Which sequence follows DMV's method for entering a parallel-parking space between two parked cars?
Correct answer: Pull alongside the car ahead of the space, check around you, then back into the space
Set up beside the front vehicle, check mirrors and blind spots, and reverse slowly into the space before straightening.
Source: Parallel Parking — positioning and backing ↗
A person using a wheelchair is crossing in the crosswalk you are approaching. How should you respond?
Correct answer: Yield and allow the person to finish crossing safely
A person with a disability using a wheelchair is included among pedestrians or vulnerable road users.
Source: Pedestrians — persons using wheelchairs ↗
Your phone is put away, but you turn to search the back seat while driving. What remains unsafe?
Correct answer: Your attention and view are diverted from the road
Distraction includes looking at children, pets or other objects, not just using a phone.
Source: Do Not Drive Distracted ↗
Willfully fleeing a pursuing peace officer causes serious bodily injury. Which state-prison term is among the penalties specified in CVC 2800.3(a)?
Correct answer: Seven years
The statute includes three-, five- or seven-year state-prison terms and other sentencing alternatives. This question asks about a listed possible term, not an automatic sentence.
Source: CVC 2800.3(a) — willful flight causing serious bodily injury ↗
On a one-way street with no signs or markings allowing another turn lane, where should you position your car before turning left?
Correct answer: Near the left edge of the leftmost lane available to your direction
Use the lawful leftmost approach unless traffic controls permit a different movement. Check and yield before turning.
Source: CVC 22100(b) — left-turn approach ↗
A tall truck ahead blocks your view of developing traffic. What is the safer following choice?
Correct answer: Increase the gap to improve your view and give yourself more reaction time
Following closely hides more of the road and leaves less time to react if the truck brakes. Extra space helps you see developing hazards. Watching brake lights or shifting sideways is not a substitute for a safe following gap.
Source: Large Vehicles and Truck Drivers — follow too closely ↗
You are late and consider following very closely to pressure the driver ahead to speed up. What should you do instead?
Correct answer: Keep a safe gap and avoid trying to intimidate the other driver
Pressure tactics create conflict and leave less room to respond. Being late does not justify aggressive driving.
Source: Dealing with Speeding and Aggressive Drivers ↗
A pedestrian is already crossing the roadway ahead where there is no crosswalk. What must you do?
Correct answer: Use caution, slow or stop as needed so the pedestrian can finish safely
A missing crosswalk is not permission to endanger someone in the roadway. Respond to the actual hazard.
Source: Pedestrians — crossing with or without a crosswalk ↗
The posted maximum is 65 mph, but rain and traffic make that speed unsafe. What does the sign mean for your speed?
Correct answer: 65 mph is a ceiling, and you must choose a lower safe speed for the conditions
A maximum limit is not a required target. Conditions can require a slower speed even when the posted limit has not changed.
Source: Speed Limits — California Basic Speed Law ↗
At minimum, how much longer than your vehicle does DMV recommend a parallel-parking space should be?
Correct answer: At least three feet longer
Choose enough room to maneuver before signaling and positioning beside the vehicle ahead of the space.
Source: Section 6 — Parallel Parking: Find a Space ↗
Darkness makes it harder to judge hazards ahead. Besides reducing speed, how should you adjust the gap behind another car?
Correct answer: Allow a greater following distance than in good daylight conditions
Extra space provides more time to respond when visibility is reduced. This is general safe-driving guidance, not a separate fixed California nighttime-distance law.
Source: PennDOT Beyond the Basics — Skill Twelve, Night Driving, physical PDF page 42 ↗
