DMV CALIFORNIA DRIVERS KNOWLEDGE TEST EXAM

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DMV CALIFORNIA DRIVERS KNOWLEDGE TEST EXAM

QUESTIONS

WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.

1. You may drive off the paved roadway to pass another vehicle:

• If the shoulder is wide enough to accommodate your vehicle
• If the vehicle ahead of you is turning left

C) Under no circumstances: C

• You are approaching a railroad crossing with no warning devices and are unable to see 400

feet down the tracks in one direction. The speed limit is:

• 15 mph
• 20 mph

C) 25 mph: A

3. When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street:

• Your front wheels must be turned toward the street
• Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb

C) One of your rear wheels must touch the curb: B

4. When you are merging onto the freeway, you should be driving:

• At or near the same speed as the traffic on the freeway
• 5 to 10 MPH slower than the traffic on the freeway

C) The posted speed limit for traffic on the freeway: A

5. When driving in fog, you should use your:

• Fog lights only
• High beams

C) Low beams: C

6. A white painted curb means:

• Loading zone for freight or passengers
• Loading zone for passengers or mail only

C) Loading zone for freight only: B

• A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should:
• Stop, then proceed when you think all of the children have exited the bus
• Slow to 25 MPH and pass cautiously

C) Stop as long as the red lights are flashing: C

8. California's "Basic Speed Law" says:

• You should never drive faster than posted speed limits
• You should never drive faster than is safe for current condition conditions

C) The maximum speed limit in California is 70 MPH uncertain freeways: B

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• 5 days
• 10 days

C) 15 days: A

• To avoid last-minute moves, you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be

in about .

• 5 to 10 seconds
• 10 to 15 seconds

C) 15 to 20 seconds: B

• It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol concentration

(BAC) that is or higher:

A) 0.05%

B) 0.10%

C) 0.15%

D) 0.08%: D

• You were about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously for how many feet before

making the turn?

• 50 feet
• 75 feet

C) 100 feet: C

• Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?
• They are eliminated if you have one outside mirror on each side of the vehicle
• Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles

C) Blind spots can be checked by looking in your rearview mirrors: B

• You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find

the owner. You must:

• Leave a note on the vehicle
• Report the accident without delay to the city police or, in unincorporated areas, to the CHP

C) Both of the above: C

• Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is
• 20 mph
• 25 mph

C) 30 mph: B

16. You may legally block an intersection:

• When you entered the intersection on the green light
• During rush-hour traffic

C) Under no circumstances: C

• When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb, your front wheels should be:
• Turned to the left (toward the street)

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