Permit Test Answers Flashcards

Permit Test Answers Flashcards

• You should adjust your rearview mirror and side

mirrors:a. Before you get into the car.b. Before you start

driving.c. After you start driving.

• Before you start driving.

1. The speed limit in an alley is:a. 20 mphb. 15 mphc. 10

mph

• 15 mph
• For which of the following traffic lights must you always

stop your vehicle?a. Solid red lights, flashing red lights, and blacked-out traffic signals.b. Solid red lights, red arrows, and flashing yellow lights.c. Solid red lights, flashing red lights, and yellow lights.

• Solid red lights, flashing red lights, and blacked-out

traffic signals.

• Which of these statements is true about driving and

taking medications?a. Most cold medications can make a person drowsy.b. Over-the-counter medications cannot impair driving ability if taken in the recommended dosages.c. Medications are safe to take at any time if prescribed by a doctor.

• Most cold medications can make a person drowsy.

1. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI:a. Your

driving privilege will be revoked for one year.b. You will be sentenced to a mandatory 30 days in jail.c. Your vehicle will be confiscated and sold.

• Your driving privilege will be revoked for one year.
• If you are driving 55mph on a two-lane highway, one

lane in each direction,and want to pass the car ahead of

you. To pass safely, you need to:a. Wait until solid double

yellow lines separate the lanes.b. Increase your speed to 65mph.c. Have at least a 10 to 12 second gap in the oncoming traffic.

• Have at least a 10 to 12 second gap in the oncoming

traffic.

1. An orange and red sign of this shape always means:a.

This vehicle has the right-of-way.b. Slow-moving vehicle.c.Emergency vehicle ahead.NUMBER 58

• Slow-moving vehicle.

1. This yellow sign means:a. One-lane road ahead.b.

Merging lane ahead.c. Lane ends ahead.NUMBER 17

• Merging lane ahead.

1. When changing lanes on a freeway, you should:a. Signal

for at least 5 seconds prior to changing lanes.b. Cross several lanes at a time to avoid slow downs.c. Avoid driving over broken white lines and lane markings.

• Signal for at least 5 seconds prior to changing lanes.
• You are on a two-way road and the vehicle ahead of you

is turning left into a driveway. You may legally pass the

vehicle on the right:a. If there is enough road between the

vehicle and the curb to do so.b. Even if you must drive on the shoulder to do so.c. Even if you must cross a solid white line painted on the road.

• If there is enough road between the vehicle and the curb

to do so.

• Driving faster than traffic and continually passing other

cars:a. Increases fuel efficiency.b. Increases your chances

of an accident.c. Helps prevent traffic congestion.

• Increases your chances of an accident.
• If you have trouble seeing other vehicles because of dust

or smoke blowing across the roadway, you should drive

slower and turn on your:a. Headlights.b. Parking lights.c.

Emergency flashers.

• Headlights.
• A pedestrian who is blind or visually impaired uses traffic

sounds before deciding to cross the street. If you see a pedestrian with a guide dog or white cane waiting to cross

at a corner, you should:a. Stop at the crosswalk and honk

your horn.b. Drive into the crosswalk so that the person can hear your engine.c. Pull up to the crosswalk so that the person can hear your engine.

• Pull up to the crosswalk so that the person can hear your

engine.

• Which way to you turn your wheels when parked uphill

next to a curb?a. Parallel to the curb.b. Away from the curb.c. Toward the curb.

• Away from the curb.

1. You have had your license for eight months. You may:a.

Drive between 5am and 11pm unaccompanied.b. Transport minors unaccompanied at any time.c. Transport minors between 11pm and 5am unaccompanied

• Drive between 5am and 11pm unaccompanied.

1. You should use your horn when:a. Another vehicle is in

your way.b. It may help prevent a collision.c. Another driver makes a mistake.

• It may help prevent a collision.
• You are exiting a freeway on a ramp that curves

downhill. YOu should:a. Slow to a safe speed before the

curve.b. Slow to the posted speed limit for the freeway.c.Wait until you have entered the curve to begin braking.

• Slow to a safe speed before the curve.
• The driver ahead of you stops at a crosswalk. What

should you do?a. Passed any vehicle once the pedestrian has passed your lane.b. Stop, then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed.c. Change lanes, look carefully, and pass the stopped vehicle.

• Stop, then proceed when all pedestrians have crossed.

1. When merging onto a freeway, you should be driving:a.

At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic.b. At the legal freeway speed limit.c. Slower than the freeway traffic.

• At or near the same speed as the freeway traffic.

1. You have had your license for 3 months, you may:a.

Drive between 5am and 5pm unsupervised.b. Transport minors unaccompanied anytime.c. Transport minors between 11pm and 5am unaccompanied.

• Drive between 5am and 5pm unsupervised.
• To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes, you

should:a. Look in your outside mirrors only.b. Look over

your shoulder into the lane that you want to enter.c. Always turn your head and look over your right shoulder.

