CA DMV Permit Test 2021 (100 Top Questions)

25 July 2022
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You may drive a motor vehicle in a bike lane
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No more than 200 feet before making a right turn
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You drive defensively when you:
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Keep your eyes moving to look for possible hazards.
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When driving in fog, you should use your:
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Low beams
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When driving in fog, you should:
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Slow down and use your low beam headlights
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This yellow side means: (Yellow diamond with an arrow pointing up and another right curved lane intersecting) kinda looks like a Y upside down
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Merging traffic ahead
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Collisions are more likely to happen when:
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One vehicle is traveling faster or slower than the flow of traffic
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With a Class C driver license, a person may drive:
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A 3-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6,000 pounds
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You may make a left turn on a red light only from a:
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One-way street onto a one way street
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It is illegal to leave a child age six or younger unattended in the vehicle on a hot day:
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Even if they are secured in a child passenger restraint system
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If you approach a stopped school bus that has its lights flashing and signal arm extended, you should:
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Stop
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Reaction time is slower after:
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drinking alcohol
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At intersections, crosswalks, and railroad crossings, you should always
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Look to the sides of your vehicle to see what is coming
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It is necessary to use your low beams anytime you are:
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In fog
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When used on roadways, bicycles are considered:
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vehicles
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If you come across livestock or other animals on a roadway, you should:
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Slow down and stop
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Before you enter an intersection, you should look to your:
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Left, your right, then your left again
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To pass on a two-lane road, you should:
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Judge the distance to any oncoming vehicle
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Yellow lines separate:
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Traffic moving in opposite directions on a two-way road
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How do you school crossing sign, you should:
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Watch for children and be ready to stop
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Tailgating other drivers (driving too close to their rear bumper):
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Can frustrate other drivers and make them angry
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A solid yellow line on your side of the centerline means:
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Do not pass
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Your driving lane is next to a bicycle lane. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You:
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Must merge into the bicycle lane before making your turn
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U-turns in residential districts are legal:
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When there are no vehicles approaching nearby
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Smoking inside a vehiclewith a person younger than 18 years of age is:
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Illegal at all times
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When should you yield your legal right of way?
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Whenever it helps prevent collisions
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What usually causes a locked wheel skid?
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Braking too hard at a fast speed
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Prior to entering a curve:
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reduce your speed
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Broken yellow lines are used on the streets and highways to:
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Separate lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions
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At intersections with a "yield "sign, you must:
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Yield the right of way to cross traffic that is near enough to cause conflict
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Which child would require a child passenger restraint system?
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Seven-year-old who is 4 feet 8 inches tall
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As you approach the top of the hill, you should:
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Prepare to stop if needed
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If you were driving and the rear end of your car starts skidding to the left, you should:
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Steer to the left
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If you have trouble seeing other vehicles because of dust or smoke blowing across the road way, you should drive more slower and turn on your:
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Headlights
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This sign tells a driver that: (Red diamond with a stick man holding a flag(kinda looks like a piece of paper))
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A construction flagger is ahead
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When approaching a roundabout, you should always:
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decrease your speed
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On rainy, snowy, or foggy days, turn on your windshield wipers and use your headlights:
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So other drivers can see you
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The center of the roadway is marked with one solid yellow line and one broken yellow line. If the broken yellow line is directly next to your traffic lane, it means:
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You are in a passing zone and it is safe for you to pass other vehicles on the left if no oncoming traffic is present
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When driving on an interstate, to avoid traffic merging from on-ramps to your right, the best thing to do is:
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Change lanes to the left
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If your cell phone rings while you're driving and you do not have a hands-free device, you should:
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Let the call go to voicemail
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If bad weather makes it difficult for you to see clearly, you should:
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Increase your following distance
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Which of the statement is true about driving and taking medicines?
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Most cold medicines can make a person drowsy
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This sign means: (Yellow diamond with a bike image)
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Watch for bicycles
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This sign is a: (Upside down triangle with red a boarder and the word "YIELD" inside
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Yield sign
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You're driving on the freeway. Your vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive:
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Further behind a truck than you would when following a passenger vehicle
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Fines in a construction zone are:
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Doubled
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If your car's suspension is bad, it can cause:
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Vehicle control problems
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To enter a gap in highway traffic:
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check behind you, then watch the vehicle ahead
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Work zone barriers, drums, cones, and signs are used to:
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Keep traffic out of hazardous work zones
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If you pass a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing, you will:
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Be fined up to $1,000
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Which of the following road surfaces freezes first?
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A bridge
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Is against the law to enter an intersection when:
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You can't get all the way across before the light turns red
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When passing a row of parked vehicles, you should:
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Be prepared for a person or vehicle to unexpectedly enter your lane.
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If you drive faster than other vehicles on the road with one lane moving in each direction and continually pass other cars, you will:
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Increase your chances of an collision.
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A curb painted red means:
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No parking, standing or stopping
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To Turn left from a one-way street with multiple lanes onto a two way street, start the turn in
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The far left lane
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When changing lanes, you should never:
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Change lanes abruptly or spontaneously
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You should use your horn when:
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It may help prevent a collision
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If you have had several beers, the effects of alcohol will be reduced only by:
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Waiting several hours
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This yellow sign means: (Yellow diamond with front car image and wiggly tire tracks following)
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The road ahead may be slippery
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You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must:
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- Leave a note on the vehicle - Report the collusion without delay to the city police or, in an incorporated areas, to the California Highway Patrol
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If your vehicle starts to lose traction because of water on the road, you should:
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Slow down gradually and not apply the brakes
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You're driving on the freeway behind a large truck. You should drive:
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Further behind a truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle
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If you can see that the roadway up ahead is covered by heavy smoke, you should:
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Reduce your speed, move us far to the right as possible, and stop off the roadway
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A large truck is ahead of you and it's turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck:
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May have to swing wide to complete the right turn
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This sign means: ( Yellow rectangle with a *Less Than* inside) + <
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Change in direction or narrowing of roadway
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How many alcoholic drinks does it take to affect your driving ability?
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one
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When entering an interstate highway, you should:
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Check for cars, increase your speed to match the flow of traffic, and merge when the way is clear.
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Your license can be suspended if you were under 21 and drive with a blood alcohol level of:
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Any amount
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On a green arrow, you must:
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Yield to any vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian in the intersection
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Which of the following is true about roadways on bridges and overpasses in cold, wet weather?
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They tend to freeze before the rest of the road does
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You must look for bicyclist in the same lanes used by motor vehicles because they:
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Are entitled to share the road with motor vehicles
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You were entering a free week. Check traffic on the freeway by:
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Using your side mirror and looking over your shoulders
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It is legal to drive with an alcoholic beverage container that has been open only if the container is:
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In the trunk
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All the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
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Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
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You may not park your vehicle:
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Next to a red painted curb
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Having a driver license is a:
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Requirement
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This sign means: (Yellow diamond with an arrow pointing up and a curve attached to the right) looks kinda like an upside down "Y"
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Traffic is entering from another road and you should allow additional space for drivers to merge safely into the flow of traffic
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While driving on a roadway with a single broken white center line:
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You may cross the centerline to change lanes
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You may be able to identify an aggressive driver by:
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Their erratic and improper lane changes
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When driving on the highway, consistently looking far ahead up your vehicle:
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Reduces the need for last minute braking or turning
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You were parked and have been waiting a long time with your turn signal on to re-enter traffic. However traffic is heavy. You should:
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Continue waiting and yielding traffic in the lane
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This road sign means: (Yellow diamond with one straight lane on the left. The right line is bent on the top. It has tiny lines next to it. The right line is bending to form one single lane on the left)
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Right lane ends (45:06)
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This yellow sign means: (Yellow diamond with an arrow going up and bent to the right; forming a corner)
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There's a sharp turn to the right
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This yellow sign means?
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- There is a traffic signal ahead - be prepared to stop if the light is flashing
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What is a crosswalk?
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The area where pedestrians may cross the roadway
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When may you legally drive around or under a railroad crossing gate?
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never
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The driver ahead of you stopped at a crosswalk. What should you do?
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Stop, preceding only when all the pedestrians have crossed
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It is illegal to park your vehicles:
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In an unmarked crosswalk
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Large trucks are likely to lose speed when:
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Driving up long or steep hills
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What can you do to reduce road rage?
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Always signal your intention when changing lanes.
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Which of the following statement about blind spots this true?
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Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles
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Which of these is a safe driving technique?
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Checking your rearview mirrors frequently
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This sign is used towards drivers about: (Yellow diamond with an arrow curved to the right; not bent)
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Road curves ahead
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When you drive through a construction zone, you should:
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Pass the construction zone carefully and not "rubberneck".
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What should you do at an intersection with a flashing yellow signal light?
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Slow down and cross the intersection carefully
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This road sign means: (Yellow diamond that looks like a capital "Y") +Y
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Drivers must bear either right or left
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When changing lanes, you should never:
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Cross the centerline in an intersection
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The speed limit in any ally is:
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15 mph
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When arriving to an uncontrolled intersection at the same time as vehicles to your right and left, you should:
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Yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on your right.
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If you want to pass a bicyclist riding on the right edge of your lane:
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You must not squeeze past the bicyclist
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It is a very windy day. You were driving and a dust storm blows across the freeway, reducing your visibility. You should decrease your speed and turn on your:
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Headlights
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When parking next to a curb, you should use your turn signals
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When pulling next to or away from the curb
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If you plan to pass another vehicle, you should:
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Not assume the other driver will make space for you to return to your lane
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Abandoning an animal on the freeway may result in:
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Jail time
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When a school bus is stopped on the road ahead to load or unload children, you must:
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Come to a complete stop until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn.
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What does this sign mean?(yellow rectangle with an arrow pointing right) +โžก๏ธ
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The road ahead changes directions at an extreme level