permit test
To avoid last minute moves, you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about:
10-15 seconds
The speed limit in any alley is:
15 mph
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:
15 mph
At an uncontrolled intersection where you cannot see cross traffic until you are just about to enter the intersection, the speed limit is:
15 mph. The speed limit for a blind intersection is 15 mph. An intersection is considered "blind" if there are no stop signs on any corner and you cannot see for 100 feet in either direction during the last 100 feet before crossing.
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a residential area is:
25 mph
With a Class C driver's license a person may drive:
A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6,000 pounds.
Which child would require a child passenger restraint system?
A 7-year old who is 4'8. Children who are eight years old or older, or who have reached at least 4 feet 9 inches in height, may use a properly secured safety belt meeting federal standards. Other children must be seated in a child passenger restraint system.
When you are behind a motorcycle, you should:
Allow for more following distance. Motorcycles can stop quickly and following them too closely endangers your life and that of the motorcyclist.
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:
An exit lane. Freeway lanes that are ending will usually be marked by large broken lines painted on the pavement. If you are driving in a lane marked with these broken lines, be prepared to exit the freeway or for the lane to end.
Driver must use their seat belt:
And failure to do so will result in a traffic ticket
When you are merging onto the freeway, you should be driving:
At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway.
When a school bus is stopped on the road ahead to load or unload children, you must:
Come to a complete stop until the RED LIGHT stops flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn
You are approaching a green traffic light and traffic is blocking the intersection. What is the best thing to do?
Don't enter the intersection until you can get completely across and through the intersection before the light turns red.
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.
Which of these statements is true about drugs and driving?
Even the over-the counter-drug can impair your driving. It is illegal to drive if you are under the influence of drugs.
Before you change lanes, you should check your mirrors and:
Glance over your shoulders. Before changing lanes, you should also ensure that no drivers are attempting to drive into the same spot from a different lane.
If you approach a traffic light with a red signal and a police officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping, you should:
Go through the intersection without stopping because the police officer directing traffic lights always override posted traffic lights.
If you have trouble seeing other vehicles because of dust or smoke blowing across the roadway, you should drive more slowly and turn on your:
Headlights
If you are involved in a traffic collision, you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV:
If there is property damage in excess of $1,000 or if there are any injuries.
A person may legally ride in the back of a pickup truck when:
In a secured seat while using approved seat belts.
It is illegal to park your vehicle
In an unmarked crosswalk
On a freeway, you should look further ahead than you would on a city street:
In order to see potential hazard early
Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
If your cell phone rings while you are driving and you do not have a hands-free device, you should:
Let the call go into the voicemail
A white painted curb means
Loading zone for passengers or mail only
Which of these statements is true about changing lanes?
Look over your right shoulder for a right lane change and your left shoulder for a left lan change aka the best way to check BLINDSPOTS.
When driving under snowy or icy conditions
Make speed and directional changes more gradually as you would otherwise. NEVER USE A CRUISE control bc if the vehicle lost contact with the road, you are not able to control your vehicle.
If you must park your vehicle in an area not usually used for parking:
Make sure your vehicle is visible for drivers approaching from any direction
You are on the freeway and traffic is merging into your lane. You should:
Making room for merging traffic, if possible
Two sets of solid, double, yellow lines that are two or more feet apart:
May not be crossed for any reason.
When entering the interstate, check for a gap in traffic in the nearest lane, adjust your speed to match traffic, signal, and:
Merge carefully into the gap
When being followed by a tailgater, which will help you avoid being hit from behind?
Merging into another lane to prevent collisions
There are two traffic lanes moving in your direction. You are driving in the left lane and many vehicles are passing you on the right. If the driver behind you wishes to drive faster, you should:
Move onto the right lane when it is safe To drive quickly, pass or turn left. Use the right lane when driving more slowly with the surrounding traffic.
If you are continually being passed on the right and the left while driving in the center lane of an expressway, you should:
Move to the lane on your right. If a road has four or more lanes with two-way traffic, drive in the right lanes unless you are passing or turning left. If you are on an interstate highway and are driving below the speed of the flow of traffic, use the right lane.
California's basic laws says you must:
Never drive faster than is safe for current conditions. For example, if you drive at 45 mph in a 55 mph zone during a dense fog, even though you are below the posted limit, you may be cited for driving "too fast for conditions."
You may not park your vehicles:
Next to a red painted curb. However, busses may stop at a red curb zone marked for buses.
You may drive a motor vehicle in a bike lane
No more than 200 feet before making a right turn
Should you always drive more slowly than other traffic?
