Motor Vehicle Law GPSTC 320/321
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Authorized Emergency Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire, police, chartered rescue
squad, ambulance, and other emergency vehicles
must be in use as an emergency vehicle
Bicycle - CORRECT ANSWER - propelled by human power, having only two wheels
which are in tandem and either is more than 13 inches in diameter
Bus - CORRECT ANSWER - every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten
passengers and used for transportation
- other than a taxi cab
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) - CORRECT ANSWER - any self propelled or towed
mv used on a highway, intrastate, or interstate
has gross veh weight of 10,001 lbs or more
or holds more than 15 passengers (not used to transport for compensation)
controlled access highway - CORRECT ANSWER - a road that allows vehicles to enter
and exit only at specific places
Crosswalk - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of the roadway at an intersection included within
the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway
highway - CORRECT ANSWER - Any publicly-maintained roadway that is open to the
use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
the entire width between the boundary lines
, roadway - CORRECT ANSWER - the portion of a highway, other than the berm or
shoulder, that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. If a highway
includes at least two separate roadways, the term applies to each roadway separately
fog line to fog line
Divided Highway - CORRECT ANSWER - Highway with separate roadways for traffic
proceeding in opposite directions, separated by an unpaved strip of land, a raised median, or
other physical barrier
intersection - CORRECT ANSWER - the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut
across each other
Motor-driven cycle - CORRECT ANSWER - Motorcycles, including every motor scooter
with a motor that does not exceed five break horsepower, excluding mopeds
moped - CORRECT ANSWER - A motorized two-wheeler with an engine capacity less
than 50cc.
motorcycle - CORRECT ANSWER - a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
passenger car - CORRECT ANSWER - a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to
transport persons and designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator
railroad - CORRECT ANSWER - a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which
passenger and freight trains run.
Traffic Control Devices - CORRECT ANSWER - Traffic signals, signs, pavement
markings, and roundabouts, law enforcement, highway construction or maintenance personnel,
or school crossing guards.
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Authorized Emergency Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire, police, chartered rescue
squad, ambulance, and other emergency vehicles
must be in use as an emergency vehicle
Bicycle - CORRECT ANSWER - propelled by human power, having only two wheels
which are in tandem and either is more than 13 inches in diameter
Bus - CORRECT ANSWER - every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten
passengers and used for transportation
- other than a taxi cab
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) - CORRECT ANSWER - any self propelled or towed
mv used on a highway, intrastate, or interstate
has gross veh weight of 10,001 lbs or more
or holds more than 15 passengers (not used to transport for compensation)
controlled access highway - CORRECT ANSWER - a road that allows vehicles to enter
and exit only at specific places
Crosswalk - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of the roadway at an intersection included within
the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway
highway - CORRECT ANSWER - Any publicly-maintained roadway that is open to the
use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
the entire width between the boundary lines
, roadway - CORRECT ANSWER - the portion of a highway, other than the berm or
shoulder, that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. If a highway
includes at least two separate roadways, the term applies to each roadway separately
fog line to fog line
Divided Highway - CORRECT ANSWER - Highway with separate roadways for traffic
proceeding in opposite directions, separated by an unpaved strip of land, a raised median, or
other physical barrier
intersection - CORRECT ANSWER - the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut
across each other
Motor-driven cycle - CORRECT ANSWER - Motorcycles, including every motor scooter
with a motor that does not exceed five break horsepower, excluding mopeds
moped - CORRECT ANSWER - A motorized two-wheeler with an engine capacity less
than 50cc.
motorcycle - CORRECT ANSWER - a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
passenger car - CORRECT ANSWER - a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to
transport persons and designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator
railroad - CORRECT ANSWER - a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which
passenger and freight trains run.
Traffic Control Devices - CORRECT ANSWER - Traffic signals, signs, pavement
markings, and roundabouts, law enforcement, highway construction or maintenance personnel,
or school crossing guards.
