Permit Practice

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Teenage drivers have a total accident rate that is _____ times that of adults:
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4
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A large diamond painted in a lane means:
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This lane is reserved for special traffic
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Failure to yield is the primary cause of what percentage of fatal and injury collisions?
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20%
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Overdriving your headlights at night is dangerous because:
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You cannot stop within the distance illuminated by your lights.
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Kaitlyn's Law makes it illegal for any child, under what age, to be left alone in a vehicle, unless another child at least 12 years old accompanies them?
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6
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The most common collision in a work zone is from:
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Tailgating
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You will be listed as a Negligent Operator if you get:
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4 points within any 12-month period 6 points within any 24-month period 8 points within any 36-month period
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By the 1920's, the world's largest automobile manufacturer was:
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General Motors
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If your headlights ever fail, you should:
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Try turning the light switch on and off rapidly
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If you are under 21, the zero tolerance policy for drinking and driving will revoke your license even if your BAC is as low as what percent?
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0.01%
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The CURVE ahead sign tells you a curve is coming. When does a CURVE become a TURN?
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When it can be safely navigated at a speed slower than 35 mph
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Designated drivers:
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Cannot have ANY alcoholic drink during an outing
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Your field of vision is:
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Everything you can see with your central and peripheral vision
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You must use your turn signal:
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When changing lanes When turning into your own driveway when parking at a curb
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If you have a tire blowout:
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The car will suddenly pull in the direction TOWARDS the blowout
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If you fail to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights:
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You may be fined up to $1,000
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When listening to your car radio, or other audio device:
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It is illegal to wear stereo (over each ear) headphones You should keep at least one window partially open, to hear outside sounds like emergency vehicles. You should keep the volume low enough to hear outside noises.
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From 1908 until 1927, the Ford Motor Company built over:
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15,000,000 cars
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In order to keep focused while driving you should:
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Keep your eyes moving; scan the entire driving scene. Pull over and stop if you need to talk on the cell phone. Keep predicting what will happen next, and plan your moves.
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If you have trouble reading, even if in English, you may take an audio permit test:
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Provided that you also pass a test of sign meanings in English
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An orange-colored triangle-shaped sign on a truck, means:
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It is a slow-moving (less than 25 mph) vehicle
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Disc brakes work by:
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pressing inward, on a disc, to stop it from turning
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The ALTERNATOR:
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produces the electrical needs of the car once the engine has started
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The "P" in the SIPDE process stands for:
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Predict
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the primary factor in decreasing the Kinetic Energy of an object is to:
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Decrease the velocity
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Future changes in automobile technology are likely to include (select all that apply):
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Increased fuel efficiency and new industries to support it. Improved safety through engineering research and development (both vehicle and road). Increased sophistication of controls and instruments, many of which will contribute to safety.
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Pedestrians comprise about what ratio of traffic fatalities?
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1-in-6
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Which of the following is NOT on the permit test:
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Commercial License requirements
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A vehicles' blind spots are:
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Areas you can't see, because they are in FRONT of what your mirrors show, but BEHIND your peripheral vision.
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a WHITE line, parallel to your lane, on the right, indicates:
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The edge of the vehicular portion of a roadway, and may not be crossed
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If you are distracted, by a cell phone, passenger, or other distraction, for just one second, at 30 mph you will travel how far blindly?
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45 feet
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The best way to prepare for the drive test is to:
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Take a driving course and practice as many hours as you can
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The minimum tread thickness for passenger car tires is:
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1/32 inch
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a WHITE transverse line across your lane means:
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You must stop with your entire vehicle behind this line
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Driving in a safe and courteous manner:
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can lower the cost of law enforcement and insurance
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In the United States, bicyclist is killed:
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every 6 hours
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Your driver license is:
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a privilege-an earned and special right-granted by the state
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Driver Education classes can:
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give you the basic knowledge needed to hone your skills when you begin driving
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In California, changing lanes in the middle of an intersection:
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is legal
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BAC stands for
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Blood Alcohol Concentration
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If you are under 21, the zero tolerance policy for drinking and driving will revoke your license even if your BAC is as low as what percent?
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0.01%
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The YIELD sign means:
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Give the right-of-way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing
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If you are under 21 years of age:
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You can transport alcohol, in the trunk, if it is part of your employment duty
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Failure to YIELD is ranked as one of the top _______ causes of collisions
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5
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A right-turn-on-red can be made, at a red arrow:
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Never
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The best way to maximize the traction of your tires is to:
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Inflate them to recommended pressure
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When using your turn signal, you should:
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Make sure you don't use it too soon, or other drivers may become confused as to where you are turning. Make sure it is turned off after your turn or lane change is complete. Make sure you use it in time to give other drivers a warning that you are going to turn.
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In order to pass another car safely, at speeds of 45 mph:
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You need at least 1/3 of a mile of clear visibility
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Centrifugal force:
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doesn't really exist
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A car's oil warning light means that:
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Your oil pressure has dropped
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The "PROVISIONS" of your provisional license include the following, EXCEPT:
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less than .05% BAC
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If you are a minor, under the age of 18:
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Must have parents, or a legal guardian sign the application, since they will be financially responsible for you
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When you park next to a curb, your wheels must be no more than _____ inches away from the curb
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18
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Alcohol is a:
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Poison Central Nervous System Depressant Flammable Substance
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The engine in your car is sometimes called:
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A 4-stroke engine
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Entering an intersection before you can safely cross through it, and blocking it:
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Is illegal, and will get you a gridlock ticket
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A center lane with solid and broken yellow lines that is used by vehicles making left turns in both directions is called a:
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Two-way Left-Turn lane
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At its height, what percentage of American workers were employed in an automotive-relate industry?
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20% (2 out of 10)
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The colorless, odorless and poisonous gas from the exhaust is called:
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Carbon monoxide
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Gravity:
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has a constant effect on your car, its' traction, and it's speed on hills
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According to the formula for stopping distance, how many feet will it take you to stop, from 60 mph?
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180