1. What should you do if you are approaching a railroad crossing with no warning devices and are unable to see 400 feet down the tracks?

• Drive faster to cross the tracks quickly
• ✓ Stop before crossing and proceed when safe
• Proceed without stopping if you don't see a train
• Honk to alert any nearby trains

If you cannot see 400 feet down the tracks in both directions, you must stop and proceed only when it is safe.

2. You may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?

• 5 feet
• 10 feet
• ✓ 15 feet
• 20 feet

You must not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant to allow access for emergency vehicles.

3. When you see a "Roadwork Ahead" sign you should:

• Speed up to avoid traffic
• ✓ Slow down and be prepared to stop
• Maintain your speed
• Merge into another lane

Always slow down and be prepared to stop when you see roadwork ahead signs.

4. What is the first thing you should do if your car starts to skid?

• Brake hard
• ✓ Take your foot off the accelerator
• Steer in the opposite direction of the skid
• Turn off the ignition

Take your foot off the accelerator and steer in the direction you want to go.

5. When driving in fog, you should use your:

• High-beam headlights
• ✓ Low-beam headlights
• Parking lights
• Hazard lights

Use low-beam headlights in fog. High beams reflect off fog and reduce visibility.

6. What is the purpose of a diamond-shaped traffic sign?

• To provide directional guidance
• To indicate a school zone
• ✓ To warn of potential hazards
• To provide information about speed limits

Diamond-shaped signs are warning signs that alert you to potential hazards ahead.

7. When can you drive in a center left turn lane?

• To pass other vehicles
• ✓ For making left turns
• As a regular driving lane
• Only during rush hour

Center left turn lanes are only for making left turns, not for passing or regular driving.

8. What should you do if you approach a traffic signal with a flashing yellow light?

• Stop before proceeding
• ✓ Slow down and proceed with caution
• Speed up to clear the intersection quickly
• Stop and wait for the light to change

A flashing yellow light means slow down and proceed with caution.

9. You must notify the DMV within how many days if you sell your vehicle?

• ✓ 5 days
• 10 days
• 15 days
• 20 days

You must notify the DMV within 5 days of selling or transferring your vehicle.

10. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb, your front wheels should be:

• Turned to the left (toward the street)
• ✓ Turned to the right (away from the street)
• Parallel with the pavement
• Facing straight ahead

Turn wheels to the right so if the vehicle rolls, it will go off the road.

11. When parallel parking, you should park within how many inches of the curb?

• 6 inches
• 12 inches
• ✓ 18 inches
• 24 inches

When parallel parking, your vehicle must be within 18 inches of the curb.

12. When driving in the far right lane of a freeway, you:

• ✓ Should expect merging vehicles at on-ramps
• Must give the right-of-way to merging traffic
• Must drive faster than other traffic
• Should use your hazard lights

Be prepared for merging traffic when driving in the right lane near on-ramps.

13. Which of the following increases your chances of having a collision?

• ✓ Continuously changing lanes to pass other vehicles
• Driving at a constant speed
• Adjusting your rearview mirror before you start driving
• Scanning the road ahead

Frequent lane changes increase collision risk.

14. Which of the following is true about large trucks?

• They have smaller blind spots than most passenger vehicles
• ✓ They take longer to stop than a car traveling at the same speed
• They have shorter stopping distances than most passenger vehicles
• They require less turning space

Large trucks require much longer stopping distances due to their weight.

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

• ✓ The lane closest to the left curb
• Any lane as long as it is safe
• The lane in the center of the road
• The lane closest to the right curb

Start left turns from the far left lane on a one-way street.

16. When driving on a multilane street with two-way traffic:

• You should drive ahead of or behind the other vehicles
• It is safest to drive in the lane next to the center line
• You should drive in the lane with the least traffic
• ✓ It is safest to drive in the right lane

The right lane is generally the safest on multilane streets with two-way traffic.

17. You may cross double yellow lines to pass another vehicle if the:

• ✓ Yellow line next to your side of the road is broken
• Yellow line next to the other side of the road is broken
• The lines are solid and there is no oncoming traffic
• There is no sign prohibiting passing

You may pass when the broken yellow line is on your side of the road.

18. What is the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers 21 and older in California?

• 0.05%
• ✓ 0.08%
• 0.10%

Drivers 21 and older are legally impaired at a BAC of 0.08% or higher. Drivers under 21 face a zero-tolerance limit of 0.01%.

19. You are approaching a school bus that has stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended. What must you do?

• ✓ Stop at least 25 feet away and wait until the lights stop flashing
• Slow down and pass carefully if no children are visible
• Stop only if you are directly behind the bus, not if you are approaching from the front

You must stop at least 25 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights, from both directions, unless the roadway is divided by a physical barrier.

20. You come to an intersection with no stop signs, yield signs, or traffic signals. Who has the right of way?

• The vehicle traveling faster
• ✓ The vehicle that arrives first, or the vehicle to the right if you arrive at the same time
• The vehicle turning left

At an uncontrolled intersection, the vehicle that arrives first goes first. If two vehicles arrive at the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

21. Unless otherwise posted, what is the speed limit in a business or residential district in California?

• 15 mph
• ✓ 25 mph
• 35 mph

California's default speed limit for business and residential districts is 25 mph unless a different limit is posted.

22. When must you yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk?

• Only if the crosswalk is marked with painted lines
• ✓ Whenever a pedestrian is in a marked or unmarked crosswalk
• Only during school hours

You must yield to pedestrians in any crosswalk, marked or unmarked, including the extension of a sidewalk across an intersection.

