California Permit Practice Test – 6

If there is no limit line or crosswalk, stop before you enter the intersection.

In most cases, you should stay inside your vehicle with your seat belt on until help arrives. There are certain circumstances where it is safer to get out of your vehicle and stay away. These include situations where there is:

• Not enough space on the shoulder.
• A guardrail.
• An area for you to safely stay away from freeway lanes.

Use your horn to alert oncoming traffic on narrow mountain roads where you cannot see at least 200 feet ahead.

Never go under lowering gates or around lowered gates. It is dangerous and against the law.

Make a full stop before entering the crosswalk or at the limit line. If there is no limit line or crosswalk, stop before entering the intersection. Check traffic in all directions before proceeding.

If a vehicle merges in front of you too closely, take your foot off the accelerator. This creates space between you and the vehicle ahead.

Remember even one drink can affect your ability to drive safely.

When you leave a brightly lit place, drive slowly until your eyes adjust to the darkness.

Use your headlights:

• When it is too dark to see from 1,000 feet away.
• Beginning 30 minutes after sunset.
• Until 30 minutes before sunrise.
• In adverse weather. You must turn on your low-beam headlights if you need to use your windshield wipers due to fog, rain, or snow.
• When conditions (such as clouds, dust, smoke, or fog) prevent you from seeing other vehicles.
• On mountain roads and tunnels (even on sunny days).
• When a road sign states that headlights must be on.
• To help other drivers see your vehicle, especially when the sun is low on the horizon.

If the water is deep, the road may be too dangerous to cross. It is best to find another route.

Left turn only. This sign tells you that you can only turn left from this lane.

A green traffic signal light means GO. You should still stop for any vehicle, bicyclist, or pedestrian in the intersection. Only proceed if you have enough space without creating a danger to any oncoming vehicle, bicyclist, or pedestrian. Only enter the intersection if you can get completely across before the traffic signal light turns red.

Always signal at least five seconds before you change lanes on a freeway.

When the bus flashes red lights, you must stop from either direction. You do not need to stop if the school bus is on the other side of a divided or multilane highway (two or more lanes in each direction).

A flashing red signal light means STOP. After stopping, you may go when it is safe.

Divided highway ahead (divided highway begins). Each roadway is one-way.

Yellow lines separate traffic going in opposite directions.

A dedicated right turn lane does not merge into another lane and allows you to make a right turn without stopping.

The most significant risk is being too close to the airbag. An airbag needs about 10 inches of space to inflate.

If you cannot see the truck's side mirrors, the truck driver cannot see you.

Fatigue and drowsiness can affect your vision and increase reaction time to hazards.

Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit for vehicles towing trailers on most California highways is 55 mph.

Double solid white lines indicate a lane barrier between a regular use and a preferential use lane, such as a carpool (HOV) lane. You may also see double solid white lines in or near the freeway on and off ramps. Never change lanes over double solid white lines. Wait until you see a single broken white line.

Once you start moving through an intersection, keep going. If you begin to make a turn, follow through.

Go through the work zone carefully by slowing down and allowing extra space between vehicles.

You must obey any traffic direction, order, or signal by a traffic or police officer or a firefighter, even if it conflicts with existing signs, signals, or laws. You must also obey instructions from school crossing guards and flaggers.

Choose the right lane and exit in the right lane.

Children under two years old, under 40 pounds, and under 3 feet 4 inches tall should be secured in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system

The vehicle that arrives at the intersection first has the right-of-way.

Safety zones are spaces set aside for pedestrians waiting for buses, streetcars, and trolleys. Safety zones are marked by raised buttons or markers on the road. Do not drive through a safety zone under any condition.