Georgia Drivers Manual 2023-2024 Practice Flashcards

These vocabulary flashcards cover essential terms, laws, and safety regulations from the 2023-2024 Georgia Drivers Manual to help prepare for the licensing exam.

Georgia Resident

A person who has a permanent home in Georgia, accepts employment or enters children in school in the state, or has been in the state for $30$ days or more.

Vision Requirements (Non-commercial)

The minimum acceptable vision is $20/60$ in one eye, with or without corrective lenses, and a horizontal field of vision of at least $140$ degrees.

Class C License

A non-commercial license for drivers age $18$ and older, or drivers new to Georgia who are age $17$ and hold a valid equivalent from another state.

Class D License

A provisional license issued to drivers ages $16$ and $17$.

Class M License

The license designation used for motorcycle operators.

Instructional Permit (Class P)

A permit issued with a class designation followed by the letter "P," such as "CP" for Class C Instructional Permit.

Replacement License Fee

The cost for a duplicate driver's license, permit, or ID card is currenty $\$5.00$ per occurrence.

Real ID

A compliant card featuring a star in the upper right corner, required beginning May $7$, $2025$, to fly within the U.S. or enter federal buildings.

Joshua's Law

Legislation that requires teen drivers to complete an approved driver education course to obtain a Class D license at ages $16$ and $17$.

ADAP

The Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program, which must be completed by applicants under age $18$ to obtain a Georgia license.

Class D Curfew

A provisional license holder may not drive between the hours of $12:00\text{ a.m.}$ and $5:00\text{ a.m.}$ with no exceptions.

Immediate Family Member (Class D)

Includes the driver's parents, step-parents, grandparents, siblings, step-siblings, children, and any other person who resides at the driver's residence.

Road Signs Exam Passing Score

Applicants must correctly answer $15$ out of $20$ questions relative to the meaning of standard highway signs.

Parallel Parking Test Dimensions

The standard dimensions utilized in the driver's license test are $22\text{ feet}$ in length by $10\text{ feet}$ in depth.

MVR

Motor Vehicle Reports, which are available in $3\text{-year}$, $7\text{-year}$, or lifetime formats.

Right-of-Way

A phrase describing who has the lawful authority to enter or travel through a roadway or intersection.

Georgia's Move-Over Law

Requires motorists to move over to the next lane or slow down when approaching emergency, sanitation, or utility service vehicles stopped on the roadside.

Super Speeder

Any driver convicted of speeding $75\text{ mph}$ or more on a two-lane road or $85\text{ mph}$ or more on any road in Georgia.

Georgia Litter Control Law

Classifies littering as a misdemeanor that can result in a fine up to $\$1000$ and a $12\text{-month}$ jail term.

Hands Free Georgia Law (HB 673)

Prohibits drivers from holding or supporting a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle.

Triangle Sign Shape

This shape always indicates a yield requirement, meaning drivers must slow down and stop if necessary.

Octagon Sign Shape

This eight-sided shape always means stop.

Pentagon Sign Shape

Indicates that the driver is approaching a school zone or school crossing.

Diamond Sign Shape

Warns of existing or potential hazards on roadways or adjacent areas.

Pavement Striping (Diagonal Yellow)

Indicates the road is narrowing or there is an obstruction; drivers must keep to the right of these markings.

Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)

A design that shifts traffic flow to the opposite side of the road to allow left turns onto on-ramps without stopping.

Hydroplaning

Occurs when standing water causes tires to lose contact with the road; partial effects can begin at $35\text{ mph}$ and total contact loss at $55\text{ mph}$.

The Penny Test

A method to check tire tread; if any part of Lincoln's head is covered, the tread is legal. Legal minimum is roughly $2/32\text{ of an inch}$.

Gore

The triangle-shaped area of convergence between an acceleration lane and the adjacent travel lane, bounded by solid white lines.

HOV Lanes

High Occupancy Vehicle lanes restricted to vehicles with more than one occupant, buses, motorcycles, or Alternative Fuel Vehicles.

No-Zones

The large blind spots around the front, rear, and sides of trucks and buses where crashes are more likely to occur.

Implied Consent Law

Requires drivers to submit to state-administered chemical tests for alcohol or drugs; refusal results in a minimum $1\text{-year}$ license suspension.

Good Samaritan Law

A law holding any person harmless for civil damages arising from rendering emergency care at a crash scene.