23. You see a police car, fire truck, or tow truck stopped on the shoulder with its lights flashing. What should you do?

• Maintain your current speed and lane position
• ✓ Slow down and, if safe, move over one lane away from the stopped vehicle
• Speed up to pass it quickly

California's Move Over law requires you to slow down and change lanes away from a stopped emergency or roadside assistance vehicle when it is safe to do so.

24. Is it legal to hold a cell phone in your hand while driving in California?

• Yes, as long as you are stopped at a red light
• ✓ No, drivers must use a hands-free device to talk or text
• Yes, but only for making calls, not texting

California law prohibits holding a cell phone while driving. You may only use a phone in a hands-free mode, such as through voice commands or a mounted device.

25. You want to pass another vehicle, but you are approaching the crest of a hill and cannot see oncoming traffic. What should you do?

• Pass quickly before you reach the top of the hill
• ✓ Do not pass until you can see the road ahead is clear
• Sound your horn and pass on the right

Never pass when you cannot see far enough ahead to complete the pass safely, such as near hill crests or curves. A solid yellow line on your side also means no passing.

26. When must you dim your headlights from high beams to low beams?

• ✓ Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle, or 300 feet when following another vehicle
• Only when another driver flashes their lights at you
• Within 1,000 feet of any vehicle, moving or parked

Switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and within 300 feet when following another vehicle, so you do not blind the other driver.

27. Under California law, until what age or height must a child generally be secured in a car seat or booster seat?

• Age 5, regardless of height
• ✓ Age 8, or until they are 4 feet 9 inches tall
• Age 12, regardless of height

Children must ride in a car seat or booster seat in the back seat until they are 8 years old or reach 4 feet 9 inches in height, whichever comes first.

28. When entering a roundabout, who has the right of way?

• The vehicle entering the roundabout
• ✓ Traffic already circulating in the roundabout
• Whichever vehicle is largest

Vehicles already in the roundabout have the right of way. Yield before entering and proceed only when there is a safe gap in traffic.

29. What do yellow traffic signs generally indicate?

• ✓ A warning about upcoming road conditions or hazards
• A regulation you must obey, such as a speed limit
• Directions to a nearby freeway or attraction

Yellow signs are warning signs that alert you to hazards or changing road conditions ahead, such as curves, merges, or crossings.

30. A red circle with a diagonal red slash over a symbol on a sign means:

• The action shown in the symbol is required
• ✓ The action shown in the symbol is prohibited
• The symbol is for informational purposes only

A red circle with a diagonal slash through a symbol is a regulatory sign meaning that action, such as a U-turn or left turn, is prohibited.

31. What does a slow-moving vehicle (SMV) emblem look like, and what does it mean?

• A blue square, meaning the vehicle is exempt from speed limits
• ✓ A fluorescent orange-red triangle, meaning the vehicle normally travels 25 mph or less
• A yellow diamond, meaning the vehicle is oversized

The SMV emblem is a fluorescent orange-red triangle displayed on vehicles, like farm equipment, that normally travel 25 mph or slower.

32. During your first 12 months with a provisional license, when are you generally prohibited from driving without a licensed adult 25 or older in the vehicle?

• ✓ Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• At any time on weekends

Provisional license holders may not drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. during their first 12 months unless accompanied by a licensed parent, guardian, or driver 25 or older.

33. After a minor collision with another vehicle and no injuries, what must you do before leaving the scene?

• Nothing, as long as no one appears hurt
• ✓ Exchange name, address, vehicle registration, and insurance information with the other driver
• Wait for police to arrive, even for very minor damage

Even in a minor collision, you must stop and exchange your name, address, vehicle registration, and insurance information with the other driver involved.

34. You plan to turn right at an intersection and must cross a bike lane. What should you do?

• Turn from your current lane without entering the bike lane
• ✓ Merge into the bike lane and signal before turning, yielding to any bicyclists
• Wait for the bike lane to be completely clear for the rest of the block

Before turning right, signal and merge into the bike lane within about 200 feet of the turn, yielding to bicyclists already in the lane.

35. Roads are often most slippery:

• During a heavy, continuous downpour
• ✓ During the first rain after a dry spell, when oil and dust rise to the surface
• Only when temperatures are below freezing

The first rain after a dry period mixes with oil and dust on the road, making it especially slippery until heavier rain washes it away.

36. What is the minimum following distance you should keep behind the vehicle ahead of you in normal conditions?

• 1 second
• ✓ 3 seconds
• 10 seconds

Keep at least a 3-second following distance in normal conditions, and increase it in poor weather, heavy traffic, or when following large vehicles.

37. If your vehicle begins to hydroplane on a wet road, what should you do?

• Brake hard immediately to slow down
• ✓ Ease off the gas pedal and keep the steering wheel straight until you regain traction
• Turn the steering wheel sharply to regain control

If you hydroplane, ease off the accelerator and keep steering straight. Braking hard or turning sharply can cause you to lose control.

38. How far before a turn should you signal?

• ✓ At least 100 feet before the turn
• Only after you begin turning the wheel
• At least 500 feet before the turn, regardless of road type

Signal continuously for at least 100 feet before turning so other drivers have time to react.

39. What do green traffic signs generally indicate?

• A warning about a hazard ahead
• ✓ Guide information, such as directions, exits, or distances
• A construction zone

Green signs provide guide information like directions, freeway exits, and mileage to help you navigate.

40. What is the safest way to merge onto a freeway?

• Stop on the on-ramp and wait for a large gap in traffic
• ✓ Match the speed of freeway traffic and merge into a gap
• Enter slowly and let freeway traffic adjust to you

Use the on-ramp to accelerate to the speed of freeway traffic, then merge smoothly into an available gap.