GPSTC 345 EXAM 7 MOTOR VEHICLE LAW PORTION
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. "Authorized emergency vehicle" means:
Answer:
a motor vehicle belonging to a public utility corporation or operated by the Department of Transportation
and designated as a emergency vehicle by the Department of Public Safety; a motor vehicle belonging to a
fire department or a certified private vehicle belonging to volunteer firefighter or fire fighting association,
partnership, or corporation; an ambulance or a motor vehicle belonging to a federal, state, or local law
enforcement agency, provided such vehicle is in use as an emergency vehicle by one authorized to use it
for that purpose.
Question:
2. "Bicycle" means
Answer:
means a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and has two tandem wheels at
least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter.
Question:
3. "Bus" means:
Answer:
(A) a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers,
including the operator; or
(B) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used to transport persons for compensation.
Question:
4. "Commercial motor vehicle" means
Answer:
means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in intrastate or interstate commerce or
both to transport passengers or property when vehicle:
A) weight or combination weight is over 10,001 lbs
B) is designed or used to transport more than eight passengers including the driver for compensation
C) is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and is not used to
transport passengers for compensation
D) is used to transport material determined to be hazardous
Question:
5. "Controlled Access Highway" means
Answer:
every highway street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other
persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except only at such points and in such manner as
may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highways, street, or roadway
,Question:
6. "Crosswalk" means
Answer:
A) that part of the roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the
sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or in absence of curbs, from the edges
of the traversable roadway
B) any portion of roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by
lines or other markings on the surface
Question:
7. "Highway" means
Answer:
the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is
open to the use of the public for purpose of vehicular travel
Question:
8. "Intersection" means
Answer:
A) the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the
lateral boundary lines of the roadway of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right
angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may
come in conflict.
B) where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of
such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event
such intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart then every crossing of two
roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection
C) The junction of an alley with a street or highway shall not constitute an intersection
Question:
9. "Moped" means
Answer:
motor driven cycle equipped with two or three wheels, with or without foot pedals to permit muscular
propulsion and an independent power source providing a maximum of two brake horsepower. If a
combustion engine is used the maximum piston or rotor displacement shall be 50CC regardless of the
number of chambers in such power source. The power source shall be capable of propelling the vehicle
unassisted at a speed not to exceed 30mph on level road surface and shall be equipped with a power drive
system that functions directly or automatically only, not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator
after the drive system engaged.
Question:
10. "Motorcycle" means
Answer:
every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than
three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor, all terrain vehicle, moped
Question:
11. "Motor driven cycle" means
, Answer:
every motorcycle with a motor which produces not to exceed five brake horsepower, and every moped
Question:
12. "Motor vehicle" means
Answer:
every vehicle which is self propelled other than a personal delivery device, an electric assisted bicycle, or
an electric personal assistive mobility device.
Question:
13. "Passenger car" means
Answer:
every motor vehicle, except allterrain vehicles, motorcycles, motor driven cycles, multipurpose off
highway vehicles, personal transportation vehicles, and low speed vehicles, designed for carrying ten
passengers or less and used for transportation of persons
Question:
14. "Pedestrian" means
Answer:
and person afoot
Question:
15. "Roadway" means
Answer:
that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm
or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two or more seperate roadways, the term "roadway" shall
refer to any such roadways separately, but not to all such roadways collectively.
Question:
16. "Traffic control signal" means
Answer:
any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately
directed to stop and permitted to proceed
Question:
17. "Vehicle" means
Answer:
every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks
Question:
18. "Railroad" means
Answer:
a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated upon stationary rails
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. "Authorized emergency vehicle" means:
Answer:
a motor vehicle belonging to a public utility corporation or operated by the Department of Transportation
and designated as a emergency vehicle by the Department of Public Safety; a motor vehicle belonging to a
fire department or a certified private vehicle belonging to volunteer firefighter or fire fighting association,
partnership, or corporation; an ambulance or a motor vehicle belonging to a federal, state, or local law
enforcement agency, provided such vehicle is in use as an emergency vehicle by one authorized to use it
for that purpose.
Question:
2. "Bicycle" means
Answer:
means a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and has two tandem wheels at
least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter.
Question:
3. "Bus" means:
Answer:
(A) a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers,
including the operator; or
(B) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used to transport persons for compensation.
Question:
4. "Commercial motor vehicle" means
Answer:
means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in intrastate or interstate commerce or
both to transport passengers or property when vehicle:
A) weight or combination weight is over 10,001 lbs
B) is designed or used to transport more than eight passengers including the driver for compensation
C) is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and is not used to
transport passengers for compensation
D) is used to transport material determined to be hazardous
Question:
5. "Controlled Access Highway" means
Answer:
every highway street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other
persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except only at such points and in such manner as
may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highways, street, or roadway
,Question:
6. "Crosswalk" means
Answer:
A) that part of the roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the
sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or in absence of curbs, from the edges
of the traversable roadway
B) any portion of roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by
lines or other markings on the surface
Question:
7. "Highway" means
Answer:
the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is
open to the use of the public for purpose of vehicular travel
Question:
8. "Intersection" means
Answer:
A) the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the
lateral boundary lines of the roadway of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right
angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may
come in conflict.
B) where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of
such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event
such intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart then every crossing of two
roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection
C) The junction of an alley with a street or highway shall not constitute an intersection
Question:
9. "Moped" means
Answer:
motor driven cycle equipped with two or three wheels, with or without foot pedals to permit muscular
propulsion and an independent power source providing a maximum of two brake horsepower. If a
combustion engine is used the maximum piston or rotor displacement shall be 50CC regardless of the
number of chambers in such power source. The power source shall be capable of propelling the vehicle
unassisted at a speed not to exceed 30mph on level road surface and shall be equipped with a power drive
system that functions directly or automatically only, not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator
after the drive system engaged.
Question:
10. "Motorcycle" means
Answer:
every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than
three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor, all terrain vehicle, moped
Question:
11. "Motor driven cycle" means
, Answer:
every motorcycle with a motor which produces not to exceed five brake horsepower, and every moped
Question:
12. "Motor vehicle" means
Answer:
every vehicle which is self propelled other than a personal delivery device, an electric assisted bicycle, or
an electric personal assistive mobility device.
Question:
13. "Passenger car" means
Answer:
every motor vehicle, except allterrain vehicles, motorcycles, motor driven cycles, multipurpose off
highway vehicles, personal transportation vehicles, and low speed vehicles, designed for carrying ten
passengers or less and used for transportation of persons
Question:
14. "Pedestrian" means
Answer:
and person afoot
Question:
15. "Roadway" means
Answer:
that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm
or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two or more seperate roadways, the term "roadway" shall
refer to any such roadways separately, but not to all such roadways collectively.
Question:
16. "Traffic control signal" means
Answer:
any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately
directed to stop and permitted to proceed
Question:
17. "Vehicle" means
Answer:
every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks
Question:
18. "Railroad" means
Answer:
a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated upon stationary rails
