California Driver's Handbook Exam Questions and Answers
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Signal __ feet before a turn - Answer-100
Signal ___ seconds before changing lanes on freeway - Answer-5+
When do you signal? - Answer-When changing lanes, turning, parking, or pulling up to/away from a curb
Use your horn to: - Answer-Avoid collisions or alert oncoming traffic on narrow mo...
California Driver's Handbook Exam
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Signal __ feet before a turn - Answer-100
Signal ___ seconds before changing lanes on freeway - Answer-5+
When do you signal? - Answer-When changing lanes, turning, parking, or pulling up
to/away from a curb
Use your horn to: - Answer-Avoid collisions or alert oncoming traffic on narrow mountain
roads where you cannot see at least 200 feet ahead.
When to turn on headlights? - Answer-when it is too dark to see from 1,000 ft away, 30
min after sunset until 30 minutes to sunset, on mountain roads and tunnels, if you need
to use your windshield wipers due to fog, rain, or snow
When to turn down high beams? - Answer-500 ft when approaching from front, 300 ft
when approaching from behind
If your vehicle doesn't have emergency flashers, use: - Answer-Turn signals
If you see a collision ahead, warn drivers behind you by: - Answer-Turning on
emergency flashers, or tightly tapping brake pedal 3-4 times, or use hand signal when
slowing and stopping
If you need to stop due to vehicle trouble: - Answer-Turn on emergency flashers, pull off
road away from traffic (or where people can see you and your vehicle from behind), call
for emergency roadside assistance and stay in vehicle until help arrives
Single solid yellow line indicates: - Answer-The center of a road with two-way traffic. Do
not cross over this line into oncoming traffic. Do not pass a vehicle in front of you if there
is only one lane of traffic going your direction and a solid yellow line on your side of the
road
Solid double yellow lines indicates: - Answer-No passing from either side
Two sets of solid, double, yellow lines that are two or more feet apart indicates: -
Answer-A barrier. Do not drive on or over this barrier, make a left turn, or make a U-turn
across it.
Broken yellow line indicates: - Answer-You may pass if the broken line is next to your
driving lane and when it is safe.
, Single solid white line indicates: - Answer-Traffic lanes going in the same direction,
including one-way streets
Double solid white lines indicates: - Answer-Lane barrier between regular and
preferential use lane (e.g. carpool lane). Never change lanes over these lines, wait for
single broken white line.
Broken white lines indicates: - Answer-Separation of traffic lanes on roads with 2+ lanes
in the same direction
What do end of lane markings look like? - Answer-Large broken lines
What do yield lines look like? - Answer-A solid white line of triangles pointing towards
approaching vehicles.
What do yield lines indicate: - Answer-Where approaching vehicles must yield or stop.
Traffic lanes numberd from right to left - Answer-3 2 1
Traffic lanes numbered from left to right - Answer-1 2 3
Left lane used for: - Answer-Passing or turning left
Right lane used for: - Answer-Entering or exiting traffic
Steps to changing lanes: - Answer-Signal, check rear and side mirrors, check traffic
behind and beside you, look over your shoulder to make sure desired lane is clear,
check blind spots, make sure there's enough space for your vehicle in desired lane.
Is it necessary to slow down before a lane change? - Answer-No
Two sets of lines with the inner lines broken and outer lines solid indicate: - Answer-
Center left turn lanes
You may only drive for ___ feet in a center left turn lane. - Answer-200
It is illegal to drive in a bicycle lane unless you are: - Answer-Parking (where permitted),
entering or leaving the road, turning (when 200 ft of an intersection)
Never make a U-turn: - Answer-At or on a railroad crossing, on a divided highway (by
crossing barriers, strips of land, etc.), when you can't see clearly for more that 200 ft in
each direction, on a one-way street, in front of a fire station, or in business districts
You may make a U-turn: - Answer-Across a double yellow line, on divided highways is
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