California Drivers Permit Test | Free CA Permit Test 3

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1.You are driving on the freeway behind a large truck. You should drive:

Closer behind the truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle.

Farther behind the truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle.

To the right side of the truck and wait to pass.

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2.Before you change lanes, you should check your mirrors and:

Never look over your right shoulder.

Always slow down in your traffic lane.

Glance over your shoulder.

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3.Excessive speed:

Does not increase the chance of a crash.

Increases your ability to react to a hazard.

Often leads to high-risk decision-making.

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4.Dim your headlights for oncoming vehicles or when you are within 300 feet of a vehicle:

That you are approaching from behind.

Approaching you from behind.

That you have already passed.

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5.Alcohol is:

A stimulant.

An antihistamine.

A depressant.

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6.Night driving presents unique problems because:

The speed limit is increased at night.

There are fewer cars on the roads at night.

Distance and vehicle speed are difficult to judge in the dark.

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7.A pedestrian starts to cross the street after the "Don't Walk" signal begins to flash. The pedestrian is in the middle of the street when your signal light changes to green. You should:

Proceed if you have the right-of-way.

Proceed if the pedestrian is not in your lane.

Wait until the pedestrian crosses the street before proceeding.

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8.What is an important step in turning?

Check traffic in all directions.

Increase your speed.

Always move to the left lane.

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9.You must notify the DMV within five days if you:

Are cited for a traffic violation.

Sell or transfer your vehicle.

Paint your vehicle a different color.

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10.Smoking inside a vehicle with a person younger than 18 years of age is:

Legal, if it is your child.

Illegal at all times.

Not restricted by law.

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11.Adjust your rearview and side mirrors:

Before you start driving.

Whenever you need to use them.

Before you get into the car.

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12.A distraction when driving is:

Anything that causes evasive action while driving.

Anything that takes your attention away from driving.

Anything that causes you to pay more attention to driving.

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13.If you miss your exit on the freeway, you should not:

Continue on the freeway and find an alternate route to your destination.

Proceed to the next exit, leave the freeway, and return to your proper exit.

Back up on the road or shoulder.

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14.Which of the following driving skills is/are affected by the use of alcohol and/or drugs?

Alertness.

Coordination.

Both of the above.

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15.The safest precaution that you can take when using cellular phones while driving is:

To use hands-free devices so you can keep both hands on the steering wheel.

To keep your phone within easy reach so you won't need to take your eyes off the road.

To review the number before answering a call.

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16.If oncoming headlights are blinding you while you are driving at night, you should:

Look toward the right edge of the road.

Switch your lights to high beams.

Turn your lights on and off.

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17.Always carefully look for motorcycles before you change lanes because:

Their small size can make them hard to see.

They usually have the right-of-way at intersections.

It is illegal for motorcycles to share traffic lanes.

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18.If a child is riding a bicycle near your vehicle:

Beep your horn.

Expect the child to be in total control of the bicycle.

Expect the unexpected.

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19.A broken yellow line between two lanes of traffic means:

Both lanes of traffic are going in the same direction.

Passing is permitted when it's safe.

Passing is not permitted.

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20.If you are driving on a highway next to a single broken white line marking:

You cannot cross the line to pass.

You may cross the line to pass and change lanes.

You may only cross the line to change lanes if you are in the left lane.

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21.You are approaching an intersection where a traffic signal is displaying a steady yellow light. If you have not already entered the intersection, you should:

Speed up to beat the red light.

Reduce you speed and proceed carefully through the intersection.

Come to a safe stop.

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22.When changing lanes on a freeway, you should:

Signal for at least five seconds.

Slow down before you start to change lanes.

Assume there is enough space in the next lane for your vehicle, if you signal first

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23.A blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent:

Won't have any effect on your driving.

Won't put other drivers at risk.

Will double your chances of having an accident.

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24.If you want to pass a bicyclists riding on the right edge of your lane:

You must honk your horn before passing the bicyclist.

You must not squeeze past the bicyclist.

You may not pass the bicyclist for any reason.

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25.It is illegal to leave a child age ____ or younger alone in a vehicle.

Eight

Seven

Six

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26.When parking next to a curb, you should use your turn signals:

Only when pulling away from the curb.

When pulling next to, but not away from, the curb.

