Motor Vehicle Law GPSTC Exam
Questions and Answers
Authorized Emergency Vehicle - (correct answer) -motor vehicle belonging to a public utility
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corporation or operated by the DOT; mv belonging to a fire department; ambulance; federal, state,
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local law enforcement
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Automated driving system - (correct answer) -Hardware and software that are collectively capable of
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performing the entire dynamic driving task, regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational
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design domain
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Bicycle - (correct answer) -Device propelled by human power, having only 2 wheels, 13 inches in
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diameter
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Bus - (correct answer) -Motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten passengers and used for
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transportation of persons and ever motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the
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transportion of persons for compensation
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Commercial Motor Vehicle - (correct answer) -Any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used in a
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highway In intrastate or interstate commerce or both to transport property when the vehicle:
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-gross vehicle weight 10,001lbs or more
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-transport more than 8 passengers (including driver) for compensation
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-transport more than 15 passengers (including driver) not for compensation
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Controlled-access highway - (correct answer) -Every Highway, street, or roadway in respect to which
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owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the
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same except only at such pints and in such manner
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Crosswalk - (correct answer) -Part of roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the
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lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs; any portion
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of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or
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other markings on the surface
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, Divided highway - (correct answer) -Highway divided into two or more roadways by leaving an
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intervening space or by a physical barrier or by a clearly indicated dividing section
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Driver - (correct answer) -Every person who drives or is an actual physical control of a vehicle
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Electric personal assistive mobility device - (correct answer) -"EPAMD" self-balancing, two nontandem
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wheeled device designed to only transport one person and having electric propulsion system with
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average power of 750 watts(1 horse power) and maximum speed of less than 20 miles; ridden by an
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operator who weighs 170 lbs
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Golf car or golf cart - (correct answer) -Motorized vehicle designed for the purpose use of conveying
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one or more persons; 15 mph;
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Gross weight - (correct answer) -Weight if a vehicle without load plus the weight of any load thereon
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Highway - (correct answer) -Entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained
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when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel
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Intersection - (correct answer) -Are embraced within the prolongation or connections of the lateral
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curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways; where highways includes two
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roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway is a separate intersection
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Laned roadway - (correct answer) -Roadway is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for
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vehicular traffic
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moped - (correct answer) -Motor driven cycle equipped with 2 or 3 wheels, with or without foot
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pedals to permit muscular propulsion, and independent power source; 50 cubic centimeters; speed
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cannot exceed 30 mph
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Motorcycle - (correct answer) -Motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and
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designed to travel in not more than 2 wheels; excluding tractor, all-terrain vehicle, and moped
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Motor driven cycle - (correct answer) -Every motorcycle with a motor which produces not to exceed
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five brake horsepower, and every moped
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Motor vehicle - (correct answer) -Every vehicle which is self propelled other than a personal delivery
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device, an electric assisted bicycle, or and electric personal assistive mobility device
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Official traffic-control devices - (correct answer) -Signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent
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with this title which are placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction
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for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic
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Operator - (correct answer) -Any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle
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or who causes a fully autonomous vehicle to move or travel with the automated driving system
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