1 . Hydroplaning occurs when tires ride on a thin film of water instead of on the surface of the road. To prevent hydroplaning in rainy weather, you should:

Put on your cruise control to maintain a constant speed.
Decrease your speed.
Move to the shoulder of the road as soon as it starts to rain.

2 . When driving on gravel or dirt roads:

Your tires grip the road better than when you are driving on pavement.
Your tires do not have as much traction as they do on pavement, so you must slow down.
Visibility is better than on pavement.

3 . You want to make a right turn at the corner. A pedestrian with a guide dog is at the corner ready to cross the street in front of you. Before making your right turn, you should:

Turn off your engine until the person crosses the street.
Tell the pedestrian when to cross the street.
Wait until the person crosses the street.

4 . To be able to turn quickly, your hands must be:

On opposite sides of the steering wheel.
Next to each other on the top of the steering wheel.
On the top and bottom of the steering wheel.

5 . The best thing to do if you become tired while driving is to:

Stop to rest or change drivers.
Drink coffee.
Open a window.

6 . When backing up:

Look through the rear window.
Press hard on the gas pedal.
Rely only on your rearview mirror.

7 . When driving behind another vehicle at night, you should:

Keep your headlights on the low beam setting.
Use your high beam headlights until you are within 10 feet of the vehicle ahead.
Use your high beam headlights.

8 . You are driving behind a motorcycle and want to pass. You must:

Stay in the right lane as much as possible because the motorcycle is small and doesn't use all of the lane.
Blow your horn to make the motorcycle move onto the shoulder so that you can pass.
Have your vehicle entirely in the left lane before and during the pass.

9 . In which of the following scenarios should your wheels not be pointed straight ahead?

When waiting to make a left turn at a traffic light.
When parked on a hill or sloping driveway.
When parked on the side of a level roadway where there is no curb.

10 . Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?

They are eliminated if you have one outside mirror on each side of the vehicle.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Blind spots can be checked by looking in your rearview mirrors.

11 . Streets and highways are most slippery:

When it has been raining hard for several hours.
When they are clean and dry.
Just after it starts to rain.

12 . A broken yellow line beside a solid yellow line indicates that:

Passing is permitted from the lane next to the solid yellow line.
Passing is not permitted from either direction.
Passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken yellow line.

13 . This white sign means you should not pass other vehicles:

Until after you pass the sign.
Unless it seems safe to do so.
For any reason.

14 . If you are driving on a highway next to a single broken white line marking:

You cannot cross the line to pass.
You may cross the line to pass and change lanes.
You may only cross the line to change lanes if you are in the left lane.

15 . When driving under low-visibility conditions due to fog, you should:

Turn on your high beam headlights.
Slow down and use your low beam headlights.
Increase your speed so you do not cause an accident.

16 . This sign means:

Curves ahead.
Divided highway starts.
Divided highway ends.

17 . To avoid traction loss on wet roads, you should:

Make abrupt turns.
Apply the brakes firmly.
Slow down.

18 . Which of the following factors affect an individual's absorption of alcohol?

Weight
Height
Intelligence

19 . What is the only effective way to remove alcohol from the body?

Drink strong coffee.
Wait.
Take a cold shower.

20 . A U-turn is not permitted:

In a parking lot.
On or near any curve or hill.
On a straight roadway with a clear view for 500 feet in both directions.

21 . If the driver of an oncoming vehicle fails to dim their headlights:

Look toward the center of the roadway.
Look toward the right side of the road.
Look straight ahead.
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22 . Collisions are more likely to happen when:

All vehicles are traveling at about the same speed.
One lane of traffic is traveling faster than the other lanes.
One vehicle is traveling faster or slower than the flow of traffic.

23 . When crossing a sidewalk to enter traffic from an alley or driveway, drivers should:

Stop only if pedestrians are on the sidewalk.
Stop before driving onto the sidewalk or sidewalk area.
Expect pedestrians on the sidewalk to yield the right-of-way.

24 . This road sign means:

Flagger ahead.
Turn left at the intersection.
Last turn before a toll road.

25 . If you come to an intersection and your view to the side is blocked, you should:

Slow down and look both ways.
Maintain your speed and look both ways.
Stop, then inch forward until you can see clearly in both directions.

26 . Should you always drive more slowly than other traffic?

No, you can block traffic when you drive too slowly.
Yes, it is a good defensive driving technique.
Yes, it is always safer than driving faster than other traffic.

27 . Regulatory signs are:

Green.
Yellow.
White.

28 . It is legal to make a left turn at a red traffic light after stopping only if:

You are traveling on a two-way street and turning onto a two-way street.
You are traveling on a one-way street and turning onto another one-way street.
You yield to all other traffic at the intersection.

29 . This road sign means:

Intersection ahead.
Merging traffic.
Steep hill ahead.

30 . Vehicles stopped behind a school bus with its red lights flashing must remain stopped until:

All students are off the bus.
The stop arm is retracted.
The stop arm is retracted and the bus resumes motion.

31 . You may legally block an intersection:

If you entered the intersection on the green light.
During rush hour traffic.
Under no circumstances.

32 . Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on the interstate is:

55 mph.
70 mph.
80 mph.

33 . This sign means you are approaching a railroad crossing that does not have a signal. You should:

Come to a complete stop.
Proceed at a consistent speed while looking and listening for approaching trains.
Slow down, look both ways, listen for any trains, and be prepared to stop if any trains are nearby.

34 . You are coming to an intersection with a flashing red light. You should:

Slow down and yield the right-of-way.
Slow down and drive carefully through the intersection.
Come to a complete stop, check the traffic, and go when it is safe to do so.

35 . As the percentage of alcohol (BAC) in your blood increases, you become:

More intoxicated.
More sober.
More coordinated.

36 . This road sign means:

You are about to enter a one-way street from the wrong direction.
U-turns are prohibited.
You may proceed if the way is clear.

37 . When passing, you should move back into the right lane when:

You are one vehicle length ahead of the passed vehicle.
You can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.
You are 50 feet ahead of the passed vehicle.

38 . This sign means:

Divided highway.
Railroad warning.
No passing zone.

39 . This sign means:

No passing zone.
Slow-moving vehicle.
Two-way traffic.

40 . If you find that the roadway ahead of you is flooded, you should:

Slam on the brakes.
Not drive through the flooded area. Turn around and find another route.
Drive only in the center of the roadway.