CA DMV AMBULANCE TEST

CA DMV AMBULANCE TEST

While driving under "Code 3" exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if:

• The ambulance makes a full stop first
• The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH
• The ambulance does not exceed 25 MPH
• There is no cross traffic observed
• The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH - Correct Answers -B. The ambulance

speed is slowed to 15 MPH

When driving an ambulance "Code 3" the driver should:

• Display a flashing red warning lamp
• Avoid passing vehicles on their right
• Sound the siren continuously
• Do all of the above - Correct Answers -B. Avoid passing vehicles on their right

If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for reckless driving, you may

reapply after a period of not less than:

• Six months
• One year
• Two years
• Three years - Correct Answers -B. One year

You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is

affected by:

• Fatigue or illness
• A temporary disability
• A permanent disability
• Any of the above - Correct Answers -D. Any of the above

The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance:

• Once a week
• Daily 1 / 2

• Prior to operation
• After each trip - Correct Answers -C. Prior to operation

Smoking in the ambulance is:

• Not mentioned in the regulations
• Permitted by regulations
• Prohibited only in the patient compartment
• Permitted only as specified by regulation - Correct Answers -A. Not mentioned in the

regulations

Smoking in the ambulance is:

• Not mentioned in the regulations
• Permitted by regulations
• Prohibited only in the patient compartment
• Permitted only as specified by regulation - Correct Answers -A. Not mentioned in the

regulations

While driving under "Code 3" exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if:

• The ambulance makes a full stop first
• The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH
• The ambulance does not exceed 25 MPH
• There is no cross traffic observed - Correct Answers -B. The ambulance speed is

slowed to 15 MPH

Although you possess an ambulance driver certificate renewed after December of last

year, you may not respond to an emergency call:

• If your drivers license has been suspended
• If your required EMT has expired
• If your medical certificate was not issued within the last two years
• If any of the above circumstances exist - Correct Answers -D. If any of the above

circumstances exist

Every ambulance driver must be trained to use all the required ambulance equipment

and to assist the attendant in care of the injured:

• Before responding to an emergency call
• Within the first 90 days of employment
• Within the first 6 months of employment
• Within the first year of employment
• - Correct Answers -A. Before responding to an emergency call
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