DMV PRACTICE TESTS – RULES 4

This online DMV drivers ed practice test, with multiple choice questions, is intended to help you prepare for the DMV written knowledge 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?

None of them

To the left

To the right

Straight ahead

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

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

It stretches out your neck while driving

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

Just to be extra-cautious

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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

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

Wait for the children to exit the bus then proceed

Slow down and proceed cautiously

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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

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

Pass the vehicle on the left only

Pass the vehicle on the right only

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

Stop 3 feet back from the intersection

Stop just before you enter the intersection

Slow down and proceed with caution

Stop only if pedestrians are waiting to cross

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Crosswalks are always:

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

Have pedestrian crossing electric signal

Marked with Yellow lines

Marked with white lines

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

If possible, safely make room for the merging vehicle

Do nothing

Reduce your speed quickly so the other vehicle can merge

Accelerate quickly to get out of the merging vehicles way

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

At all times

Unless you are only driving within city limits

Only on the freeway

Never

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

A sign warning of construction ahead

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

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

All answers are correct

Yielding to pedestrians

Coming to a full stop

Yielding to oncoming traffic

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You are required to stop your vehicle:

When a traffic officer orders you to stop

All answers are correct

At an intersection with a stop sign

Where there is a red light

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

Move to the left to prevent passing

Slow down until they pass you, then resume normal speed

Maintain normal speed until they pass you then slow down

Speed up so that passing is not necessary

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

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

Back up and wait for the next green light

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

Signal the driver to pass

Continue at same speed

Speed up and get out of the way

Pull to the right as far as possible and stop

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The center left turn lane may be used for:

Short term parking

Passing slower traffic

Emergency parking

Beginning left turns or U-turns

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If someone is tailgating you, you should:

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

Move into another lane

Pull over to let the tailgater pass

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

You may drive only in the direction of the green arrow

You may only drive straight ahead

Vehicles moving in any direction must stop

You must wait for a green light

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

Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead

Change lanes and maintain your current speed

Decrease distance to any car ahead

Slow down because the lane ends ahead

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

Neither one

The one moving faster

Vehicle approaching from the right

Vehicle approaching from the left

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When should you use your car's signals?

When changing lanes

Moving from the curb or parking lane

Turning

All answers are correct

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A U-turn is not permitted:

On a curve

Near or at the crest of a hill

Where a sign prohibits a U-turn

All answers are correct

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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?

A flashing arrow light

A painted arrow in your lane

Yellow lines on the side of the road

Raised red dots

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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?

Only the traffic facing the school bus

Traffic in both directions must slow down

Only the traffic behind the school bus

Traffic traveling in both directions

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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

Speed up and pass quickly

Pass and give more room to the oncoming traffic

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

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

Turn into either of the lanes that are safely open

You can't turn left

Turn into the right lane

Turn into the left lane

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

You can proceed normally

Slow down

Stop

Stop if children are present

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Speed limit signs indicate the maximum speed during ideal conditions

TRUE

FALSE

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A solid line at the left of your lane means:

Pass at your discretion

Overtake and pass with caution

Pass only when no traffic is sight

It is unsafe to pass

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Passing using the unpaved shoulder is:

Permitted when no sidewalks are present

Permitted if there is a gridlock

Always legal

Illegal

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It is recommended that you take a practice test before you take the actual written test. There are seven free practice tests for each state. First two tests cover roads signs and the other tests cover road and traffic rules.

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