CA DMV Permit Test Actual Questions

CA DMV Permit Test Actual Questions and Answers Already Passed/ Permit Test

If you are unable to see the road ahead while driving because of heavy rain or fog, and

your wipers do not help, you should:

• Pull off the road completely until visibility improves
• Slow down and continue driving
• Turn on your high beams and continue driving - ---ANSWER>>>>A. Pull off the road

completely until visibility improves

When driving in the far right lane of a freeway, you:

• Should expect merging vehicles at on-ramps
• Must be driving slower than traffic
• Must give the right-of-way to merging traffic - ---ANSWER>>>>A. Should expect

merging vehicles at on-ramps

When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should:

• Drive slowly enough so you can stop within the area lighted by your highlights
• Turn on your high beam high headlights to better see the vehicles directly ahead of

you

• Keep instrument lights bright to be more visible to other drivers - ---ANSWER>>>>A.

Drive slowly enough so you can stop within the area lighted by your highlights

When should you yield your legal right-of-way?

• Often, even at controlled intersections
• Never, it confuses other drivers
• When it helps prevent accidents - ---ANSWER>>>>C. When it helps prevent

accidents

When planning to pass another vehicle you should:

• Assume they will let you pass if you use your turn signal
• Assume they will maintain a constant speed 1 / 3

• Not assume they will make space for you to return to your lane - ---ANSWER>>>>C.

Not assume they will make space for you to return to your lane

You are driving and there are oncoming cars on your left and a row of parked cars on

your right. You should steer:

• Closer to the oncoming cars than the parked cars
• Closer to the parked cars than the oncoming cars
• A middle course between the oncoming and parked cars - ---ANSWER>>>>C. A

middle course between the oncoming and parked cars

If the roadway is wet and your vehicle starts to skid, you should:

• Slow down by shifting to a lower gear
• Slow down by pumping the brakes quickly and firmly
• Slowly ease your foot off the gas pedal - ---ANSWER>>>>C. Slowly ease your foot

off the gas pedal

When sharing the road with a light-rail vehicle:

• Never turn in front of an approaching light-rail vehicle
• Always pass a light-rail vehicle slowly on the right
• Remember they are loud and move slowly like freight trains - ---ANSWER>>>>A.

Never turn in front of an approaching light-rail vehicle

When passing another vehicle, it is safe to return to your lane if you:

• Cannot see the vehicle directly to your right
• See the vehicle's the headlights in your rearview mirror
• Have passed the other vehicle's front bumper - ---ANSWER>>>>B. See the vehicle's

the headlights in your rearview mirror

At intersections, crosswalks, and railroad crossings, you should always:

• Stop, listen, and proceed if you cannot hear anything
• Look to the sides of your vehicle
• Concentrate on oncoming traffic - ---ANSWER>>>>B. Look to the sides of your

vehicle

What is the best advice for driving when heavy fog or dust occurs?

• Try not to drive until the conditions improve
• Do not drive too slowly, because other drivers may hit you
• Alternate your low and high beams to improve your vision - ---ANSWER>>>>A. Try

not to drive until the conditions improve

Flash your brake lights or turn on your emergency flashers if you:

• Are temporarily parked in a traffic lane to make a delivery
• Need to warn other drivers of an accident ahead
• Are backing out of a parking space - ---ANSWER>>>>B. Need to warn other drivers

of an accident ahead

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You should increase the distance between your car and the vehicle ahead when you:

• Are being tailgated by another driver
• Follow a small passenger car
• Drive slower than the posted speed limit - ---ANSWER>>>>A. Are being tailgated by

another driver

A car suddenly "cuts" in front of you creating a hazard. Which of these actions should you take first?

• Take your foot off the gas
• Honk and step on the brake firmly
• Swerve into the lane next to you - ---ANSWER>>>>A. Take your foot off the gas

A large truck is driving in the middle of three lanes. You want to pass the large truck. It

is best to pass:

• Very slowing on the left and move ahead of it
• Very quickly on the right and move ahead of it
• Quickly on the left and move ahead of it - ---ANSWER>>>>C. Quickly on the left and

move ahead of it

Even if you know your vehicle can maneuver a sharp curve at the legal speed limit, you

should still slow down because:

• There may be stalled car or a collision ahead that you cannot see
• You must legally drive below the speed limit on sharp curves
• The strong inward pull on your vehicle can be dangerous - ---ANSWER>>>>A. There

may be stalled car or a collision ahead that you cannot see

Other drivers are not making room for you to merge onto a freeway with heavy traffic. If

necessary, you may:

• Drive on the freeway shoulder until a gap appears
• Stop before merging with freeway traffic
• Make room by forcing your way into a small gap - ---ANSWER>>>>B. Stop before

merging with freeway traffic

On freezing, wet days, which of the following roadways is most likely to hide spots of ice?

• Roadways near the tops of the hills
• Roadways on bridges and overpasses
• Roadways paved with asphalt - ---ANSWER>>>>B. Roadways on bridges and

overpasses

Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is:

• 25 mph
• 35 mph
• 30 mph - ---ANSWER>>>>A. 25 mph

California's "Basic Speed Law" says:

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