CALIFORNIA DMV TEST - approaching? A) Try to start the vehicle as man...

CALIFORNIA DMV TEST

QUESTION AND

CORRECT ANSWER

What should you do if your vehicle stalls or stops on railroad tracks and a train is approaching?

• Try to start the vehicle as many times as possible
• Call a tow truck immediately
• Exit the vehicle and move away from the tracks diagonally towards the approaching

train

• Stay in the vehicle and wait for the train to stop - ANSWER>>C

Under California law, what is the minimum insurance coverage required?

• $5,000 for property damage only
• $15,000 for injury/death to one person, $30,000 for injury/death to more than one

person, $5,000 for property damage

• $10,000 for injury/death to one person, $20,000 for injury/death to more than one

person, $5,000 for property damage

• Unlimited coverage for injury and property damage - ANSWER>>B

What must you do if involved in a collision resulting in more than $1,000 in damage or if anyone is injured or killed?

• Leave the scene immediately
• Only exchange insurance information with the other party
• Report the collision to the DMV within 10 days
• Wait for the police to report the collision for you - ANSWER>>C

What action should you take when approaching a school zone?

• Increase speed to clear the area quickly.
• Drive slowly and stop for children in the crosswalk.
• Honk to alert pedestrians of your presence. 1 / 2

• Pedestrians must yield to you. - ANSWER>>B

When merging onto a freeway, you should:

• Stop before merging into freeway traffic.
• Merge at a significantly lower speed than freeway traffic.
• Merge at or near the speed of traffic.
• Use the emergency lane to gain speed. - ANSWER>>C

What should you do if you want to pass a bicycle on a road?

• Honk to signal the bicyclist to move over.
• Pass closely to minimize time spent next to the bicycle.
• Leave at least three feet between your vehicle and the bicyclist.
• Flash your headlights to alert the bicyclist. - ANSWER>>C

When is it legal to share a lane with a motorcycle?

• When traffic is heavy and moving slowly.
• When the motorcycle is riding too slowly.
• It is never legal to share a lane with a motorcycle (lane splitting is for motorcyclists

only).

• Always, as motorcycles are smaller than cars. - ANSWER>>C

What are you required to do when a school bus has its red lights flashing? A) Slow down and pass cautiously.

• Stop from either direction until the children are safely across the street and the lights

stop flashing.

• Only stop if you are on the same side of the road as the bus.
• Continue at normal speed if no children are visible. - ANSWER>>B

When you buy a vehicle, how many days do you have to transfer ownership to your name?

• 5 days
• 10 days
• 15 days
• 20 days - ANSWER>>B
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