Another driver used your car and changed the seat and mirror positions. When should you restore a clear, comfortable driving view?
Correct answer: Before you begin moving the vehicle.
Adjust the seat and mirrors before driving. You need a clear view and suitable driving position before you move into traffic, not while trying to steer through it.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 38: Section 8, Entering the Car ↗
You have just cleaned and replaced the driver's floor mat. What should you check before setting off?
Correct answer: That it is secure and cannot interfere with the pedals.
Verify that the floor mat is correctly installed and cannot interfere with pedal movement. A loose, shifted, or overlapping mat can obstruct vehicle controls.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 39: Section 8, Tips for Safe Winter Driving ↗
On a long straight road, you notice that you are staring at the vehicle directly ahead. What should you change?
Correct answer: Scan ahead and around, including regular mirror checks.
Keep your eyes moving to assess the roadway ahead, nearby hazards, and traffic to the sides and rear. Fixating on one vehicle or line can hide developing trouble elsewhere.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 41: Section 8, Tips for Expressway Driving - Drive Defensively ↗
You are traveling beside a large truck where its driver may not be able to see your car. What is the safer plan?
Correct answer: Adjust your position safely to avoid lingering there.
Avoid remaining in another driver's blind spot, particularly beside a large truck. Change your position only as traffic conditions safely allow; do not assume the driver knows your car is there.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 41: Section 8, Tips for Expressway Driving - Stay Out of Another Driver's Blind Spot ↗
An approaching motorcycle's turn signal is flashing, but the rider has not begun to turn. What should you assume?
Correct answer: The signal alone does not confirm that the rider will turn.
Some motorcycle turn signals do not cancel automatically. Wait for the rider's actual movement instead of relying on the flashing signal as proof of an intended turn.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 43: Section 9, Sharing the Road With Motorcycles - Intersections ↗
If you must continue through fog, which headlight setting generally gives the better view of the road?
Correct answer: Low beams, with speed reduced for the visibility.
Use low beams and reduce speed in fog. High beams can reflect glare back at you and make it harder to see the road.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 38: Section 8, Fog ↗
A pair of taillights becomes visible through thick fog. Why should you reduce speed further instead of using them to judge a normal gap?
Correct answer: Fog makes judging the gap less reliable.
Seeing lights through fog does not establish a safe following distance. DDS advises reducing speed further because fog can make the separation between vehicles difficult to judge.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 38: Section 8, Fog ↗
Rain has left water on the road surface. Which adjustment helps reduce the risk of the tires riding on a layer of water?
Correct answer: Reduce speed so the tires can better maintain road contact.
Slowing down on a wet roadway helps reduce hydroplaning risk. As speed rises, tires may be less able to clear water and can lose contact with the pavement. This is not advice to enter flooded or impassable water.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 38: Section 8, Hydroplaning ↗
You are approaching a curve on a rain-slick road. When is the best time to reduce to a suitable speed?
Correct answer: Before entering the curve.
Reduce speed before the curve, especially on a slippery road. Waiting until you are already turning can require sudden braking or steering when tire grip is limited.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 39: Section 8, Curves - continuation from printed p. 38 ↗
Your parked car has snow and ice on its windows. What preparation is needed before you drive onto the road?
Correct answer: Clear snow and ice from all window surfaces.
Remove snow and ice from all windows before driving. A small cleared patch or a windshield-only view can leave hazards hidden to the sides and rear.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 39: Section 8, Winter Driving ↗
When checking your car's tires while they are cold, where should you find the recommended inflation pressure?
Correct answer: Use the vehicle's tire placard or owner's manual.
Use the vehicle manufacturer's recommended pressure shown on the vehicle label or in the owner's manual, not the maximum printed on the tire. Check with a tire-pressure gauge when the tires are cold.
Source: NHTSA TireWise, Maintenance - Tire Pressure and Maintaining Proper Tire Pressure ↗
Your right wheels drop onto the shoulder, and there is room ahead to regain control. What should you avoid doing?
Correct answer: Jerking the steering wheel to get back immediately.
Do not yank the vehicle back onto the pavement. Hold the wheel securely, reduce speed in a controlled manner, and assess traffic and a safe return point before re-entering. Avoid sudden hard braking.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 39: Section 8, Leaving the Roadway ↗
A tire suddenly blows out while you are driving. Which initial response best supports keeping the car controllable?
Correct answer: Hold the wheel with both hands and avoid abrupt inputs.
NHTSA says to keep the vehicle balanced: hold the wheel with both hands, avoid slamming the brakes or abruptly lifting off the accelerator, and gradually ease off while stabilizing the car. Once stable, slow further and pull off where and when it is safe.
