California DMV Permit Test Prep – Practice Questions &
Study Guide
1. Hand-to-Hand Steering Starts with hands on 9 and 3 o clock or 8 and 4 o clock
Crossing your hands over the middle of the steering wheel is not
permit- ted
Keep hands in these positions when making turns
2. When to Turning at low speeds, park, recovering from skids
use Hand-Over-
Hand Steering?
3. Hand-Over-
Hands at 8 and 4 o clock
Hand Steering
Reach across the wheel to grasp the opposite
side Let go of the steering wheel with your
other hand
Reach across the arm still holding the wheel, grip the wheel, and
, California DMV Permit Test Prep – Practice Questions &
Study Guide
pull up
4. When to use One-Hand Turning while backing up to see where you are going
behind you. Place
Steering? your hand a the 12 o clock position on the steering wheel
When you are operating vehicle controls that require you to remove a
hand from the steering wheel
5. Hand signals? Left turn - arm extended out
Right turn - arm out hand pointing towards sky
Stop or slow - arm out hand pointing towards ground
6. You should signal: At least five seconds before you change lanes on freeway
(the ones you don't
When you are almost through the intersection if you plan to turn
know, others ones
shortly after crossing the intersection
are 100 ft, curb,
lane change)
7. Using horn: (other than Alert oncoming traflc on narrow mountain roads where you
cannot see
avoid collison) at least 200 feet ahead
8. Dim your high- 500, coming, 300, following
beam headlights
to low
, California DMV Permit Test Prep – Practice Questions &
Study Guide
beams within feet
of a vehicle
toward you or within
feet
of a vehicle you are
.
9. Using headlights: Too dark to see from 1000 ft away
Beginning 30 mins after sunset, until 30 minutes before sunrise
In adverse weather (if windshield wipers are needed, turn on low
beams) When conditions prevent you from seeing other vehicles
On mountain roads and tunnels (even when
sunny) When a road sign says so
To help other drivers see your vehicle (esp when sun is low on
horizon)
10. If you can see help ar- rives)
collison or hazard
ahead, warn
drivers behind you
by: (other than
emergency flashers)
11. When you need to
stop due to vehicle
troubles (other than
the ones you know
alr: emer- gency
flashers, pull off
road, stop where ppl
can see you, call for
help and stay in
your vehicle until
Study Guide
1. Hand-to-Hand Steering Starts with hands on 9 and 3 o clock or 8 and 4 o clock
Crossing your hands over the middle of the steering wheel is not
permit- ted
Keep hands in these positions when making turns
2. When to Turning at low speeds, park, recovering from skids
use Hand-Over-
Hand Steering?
3. Hand-Over-
Hands at 8 and 4 o clock
Hand Steering
Reach across the wheel to grasp the opposite
side Let go of the steering wheel with your
other hand
Reach across the arm still holding the wheel, grip the wheel, and
, California DMV Permit Test Prep – Practice Questions &
Study Guide
pull up
4. When to use One-Hand Turning while backing up to see where you are going
behind you. Place
Steering? your hand a the 12 o clock position on the steering wheel
When you are operating vehicle controls that require you to remove a
hand from the steering wheel
5. Hand signals? Left turn - arm extended out
Right turn - arm out hand pointing towards sky
Stop or slow - arm out hand pointing towards ground
6. You should signal: At least five seconds before you change lanes on freeway
(the ones you don't
When you are almost through the intersection if you plan to turn
know, others ones
shortly after crossing the intersection
are 100 ft, curb,
lane change)
7. Using horn: (other than Alert oncoming traflc on narrow mountain roads where you
cannot see
avoid collison) at least 200 feet ahead
8. Dim your high- 500, coming, 300, following
beam headlights
to low
, California DMV Permit Test Prep – Practice Questions &
Study Guide
beams within feet
of a vehicle
toward you or within
feet
of a vehicle you are
.
9. Using headlights: Too dark to see from 1000 ft away
Beginning 30 mins after sunset, until 30 minutes before sunrise
In adverse weather (if windshield wipers are needed, turn on low
beams) When conditions prevent you from seeing other vehicles
On mountain roads and tunnels (even when
sunny) When a road sign says so
To help other drivers see your vehicle (esp when sun is low on
horizon)
10. If you can see help ar- rives)
collison or hazard
ahead, warn
drivers behind you
by: (other than
emergency flashers)
11. When you need to
stop due to vehicle
troubles (other than
the ones you know
alr: emer- gency
flashers, pull off
road, stop where ppl
can see you, call for
help and stay in
your vehicle until
