2024 California Driver's Handbook Questions with Complete Solutions

2024 California Driver's Handbook Questions with Complete Solutions Signal __ feet before a turn - ANS: 100 Signal ___ seconds before changing lanes on freeway - ANS: 5+ When do you signal? - ANS: When changing lanes, turning, parking, or pulling up to/away from a curb Use your horn to: - ANS: Avoid collisions or alert oncoming traffic on narrow mountain roads where you cannot see at least 200 feet ahead. When to turn on headlights? - ANS: when it is too dark to see from 1,000 ft away, 30 min after sunset until 30 minutes to sunset, on mountain roads and tunnels, if you need to use your windshield wipers due to fog, rain, or snow When to turn down high beams? - ANS: 500 ft when approaching from front, 300 ft when approaching from behind If your vehicle doesn't have emergency flashers, use: - ANS: Turn signals If you see a collision ahead, warn drivers behind you by: - ANS: Turning on emergency flashers, or tightly tapping brake pedal 3-4 times, or use hand signal when slowing and stopping If you need to stop due to vehicle trouble: - ANS: Turn on emergency flashers, pull off road away from traffic (or where people can see you and your vehicle from behind), call for emergency roadside assistance and stay in vehicle until help arrives Single solid yellow line indicates: - ANS: The center of a road with two-way traffic. Do not cross over this line into oncoming traffic. Do not pass a vehicle in front of you if there is only one lane of traffic going your direction and a solid yellow line on your side of the road Solid double yellow lines indicates: - ANS: No passing from either side Two sets of solid, double, yellow lines that are two or more feet apart indicates: - ANS: A barrier. Do not drive on or over this barrier, make a left turn, or make a U-turn across it. Broken yellow line indicates: - ANS: You may pass if the broken line is next to your driving lane and when it is safe. Single solid white line indicates: - ANS: Traffic lanes going in the same direction, including one-way streets Double solid white lines indicates: - ANS: Lane barrier between regular and preferential use lane (e.g. carpool lane). Never change lanes over these lines, wait for single broken white line. Broken white lines indicates: - ANS: Separation of traffic lanes on roads with 2+ lanes in the same direction What do end of lane markings look like? - ANS: Large broken lines What do yield lines look like? - ANS: A solid white line of triangles pointing towards approaching vehicles.