Test Flashcards
It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that is___________ or higher
- 05% – five hundredths of one percent
- 10% – One tenth of one percent
- 08% – Eight hundredths of one percen
0.08% – Eight hundredths of one percent
You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
Stay in your lane, slow down, and let it pass
Drive to the right edge of the road and slow down
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
For which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle:
Solid red lights, flashing red lights and blacked out traffic signals
Solid red lights, red arrows and flashing yellow lights
Solid red lights, flashing red lights and yellow lights
Solid red lights, flashing red lights and blacked out traffic signals
You may drive in a bike lane
No more than 200 feet before making a right turn
if you drive slower than 15mph
whenever bicyclists are not present
No more than 200 feet before making a right turn
Tailgating other drivers (driving too close to their rear bumper)
reduces collisions by preventing from being “cut off”
Can frustrate other drivers and make them angry
cannot result in traffic violation
Can frustrate other drivers and make them angry
You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you:
Sell or Transfer your vehicle
Paint your vehicle of a different color
Are cited for a traffic violation
Sell or Transfer your vehicle
Drivers are required to obey instructions from
Other drivers whose vehicles are broken down on the roadway
security guards patrolling parking lots
Flaggers (signal persons) at construction sites
Flaggers (signal persons) at construction sites
California’s “Basic Speed Law” says you must
Keep your speed close to that of other traffic
Always drive at the posted speed limit
Never drive faster than is safe for current conditions
Never drive faster than is safe for current conditions
Driving under the influence of any medication which impairs your driving is permitted
if you don’t feel drowsy
if it is prescribed by a physician
under no circumstances
under no circumstances
You are involved in a minor collision at an intersection. There are no injuries and 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
You want to park uphill on a two-way road and there is no curb. Which way do you turn your front wheels?
Right towards the side of the road
So they face straight ahead
Left towards the center of the road
Right towards the side of the road
If your cell phone rings while you are driving and you do not have a hands-free device you should
Check the incoming number before answering the call
Answer the call because it may be an emergency
Let the call go to voicemail
Let the call go to voicemail
A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles
Next to the broken line may pass
Next to the solid line may pass
In both directions may pass
Next to the broken line may pass
If you are riding in a vehicle equipped with a lap belt and also a separate shoulder belt, you are
Only required to use the shoulder belt
Require to use both the lap and shoulder belt
Only require to use the lap belt
Require to use both the lap and shoulder belt
When driving on a multilane street with two way traffic:
Drive along side the other vehicles so the drivers can see you
You should drive ahead or behind the other vehicles
It is safest to drive in the lane next to the center line
You should drive ahead or behind the other vehicles
What is the benefit of a space cushion around your vehicle
Other drivers can ‘cut’ in front of you, improving traffic flow
It inflates to protect you from injury in case of a collision
If another driver makes a mistake, you have time to react
If another driver makes a mistake, you have time to react
A flashing yellow traffic signal at an intersection means
Stop. Yield to all cross traffic before crossing in the intersection
Slow down and be alert at the upcoming intersection
You should treat the signal like a stop sign
Slow down and be alert at the upcoming intersection
Smoking inside a vehicle when a person younger than 18 years of age is present
Legal, if it is your child
Illegal at all times
Not restricted by law
Illegal at all times
You must yield to a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog
At all times
Only when a guide dog is leading the person across the street
Only is a crossing guard is present
At all times
You reach an intersection with stop signs on all four corners at the same time as the driver on your left. Who has the right of way:
The driver on your left has the right-of-way
Whoever if signaling to make a turn has the right-of-way
You have the right-of-way
You have the right-of-way
Blocking an intersection during “rush hour” traffic is not permitted
Unless you have the right of way or a green light
Unless you entered the intersection on a green light
Under any circumstances, even if your light is green
Under any circumstances, even if your light is green
Backing your vehicle is
Only dangerous in large vehicles
Always dangerous to do
Dangerous if you have a helper
Always dangerous to do
You are driving on the freeway behind a large truck, You should drive
To the right side of the truck and wait to pass
Closer behind the truck than for a passenger vehicle
Farther behind the truck than for a passenger vehicle
Farther behind the truck than for a passenger vehicle
The yellow signs means:
There is a sharp curve in the road ahead
The road ahead has many curves
The road ahead may be slippery
The road ahead has many curves
