Permit Practice – 30 Permit Questions #4

California's DUI laws apply to both alcohol and drugs.

You may need to change to another lane to pass a bicyclist safely. In this case, pass safely, then return to your original lane. Leave space between your vehicle and the bicyclist.

Leaving children or animals in a hot vehicle is dangerous and illegal. Too much exposure to heat can lead to dehydration, heat stroke, and death.

Obey any direction, order, or signal a law enforcement officer or firefighter gives. Follow their orders even if they conflict with existing signs, signals, or laws.

Although pedestrians usually must be given the right-of-way, they also must follow the road rules.

It is legal to share lanes with motorcycles, it is known as lane splitting.

Use the center left turn lane to prepare for and make a left turn or U-turn. It is not a regular traffic lane or passing lane. You may only drive for 200 feet in the center left turn lane.

A blue curb tells you that parking is permitted only for a disabled person or a driver of a disabled person who displays a placard or a special license plate for disabled persons or disabled veterans.

A green arrow means GO in the direction the arrow is pointing. The green arrow allows you to make a protected turn. A red traffic signal light stops oncoming vehicles.

You must make a report to law enforcement within 24 hours of the collision if anyone is injured or killed.

You and your passengers must wear seat belts. If your passenger is under 16, you will get a ticket if they are not wearing their seat belt.

The right lane is typically used to enter or exit traffic.

The speed limit for a blind intersection in California is 15 mph

Never make a U-turn in front of a fire station or use a fire station driveway to turn around.

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

Use your low-beam headlights. High-beam headlights will reflect and cause glare.

Reduce your speed by 5 to 10 mph when driving on a wet road.

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

Slower traffic must travel in the right-hand lane.

Highway construction and maintenance signs are orange

In California, you may never drive faster than is safe for the current road conditions. This is known as the Basic Speed Law.

All gas-powered vehicles produce carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a deadly odorless gas released from a vehicle’s exhaust pipe. Never start your vehicle inside the garage with the door closed.

The driver in front signals a right turn.

Wait and proceed only if you have enough room to cross the tracks completely. If you are on the tracks, you risk injury or death.

You must enter heading to the right when there is a big enough gap in traffic to merge safely.

If you approach a stop sign and there is a stop sign on all four corners, stop first and proceed as you would at an uncontrolled intersection.

Tailgating makes it harder to see the road ahead because the vehicle in front of you blocks your view.

On two-way roadways, broken yellow lines indicate that you may pass if the broken line is next to your driving lane. Yellow solid lines indicate that passing is prohibited.

You may pass on the right only when:

• An open highway has two or more lanes going in your direction.
• The driver ahead of you is turning left, and you can safely pass on the right. Never pass on the left if the driver signals a left turn.
• You are on a one-way street.

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).