CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE DMV EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
California Ambulance DMV Exam
(VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
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1. Required emergency care equipment may be legal- Using the ambulance for infant
ly removed from the ambulance while transportation
2. Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act Reported to the DMV
committed must be
3. A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is 1/32nd of an inch
so worn that the tread depth in any two adjacent
grooves is less than
4. An ambulance driver is not required to use The defribrillator
5. Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same There is a hazard or an accident
time on a moving passenger vehicle most likely up ahead
means
6. The decision to use a high speed patient transporta- Frighten the patient, put a
tion requires sound judgement because such an stabilized patient into shock,
operation can and/or disrupt medical treat-
ment
7. A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 Within one year of initial em-
(ambulance) certificate ployment
8. Authority for the management of the scene of an Public safety agency having in-
emergency is vested in the vestigative authority
9. Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked Possession of stolen property,
for conviction of possession of marijuana, or in-
decent exposure
10. The exemptions granted by vehicle code section Do not relieve you of the duty to
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11. The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code Only as reasonably necessary
3" must sound a siren
12. You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability Fatigue, illness, a temporary
to operate the vehicle safely is adversely affected by disability, or a permanent dis-
ability
13. A safe following distance between vehicles can usu- Keeping a three second time
ally be obtained by interval behind the vehicle
ahead
14. A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed Is still considered a conviction
following probation, as permitted by Penal Code regardless of the dismissal
Section 1203.4
15. An ambulance driver should transport an emer- The most accessible emer-
gency patient to gency medical facility
equipped, staffed, and pre-
pared to administer care ap-
propriate to the needs of the
patient
16. You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate Your employer
an ambulance to
17. If an ambulance must be back, the driver should Station an observer outside
and to the left rear of the vehi-
cle and check mirrors constant-
ly while backing
18. If your ambulance drivers certificate has been re- You may reapply after a period
voked for a failure to disclose material fact on your of not less than one year
application
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California Ambulance DMV Exam
(VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_qomk0
1. Required emergency care equipment may be legal- Using the ambulance for infant
ly removed from the ambulance while transportation
2. Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act Reported to the DMV
committed must be
3. A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is 1/32nd of an inch
so worn that the tread depth in any two adjacent
grooves is less than
4. An ambulance driver is not required to use The defribrillator
5. Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same There is a hazard or an accident
time on a moving passenger vehicle most likely up ahead
means
6. The decision to use a high speed patient transporta- Frighten the patient, put a
tion requires sound judgement because such an stabilized patient into shock,
operation can and/or disrupt medical treat-
ment
7. A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 Within one year of initial em-
(ambulance) certificate ployment
8. Authority for the management of the scene of an Public safety agency having in-
emergency is vested in the vestigative authority
9. Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked Possession of stolen property,
for conviction of possession of marijuana, or in-
decent exposure
10. The exemptions granted by vehicle code section Do not relieve you of the duty to
21055 drive safely
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11. The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code Only as reasonably necessary
3" must sound a siren
12. You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability Fatigue, illness, a temporary
to operate the vehicle safely is adversely affected by disability, or a permanent dis-
ability
13. A safe following distance between vehicles can usu- Keeping a three second time
ally be obtained by interval behind the vehicle
ahead
14. A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed Is still considered a conviction
following probation, as permitted by Penal Code regardless of the dismissal
Section 1203.4
15. An ambulance driver should transport an emer- The most accessible emer-
gency patient to gency medical facility
equipped, staffed, and pre-
pared to administer care ap-
propriate to the needs of the
patient
16. You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate Your employer
an ambulance to
17. If an ambulance must be back, the driver should Station an observer outside
and to the left rear of the vehi-
cle and check mirrors constant-
ly while backing
18. If your ambulance drivers certificate has been re- You may reapply after a period
voked for a failure to disclose material fact on your of not less than one year
application
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