DMV Test

  • When to signal

    • 100ft before turning

    • Five seconds (400 feet) before you exit or change lanes on the freeway

  • Use horn when you cannot see at least 200 feet ahead

  • Change from high-beam headlights to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle OR 300 feet of a vehicle you’re following

  • Use headlights

    • Cannot see 1000 feet in front of you

    • 30 minutes after sunset and before sunrise

  • You can only drive for 200ft in the center left turn lane

  • You can enter a bicycle lane when you are 200ft from the turn

  • U-turns

    • Yes: if no vehicles are approaching you within 200 feet

    • No: if you cannot see clearly for 200 feet in all directions

  • Merging / entering / exiting traffic you need a space that is

    • Half a block (150 feet) on city streets

    • A full block (300 feet) on the highway

  • Do not pass if you are within 100 feet of an intersection, bridge, tunnel, railroad crossing, hazardous area

  • Parking on a hill

    • Downhill: wheels to the curb (right side)

    • Uphill: wheels away from curb (left side)

  • Never park

    • Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or fire station driveway

    • Within 15 feet of a crosswalk where there is a curb extension

    • Within 20 feet of a crosswalk (marked or unmarked)

  • Average breaking distance based on speed

    • Average passenger vehicle, 55 mph: 300 feet

    • Large vehicle, 55 mph: 400 feet

  • You cannot pass at more than 10mph when a bus, streetcar, or trolley is stopped at a safety zone or traffic light

  • You cannot follow any fire engine, law enforcement vehicle, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle with a siren or flashing light within 300 feet

  • Vehicles with an orange and red triangle travel at 25 mph or less

  • Bicycle visibility rules

    • Front white lamp: 300 feet

    • Rear red reflector, red light, or flashing red light: 500 feet

    • White or yellow reflector on each pedal, bicyclist’s shoes, ankles: 200 feet

  • Speed limit is 25 mph within 500 feet of a school while children are outside / crossing the street (some may have speed limits of 15 mph)

  • Speed limit for blind intersections: 15 mph

  • Alley: road no wider than 25 feet —> speed limit is 15 mph

  • Railroad or light rail tracks: 15mph within 100 feet and you cannot see the tracks for 400 feet in both directions

    • May want to drive faster than 15mph if the crossing is controlled by gates, warning signal, or flagman

    • Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest track

  • Business / residential districts: 25 mph

  • Scan road at least 10 seconds ahead of your vehicle

  • Speed based on road conditions

    • Wet road: reduce speed by 5-10 mph

    • Packed snow: reduce speed by half

    • Ice: reduce speed to no more than 5 mph

    • If you cannot see more than 100 feet ahead it is not safe to drive faster than 30 mph

  • Ride at least 10 inches from the airbag cover

  • Maximum speed limit on highways: 65 mph

    • Two-lane undivided highway / vehicles towing trailers: 55 mph

  • Illegal BAC levels

    • Over 21 years old: 0.08% or higher

    • Under 21 years old: 0.01% or higher

    • Any age, DUI probation: 0.01% or higher

    • Driving a vehicle that requires a commercial driver’s license: 0.04% or higher

    • Driving a passenger for hire: 0.04% or higher

    • 0.05% or higher: require breath or blood test