DMV California Permit Test: Questions, Answers &
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, DMV California Permit Test: Questions, Answers &
Practice
1. Fatigue and Drowsiness Can attect your vision and
increase reaction time to
hazards
2. Hand-Over-Hand Steering Use this steering wheel
method when you turn at low
speeds, park, or need to
recover from a skid.
3. One-Hand Steering There are only two situations
that may require steering
with one hand:
1. When turning while
backing up to see where you
are going behind you
2. When you are
operating vehicle controls that
require you to remove a hand
from the steering wheel.
4. If your signal lights are not functioning or
bright sunlight makes signal lights hard to Use the hand-and-arm signals
see:
5. Bicyclists may signals turn: With their arm held straight out
pointing in the direction they plan
to turn.
6. You should signal: At least 100 feet before you turn
7. You should signal: Before every lane change
8. You should signal: At least five seconds before
you change lanes on a
freeway
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, DMV California Permit Test: Questions, Answers &
Practice
9. You should signal: Before pulling next to the curb
or away from the curb
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Practice
10. It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or
old- er to drive with a blood alcohol 0.08% -- Eight hundredths of
concentration (BAC) that is or higher one percent
11. California's "Basic Sped Law" says you must: Never drive faster than is safe
for
current conditions
12. Driving under the influence of any
medication which impairs your driving is Under no circumstances
permitted:
13. You may drive a motor vehicle in a bike lane: No more than 200 feet before
mak-
ing a right turn
14. If your cell phone rings while you are
driving and you do not have a hands-free Let the call go to voicemail
device, you should:
15. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow
line means that vehicles:
Next to the broken line may pass
16. You want to park uphill on a two-way road
and there is no curb. Which direction do
you turn your front wheels? Right, toward the side of the
road.
17. You are involved in a minor collisions at an
in- tersection. There are no injuries and
there is very little vehicle damage. You
should:
Move your vehicle out of the
traflc lane, if possible.
18. Smoking inside a vehicle with a person younger Illegal at all times.
than 18 years of age is:
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Practice
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, DMV California Permit Test: Questions, Answers &
Practice
1. Fatigue and Drowsiness Can attect your vision and
increase reaction time to
hazards
2. Hand-Over-Hand Steering Use this steering wheel
method when you turn at low
speeds, park, or need to
recover from a skid.
3. One-Hand Steering There are only two situations
that may require steering
with one hand:
1. When turning while
backing up to see where you
are going behind you
2. When you are
operating vehicle controls that
require you to remove a hand
from the steering wheel.
4. If your signal lights are not functioning or
bright sunlight makes signal lights hard to Use the hand-and-arm signals
see:
5. Bicyclists may signals turn: With their arm held straight out
pointing in the direction they plan
to turn.
6. You should signal: At least 100 feet before you turn
7. You should signal: Before every lane change
8. You should signal: At least five seconds before
you change lanes on a
freeway
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, DMV California Permit Test: Questions, Answers &
Practice
9. You should signal: Before pulling next to the curb
or away from the curb
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, DMV California Permit Test: Questions, Answers &
Practice
10. It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or
old- er to drive with a blood alcohol 0.08% -- Eight hundredths of
concentration (BAC) that is or higher one percent
11. California's "Basic Sped Law" says you must: Never drive faster than is safe
for
current conditions
12. Driving under the influence of any
medication which impairs your driving is Under no circumstances
permitted:
13. You may drive a motor vehicle in a bike lane: No more than 200 feet before
mak-
ing a right turn
14. If your cell phone rings while you are
driving and you do not have a hands-free Let the call go to voicemail
device, you should:
15. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow
line means that vehicles:
Next to the broken line may pass
16. You want to park uphill on a two-way road
and there is no curb. Which direction do
you turn your front wheels? Right, toward the side of the
road.
17. You are involved in a minor collisions at an
in- tersection. There are no injuries and
there is very little vehicle damage. You
should:
Move your vehicle out of the
traflc lane, if possible.
18. Smoking inside a vehicle with a person younger Illegal at all times.
than 18 years of age is:
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