Freeway Driving & Merging Practice Test
California DMV practice test 2025 focused on freeway driving & merging. Perfect for targeted DMV written test online California preparation with 15 questions and detailed explanations for DMV Class C practice test success.
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1. This sign means:
- U-turn area ahead
- ✓ No U-turn
- No passing
This regulatory sign with a U-turn symbol and a red circle with a line through it means U-turns are prohibited in this area.
2. A curb painted red means:
- ✓ Stopping or parking is not allowed (except buses)
- Parking is for disabled persons only
- Parking is for emergency vehicles only
Red curbs prohibit stopping or parking (buses may stop at marked stops).
3. Which way do you turn your front wheels to park downhill next to a curb?
- ✓ Into the curb
- Away from the curb
- Parallel to the curb
When parking downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb so the curb will stop the car if it rolls.
4. You want to make a right turn at an upcoming intersection. You should slow down and:
- Move toward the left side of your lane
- Avoid driving in the bicycle lane
- ✓ Signal for 100 feet before turning
You must signal for at least 100 feet before turning.
5. Which of these statements is true about motorcycles?
- Motorcycles are small and can easily be seen by drivers
- Motorcycles may not share traffic lanes
- ✓ Motorcycles should be followed at a greater distance
Give motorcycles extra following distance - they can stop quickly.
6. Parking is NEVER permitted:
- Twenty feet from a railroad track
- ✓ In a crosshatched pattern space next to a disabled parking space
- On a hill
Never park in crosshatched areas next to disabled parking spaces. These areas are access aisles for wheelchair users.
7. The intersection has a stop sign. Where should you first stop?
- ✓ At the crosswalk or limit line
- After the crosswalk
- Out far enough to see cross traffic
You must stop at the marked stop line or crosswalk. If there's no marked stop line or crosswalk, stop before entering the intersection where you have a clear view of traffic.
8. 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
You may turn left onto a one-way street only if traffic on that street moves to the left.
9. What is a safety zone?
- An empty space next to the freeway dividers
- ✓ A space set aside for pedestrians
- The median strip on a divided highway
Safety zones are marked areas for pedestrians, typically at transit stops.
10. It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that is _____ or more.
- One tenth (0.10) of one percent
- ✓ Eight hundredths (0.08) of one percent
- Five hundredths (0.05) of one percent
In California, it is illegal for drivers 21 and over to drive with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. This is the legal limit for DUI.
11. Signal for a turn during the last ___ feet before the turn.
- 50
- ✓ 100
- 75
Signal at least 100 feet before turning in residential/business areas.
12. You are driving 55 mph in the far left (fast) lane of a freeway posted for 65 mph. You could be cited for driving too slowly:
- If the road or weather conditions warrant driving this slowly
- ✓ If you block the normal and reasonable flow of traffic
- Under no circumstances because it is always safer to drive slower than other traffic
Driving significantly slower than traffic flow, even under the speed limit, can be dangerous and is illegal if it blocks traffic.
13. You sold your vehicle. You must notify ___ within 5 days.
- Your insurance company
- ✓ DMV
- Your automobile club
Notify DMV within 5 days of selling your vehicle.
14. The 'three-second rule' applies to the space _________ of your vehicle.
- to the sides
- ✓ ahead
- in back
Three-second rule applies to following distance ahead of vehicle.
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