FREE CALIFORNIA ROAD RULES TEST 2

This California DMV online practice test contains multiple-choice questions to help you prepare for the written test required to obtain your driver’s license.

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California Road Rules Test 02

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On the freeway, lane endings are usually marked by what?

Small broken lines

Solid red lines

Solid yellow lines

Large broken lines

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Under what circumstances is it legal to drive in a public transit bus lane?

If all other lanes are blocked

If there are no buses present

To cross it to make a turn

If it gives access to a turn within 200 feet

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When changing lanes on the freeway, you should signal at least how long before maneuvering?

10 seconds

3 seconds

1 second

5 seconds

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For drivers over the age of 21, it is illegal to operate any vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration at or in excess of...?

0.08%

0.10%

0.12%

0.06%

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What is the speed limit in an alley?

10 mph

25 mph

15 mph

20 mph

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If a peace officer asks you to do something, you...?

Must do as they order

Can safely ignore them

Have a right to drive away

Have the right to refuse

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If you tell an officer you do not want your vehicle searched, what can happen?

They cannot legally search it

An attorney must be called

They may be allowed to search it anyway

You can be forced to search it yourself

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Abusing a disabled parking placard can be punished with what maximum fine and/or imprisonment?

$500/3 months

$250/2 months

$125/one month

$1000/6 months

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As a driver, you rather than your passenger will receive a citation if the passenger is below what age?

16 years

12 years

14 years

18 years

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You must not park within what distance of a fire hydrant or fire station driveway?

5 feet

10 feet

15 feet

20 feet

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Scanning' involves keeping a safe space...?

On the right-hand side of your vehicle

All around your vehicle

To the front of your vehicle

On the left-hand side of your vehicle

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When parking facing downhill, how should your wheels be aligned?

Towards the curb

Away from the curb

Pointing forwards

Doesn't matter

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If you willfully flee or attempt to evade a police officer using a motor vehicle you can be imprisoned in a county jail for up to...?

1 year

2 years

3 months

6 months

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If you drive in California on an expired license, what may happen?

Your vehicle may be impounded

Any/all of these

You may have to appear in court

You may be cited

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The best way to avoid collisions with other traffic is to...?

Drive at the same speed as the rest of the traffic

Drive faster than the rest of the traffic

Drive slower than the rest of the traffic

Any of these

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The California laws on driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs also apply to which of these?

Jetskis

Motorboats

Sailboats

All of them

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If a right turn on a red traffic signal light is permitted, you must still yield to...?

Bicyclists

All of these

Pedestrians

Vehicles moving on their green traffic signal

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To warn another driver you are slowing down, what should you do?

Make a hand signal

Flash your indicators

Tap your brakes lightly

Sound your horn

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If a school bus is displaying flashing yellow lights, you should do what?

Slow down and prepare to stop

Stop immediately

Maintain your progress

Accelerate to pass as quickly as possible

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If you have to stop on the freeway, what should you do?

Stay in your vehicle

Stand in front of your vehicle

Stand in back of your vehicle

Walk to the nearest gas station

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If you're looking to parallel park, you should find a space that is at least how much longer than your vehicle?

3 feet

4 feet

2 feet

5 feet

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If someone is tailgating you, how should you respond?

Sound your horn continuously

Accelerate away sharply

Gradually slow down

Brake sharply

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Which of these is the best way of preventing fatigue and drowsiness when driving?

None of them

Turning the radio up loud

Drinking energy drinks

Rolling down the window

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On any road, you should travel at...?

A safe speed for the conditions

At the posted speed limit

5 mph below the posted speed limit

Just over the posted speed limit

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If you are only allowed to stop long enough at a curb to pick up/drop off passengers or mail, what color will it be?

White

Yellow

Blue

Green

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It is permissible to leave a child and/or animals in a parked vehicle on a hot day...?

If you leave them with access to liquids

Under no circumstances

If you put a shade over the windows

If you leave a window open a crack

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Making a left turn from a two-way street into a one-way street, you should start your turn from...?

Any of these

The lane closest to the left-hand side of the street

The lane closest to the middle of the street

The lane closest to the right-hand side of the street

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An intersection is designated as 'blind' if you can't see for how far in either direction in the last hundred feet before crossing?

200 feet

100 feet

50 feet

150 feet

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Under what circumstances can you cross two sets of double yellow lines spaced two or more feet apart?

To make a U turn

To turn into a driveway

To turn left

None

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New residents in California who wish to drive must apply for a California driver's license within what time of becoming residents?

5 days

3 months

1 month

10 days

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