CA DMV Permit Test—The 100 Hardest Questions

1) Before entering a roundabout you must:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10) Minimum safe following distance in ideal conditions:

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

12) White curb indicates:

13) Inside a roundabout you must travel:

14) An orange diamond sign indicates:

15) Broken yellow next to solid yellow means:

16) Avoid carbon-monoxide poisoning by:

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

18) If your accelerator sticks, first:

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

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

21) Before driving, adjust mirrors to:

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

23) Open alcoholic containers may be carried:

24) Dumping animals on a highway is punishable by:

25) When you leave a parked car you should:

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

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

28) If brakes fail, one action is to:

29) “RXR” painted on the pavement means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39) Red curb means:

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

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

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

43) Basic Speed Law says you must:

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

45) Yellow crosswalk lines appear mostly:

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

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

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

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

50) Large truck blind spots are called:

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

52) Motorcyclists are entitled to:

53) Maximum speed on most California freeways when posted:

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

55) During a skid, steer:

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

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

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

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

60) Speed limit in any alley:

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

62) Yellow curb:

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

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

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

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

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) Minors may use a cell phone while driving:

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

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

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

72) Blind intersection speed limit:

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

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

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

76) A white diamond painted in a lane marks:

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

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

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

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

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

82) In fog or heavy rain, use:

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

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

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

86) Blue curb means parking for:

87) BAC limit for commercial (CDL) drivers:

88) Green curb:

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

90) Parking on a bridge is allowed:

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

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

93) When hydroplaning you should:

94) Headlights must be on from:

95) Drivers under 18 may use a mobile phone:

96) Broken white lines separate lanes:

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

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

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

100) Uphill parking with no curb—turn wheels: