Georgia DMV Knowledge Practice Permit Test

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1.Always signal when:

Changing lanes.

Pulling into or out of a parking space.

Pulling into traffic from an alley or parking area.

All of the above.

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2.This sign means:

Slippery when wet.

Tow-away zone.

Steep downgrade.

Roadwork ahead.

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3.When driving near heavy trucks, other drivers and highway users must make allowances for:

The increased stopping distance required by large vehicles.

The decreased stopping distance required by large vehicles.

The decreased noise of larger vehicles.

The increased speed of larger vehicles.

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4.As a pedestrian, you should:

Look for turning vehicles before crossing a street.

Never run alongside or across a street.

Walk on the left side of the street, facing traffic.

All of the above.

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5.What should you do when you are going to enter a roadway from a private road?

Blow your horn to warn cars you are entering the roadway.

Stop with part of your car on the roadway to alert other drivers.

Drive out fast to merge smoothly with the traffic.

Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic.

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6.As a pedestrian, you should:

Always insist on the right-of-way over a vehicle when using a crosswalk.

Never enter a street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching.

Enter a crosswalk at any time because it is the vehicle driver’s responsibility to stop.

Use crosswalks only if they are convenient.

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7.When a vehicle with an Anti-Lock Braking System starts to lose traction on a slippery road, drivers should:

Pump the brakes.

Press and hold the brake pedal.

Press and hold the gas pedal.

Lightly tap the brakes.

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8.What may help drivers conserve gasoline?

Sitting in their driveways with their cars running.

Accelerating quickly.

Slowing down gradually.

Braking abruptly.

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9.You may honk your horn when you:

Have to stop quickly.

Are passing another car.

Have lost control of your car.

Are passing a bicyclist.

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10.You have been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and have refused to take the required chemical test. You may lose your driver license for twelve months:

Only if you are convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Only if you are convicted of a traffic violation.

Because you have refused to take the test.

Under no circumstances.

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11.A leaky exhaust system in your vehicle is dangerous because it can cause:

A loss of hearing.

Pollution.

Carbon monoxide poisoning.

Poor engine performance.

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12.This sign means:

No parking.

Divided highway ahead.

Left turn signal.

Yield.

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13.Alcoholic beverages will affect you:

More rapidly after you have just eaten.

More rapidly on an empty stomach.

In the same way at all times.

Only if you have more than two drinks.

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14.When towing a trailer, ensure that it is equipped with:

Properly mounted and lubricated wheels that are covered with fenders or mud guards.

Tires that are properly inflated.

The proper lamps and reflectors.

All of the above.

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15.When you see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must:

Slow down and keep moving in your lane.

Keep driving in your lane.

Pull to the right curb and stop.

Stop exactly where you are.

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16.You may drive around the gates at a railroad crossing:

When the train has passed.

Under no circumstances.

When the lights have stopped flashing.

When other drivers drive around the gates.

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17.The driver's left arm and hand are extended downward. This hand signal means that the driver plans to:

Turn left.

Turn right.

Stop.

Start up.

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18.This road sign means:

Intersection ahead.

Steep grade ahead.

Winding road.

Merging traffic.

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19.You want to turn left at an intersection. The light is green but oncoming traffic is heavy. You should:

Use the next intersection.

Wait at the crosswalk for traffic to clear.

Wait in the center of the intersection for traffic to clear.

Take the right-of-way since you have a green light.

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20.Work zone signs mean:

It is summer.

You must immediately stop and back up.

Less than ideal conditions are present for driving.

You should drive faster to get out of the work zone.

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21.If your turn signals fail, you should use ____ to indicate that you are turning.

Your horn

Your headlights

Hand signals

Your emergency flashers

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22.Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol:

Decreases blood alcohol concentration.

Cancels the effect of the alcohol.

Has no effect on blood alcohol concentration.

Increases blood alcohol concentration.

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23.All headlights on your vehicle must work properly and be correctly adjusted:

Only when you plan to drive in a city.

At all times.

Only when driving on freeways.

Only when approaching other vehicles.

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24.Signaling your intentions before turning, changing lanes, or driving away from a curb:

Is necessary only if other traffic is present.

Is a good driving habit and is required by law.

Is necessary only during the maneuver, not before.

Is not necessary if the maneuver is done slowly.

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25.Smoking and preparing to smoke while driving:

Do not affect driving abilities.

Help maintain driver alertness.

Are distracting activities.

Are not distracting activities.

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26.A steady yellow light at an intersection means:

Go.

Yield to other cars.

Slow down and prepare to stop.

Stop.

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27.When you see other drivers around you acting or reacting in anger:

Don’t make eye contact.

Don't react with hand gestures.

