DMV Written Test All Questions and Answers

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A driver-education course

• teaches you everything you will ever need to know about safe driving.
• guarantees that you will become a safe driver.
• gives you a good start toward becoming a skillful driver.
• is not necessary if you already know how to drive. - answers-C. gives you a good

start toward becoming a skillful driver.

Which capability is most important to safe driving?

• operating the vehicle's controls
• good hearing
• decision-making
• sense of feel - answers-C. decision-making

The purposes of traffic signs are

• to direct, to decide, to stop.
• to observe, to direct, to guide.
• to stop, to warn, to decide.
• to regulate, to warn, to guide. - answers-D. to regulate, to warn, to guide.

Before you make a right turn on red, make sure

• you turn when the light facing you turns yellow.
• all the left-turning vehicles have proceeded.
• you turn when the red light flashes.
• no pedestrians are in any crosswalks. - answers-D. no pedestrians are in any

crosswalks.

The high collision rate of beginning drivers is due mostly to

• inadequate traffic enforcement.
• lack of experience.
• use of older vehicles.
• low minimum licensing age. - answers-B. lack of experience.

Driving-related laws passed by a state's legislature are found in its

• vehicle owner's manual.
• criminal law book.
• driver's guide.
• vehicle code. - answers-D. vehicle code.

The four steps in the IPDE Process are 1 / 3

• Identify, Predict, Discover, Execute.
• Identify, Predict, Delay, Estimate.
• Identify, Prepare, Defend, Estimate.
• Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute. - answers-D. Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute.

Which aspect of driving is most affected by attitudes?

• motor skills
• distance judgment
• driver behavior
• visual acuity - answers-C. driver behavior

All the skilled actions a driver must take to drive a vehicle safely are called

• the driving task.
• driving actions.
• judging time-space relationships.
• interpreting traffic scenes. - answers-A. the driving task.

What are the parts of the highway transportation system (HTS)?

• pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers
• roads, streets, and highways
• trucks, bicycles, and automobiles
• people, vehicles, and roadways - answers-D. people, vehicles, and roadways

Learning to drive is a

• reaction process.
• continuous process.
• licensing course.
• one-time course. - answers-B. continuous process.

Of all the possible causes of collisions, what is by far the most common?

• slick roadway
• driver error
• road rage
• steering wheel failure - answers-B. driver error

What roadway markings are used to guide your driving path?

• overhead lights
• reflectors
• curve signs
• rumble strips - answers-B. reflectors

Whenever you approach a YIELD sign at an intersection, you should

• allow vehicles on the left to proceed.
• make a full stop, then proceed.
• slow down and proceed. 2 / 3

• slow or stop and give the right of way to traffic. - answers-D. slow or stop and give

the right of way to traffic.

You pass a school-zone sign. You should

• go slightly faster to pass quickly.
• know you are within one block of a school.
• go 30 mph.
• stop immediately. - answers-B. know you are within one block of a school.

Two solid yellow center lines on a two-lane highway indicate

• passing only with caution.
• left turns between intersections.
• no passing from either way.
• passing both ways. - answers-C. no passing from either way.

If your vehicle is first in line when the light turns green, you should check

• traffic to the left, the right, and ahead.
• your outside mirrors.
• your rearview mirror.
• your speedometer. - answers-A. traffic to the left, the right, and ahead.

A traffic-control officer's signal

• is often a factor in collisions.
• must be the same as the light at the intersection.
• is the only one to follow, regardless of traffic signals.
• is just a suggestion. - answers-C. is the only one to follow, regardless of traffic

signals.

The basic speed law requires you to drive

• within 5 mph of the 55 mph speed limit.
• no faster than is safe for existing conditions.
• at the maximum posted speed limit.
• above posted minimum speed limit. - answers-B. no faster than is safe for existing

conditions.

Most warning signs are

• diamond-shaped.
• oval-shaped.
• square-shaped.
• round-shaped. - answers-A. diamond-shaped.

When you rest your foot on the clutch pedal while driving, you are

• tracking the clutch.
• guiding the clutch.
• riding the clutch.
• wearing the clutch. - answers-C. riding the clutch.
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