No, you can block the traffic if you drive too slowly
Large trucks turning onto a street with two lanes in each direction:
Often have to use the left lane to complete the turn. Large trucks must often swing wide to complete a right turn. A truck making a right turn may initially appear to be turning left because of the need to swing wide. When behind a turning truck, you should pay attention to the truck's turn signal to be aware of which way the trucker actually intends to turn.
excessive speed
Often leads to high-risk decision-making
At dawn or dusk and in rain or snow, it can be hard to see and be seen. A good way to let other drivers know you are there is to turn:
On your headlights
LOOK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BEFORE ENTERING ANY INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT BECAUSE:
Other vehicles might enter the intersection against a red light
To see vehicles in your blind spots, you should check:
Over your shoulders. By definition, blind spots are areas that cannot be seen using your mirrors.
On a multilane road, a dashed yellow line next to a solid yellow line means:
Passing is permitted only from the direction next to the dashed line. Drivers next to the solid line may not pass.
A broken yellow centerline
Passing on the LEFT is PERMITTED when the way ahead clear. NEVER CROSS SOLID YELLOW LINE
If you are being followed too closely on a two-lane road:
Reduce your speed slowly to encourage the tailgater to drive around you. If you are being followed too closely by another driver, merge into a different lane. If there is no lane available for merging, wait until the road ahead is clear and slowly reduce your speed. This will encourage the tailgater to drive around you.
If you are about to be hit from the rear, you SHOULD NOT:
Release your seat belt. If your vehicle is hit from the rear while you are in forward motion, your body will be thrown backward. Brace yourself by pressing against the back of your seat and putting your head against the head restraint to prevent whiplash. Maintain a firm grip on the steering wheel and be ready to apply your brakes to avoid being pushed into another vehicle.
You want to park uphill on a two-way road and there is no curb. Which direction do you turn your front wheels?
Right, toward the side of the road. When parking either uphill or downhill on a road that has no curb, you should turn your wheels so that the vehicle will roll away from the center of the road if the brakes fail.
You must notice the DMV within 5 days if you:
Sell or transfer your vehicle
A flashing yellow traffic signal at an intersection means:
Slow down and be alert at the upcoming intersection
You see a flashing yellow light at the upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means:
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully. The flashing yellow light warns you to proceed with caution. Yield to any pedestrians, bicyclists or vehicles in the intersection.
What should you do at an intersection with a flashing yellow signal light?
Slow down and cross the intersection carefully. Yield to any pedestrians, bicyclists, or vehicles in the intersection. You do not need to stop for a flashing yellow traffic signal light.
As you approach an intersection with a flashing yellow light:
Slow down and proceed with caution.
If your vehicle starts to lose traction because of water on the road, you should:
Slow down gradually and not apple the brake. When driving in heavy rain at speeds as low as 30 mph, your tires may lose all contact with the road and instead ride up on a layer of water above the surface of the road. This is called "hydroplaning."
Which of the following blocks the smooth flow of the traffic?
Slow down to look at the collision scene
You are approaching an intersection at the posted limit when the signal turn yellow, you should:
Stop before entering the intersection, if you can do so safely. A solid yellow light means "caution" and signals that the light will soon turn red. You should stop at a solid yellow light if you can do so safely; otherwise, you should cautiously cross the intersection.
The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What should you do?
Stop, proceeding slowly when all the pedestrians have crossed.
Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?
Tank trucks marked with hazardous materials placards
Roadways are the most slippery when:
The first rain after a dry spell
TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A TWO-WAY STREET FROM A TWO-WAY STREET, START IN THE RIGHT LANE AND END IN:
The lane closest to the curb(right)
To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street, you should start your turn from:
The lane closest to the left curb.
Which lane must you be in before making a left turn from a one-way street?
The lane nearest the left curb
Vehicles stopped behind a school bus with its red lights flashing must remain stopped until:
The stop arm is retracted and the bus resumes motion. When a school bus is flashing its red lights and has its stop arm extended, motorists must come to a full stop until the lights are turned off, the stop arm is withdrawn, and the bus begins moving again.
Extra space in front of a large truck is needed for:
The truck to stop the vehicle
Increase your following distance when driving behind a large vehicle:
To better see around the sides of the vehicles. Drivers of trucks, buses, vans, and any vehicles pulling campers or trailers may not be able to see you if you are driving directly behind them. Additionally, large vehicles can block your view of the road, so increase your following distance to look around the sides of the vehicle and see the road ahead.
While driving, you should look 10 to 15 seconds ahead of you:
To see potential hazards early
Yellow lines separate:
Traffic moving in opposite directions on a two-way road
When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb, your front wheels should be:
Turned to the right (away from the street) or toward the road
Blocking an intersection during "rush hour" traffic is not permitted:
Under any circumstances, even if your light is green Even if your light is green, you should not enter an intersection unless you can get completely across before the light turns red.