Distance yourself from the situation.

All of these.

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28.What can you do to avoid the need to make emergency stops while driving in traffic?

Honk your horn to make others aware of your presence.

Look ahead and maintain a safe following distance.

Drive in the right lane only.

Drive more slowly than the flow of traffic.

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29.This sign means:

Slow down if an emergency vehicle is approaching.

Look both ways as you cross the intersection.

Always come to a full stop at the intersection.

Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary.

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30.When passing a large vehicle, the driver of a small vehicle must be prepared for:

Loud noises.

Excess air pollution.

Wind gusts produced by the large vehicle.

Falling vehicle parts.

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31.You are driving at night and another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. Your headlights:

Should be on their high beam setting.

Should be on their low beam setting.

Should be off. Use your parking lights.

May be on either their high or low beam setting.

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32.When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?

The car approaching from the right has the right-of-way.

The car approaching from the left has the right-of-way.

The car in which the driver sounds his horn first has the right-of-way.

The car that is traveling the fastest has the right-of-way.

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33.When the driver behind you wants to pass, you should:

Speed up.

Go the same speed.

Slow down to allow room in front of your vehicle for the other driver to complete the pass easily.

Change lanes.

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34.You must stop for a school bus:

That is parked on the shoulder of the road with no one in it.

When it approaches you, even if its lights are not flashing.

If you are both driving on a two-lane highway and its red lights are flashing.

Whenever the driver waves at you.

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35.When approaching railroad tracks, you should:

Look, listen, slow down, and be prepared to stop.

Speed up to cross the tracks before the gate is lowered.

Try to drive around a lowered gate.

Not pay attention to how many tracks there are to cross.

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36.A solid yellow “X” over a traffic lane means:

That drivers must move out of the indicated lane because it is about to be used by oncoming traffic.

That drivers may drive regularly in the indicated lane.

That the indicated lane is for left turns only.

That drivers may use the indicated lane, but should drive with caution.

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37.____ limit your concentration, perception, judgment, and memory.

Only a blood alcohol level greater than the legal limit can

Alcohol does not

Even the smallest amount of alcohol can

Only a blood alcohol level greater than 0.05 percent can

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38.Which of the following best ensures your safety and the safety of those around you when you are backing your vehicle?

Honk your horn right before shifting into reverse.

Check behind the vehicle before you get into the driver's seat.

Check your rearview mirrors to see what is behind you.

Turn up the car radio before backing up to get the attention of anyone who may be around you.

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39.Stop lines are solid white lines painted across traffic lanes:

In curves and on hills.

Next to churches and schools.

At intersections and pedestrian crosswalks.

On freeway on-ramps.

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40.Bicyclists are required to:

Obey traffic signs, signals, and laws.

Ride on the sidewalk in business districts.

Ride in the center of traffic lanes.

All of the above.

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41.At an intersection with a stop sign, you should stop and:

Check your rearview mirror for cars tailgating.

Move when the vehicle ahead of you moves.

Look right first, then left, then right again.

Look left first, then right, then left again.

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42.This sign means:

Keep right.

Low shoulder.

No parking at any time.

Left turn signal.

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43.A double solid yellow line down the center of a two-lane road indicates:

Lanes are moving in opposite directions and drivers are not permitted to pass.

Lanes are moving in opposite directions and drivers are permitted to pass when it is safe to do so.

Lanes are moving in the same direction and drivers are not permitted to pass.

Lanes are moving in the same direction and drivers are permitted to pass when it is safe to do so.

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44.This sign means:

No left turn.

Flagger ahead.

Two-way left turn.

Turn right or go through.

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45.Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A solid yellow arrow:

Is never used as a traffic signal.

Has the same meaning as a circular yellow traffic light.

Means that drivers may turn in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Tells drivers that a green arrow is about to be shown.

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2.This sign means:

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3.When driving near heavy trucks, other drivers and highway users must make allowances for:

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4.As a pedestrian, you should:

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5.What should you do when you are going to enter a roadway from a private road?

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6.As a pedestrian, you should:

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7.When a vehicle with an Anti-Lock Braking System starts to lose traction on a slippery road, drivers should:

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8.What may help drivers conserve gasoline?

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9.You may honk your horn when you:

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10.You have been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and have refused to take the required chemical test. You may lose your driver license for twelve months:

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11.A leaky exhaust system in your vehicle is dangerous because it can cause:

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12.This sign means:

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13.Alcoholic beverages will affect you:

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14.When towing a trailer, ensure that it is equipped with:

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15.When you see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must:

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16.You may drive around the gates at a railroad crossing:

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18.This road sign means:

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19.You want to turn left at an intersection. The light is green but oncoming traffic is heavy. You should:

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