FREE CALIFORNIA ROAD RULES TEST 4 - DMV CALIFORNIA TEST

This online DMV California practice test, with multiple choice questions, is intended to help you prepare for the DMV California test that is required before you can get your driver’s license.

Rules 4

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When waiting to turn left, which way should you have your tires pointed?

To the right

None of them

Straight ahead

To the left

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If you see orange construction signs and cones on an expressway, you must:

Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead

Slow down because the lane ends ahead

Change lanes and maintain your current speed

Decrease distance to any car ahead

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If your car has air bags, you should use your seatbelt:

At all times

Never

Unless you are only driving within city limits

Only on the freeway

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If another vehicle is trying to pass you on the left, you should:

Slow down until they pass you, then resume normal speed

Maintain normal speed until they pass you then slow down

Move to the left to prevent passing

Speed up so that passing is not necessary

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If you're driving on a freeway and a vehicle is attempting to merge into your lane, you should:

Accelerate quickly to get out of the merging vehicles way

Do nothing

If possible, safely make room for the merging vehicle

Reduce your speed quickly so the other vehicle can merge

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Crosswalks are always:

Have pedestrian crossing electric signal

Marked with Yellow lines

Marked with white lines

Places for people to walk across the street, whether it is marked or not

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When should you use your car's signals?

All answers are correct

Moving from the curb or parking lane

When changing lanes

Turning

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What should you do if you are driving and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you?

Speed up and get out of the way

Signal the driver to pass

Pull to the right as far as possible and stop

Continue at same speed

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If a vehicle in front of you is stopped at a crosswalk on a multi-lane road, you should:

Stop before passing this vehicle and make sure there are no pedestrians in the crosswalk

Pass the vehicle on the right only

Sound your horn to encourage the vehicle's driver to get going

Pass the vehicle on the left only

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You are required to stop your vehicle:

Where there is a red light

All answers are correct

When a traffic officer orders you to stop

At an intersection with a stop sign

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A traffic light which has a green arrow and a red light means that:

Vehicles moving in any direction must stop

You may only drive straight ahead

You must wait for a green light

You may drive only in the direction of the green arrow

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Who must stop when a school bus, with flashing red lights, is stopped on a four lane road with no median separation?

Traffic in both directions must slow down

Only the traffic facing the school bus

Only the traffic behind the school bus

Traffic traveling in both directions

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Why is it necessary to shoulder-check when changing lanes?

It stretches out your neck while driving

No matter how you adjust your mirrors, you will always have blind spots

It gives you an excuse to check out the people in the next car

Just to be extra-cautious

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When turning left onto a one way road with two lanes you must:

Turn into the left lane

You can't turn left

Turn into either of the lanes that are safely open

Turn into the right lane

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A school bus is stopped on a 2 way undivided road with flashing red lights, you must:

Speed up and proceed

Slow down and proceed cautiously

Stop and wait for the driver to turn off the flashing red lights

Wait for the children to exit the bus then proceed

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A solid line at the left of your lane means:

Pass at your discretion

Overtake and pass with caution

It is unsafe to pass

Pass only when no traffic is sight

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Passing using the unpaved shoulder is:

Permitted when no sidewalks are present

Always legal

Illegal

Permitted if there is a gridlock

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A U-turn is not permitted:

Near or at the crest of a hill

All answers are correct

On a curve

Where a sign prohibits a U-turn

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What might you see on a highway that tells you that the lane you are in may force you to turn?

Raised red dots

Yellow lines on the side of the road

A painted arrow in your lane

A flashing arrow light

20 / 30

If you are in an intersection waiting to turn left and the light turns yellow, you should:

Back up and wait for the next green light

Drive straight through the intersection before the light turns red, you've missed your chance to turn

Complete your turn as quickly as possible; you are not allowed to be in the intersection when the light turns red

Make sure no oncoming cars are trying to beat the red light and complete your turn safely

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In a construction area what is a 'flagger'...?

The foreman of the highway construction

Flags directing you away from the road work

A person who uses different colored flags and hand signals to let traffic know when to go, stop, or slow down

A sign warning of construction ahead

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Which of the following has the right-of-way over all others at an intersection when the light is green?

Pedestrians crossing with the light

Vehicles turning left

Vehicles turning right

Pedestrians crossing against the light

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You are driving down a two lane road where there is a bicyclist to your right and oncoming traffic approaching on the left. What is the best strategy to pass the bicyclist safely?

Pass and give more room to the bicyclist

Wait for the oncoming traffic to pass and then leave a lot of room to pass the bicyclist

Speed up and pass quickly

Pass and give more room to the oncoming traffic

24 / 30

The center left turn lane may be used for:

Beginning left turns or U-turns

Passing slower traffic

Emergency parking

Short term parking

25 / 30

If you are on the other side of a divided highway coming toward a school bus with flashing red lights you should:

Stop

You can proceed normally

Stop if children are present

Slow down

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When approaching a stop sign where there is no stop line or marked crosswalk at the intersection:

Slow down and proceed with caution

Stop only if pedestrians are waiting to cross

Stop 3 feet back from the intersection

Stop just before you enter the intersection

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When the light is red, you may make a right turn after:

Yielding to pedestrians

All answers are correct

Coming to a full stop

Yielding to oncoming traffic

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Speed limit signs indicate the maximum speed during ideal conditions

FALSE

TRUE

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If someone is tailgating you, you should:

Pull over to let the tailgater pass

Move into another lane

All answers are correct

Slow slightly to increase the space in front of your car, allowing you extra space to stop more gradually if you need to

30 / 30

If two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time, the right-of-way should be given to:

Neither one

Vehicle approaching from the left

The one moving faster

Vehicle approaching from the right

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Regulatory traffic signs instruct drivers what they should, or should not do, in certain circumstances. You will be asked to identify roadway signs on the California Permit Test.

All You Need to Know About the DMV California Test

Before you can get your California driver’s license, you need to take a DMV road test. This is a test where you practice driving on a designated testing site. You must take this test in addition to the written DMV California test you took before you got your permit.

The test involves driving on the DMV testing site, which includes several roads and streets that involve situations that will test your knowledge of basic traffic laws, such as when to signal and who gets the right of way. The examiner will also test you on your driving capabilities, such as whether you drive smoothly or too fast/slow and whether you turn properly. You’ll be required to perform basic maneuvers, such as the three-point-turn.

In the State of California, you can only take the road test if you are over 18 years old OR you have met the Graduated Driver’s Licensing requirements (meaning you have taken a driver’s ed course).

You should make sure to get enough practice before you take the road test. Everyone is different, but many states recommend that you get 50 hours of driving practice, 15 of which are after dark before you take the road test.

It is illegal to practice in a DMV road test area, but you can practice on roads that involve similar situations. It is also important that you are comfortable with the car you will be driving during the road test, whether that is your parent’s car or the car provided by your driving school.

Make sure to reread the driver’s handbook and take several practice written tests again before you go to the road test so that you are up to date on traffic laws; some traffic law violations may result in failing the test.

On the day of the test, get enough sleep and come refreshed. Stay calm; nobody is perfect and everyone makes a mistake or two. Just focus on driving smoothly, not on the examiner.

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