California Permit Test

Driving in a safe and courteous manner:

Can lower the cost of law enforcement and insurance

Failure to YEILD is ranked as one of the top ___ causes of collisions

5

At its height, what percentage of American workers were employed in an automotive-related industry?

20% (2/10)

World's largest automobile manufacturer in 1920s?

General Motors

By the early 1960's the rate of car ownership in America was:

1 in 3

Number of cars built by Ford Motor Company from 1908 - 1927

15,000,000

Is it legal to wear a headset while driving?

not on both ears

poisonous gas from exhaust

carbon monoxide

SIPDE

Search, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute

Best way to max traction of tires

properly inflate them

centrifugal force

an apparent force that acts outward on a body moving around a center, arising from the body's inertia

Stopping distance formula

(Speed x 1/10 Speed)/2=SD ft

Speed in ft per sec

Speed+ 1/2 Speed= S ft/sec

total stopping distance

(S + 1/2S) + (S x 1/10 S /2) = Total Stopping Distance (feet)

kinetic energy

1/2 x mass x speed^2

Red curb

No stopping, standing, or parking

blue curb

handicapped parking

yellow curb

drop off for commercial purposes

green curb

limited time parking

white curb

Stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers

octagon sign

always means stop

diamond sign

always means warning

pennant sign

no passing zone

triangle sign

always for yield

round sign

railroad crossing and evacuation routes

crossbuck

always for railroad crossing

pentagon sign

school zone and county markers

Trapezoid sign

recreational/forest routes

Rectangle sign

regulatory or guide

black and white

background colors for regulatory signs

fluorescent pink

Incident management

green

background for guide and parking signs

fluorescent yellow-green

School, pedestrian and bicycle signs

orange

construction

blue

background for travel info, emergency evacuation, interstate routes

brown

recreational guide

yellow

background for warning and school signs

red

Stop, yield, or prohibited

Traffic able to pass on both sides

Double Arrow

California State Route Marker

California 49 (rounded triangle)

How do you know you are traveling in the correct direction?

solid yellow line on left side

Thin solid/broken white lines (4-6 in)

crossing permitted, but discouraged

Thick solid/broken white lines (8-12 in)

crossing prohibited

Dashed yellow lines

separate opposite directions, passing permitted

Double white or sometimes yellow lines

separates HOV lane

suicide lane/Two-way Left-Turn lane

where you can turn left in between solid and double broken yellow lines

do not drive more than 200ft in this lane

When does a CURVE become a TURN?

When it can be safely navigated at a speed slower than 35 mph

A WHITE line, parallel to your lane, on the right, indicates:

The edge of the vehicular portion of a roadway, and may not be crossed

The Yield sign means

Give the right-of-way to traffic on the road you are entering or crossing

A center lane with solid and broken yellow lines that is used by vehicles making left turns in both directions is called a:

Two-way Left-turn lane

A WHITE, transverse line across your lane means:

You must stop with your entire vehicle behind this line

What is not on permit test

Commercial License requirements

If you have trouble reading, even if in English, you may take an audio permit test:

Provided you also pass a test of sign meanings in English

The best way to prepare for the drive test is to:

Taking a driving course and practice as many hours as you can

what is considered a negligent operator

4 point in 12 months

6 points on 24 months

8 points in 36 months

negligent operator

a driver with too many points on driving record. license may be suspended

Provisional license restrictions

First year cannot drive alone between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am

passengers

May not drive with passengers under 20 unless accompanied by a licensed 25 yr old.

Cannot drive for pay or operate vehicles that require a license

Phone use prohibited

How much tread should tires have?

1/32-inch uniform tread

How many days do you have to report a change of address?

10 days

Hand-to-Hand Steering

Two hands on the steering wheel at 8-9 o'clock and 3-4 o'clock

How far in advance should you use your turn signal?

100ft before you turn / 5 seconds before changing lanes on freeway (400ft)

When to dim high beams

When you come within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.

within 300 feet of a vehicle you are following

use headlights...

30 mins after sunset-30 mins before sunrise; precipitation; poor visibility; tunnel; signal to other driver to turn on headlights

Two sets of solid, double, yellow lines

Spaced 2 feet or more is considered a barrier. No crossing at all unless provided openings

Double yellow lines

no passing unless making a U-turn or turning into a private road

Line of white triangles

Yield Line (point of triangle facing you)

To use an HOV lane, one of these things must apply:

-certain number of people

-driving a DMV-issued low emission vehicle

-riding a motorcycle

It is illegal to drive in the bicycle lane unless...

-parking

-entering/leaving the road

-turning (within 200ft)

Left Turn Against a Red Light

only permitted when turning from a one-way street to another

Can you make a u-turn within 150 feet from a hill or curve?

NO

Can you make a U-turn in front of a fire-station?

NO

To merge, enter, or exit traffic, you must have a space of

-150 ft in city roads

-300ft on highway

When to go 25mph

Speed limit in school zone, residential areas, and passing seniors

When to go 15mph

speed limit on blind intersections and on railroads (unable to 400ft down w/ no waring signs), blind intersections, and allies

Look far enough on the road...

to see where you will be in 10-15 seconds

roads are most slippery...

The first rain after a dry spell

A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck:

may have to swing wide to turn

Always stop before you cross railroad tracks when:

You don't have room on the other side to completely cross the tracks.

You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means:

Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.