DMVRIKNOWLEDGEEXAM2
LeftTurnsignal-CORRECTANSWER-Putlefthandandarmstraightout, keepinghandandarmstill.Rightturn-CORRECTANSWER-Putlefthandandarmup,keepinghandand armstill.
Tostoporslowdown:-CORRECTANSWER-Putlefthandandarmdown,
keepinghandandarmstill Atwhichdistanceshouldyoubegintosignal?-CORRECTANSWER-TheRhode Islandlawstatesthatadrivermustmakeasignalbyhandorbyusingdirectional lightswhendrivingoutofaparkingspaceandatleast100feetataminimum beforemakingaturn.SolidLines-CORRECTANSWER-Solidlinesseparatelanesoftraffic.Motorists arenotpermittedtopassothervehiclesnorchangelanes.Youmaycrossthe solidlinesinanemergency(turns,breakdown,objectinroad,parking,etc).
Solidwithbrokenlines:-CORRECTANSWER-Asolidlinewithabrokenlineis
usuallypaintedontwo-laneroadways.Motoristswiththesolidlineontheirside oftheroadwayshouldnotpassanothervehiclenorcrossthesolidline.Exceptionsexistinemergencies(objectinroadway,vehicleinroadway,makinga legalleft/righthandturn,parking,breakdown).Motoristswiththebrokenlineat thedrivers'sidemaypassanothervehiclewithcare.
YellowLines:-CORRECTANSWER-Yellowlinesseparatetraffictravelingin
oppositedirections.Singleordoublesolidyellowlinesseparatetraffictravelingin oppositedirections.Theyprohibitmotoristsfrompassingothervehicles.Motoristsmaynotcrossthesolidlines.Exceptionsexist(legalturns,objectin road,etc.).Brokenyellowlinesseparatetraffictravelinginoppositedirections.Passinganothervehicleispermittedwithcare.
WhiteLines:-CORRECTANSWER-Whitelinesarepainteduponthehighways
toseparatetrafficmovinginthesamedirection.Solidwhitelinesareusually 1 / 2
foundtothefarrightorleft(carpool,restrictedlane,breakdown,parking)of roadways.Passinganothervehicleandchanginglanesarerestricted.Exceptions exist(carpoollane,slowmovingvehicles,hills,breakdown,parking,etc.).Broken whitelinesallowmotoriststheopportunitytopassothervehiclesandchange lanes.Asharedturnlane-CORRECTANSWER-thecenterlaneoftrafficsetapartfrom thetravellanesbysolidsingleyellowlinesontheoutsideandbrokenyellowlines insidethesharedturnlane.Thelanealsohasarrowspaintedonthepavement andusuallysignsindicatingrestrictionforuseofthelaneforturningonly.Motoristswishingtoturnshallnotenterthelaneunlesstheyintendtoturnwithin 100feet(minimum).Twolanetwowayroadway-CORRECTANSWER-passingprohibitedinboth directions,crossingsolidlinespermittedtoturnorintheeventofabreakdown.multilaneroadway-CORRECTANSWER-crossingcenterorsidesolidlines permittedtoturnorintheeventofabreakdown SharedLeftTurnlane-CORRECTANSWER-Allvehiclesusethecenterlanefor leftturnsinandoutofleftsidestreets/driveways.Reversiblelanes-CORRECTANSWER-Motoristmaynottravelinlanewith arrow roundaboutexits-CORRECTANSWER-priortoenteringaroundabout,the motoristshouldobservetheyellowdiamondshapedwarningsignforanarrow withacirclepatternwithtwo(2)ormorearrowspointingawayfromthecirclethat representsroundaboutexits.
RightTurnonRed:-CORRECTANSWER-Exceptwhenasignisplaced
prohibitingarightturnonred,vehiclesmayturnrightonasteadyredlightafter thedriverhasstoppedcompletelyandyieldedtheright-of-waytopedestrians
andothervehicles.Remember:Amotoriststoppedatareredlightdoesnothave
toturnrightonrediftheydonotdesiretodoso
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