FREE CALIFORNIA ROAD RULES TEST 2 - DMV CALIFORNIA PRACTICE TEST

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

Rules 2

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Which of these is the proper way to change lanes?

Blowing your horn and providing the appropriate hand signal

Signaling and decreasing speed

Checking the rearview mirror

Signaling, checking the rear view mirror and checking blind spots

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When coming to an intersection where you want to turn right but there is a bicyclist ahead of you, what should you do?

All answers are correct

Pass the bicycle and quickly turn right

Pass the bicycle because you have the right of way

Let the bicycle go ahead of you and then turn right

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Where should you start to make a u-turn from, if on a multi lane road?

The center lane

Any lane

The right lane

The far left lane

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Safe speed to drive:

Depends on the weather and road conditions

Is less than the posted speed limit

Is the posted speed limit

Is little more than the posted speed limit

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If there is a railroad crossing ahead and a red flashing signal warns you of an approaching train, you must:

Increased speed and cross tracks as quickly as possible

Slow down and proceed with caution

Slow down before crossing

Stop and don’t proceed until the red lights stop flashing

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In bad weather, you should make you car easier to see by:

All answers are correct

Turning on your headlights

Turning on your parking lights

Turning on your emergency flashers

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A motorist approaching a bicyclist should:

Proceed as usual

Exercise extreme caution

Swerve into the opposite lane

Speed up to pass him

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When should you drive slower?

All answers are correct

Around children

On a road with a lot of curves

On slippery roads

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What is meant by the term "space cushion"?

The space between your motor vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you, behind and either side

None of them

Keeping a seat cushion to protect your body if in a car accident

Maintaining 60 feet clearance in all directions

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A right turn starts in the right-hand lane and end in:

The lane closest to the curb

The far most lane

Any lane available

The left lane

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If a pedestrian is crossing the street at an intersection without crosswalks, you must:

Slow down and proceed with care

Take the right-of-way

Let the pedestrian have the right-of-way

Stop four feet from the corner

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The Accessible Parking Permit:

Allows parking everywhere during specified times

It gives everyone in your family to park in a designated disabled parking space

Allows parking in designated space even if the person with the disability is a not passenger

Issued to an individual, entitles the vehicle in which it is displayed to be parked in a designated disabled parking space

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The safest precaution that you can take regarding the use of cell phones while driving is:

Keep the ringtone on a low volume

Keep the cell phone within easy reach

Use only one hand to operate your cell phone

Use hands-free devices

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On a roadway where traffic is moving in both directions, in what position must you be before making a left turn?

Does not matter provided you signal

Close to the right-hand side of the roadway

Close to the left side of the roadway

Immediately to the right of the centerline of the roadway

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What is true about the far left lane on a multi lane highway?

Traffic can drive as fast as they want in the far left lane

You cannot use the far left lane to pass

The left lane is for carpools only

Faster traffic should drive in this lane and use it for passing

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A person whose driver license is under suspension, may:

Not drive, under any circumstances

Operate a motor vehicle when accompanied by a licensed driver

Operate a motor vehicle to and from work

Operate a motor vehicle in a case of extreme emergency

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If your vehicle breaks down on a highway:

Have all occupants stay inside the vehicle

Try to do roadside repairs

You should warn other road users that your vehicle is there with emergency flashers

You should leave your vehicle and call the police

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Two sets of solid double yellow lines spaced two or more feet apart indicates:

Left turn is permitted

Passing is permitted

U-turns is permitted

The same as a concrete barrier

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When entering a freeway remember:

Large truck have right of way

You have the right of way

Small cars have right of way

Freeway vehicles have the right of way

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When are you allowed to pass a school bus?

None of them

If the school bus has stopped, and red lights are flashing, and you are traveling in the same direction as the bus

If the school bus has stopped, and red lights are flashing, but the bus is traveling in the opposite direction

If the school bus has stopped, and red lights are flashing, but no students present

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When you see a vehicle stopped on the right shoulder of the road ahead with its hazard lights on:

Slow down and pass with caution

Don't change lane but speed up

Change lane to the left and speed up

Stop your vehicle until you can see what happened

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When making a left turn on a circular green light, you must wait until...

At least five cars have passed

All oncoming cars near to you have passed

At least three cars have passed

Large trucks have passed

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A flashing red light means:

Slow down and drive with increased caution

Signal light is out of order, proceed with caution

You must make a complete stop. Move through the intersection only when it is safe to do so

You must stop and yield for pedestrians and oncoming traffic

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What is true about seat belts?

You are not required to use seat belts when driving in residential areas

If you remove the seat belt from your seat, you are not required to use any

You are not required to use seat belts in large trucks and SUVs

Seat belt reduces the chance of being thrown from your vehicle in case of an accident

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When changing lanes you should:

Check your mirrors and your blind spot and then proceed

Signal and then proceed

Check your mirrors, signal and then proceed

Check your mirrors, signal, check your blind spot and then proceed

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What is a likely effect of taking another drug while drinking alcoholic beverages?

No effect one way or the other

The effect could be multiplied

None of them

You could throw up

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When a traffic signal is showing a flashing yellow light, you must:

Stop completely before entering the crosswalk or intersection, and remain stopped until a green signal appear

Stop completely before entering the crosswalk or intersection, only proceed when you can do so safely

Slow down before entering the intersection, but only if you can do so safely

Slow down before entering the crosswalk or intersection, and be especially alert

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When you approach an intersection on a main road, and the intersection is blocked with traffiYou should:

Proceed slowly into the intersection until the traffic ahead moves on

Sound horn to warn cars ahead to move on

Stop before entering the intersection and wait until traffic ahead moves on

Keep as close as possible to the car ahead

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Most automobile skids are result of:

The size of the car

Driving too fast

Poor road conditions

Poor tires

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When you approach a roundabout, you should:

All answers are correct

Yield to any drivers already in the roundabout

Yield to bicyclists

Yield to pedestrians

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