Special Driving Situations Practice Test
California DMV practice test 2025 focused on special driving situations. 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:
- The right lane is ending
- ✓ A rest area is ahead
- A restricted area is ahead
This sign indicates a rest area is 1 mile ahead.
2. This sign means:
- Fewer lanes ahead
- ✓ Divided highway ahead
- Crossroad intersects the main road
This sign warns that you are approaching a divided highway. The road ahead is split by a median or divider.
3. When you hear the siren or see the red emergency light of a closely approaching ambulance, police vehicle, or fire truck, you must
- ✓ Drive to the right edge of the road and stop
- Move in to the right lane and drive slowly until has passed
- Speed up to clear traffic
Pull to the right edge and stop for emergency vehicles.
4. A safety zone is a specially marked area for passengers to get on or off buses or trolleys. You may not drive through a safety zone:
- Until all passengers have reached the sidewalk
- Only when a bus or trolley is unloading passengers
- ✓ At any time or for any reason
A safety zone is a marked area for pedestrians. Never drive through or park in a safety zone under any circumstances.
5. Driving under the influence of any medication which impairs your driving is permitted:
- ✓ Under no circumstances
- If you don't feel drowsy
- If it is prescribed by a physician
It is illegal to drive under the influence of any substance that impairs your ability to drive safely, including prescription and over-the-counter medications.
6. A yellow sign with a traffic signal symbol means:
- Controlled railroad crossing ahead
- Be prepared to stop if the light is flashing
- ✓ There is a traffic signal ahead
This warning sign indicates a traffic signal is ahead. Be prepared to stop if the light is red.
7. If there is no crosswalk and you see a pedestrian crossing your lane, you should:
- Make sure the pedestrian can see you before proceeding
- Cautiously drive around the pedestrian
- ✓ Stop and let the pedestrian finish crossing
Pedestrians always have the right-of-way, even outside of marked crosswalks. You must stop and let them cross safely.
8. It is against the law to enter an intersection when:
- The light is yellow
- The light is flashing yellow and you didn't stop first
- ✓ You can't get all the way across before the light turns red
Never enter an intersection unless you can completely clear it.
9. Always look carefully for motorcycles before you make a turn because:
- They must have a full traffic lane
- They always have the right-of-way at intersections
- ✓ Their smaller size makes them harder to see
Motorcycles are smaller and harder to see than cars. Always check carefully before turning.
10. To turn left from a one-way street with multiple lanes onto a two-way street, start the turn in:
- ✓ The far left lane
- Any lane available
- The lane closest to the middle of the street
When turning left from a one-way street, begin the turn from the far left lane to ensure a safe and legal turn.
11. You hit a parked car and can't find the owner. What must you do?
- Call your insurance company when you get home
- Wait for the owner to return
- ✓ Leave a note on the other car
If you hit a parked car, you must leave a note with your contact information.
12. When would you yield your legal right-of-way?
- ✓ When it helps prevent collisions
- When it helps prevent road rage
- Never, it confuses other drivers
Yield your right-of-way whenever it helps prevent a collision, even if you legally have the right-of-way.
13. When a school bus with flashing red lights has stopped on the road ahead of you, you must
- Slow to 10 m.p.h.
- ✓ Stop until the lights stop flashing
- Change lanes and pass cautiously
Must stop when school bus lights are flashing red.
14. When can you merge into a bike lane for a right turn?
- Under no circumstances
- No more than 100 feet before turning
- ✓ No more than 200 feet before turning
You may enter a bike lane no more than 200 feet before making a right turn.
15. Which of the following is true about driving speed?
- There is no minimum speed law in California
- ✓ The faster the speed, the less control you have of your vehicle
- When you drive twice as fast, it takes twice the distance to stop
Higher speeds reduce your control and dramatically increase stopping distance. Doubling speed quadruples stopping distance.
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