DMV Study Guide

If you refuse to take a chemical test when requested by an officer, the Division of Motor Vehicles will:

Revoke your driver license.

If it has not previously been suspended, your license will be suspended for accumulating ____ within a three-year period.

12 points.

If it has been previously suspended and reinstated, your license will be suspended for accumulating ____ points within a three-year period.

Eight.

When may you text while driving?

Under no circumstances.

Who is required to wear a seat belt in a moving vehicle?

All of the vehicle's occupants.

When approaching a school bus that is stopped on the opposite side of a divided highway, drivers:

May continue driving.

When approaching a school bus that is stopped on the opposite side of a center turning lane on a three-lane roadway, drivers:

Must come to a complete stop.

When passing an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road, drivers should:

Vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle or slow down.

Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit outside of cities and towns is:

55 mph.

Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on interstates is:

70 mph.

During normal weather and traffic conditions, keep a minimum following distance of:

Two seconds.

The fastest a driver should drive when backing up is:

10 mph.

Drivers should try to see ____ ahead on the road.

10 to 15 seconds.

Drivers should check their mirrors approximately every:

10 seconds.

When driving at speeds of 45 mph or faster, you should signal to turn ____ before beginning the turn.

200 feet.

A license will be suspended for ____ for a first-time conviction of driving at a speed of 55 mph and more than 15 mph above the speed limit.

30 days.

A license will be suspended for ____ for a second conviction of driving at a speed of 55 mph and more than 15 mph above the speed limit.

60 days.

A vehicle must pass a safety inspection:

Once a year.

If possible, before beginning down a steep hill, you should:

Switch into a lower gear.

You must have a driver license to:

Steer a vehicle that is being towed or pushed.

Refusing to take a chemical test when requested to do so by an officer will result in:

License revocation.

If your license has been suspended for a third time due to the point system, it will be suspended for:

12 months.

You may be required to attend a driver improvement clinic if you accumulate ____ against your license.

Seven points.

You will have ____ added to your driving record for passing a stopped school bus.

Five points.

About ____ of all traffic fatalities involve alcohol.

38 percent.

In urban areas, about ____ people killed in traffic accidents are pedestrians.

Two out of every five.

It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a minimum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of:

0.08 percent.

Tailgating other drivers (driving too closely to their rear bumper):

Can frustrate other drivers and make them angry.

Driving under the influence of any medication which impairs your driving is permitted:

Under no circumstances.

A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles:

Next to the broken line may pass.

You want to park uphill on a two-way road and there is no curb. Which direction do you turn your front wheels?

Right, toward the side of the road.

You are involved in a minor collision at an intersection. There are no injuries and there is very little vehicle damage. You should:

Move your vehicle out of the traffic lane, if possible.

You are driving on the freeway behind a large truck. You should drive:

Farther behind the truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle.

You must yield to a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog:

At all times.

To see vehicles in your blind spots, you should check:

Over your shoulders.

You are on the freeway and traffic is merging into your lane. You should:

Make room for the merging traffic, if possible.

Extra space in front of a large truck is needed for:

The truck driver to stop the vehicle.

When passing another vehicle, it is safe to return to your lane if you:

See the vehicle’s headlights in your rearview mirror.

If you see orange construction signs and cones on a freeway, you must:

Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead.

When you are merging onto the freeway, you should be driving:

At or near the speed of traffic on the freeway.

A school bus is stopped ahead of you in your lane with its red lights flashing. You should:

Stop for as long as the red lights are flashing.