You find an open space beside a green curb. What should you check before leaving your car?
Correct answer: The posted or painted time limit
Green identifies time-limited parking; the local limit still applies.
Source: Parking at Colored Curbs — Green ↗
All curb spaces are full. May you leave your car beside another parked car in the traffic lane?
Correct answer: No, that is double parking
An occupied curb space does not permit parking in the adjacent travel lane.
Source: Illegal Parking — Double Parked ↗
You realize too late that you have missed your turn. What is the safe response?
Correct answer: Continue until you can legally and safely change direction
A missed turn is preferable to a sudden, unsafe change of direction.
Source: Changing Lanes ↗
You are waiting to turn left. An oncoming car signals right and slows down. When should you turn?
Correct answer: Wait until it starts turning and your path is safe
The signal could be accidental or intended for a later driveway. Slowing alone does not confirm the turn. Watch the car's movement and check that your whole path is clear.
Source: Section 6 — Crossing or Entering Traffic: oncoming right-turn signal ↗
A rider is guiding a nervous horse near your lane. How should you respond?
Correct answer: Slow down and pass only when safe without frightening it
A frightened horse can move suddenly into your path. Slow down, leave room, and pass only when safe; do not use noise or a close pass to force the animal out of your way.
Source: Animal-drawn Vehicles; Near Animals ↗
May passengers ride in an ordinary pickup bed that has no secured seats or safety belts?
Correct answer: No, the bed lacks the required passenger protection
An open cargo area without secured seats and belts is not a passenger seat.
Source: Other Important Roadway Information — Pickup Passengers ↗
Where should the shoulder part of a safety belt rest?
Correct answer: Across the shoulder and chest
The shoulder belt restrains your upper body across the shoulder and chest. Routing it under your arm or behind your back removes that protection or puts force in the wrong place during a collision.
Source: Seat Belts — Correct Fit ↗
A bicycle is ahead on a narrow road and a car is approaching opposite you. There is not room to pass safely between them. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow behind the bicycle, let the car pass, then pass when safe
Slowing separates the encounters. After the oncoming car passes, reassess the road and leave safe bicycle clearance; its departure does not automatically make passing safe.
Source: Section 8 — Choose Between Hazards ↗
An officer gives you a priority-reexamination notice with its top box checked. How soon must you contact DMV?
Correct answer: Within 5 working days
Failure to initiate the process within five working days results in automatic suspension.
Source: Priority Reexamination ↗
Why can drinking alcohol make driving dangerous before a driver feels obviously drunk?
Correct answer: It can impair judgment, coordination and reaction time
Feeling confident is not proof of safe driving ability. Alcohol can interfere with both decisions and physical responses.
Source: Many Substances Can Impair Driving ↗
A stopped car with hazard lights is beside the highway with no protective barrier. Moving away would be unsafe in current traffic. What is required?
Correct answer: Slow to a prudent speed safe for the conditions and pass cautiously
The law provides a safe-speed alternative when changing lanes is unsafe or impracticable; it does not require swerving.
Source: CVC 21809(a)(2), (c); effective January 1, 2026 ↗
What does the arrow on this sign require?
Correct answer: Travel only in the direction shown on that roadway
A ONE WAY arrow identifies the permitted traffic direction, not a suggested route.
Source: MUTCD 2009 Section 2B.40 — ONE WAY signs ↗
A tire blows out at speed. Which response helps you retain control?
Correct answer: Hold the wheel firmly and ease off the accelerator gradually
Avoid abrupt braking or accelerator release. Stabilize the vehicle, then slow and leave the road when safe.
Source: Tire Blowouts — What should I do if I have a tire blowout while driving? ↗
Strong gusts begin pushing your car sideways. Which adjustment gives you better control?
Correct answer: Reduce speed and keep a firm grip on the steering wheel
Lower speed gives you more time to respond, and a firm grip helps resist unpredictable gusts. Turn cruise control off. If conditions become unsafe, pull over safely and wait.
Source: Section 8 — High Winds ↗
Under standard R2 controls, an AWD car with snow-tread tires on all four wheels is exempt from fitting chains. Must it carry traction devices?
Correct answer: Yes, even while exempt from fitting them
The R2 fitting exemption does not remove the carrying requirement. Follow checkpoint instructions.
Source: Chain Requirement Levels — Requirement 2 (R2) and carrying note ↗
What should you anticipate at the bridge ahead?
Correct answer: A bridge with a narrower roadway
NARROW BRIDGE warns about the roadway width at the bridge. It is different from a drawbridge or clearance warning.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-5 — W5-2 Narrow bridge ↗
What does this warning sign tell you?
Correct answer: A stop sign is ahead
The yellow diamond provides advance warning. The red octagonal sign at the stopping location is the regulatory STOP sign.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-6 — W3-1 Stop ahead ↗
What does this sign mean?
Correct answer: The road has no centerline marking
An absent centerline is the condition being warned about. It does not establish one-way operation or unrestricted passing permission.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-6 — W8-12 No center line ↗
How should you respond to a flashing red traffic signal?
Correct answer: Stop, then proceed when safe
A flashing red light is handled like a stop sign.
Source: Traffic Signals — Flashing Red Light ↗
A raised-hand symbol starts flashing after a pedestrian has entered the crosswalk. What does it mean for that pedestrian?
Correct answer: Finish crossing without starting back or delaying
A person already crossing should continue to the other side; new pedestrians should not start.
Source: Pedestrian Signals — Flashing Do Not Walk ↗
What do white longitudinal lines normally separate?
Correct answer: Traffic moving in the same direction
White lane lines separate same-direction traffic and mark roadway edges.
Source: Lane Markings — White Lines ↗
Large, closely spaced broken lines appear beside your freeway lane. What should you anticipate?
Correct answer: The lane may end or become an exit-only lane
These markings warn of a downstream change in lane function; check signs and merge or exit as needed.
Source: Lane Markings — End of Lane Markings ↗