When pulling next to or away from the curb.

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27.When you want to change lanes, you should never:

Move into another lane while within an intersection.

Check your blind spot by looking over your shoulder.

Check for other drivers moving into the same lane.

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28.It is very foggy. You should slow down and:

Turn on your emergency flashers

Turn your lights to their high beam setting.

Turn your lights to their low beam setting.

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29.After passing a vehicle, it is safe to return to your driving lane when:

The driver you passed signals for you to return to your lane.

You signal your intention for three seconds.

You see the headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.

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30.You have stopped for a train at a railroad crossing. After the train passes, you should:

Wait for signal lights to stop flashing.

Look for a second train.

Both of the above.

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31.You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive:

Closely behind the truck in bad weather because the driver can see farther ahead than you can.

Farther behind the truck than you would when following a passenger vehicle.

No more than one car length behind the truck so the driver can see you.

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32.To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street, you should start your turn from:

Any lane (as long as it is safe)

The lane closest to the left curb.

The lane in the center of the road.

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33.The amount of alcohol in the blood is referred to as:

Implied consent (IC).

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC).

Rate of alcohol consumption (RAC).

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34.You must yield to a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog:

Only when the guide dog is leading the person across the street.

At all times.

Only if a crossing guard is present.

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35.At a red traffic light with a green arrow, you may proceed in the direction of the arrow if:

You first come to a complete stop.

You wait until the light changes.

You are in the proper lane and the roadway is clear.

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36.With a Class C driver license, a person may drive:

A three-axle vehicle if the Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 6,000 pounds

Any three-axle vehicle, regardless of the weight.

A vehicle pulling two trailers.

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37.Safely backing your vehicle requires all of the following, except:

Looking over your right shoulder as you back up.

Checking your vehicle's surroundings.

Tapping your horn before you back up.

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38.For which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?

Solid red lights, flashing red lights, and blacked out traffic signals.

Solid red lights, red arrows, and flashing yellow lights.

Solid red lights, flashing red lights, and yellow lights.

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39.Roads are slippery after it first starts to rain. When the road is slippery, you should:

Avoid making turns and stops while driving at high speeds.

Test your tires' traction while going uphill.

Decrease the distance you look ahead of your vehicle.

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40.To improve visibility lowered by rain or fog, drivers should use their:

Low beam headlights.

High beam headlights.

Parking lights.

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41.When passing another vehicle, it is safe to return to your lane if you:

Cannot see the vehicle directly to your right.

See the vehicle’s headlights in your rearview mirror.

Have passed the other vehicle’s front bumper.

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42.Two sets of solid double yellow lines that are two or more feet apart:

May be crossed to enter or exit a private driveway.

May not be crossed for any reason.

Should be treated as a separate traffic lane.

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43.Always use your seat belt:

Unless the vehicle was built before 1978.

Unless you are in a limousine.

When the vehicle is equipped with seat belts.

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44.In rainy weather, you should be most careful when turning or stopping:

After it has been raining all day.

One half hour after it stops raining.

During the first half hour of rain.

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45.If you come to an intersection and your view to the side is blocked, you should:

Slow down and look both ways.

Maintain your speed and look both ways.

Stop, then inch forward until you can see clearly in both directions.

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1.You are driving on the freeway behind a large truck. You should drive:

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2.Before you change lanes, you should check your mirrors and:

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3.Excessive speed:

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4.Dim your headlights for oncoming vehicles or when you are within 300 feet of a vehicle:

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5.Alcohol is:

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6.Night driving presents unique problems because:

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7.A pedestrian starts to cross the street after the "Don't Walk" signal begins to flash. The pedestrian is in the middle of the street when your signal light changes to green. You should:

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8.What is an important step in turning?

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9.You must notify the DMV within five days if you:

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10.Smoking inside a vehicle with a person younger than 18 years of age is:

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11.Adjust your rearview and side mirrors:

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12.A distraction when driving is:

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13.If you miss your exit on the freeway, you should not:

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14.Which of the following driving skills is/are affected by the use of alcohol and/or drugs?

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15.The safest precaution that you can take when using cellular phones while driving is:

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16.If oncoming headlights are blinding you while you are driving at night, you should:

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17.Always carefully look for motorcycles before you change lanes because:

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18.If a child is riding a bicycle near your vehicle:

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