You may drive off the paved road to pass another passengers:
Under no circumstance
You can drive off the road to pass another vehicle:
Under no circumstances
You should not start across an intersection if you know you will block the intersection when the light turns red:
Under no circumstances
If you are convicted of driving with an excessive blood alcohol concentration (BAC), you may be sentenced to serve:
Up to six months in jail. If you are convicted of DUI (driving under influence) for the first time and you have an excessive BAC level, you may be sentenced to serve up to six months in jail and may be required to pay a fine between $390 and $1,000. Your vehicle may be impounded and is subject to storage fees.
When parking your vehicle on any hill:
Use your parking brake and leave the vehicle in gear or "park".
Which of the following factors affect an individual's absorption of alcohol?
Weight, their biological sex, the amount of food in their digestive tract and the number of alcoholic beverages they have consumed. The only thing to remove alcohol from a person's system us to WAIT
You should allow an extra cushion of space:
When following a driver who cannot see the rear of their vehicles
Which of the following scenarios should your wheels NOT pointed straight ahead?
When parked on a hill or slowing driveway so the wheels don't roll into the traffic if the brakes fail
U-turns in residential districts are legal:
When there are no vehicles approaching nearby within 200 feet. They are also permitted when a traffic sign, light, or signal protects you from approaching vehicles.
When using a roundabout, drivers should
Yield to traffic already in the roundabout. A roundabout is a circular intersection that usually does not include a traffic signal and flows in a counterclockwise direction around a central island. Motorists must enter from the right, yielding to traffic already in the roundabout, and follow the circle to the right until the desired roadway is reached.
You may pass a vehicle when:
You are on a road with a broken line. A single broken line indicates that drivers may cross from either lane to change lanes. Dashed yellow lines alongside solid yellow lines indicate that passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken line, but not from the lane next to the solid line. Only change lanes when it is safe to do so.
When you tailgate other drivers (drive closely to their rear bumper):
You can frustrate the other driver and make them 😡
When passing another vehicle, you should return to your original lane when:
You can see both headlights of the passed vehicles with your rear mirrors. This ensures that you will have enough room to safely pull back in front of the other vehicle.
3. YOU ARE IN A TRUCK'S BLIND SPOT IF:
You can't see the truck driver in his or her side mirror
It is more dangerous to drive at night than during the day because:
You cannot see as far ahead at night
What is the difference between traffic lights with red arrows and those with solid red lights?
You cannot turn on a red arrow, even if you stop first. You may sometimes turn right when stopped by a solid red light. You may never turn left or right when stopped by a traffic light with a red arrow.
When driving on a multilane street with two-way traffic:
You should drive ahead of or behind other vehicles. Driving directly alongside another vehicle could create a collision if the other driver crowds your lane or tries to change lanes without looking.
Water can cause a vehicle to hydroplane.
Your car can hydroplane at the speed as low as: 35 mph. Hydroplaning occurs when there is standing water on a roadway. At speeds up to 35 mph, most tires will channel water away from the tire. As your speed increases past 35 mph, tires cannot channel the water as well and your tires may start to lose contact with the road and ride over the water like a set of water skis.
You may cross a double yellow line to pass another vehicle if the yellow line next to:
Your side of the road is a broken line. Double yellow lines in the center of the road indicate you may pass if the broken line is next to your driving lane.
When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street:
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.
Increase the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead when you
being tailgated by another driver. DO NOT BRAKE SUDDENLY and SLOWLY MERGE INTO ANOTHER LANE TO prevent collisions
Sudden wind gusts on highways:
can be a problem for all vehicles
When backing up, you must
look behind your vehicle, not just un the rearview mirror. Look through the rear window, placing your right arm on the back of the passenger seat and do not depend on your rearview on side mirrors as mirrors do not show directly behind your vehicle.
When driving in fog, you should use your
low beam headlights bc high beams will reflect back to the driver and causing glare
When being passed by another vehicle:
maintain a constant speed and yield to passing vehicles
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
15. WHERE SHOULD YOU PARK WHEN YOUR TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATES ON A HIGHWAY?
off the pavement
When driving in work zones, you should:
reduce your speed and prepare too top suddenly. Obey posted limits
You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and:
signal 100 feet before turning
If a truck or bus needs to make a right turn and you are also turning right
wait until the truck or bus turn because you don't want to suffer a serious crash
When turning left at an intersection
yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn. Once the intersection is clear and applicable signals allow, you may complete the turn.
