Give your body time.
Changing from one lane to another is best done: Quickly and often; When a car is in your blind spot; Gradually and carefully.
Gradually and carefully.
If you drive 55 mph in a 55 mph zone, you can be given a speeding ticket: Under no circumstances because it is always legal; If the road or weather conditions require a slower speed; Only if you are approaching a sharp curve in the road.
If the road or weather conditions require a slower speed (Basic Speed Law).
Smoking inside a vehicle with a person younger than 18 years of age is: Legal, if it is your child; Illegal at all times; Not restricted by law.
Illegal at all times.
You are preparing to exit the interstate. When should you start reducing your speed? About halfway through the deceleration lane; As you approach the deceleration lane; Immediately upon entering the deceleration lane.
Immediately upon entering the deceleration lane.
On a freeway, you should look farther ahead than you would on a city street: In order to see potential hazards early; Because it takes a quarter of a mile to stop your vehicle completely; Because it helps you keep up with traffic.
In order to see potential hazards clearly.
Stopping distances and the severity of collisions: Decrease as a vehicle's speed increases; Are not affected by a vehicle's speed; Increase as a vehicle's speed increases.
Increase as a vehicle's speed increases.
You should use your horn when: Another vehicle is in your way; It may help prevent a collision; Another driver makes a mistake.
It may help prevent a collision.
Using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle is considered a distraction because: It causes the driver to be concerned about the cost of the call; It occupies the driver's hands, eyes, and mind; It is an activity that draws the attention of other drivers.
It occupies the driver's hands, eyes, and mind.
Any amount of alcohol in the blood may affect a driver's: Right-of-way privileges; Judgment and physical coordination; Knowledge.
Judgment and physical coordination.
The first thing alcohol affects is: Vision; Judgment; Balance.
Judgment.
Streets and highways are most slippery: When it has been raining hard for several hours; When they are clean and dry; Just after it starts to rain.
Just after it starts to rain.
Continuous hard braking on ice and snow often: Helps you stop faster; Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering; Keeps the brakes from freezing.
Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering.
Make room for cars that are entering the freeway by: Slowing down; Merging into a different lane; Maintaining your speed and position.
Merging into a different lane.
Blue traffic signs offer information on: motorist services; Construction and maintenance; Mileage information, such as distances to specific locations.
Motorist services.
When you want to change lanes, you should never: Move into another lane while within an intersection; Check your blind spot by looking over your shoulder; Check for other drivers moving into the same lane.
Move into another lane while within an intersection.