Safe Driving Practice Test – californiadrivingtest.org

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Safe Driving — Quick Practice

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Before you leave a parking space that is parallel to the curb, you should:

Look for traffic by using your inside rear-view mirror

Look for traffic by turning your head

Turn on your 4-way flasher

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When driving on a freeway entrance ramp, you should look for a gap in freeway traffic by:

Looking in both rearview and sideview mirrors

Looking in your mirrors and turning your head to look over your shoulder

Looking in the inside rearview mirror only

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At a collision scene, someone may have a neck injury. You should:

Avoid moving them and call emergency help

Move them unless immediate danger requires it

Give them food and ask them to walk

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Which behavior is a warning sign of aggressive driving?

Yielding the right-of-way when required

Erratic lane changes and tailgating

Maintaining a safe following distance

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When a truck driver behind you wants to pass your vehicle, your speed should:

Change

Change lanes

Remain steady or decrease

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Which foot should normally operate both the accelerator and brake pedals?

The right foot

The left foot

Both feet at the same time

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By law, motorcycle helmets must be:

A dark color that does not create a glare.

U.S. Department of Transportation-compliant.

Free of stickers or other artwork.

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Your hood suddenly flies up and blocks your view. You should:

Brake hard in your lane

Look through the gap, slow, and pull off safely

Lean out the window and keep driving

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It is illegal to leave a child age six or younger unattended in a vehicle on a hot day:

Only if the key is in the ignition.

Even if they are secured in a child passenger restraint system.

If they are supervised by a person twelve years of age or older.

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It is a very windy day. You are driving and a dust storm blows across the freeway, reducing your visibility. You should decrease your speed and turn on your:

Parking lights.

Interior lights.

Headlights.

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You are waiting to turn left with your wheels pointed left. Why should you straighten them?

It improves fuel economy

A rear impact could push you into oncoming traffic

It makes your signal brighter

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Under normal conditions, a motorcyclist should maintain a following distance of at least:

Four seconds.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

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You want to back out of your driveway. You see children playing nearby. Before you start to move your car you should:

Sound your horn so the children will hear you

Tell the children to stay away from the driveway

Walk to the back of the car to be sure the way is clear

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After riding over an object on the road, you should:

Stop to remove the object from the road.

Pull to the side of the road and check your tires and rims for damage.

Continue riding because the danger has passed.

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If you drive in fog, you should turn on the:

Low beam headlights

Parking lights

High beam headlights

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