rules of the road Flashcards
You may drive off the paved roadway to pass another vehicle
FALSE
When approaching a railroad crossing with no warning device, the speed limit is:
15 mph
Dim your high-beam headlights to low-beams within ______ feet when a vehicle is coming towards you
500
A blue curb means
Parking for disabled persons with a special placard or license plate.
There is a school bus ahead of you in your lane with flashing yellow lights. You should:
Slow down and be prepared to stop
California’s “Basic Speed Law” says
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
You just sold your vehicle. You must notify ______ within __ days
DMV, 5
Looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about __ seconds helps you to ______________
10, avoid last minute moves
A person convicted of reckless driving or engaging in a speed contest that causes injury to another person is subject to:
Imprisonment and/or fine
You may legally block an intersection:
Under no circumstances
When you park on a hill, your vehicle could roll due to an equipment failure. Remember to:
Set the break and leave the vehicle in park
If you are involved in a traffic collision with property damage of $1000 or more, you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to:
DMV
You may not park your vehicle:
Next to a red painted curb
If you are involved in a traffic collision and no one is injured, you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to:
DMV
Treat lines as a barrier when
Two sets of solid, double yellow lines are spaced two or more feet apart.
You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and:
Signal five feet before turning
You are driving on a freeway and the posted speed limit is 65 mph. The traffic is traveling at 70 mph. You may legally drive:
No faster than 65 mph
When is it safe to enter an intersection on a solid green light?
When you have enough space to cross the intersection before the light turns red.
You are getting ready to make a right turn. You should:
Slow down or stop, look left-right-forward-left, and make the turn when safe.
You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive:
Farther behind the truck than you would a passenger vehicle to be out of the truck driver’s blind spot.
You are driving and a dust storm blows across the freeway reducing your visibility. You should drive slower and turn on your:
Headlights
If a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway with a dividing barrier, vehicles traveling in the opposite direction are:
Not required to stop
Do not cross a solid double yellow line in the center of the roadway to:
Pass another vehicle
When backing out of an angled parking space, you should always move slowly and:
Look over your right shoulder
Lanes of traffic moving in the opposite direction are divided by __ lines.
Yellow
Two sets of solid double yellow lines spaced two feet or more apart:
Should be treated as a solid wall and not be crossed
If a school bus stops to unload children on a two-lane highway, vehicles traveling in the opposite direction are:
Required to stop until the stop signal on the bus is withdrawn
Turn your front wheels toward the curb when you are parked:
Facing downhill
Turn your front wheels away from the curb when you are parked:
Facing uphill
The “Implied Consent Law” says you have agreed to take a test for the alcohol content of your blood:
Whenever you drive in the state
You may drive in a bike lane:
No more than 200 feet before making right turn
A “no stopping” sign means that, unless directed to do so by a policeman, you may stop only:
To avoid conflict with other traffic
A good safety rule, when you are sure you have a legal right-of-way, is:
Never insist on it
White signs with black writing are:
Regulatory signs (speed limit, no U-turn)
A yellow curb means:
Loading or unloading passengers