• Look over your shoulder into the lane that you want to

enter.

• If you have a green light, but traffic is blocking the

intersection:a. Stay out of the intersection until traffic

clears.b. Enter the intersection and wait until traffic clears.c.Merge into another lane and try to go around the traffic.

• Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.
• If you want to turn left ahead. In the middle of the road

there is a lane marked as shown, you must:a. Turn from

your current traffic lane after signaling.b. Merge completely into this traffic lane before making your left turn.c. Not enter this lane for any reason.

• Merge completely into this traffic lane before making

your left turn.

• You can be fined up to $1,000 and jailed for six months if

you are cited for:a. Dumping or abandoning an animal on a

highway.b. Making a U-turn from a center left-turn lane.c.Parking in a bicycle lane.

• Dumping or abandoning an animal on a highway.
• If your driving record shows that you failed to appear in

court after receiving a traffic ticket, DMV may:a. Suspend

the registration of the vehicle you are driving.b. Suspend your driving privilege until you appear in court.c. Restrict your driving privilege.

• Suspend your driving privilege until you appear in court.

1. Highways are typically most slippery:a. During a heavy

rainstorm in the middle of summer.b. When it first starts to rain after a dry spell.c. After it has been raining a long time.

• When it first starts to rain after a dry spell.
• At intersections, crosswalks, and railroad crossings, you

should always:a. Stop, listen, and proceed if you cannot

hear anything.b. Look to the sides of your vehicle.c.Concentrate on oncoming traffic.

• Look to the sides of your vehicle.
• You are driving on a road where the speed limit is

45mph. All the other vehicles are driving 50mph or faster.

You may legally drive:a. 50mph or faster, the speed of

traffic.b. Anywhere between 45mph and 50mph.c. No faster than 45mph.

• No faster than 45mph.

1. When you see this yellow sign, you should:a. Always

stop at a crosswalk.b. Stop at a crosswalk until a guard signals you to go.c. Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalkNUMBER 16

• Be prepared to stop if children are in the crosswalk
• When a school bus with its red lights flashing is stopped

ahead on your side of the road, you must:a. Stop until you

think that the children are unloaded.b. Stop until the lights stop flashing.c. Change lanes, drive slowly, and pass carefully

• Stop until the lights stop flashing.
• When traffic is slow and heavy and you must cross

railroad tracks before reaching the upcoming intersection,

you should:a. Stop between the crossing gates in case they

close.b. Stop on the tracks and wait for your light to turn green.c. Wait until you can completely cross the tracks before you proceed.

• Wait until you can completely cross the tracks before

you proceed.

• A peace officer stops you because he suspects you are

DUI. You refuse to take a chemical test. What happens now?a. Your driving privilege may be taken away.b. You will receive an additional fine.c. You will not be allowed to post bail.

• Your driving privilege may be taken away.
• If there is a single set of solid yellow lines in the center of

the roadway, you:a. May cross the lines to turn left into a

driveway.b. Are on a two-lane one-way street.Should not cross for any reason

• May cross the lines to turn left into a driveway.
• If a driver is going to pull out in front of you, the safest

thing to do is:a. Honk your horn and maintain your speed.b.

Slow or stop your car and use your horn.c. Use your horn and swerve into the next lane.

• Slow or stop your car and use your horn.
• Which of these statements is true about road

construction zones?a. Fines are the same for violations committed in construction zones.b. Slow down for the safety of you and the construction workers.c. Slow down only if you think workers are present.

• Slow down for the safety of you and the construction

workers.

• You must notify law enforcement and make a written

report of traffic accident occurring in California (SR1) to

DMV when:a. You intend to file a certificate of

non-operation for your vehicle.b. Your vehicle is towed for parking illegally.c. You have a collision and there is an injury or death

• You have a collision and there is an injury or death
• Instructions from a school crossing guard must be

obeyed:a. At all timesb. During school hours only.c. Only

when children are present in front of a school.

• At all times

1. This red and white sign means:a. You may not enter the

road from your direction.b. Stop and proceed with caution.c. The road ahead is closed to traffic in all directionsNUMBER 74

• You may not enter the road from your direction.
• You are driving in the far right lane of a four-lane freeway

and notice thick broken white lines on the left side of your

lane. You are driving in:a. The carpool lane and must

merge into the next lane.b. A special lane for slow moving vehicles.c. An exit lane.

• An exit lane.
• Which of these is recommended when driving at night on

a dimly lit street:a. Drive slowly enough to stop within the

area lighted by your headlights.b. Briefly look at oncoming headlights so you won't be blinded.c. Keep instrument lights bright to be more visible by other drivers.

• Drive slowly enough to stop within the area lighted by

your headlights.

• Which of the following is true about large trucks?a.

Trucks have fewer blind spots due to the vehicle's height.b.It is best to pass trucks very slowly and on the right side.c.Trucks often appear to travel slower because of their large