MY CALIFORNIA PERMIT DRIVERS ED TEST
In order to stay focused while driving you should: - Answers --Pull over and stop if you
need to talk on a cellphone
-Keep predicting what will happen next and plan your moves
-Keep your eyes moving; scan the entire driving scene
("All of the above")
A white, transverse line across your lane means - Answers -You must stop with your
entire vehicle behind this line
Pedestrians comprise about what ratio of traffic fatalities? - Answers -1-in-6
When you park next to a curb, your wheels must be no more than ____ inches away
from the curb - Answers -18
A vehicles' blind spots are - Answers -Areas you can't see, because they are in FRONT
of what your mirrors show but BEHIND your peripheral vision
By the 1920's, the world's largest automobile manufacturer was - Answers -General
Motors
Entering an intersection before you can safely cross through it, and blocking it -
Answers -Is illegal, and will get you a gridlock ticket
Teenage drivers have a total accident rate that is ___ times that of adults - Answers -4
The minimum tread thickness for a passenger car tires is - Answers -1/32 inch
When listening to your car radio, or other audio device - Answers --You should keep at
least one window partially open, to hear, outside sounds, like emergency vehicles
-It is illegal to wear stereo (over each ear) headphones
-You should keep the volume low enough to hear outside noises
("All of the above")
The best way to prepare for the drive test is to - Answers -Take a driving course and
practice as many hours as you can
From 1908 until 1927, the Ford Motor Company built over - Answers -15,000,000 cars
The curve ahead sign tells you a curve is coming. When does a curve become a turn? -
Answers -When it can be safely navigated at a speed slower than 35 mph
If you are under 21 years of age - Answers -You can transport alcohol, in the trunk, if it
is part of your employment duty
, A car's oil warning light means that - Answers -Your oil pressure has dropped
If you have trouble reading, even if in English, you may take an audio permit test -
Answers -Provided you also pass a test of sign meanings in English
BAC stands for - Answers -Blood Alcohol Concentration
You must use your turn signal - Answers --When changing lanes
-When parking at the curb
-When turning into your own driveway
("All of the above")
If your headlights ever fail, you should - Answers -Try turning the light switch on and off
rapidly
If you are distracted, by a cell phone, passenger, or other distraction, just for one
second, at 30 mph you will travel how far blindly? - Answers -45 feet
Failure to yield is the primary cause of what percentage of fatal and injury collisions? -
Answers -20%
In order to pass another car safely, at speeds of 45 mph - Answers -You need at least
1/3 of a mile of clear visibility
The colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas from the exhaust is called - Answers -
Carbon Monoxide
An orange-colored triangle-shaped sign on a truck means - Answers -It is a slow-
moving (less than 25 mph) vehicle
Driver Education classes can - Answers -Give you basic knowledge needed to hone
your skills when you begin driving
Disk brakes work by - Answers -Pressing inward, on a disk, to stop it from turning
The "provisions" of your provisional license include the following except - Answers -less
than .05% BAC
In California, changing lanes in the middle of an intersection - Answers -Is legal
If you fail to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights - Answers -You may be fined
up to $1,000
The primary factor in decreased the Kinetic Energy of an object is to - Answers -
Decrease the velocity
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