Source: NHTSA TireWise, Maintenance - Tire Blowouts: What should I do if I have a tire blowout while driving? ↗
At night, your stopping distance would extend beyond the road illuminated by your headlights. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed so you can stop within the distance you can see.
Do not overdrive your headlights. Travel slowly enough to stop within the illuminated distance, rather than relying on a clear-looking patch of road or another driver's lights.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 24: Section 5, Night Driving ↗
You are struggling to stay awake on a long drive. Which response addresses the immediate safety problem?
Correct answer: Stop driving at a safe place and get rest.
Stop in a safe location and rest rather than trying to push through sleepiness. NHTSA emphasizes adequate sleep; caffeine alone may not make a sleep-deprived driver safe, and any short-term increase in alertness is temporary.
Source: NHTSA Drowsy Driving, Tips to Drive Alert - How To Avoid Driving Drowsy and Short-Term Interventions ↗
You use a road daily, but construction is moving along it. Why should you reassess the lane layout on each trip?
Correct answer: Lane closures and travel patterns can change as work progresses.
Work-zone lane patterns can change as the job progresses. Familiarity with yesterday's route is not a substitute for observing today's signs, markings, and traffic path.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 22: Section 5, Highway Work Zones - Adjust Your Lane Position ↗
Workers are close to the right edge of your open lane. A lane change is not possible, but you have safe room within your lane. What can add clearance?
Correct answer: Shift slightly away from the workers while staying in your lane.
When it is safe, a small position adjustment within your lane can add clearance from workers. Do not cross into another lane, a closed area, or a position that creates a new hazard.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 22: Section 5, Highway Work Zones - Adjust Your Lane Position ↗
You are following traffic as weather and visibility deteriorate. How should your following gap compare with the one used in good conditions?
Correct answer: Increase it to allow more time and room to respond.
Leave more space in poor conditions. The gap must allow you to respond and stop safely if the vehicle ahead slows or stops; sound brakes alone do not remove the effects of visibility and traction.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 40: Section 8, Following Too Closely ↗
You have passed your intended expressway exit. What is the safe response?
Correct answer: Continue to another designated exit and revise your route.
Continue to a later designated exit. Missing an exit is not a reason to reverse, stop in a travel lane, or cross the median. Plan the revised route from a safe location if necessary.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 41: Section 8, Tips for Expressway Driving - Don't Back Up ↗
You have safely entered the deceleration lane for your expressway exit. What is that lane intended to let you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed for the exit's roadway conditions.
A deceleration lane provides space to slow for the exit. Pay attention to the ramp's alignment, traffic, and posted guidance; the speed suitable on the expressway may not be suitable on the ramp.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 40: Section 8, Exiting Expressways ↗
A passenger wants to stretch during an expressway trip. There is no emergency. Where should you plan to stop?
Correct answer: At a designated rest area or another safe place off the expressway.
Use rest areas or an appropriate place reached by an exit for routine stops. The expressway shoulder is not a normal stopping place for stretching or changing drivers.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 41: Section 8, Tips for Expressway Driving - Stopping on the Expressway ↗
A motorcycle is riding on the left side of its lane, leaving space to its right. May you drive beside it in that same lane?
Correct answer: No; leave the rider the full lane for maneuvering.
A motorcycle needs the full lane and may change its position within it. Do not crowd alongside or treat an unused-looking portion as a separate lane for your car.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 43: Section 9, Sharing the Road With Motorcycles - Allow a Full Lane ↗
A motorcycle approaching a junction looks small. Why is a second careful look important before crossing its path?
Correct answer: It can appear farther away and slower than it actually is.
A motorcycle's small outline can make its distance and speed easy to misjudge. Take another careful look instead of assuming that a small-looking motorcycle is far away or approaching slowly.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 43: Section 9, Sharing the Road With Motorcycles - opening paragraphs ↗
A motorcycle ahead changes position within its lane near rough pavement. How should you interpret that movement?
Correct answer: The rider may be avoiding a surface hazard you barely notice.
Potholes, seams, gravel, and other surface conditions can pose greater difficulty for a motorcycle than for a car. Allow room for the rider to adjust speed or position without assuming a turn or an invitation to pass alongside.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 43: Section 9, Sharing the Road With Motorcycles - Road Conditions ↗
A long truck is preparing to turn near you. Why should you leave extra maneuvering room?
Correct answer: A large truck needs more space to complete a turn than a car.
Large trucks are longer and more difficult to maneuver and need more room to turn. Give the driver space instead of treating the truck's turning path like that of a passenger car.
Source: Georgia DDS Driver's Manual 2023-2024, printed p. 44: Section 9, Sharing the Road With Commercial Motor Vehicles ↗
