1. What is the legal BAC limit for drivers under 21 in California?

• 0.08%
• 0.05%
• ✓ 0.01%
• 0.00%

California has a zero-tolerance policy for drivers under 21. The legal BAC limit is 0.01%.

2. When can you drive in a bike lane?

• ✓ When you need to make a turn
• During rush hour
• Whenever there are no bicycles
• Never

You may drive in a bike lane when making a turn within 200 feet of the intersection.

3. What should you do if you see a pedestrian with a white cane?

• Honk your horn
• ✓ Stop and give them the right of way
• Drive around them
• Flash your lights

A white cane indicates a blind or visually impaired pedestrian. Always stop and yield the right of way.

4. You are approaching a school and see children near the street, you should:

• Speed up to clear the area quickly
• Stop, then proceed
• ✓ Slow down and proceed with caution
• Continue driving at the posted speed limit

Always slow down and be extra cautious around schools when children are present.

5. What should you do if you are being tailgated?

• Brake suddenly
• Speed up
• ✓ Change lanes if possible
• Ignore them

If being tailgated, the safest action is to change lanes when possible to let the vehicle pass.

6. 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.

7. 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 to avoid liability.

8. What does a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line mean?

• Passing is allowed in both directions
• ✓ Passing is allowed only on the side with the broken line
• No passing allowed in either direction
• Passing is allowed only during daylight hours

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

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

• Only when the pedestrian is on your side of the road
• ✓ Always, whether or not the crosswalk is marked
• Only during daylight hours
• Never

You must always yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, whether marked or unmarked.

10. 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.

11. When can you legally use a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving?

• Never
• ✓ When making an emergency call
• When driving in a school zone
• When stopped at a red light

You may only use a cell phone without hands-free when making an emergency call to law enforcement or emergency services.

12. What should you do if you are involved in a minor collision with a parked car and cannot find the owner?

• ✓ Leave a note with your contact information
• Drive away
• Call the police
• Wait by the car until the owner returns

You must leave a note with your name, address, and contact information securely attached to the vehicle.

13. You must turn on your headlights:

• One hour after sunset
• One hour before sunset
• ✓ 30 minutes after sunset
• 30 minutes before sunset

Headlights must be turned on 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.

14. What should you do if your car starts to skid on a wet road?

• Brake immediately
• ✓ 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.

15. 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.

16. You should use your horn:

• To alert other drivers of your presence
• ✓ Only in emergency situations
• When passing another vehicle
• To greet other drivers

Your horn should only be used when necessary to avoid a collision or alert others of danger.

17. If you are approaching a school bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended, you must:

• Slow down and proceed with caution
• ✓ Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn
• Pass the bus quickly
• Honk to alert the bus driver

You must stop when a school bus has its red lights flashing and stop arm extended, and remain stopped until they are withdrawn.

18. 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 rather than into traffic.

19. You may not park your vehicle:

• On the side of a freeway in an emergency
• ✓ Next to a red-painted curb
• Within 100 feet of a school
• Within 500 feet of a fire station

Red curbs indicate no parking, stopping, or standing at any time.

20. If you are involved in a traffic collision, you are required to complete and submit a written report (SR1) to the DMV:

• Only if you or the other driver is injured
• ✓ If there is property damage in excess of $1,000 or if there are any injuries
• Only if you are at fault
• If the collision results in a traffic ticket

An SR1 report must be filed if there is property damage over $1,000 or any injury or death.

21. If you experience a tire blowout, you should:

• Brake hard immediately
• ✓ Hold the steering wheel tightly and keep the vehicle straight
• Quickly turn the steering wheel to the side of the road
• Speed up to regain control

Grip the steering wheel firmly, keep the vehicle straight, and gradually slow down.

22. A flashing red traffic light means:

• ✓ Stop before entering
• Proceed with caution
• Stop and wait for a green light
• Slow down

A flashing red light is the same as a stop sign - stop, then proceed when safe.

23. At a four-way stop, if two vehicles arrive at the same time, who has the right of way?

• The vehicle on the left
• ✓ The vehicle on the right
• The vehicle that is bigger
• The vehicle that flashes its lights first

When two vehicles arrive simultaneously at a four-way stop, the vehicle on the right has the right of way.

24. 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.

25. 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. Maintain a steady lane position when possible.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if:

• A sign permits the turn
• Traffic on the street moves to the right
• ✓ Traffic on the street moves to the left
• There is a green arrow

You may turn left from a one-way street onto another one-way street where traffic moves left.

31. You must notify law enforcement and file a Report of Traffic Accident Occurring in California (SR1) with DMV if:

• ✓ You are involved in a collision and there is an injury
• You are involved in a collision and there is property damage
• Your vehicle breaks down on the side of the road
• You change your insurance company

File an SR1 if there is any injury, death, or property damage over $1,000.

32. When planning to pass another vehicle, you should:

• ✓ Not assume they will make space for you to return to your lane
• Assume they will let you pass if you use your turn signal
• Assume they will maintain a constant speed
• Assume they will slow down for you

Never assume other drivers will cooperate. Always ensure you have space to complete the pass safely.

33. You should use your turn signals:

• When changing lanes
• When turning into your own driveway
• When parking at the curb
• ✓ All of the above

Always use turn signals for any turning or lane change maneuver to alert other drivers.

34. 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.

35. Unless otherwise posted, what is the speed limit near a school when children are present?

• 15 mph
• ✓ 25 mph
• 35 mph

The speed limit near a school is generally 25 mph when children are present, unless a different posted limit applies.

36. 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.

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

• The vehicle entering the roundabout
• ✓ Traffic already circulating in the roundabout
• Whichever vehicle signals first

Yield to traffic already circulating in the roundabout before entering, and proceed only when there is a safe gap.

38. What does a fluorescent orange-red triangle displayed on the back of a vehicle mean?

• ✓ The vehicle is a slow-moving vehicle that normally travels 25 mph or less
• The vehicle is carrying hazardous materials
• The vehicle is a student driver

This is the slow-moving vehicle (SMV) emblem, warning other drivers that the vehicle normally travels at 25 mph or slower.

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

• ✓ Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• Only on weekends

Provisional license holders may not drive unsupervised between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. during their first 12 months, with limited exceptions.

40. 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 in fog or heavy rain
• Within 1,000 feet of any parked vehicle

Switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and within 300 feet when following another vehicle.

41. 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 in freezing temperatures

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

42. 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 or heavy traffic.

43. 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.

44. 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.

45. 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 until the entire block's bike lane is empty

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

46. 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.