CA DMV Permit Test—The 100 Hardest Questions

1) Orange triangle with red border on rear of vehicle means:

2) Red curb means:

3) U-turns in residential districts are legal when you can see ___ ft in both directions.

4) When emergency vehicle approaches with siren, you must:

5) Stay at least ___ ft behind an emergency vehicle with lights and siren.

6) You may drive in a bicycle lane no more than ___ ft before a right turn.

7) Inside a roundabout you must travel:

8) Maximum speed on most California freeways when posted:

9) It is illegal to park within ___ ft of a railroad track.

10) If you drift off pavement, you should NOT:

11) You must stop – ft from the nearest rail when a train is coming.

12) When entering a freeway, you should match traffic speed:

13) You must stop for a bus with flashing red lights:

14) When hydroplaning you should:

15) When children are outside within 500–1,000 ft of a school, the speed limit is usually:

16) When parking downhill with a curb, turn wheels:

17) Yellow curb:

18) Parallel parking wheels must be within ___ inches of the curb.

19) Provisional licensees may carry passengers under 20 only if:

20) Blue curb means parking for:

21) Minimum legal tire-tread depth for passenger cars:

22) An orange diamond sign indicates:

23) Report any collision with injury or over $1,000 damage to DMV within:

24) “RXR” painted on the pavement means:

25) Broken white lines separate lanes:

26) Dumping animals on a highway is punishable by:

27) On a two-lane road with faster traffic behind you, you should:

28) Blue curb without a placard can cost up to:

29) Never park closer than ___ ft to a fire hydrant.

30) Right turn on red from a dedicated right-turn lane requires you to:

31) A flashing yellow arrow for a left turn means:

32) In fog or heavy rain, use:

33) A negligent-operator hearing is triggered at ___ points in 12 months.

34) You must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights unless you are on:

35) Passing a cyclist requires either a 3-ft gap or:

36) Zero-tolerance BAC for drivers under 21 is:

37) Slow vehicles holding ___ or more cars must pull over when safe.

38) Two cars reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same moment. Who goes first?

39) You may cross double yellow lines to enter/exit a driveway:

40) You may drive in a center left-turn lane for no more than ___ ft.

41) Parking on a bridge is allowed:

42) Large truck blind spots are called:

43) You must dim interior lights to reduce glare when driving at night because:

44) Evading police causing serious injury can result in prison term up to:

45) After one train passes a two-track crossing, you may proceed:

46) On freeway, signal ___ seconds before changing lanes.

47) Crashes with injury or death must be reported to police/CHP within:

48) Use a ___-second gap to merge safely on the freeway.

49) Green curb:

50) Driving too slowly and blocking normal traffic can result in:

51) You must dim high-beams for oncoming traffic within:

52) Open alcoholic containers may be carried:

53) Default business/residential speed (unless posted):

54) You must stop within ___ ft of a crosswalk if directed by a flagger in a work zone.

55) Replace tires when tread is worn to ___ in or less.

56) Littering on a highway is punishable by a fine up to:

57) Give bicyclists at least ___ ft of clearance when passing.

58) Speed limit in any alley:

59) Yellow crosswalk lines appear mostly:

60) On a steep, narrow road with only one passable lane, the vehicle facing ___ must yield by backing up.

61) Minors may use a cell phone while driving:

62) Before driving, adjust mirrors to:

63) A five-sided (pentagon) sign warns of a:

64) Uphill parking with no curb—turn wheels:

65) BAC limit for commercial (CDL) drivers:

66) Signal at least ___ ft before turning on city streets.

67) Approaching a railroad crossing within 100 ft when you can’t see 400 ft in both directions—you may drive no faster than:

68) Smoking in a vehicle with anyone under 18 is:

69) Minimum safe following distance in ideal conditions:

70) Refusing a chemical BAC test results in license suspension of at least:

71) Vehicles towing trailers on any two-lane undivided highway may not exceed:

72) A white diamond painted in a lane marks:

73) When turning left from a one-way street onto a two-way street, start from:

74) A first conviction for crawling over or through a railroad gate can cost:

75) Before entering a roundabout you must:

76) At 55 mph your car needs about ___ ft to stop safely.

77) Two sets of solid double yellow lines 2 ft apart represent:

78) It is illegal to park in front of a sidewalk ramp for the disabled within:

79) During first 12 months, a provisional licensee may not drive between:

80) Dim high-beams when you’re following another vehicle within:

81) White curb indicates:

82) Broken yellow next to solid yellow means:

83) Children under 8 yrs or under 4 ft 9 in must ride in:

84) Legal BAC limit for drivers 21 + in California:

85) Drivers under 18 may use a mobile phone:

86) Never pass another vehicle within ___ ft of a railroad crossing.

87) Avoid carbon-monoxide poisoning by:

88) If brakes fail, one action is to:

89) Basic Speed Law says you must:

90) Passing a streetcar, trolley, or bus at a safety zone—the limit is:

91) Motorcyclists are entitled to:

92) Headlights must be on from:

93) At an uncontrolled T-intersection, the driver on the ___ road must yield.

94) When a pedestrian starts to cross on a flashing “Don’t Walk,” you should:

95) The maximum speed on a two-lane undivided highway is:

96) Blind intersection speed limit:

97) When you leave a parked car you should:

98) As of 2025, the minimum liability insurance is:

99) During a skid, steer:

100) If your accelerator sticks, first: