CA DMV WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026

CA DMV WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 Blocking an intersection during "rush hour" traffic is not permitted - Answer -Under any circumstances, even if your light is green California's "Basic Speed Law" says you must - Answer -Never drive faster than is safe for current conditions Collisions can happen more often when: - Answer -One vehicle is traveling faster or slower than the flow of traffic. Dim your headlights for oncoming vehicles or when you are within 300 feet of a vehicle: - Answer -You are approaching from behind. The extra space in front of a large truck is needed for: - Answer -The truck driver to stop the vehicle. A flashing yellow traffic signal at an intersection means - Answer -Slow down and be alert at the upcoming intersection For which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle: - Answer -Solid red lights, flashing red lights and blacked out traffic signalsIf you are riding in a vehicle equipped with a lap belt and also a separate shoulder belt, you are - Answer -Required to use both the lap and shoulder belt If you drive slower than the flow of traffic, you will most likely - Answer -Interfere with traffic and receive a ticket It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that is___________ or higher - Answer - 0.08% -- Eight hundredths of one percent It is illegal to leave children age six or younger unattended in vehicle on a hot day: - Answer -Even if they are secured in a child passenger restraint system It is legal to drive with an alcoholic container that has been opened if the container is: - Answer -In the trunk On a freeway, you should look farther ahead than you would on a city street: - Answer -In order to see potential hazards early On a green arrow, you must: - Answer -Yield to any vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian in the intersection. Roads are slippery after it first starts to rain. When the road is slippery you should: - Answer -Avoid making fast turns and fast stops. There are two traffic lanes in your direction. You are driving in the left lane and many vehicles are passing you on the right. If the driver behind you wishes to drive faster, you should: - Answer -Move over into the right lane when it is safeTo avoid last minute moves, you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about - Answer -10 to 15 seconds To Turn left from a one-way street with multiple lanes onto a two way street, start the turn in - Answer -The far left lane Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is - Answer -25 mph U-turns in residential districts are legal: - Answer -When there are no vehicles approaching nearby. What is the benefit of a space cushion around your vehicle - Answer -If another driver makes a mistake, you have time to react When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should: - Answer -Drive slowly enough so you can stop within the area lighted by your headlights When driving in fog, you should use your