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DMV PRACTICE WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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DMV PRACTICE WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
Your driver's license or identification (ID) card must be REAL ID compliant if you use it
to....
A) Board an airplane for domestic flights.
B) Enter military bases.
C) Enter most federal facilities.
D) All of Above - Answers -D) All of Above
What are the requirements to have an instruction permit or driver's license? - Answers --
Proof of identity
- Two proofs of residency
- Legal full name document
- Social security number
How to apply for a Class C instruction permit? - Answers -1) Complete a Driver's
License & ID Card Application
2) Provide your documents
3) Pay a non-refundable application fee
4) Pass your knowledge test(s)
5) Pass a vision test
If your applying for an instruction permit under 18 years old, what are the requirements
to have the permit? - Answers -- Be at least 15½ years old
- Complete a driver education program
- Have a parent or guardian sign to approve the application and accept financial
responsibility. If they are joint custody, both need to sign
- Wait to use your instruction permit until you start behind-the-wheel driver training with
an instructor who will validate the permit
What parts of your health that can affect your driving? - Answers -- Vision: Be able to
see properly on hazards signs, distances, traffic speed and read road signs
- Hearing: Hear horns, sirens, motorcycles and screeching tires
- Fatigue & Drowsiness: Can affect your vision and increase reaction time to hazards
,- Physical & Mental: Be alert to quickly decide on any correct course of action, including
unexpected ones in traffic situation
- Medications: Prescription and over-the-counter medications can make you an unsafe
driver, including some that make you sleepy
- Health: Physicians are required to report patients, who are at least 14 years old, to
DMV if they believe you have medical conditions that may affect your ability to drive
safely, such as lapse of consciousness
How to use Hand-to-Hand Steering? - Answers -1) Start with your hands at 9 and 3
o'clock or 8 and 4 o'clock
2) Do not cross your hands over the middle of the steering wheel
3) Keep your hands in these positions, even when making turns
How to use Hand-over-Hand Steering? - Answers -1) Start with your hands at 8 and 4
o'clock
2) Reach across the steering wheel to grasp the opposite side
3) Let go of the steering wheel with your other hand
4) Reach across the arm still holding the wheel, grip the wheel, and pull up
What are two situations in a One-Handing Steering? - Answers -1) When you are
turning while backing up to see where you are going behind you. Place your hand at the
12 o'clock position on the steering wheel
2) When you are operating vehicle controls that require you to remove a hand from the
steering wheel
Show me a hand signal when turning left, right, slow and stop? - Answers -To slow
down, shake your bent left arm down
What are the best ways to use my signals on the road? - Answers -- At least 100 feet
before you turn
- Before every lane change
- At least five seconds before you change lanes on a freeway
- Before pulling next to the curb or away from the curb
- Even when you do not see other vehicles around you
- When you are almost through the intersection if you plan to turn shortly after crossing
the intersection
,Why is my car horn very important? - Answers -To avoid collisions and alert oncoming
traffic on narrow mountain roads where you cannot see at least 200 feet ahead
What's the difference between using your headlights (high to low beams) on 500 and
300 feet? - Answers -Within 500 feet of a vehicle coming toward you and within 300 feet
of a vehicle you are following
What are the best ways to use your headlights? - Answers -- When it is too dark to see
from 1,000 feet away
- Beginning 30 minutes after sunset
- Until 30 minutes before sunrise
- During bad weather, use windshield wipers and low-beam headlights on fog, rain, or
snow
- Weather conditions (clouds, dust, smoke, or fog) prevent you from seeing other
vehicles
- On mountain roads and tunnels (even on sunny days)
- When a road sign states that headlights must be on
- To help other drivers see your vehicle, especially when the sun is low on the horizon
Using emergency flashers on upcoming collisions or hazards ahead, what methods you
need to use? - Answers -- Turn on your emergency flashers
- Lightly tap your brake pedal three or four times
- Use a hand signal when slowing and stopping
Using emergency flashers on stopping of vehicle trouble, what methods you need to
use? - Answers -- Turn on your emergency flashers. If your vehicle does not have
emergency flashers, use your turn signals
- If possible, pull off the road away from all traffic
- If you cannot get completely off the road, stop where people can see you and your
vehicle from behind
- Do not stop just over a hill or just around a curve. Other drivers may not see your
vehicle in time to avoid a collision
- Call for emergency roadside assistance and stay in your vehicle until help arrives
, Single solid yellow line (SSYL) - Answers -Marks the left edge of the pavement on
divided highways and one-way streets
Double solid yellow lines (DSYL) - Answers -Mark the center of the road and separate
traffic traveling in two different directions. Passing is not allowed in either direction. You
may not cross the lines unless you are making a left turn
Stay to the right of double solid yellow lines unless you are: - Answers -- In a high-
occupancy vehicle (HOV) carpool lane that has a designated entrance on the left
- Instructed by construction or other signs to drive on the other side of the road because
your side is closed or blocked
- Turning left across a single set of double yellow lines to enter, exit a driveway, on a
private road or make a U-turn
Broken yellow line (BYL) - Answers -A broken yellow line indicates you may pass if the
broken line is next to your driving lane. Only pass when it is safe.
Single solid white line (SSWL) - Answers -Marks traffic lanes going in the same
direction. This includes one-way streets.
Double solid white lines (DSWL) - Answers -Separate lanes of traffic going in the same
direction. Most often they are used to designate special use lane from conventional
lanes, as when used to separate a High Occupancy Vehicle lanes from the other lanes
of an expressway. You may not cross these lines. You may enter the designated special
use lane only where signs and markings allow.
Broken white lines (BWL) - Answers -Separate traffic lanes on roads with two or more
lanes in the same direction
End of Lane Markings - Answers -Ending freeway and street lanes are usually marked
with large broken lines. If you are driving in a lane marked with broken lines, be
prepared to exit the freeway or for the lane to end. Look for a sign that tells you to exit
or merge.
Yield line - Answers -Is a line of triangles extending across the roadway that may be
used with a yield sign to show the point at which you must yield or stop, if necessary. A
yield line is often seen at the entrance of a roundabout.
Choosing a Lane - Answers -- Traffic lanes are often referred to by number.
- The left or "fast" lane is called the "Number 1 Lane."
- The lane to the right of the "Number 1 Lane" is called the "Number 2 Lane," then the
"Number 3 Lane," etc.
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