CA DMV Permit Test—The 100 Hardest Questions

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

2) Before entering a roundabout you must:

3) A white diamond painted in a lane marks:

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

5) Before driving, adjust mirrors to:

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

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

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

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

10) Blind intersection speed limit:

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

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

13) Yellow curb:

14) Basic Speed Law says you must:

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

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

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

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

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

20) Parking on a bridge is allowed:

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

22) Minimum safe following distance in ideal conditions:

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

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

25) Motorcyclists are entitled to:

26) Headlights must be on from:

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

28) BAC limit for commercial (CDL) drivers:

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

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

31) During a skid, steer:

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

33) Drivers under 18 may use a mobile phone:

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

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

36) When you leave a parked car you should:

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

38) Broken yellow next to solid yellow means:

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

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

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

42) When hydroplaning you should:

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

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

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

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

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

48) Dumping animals on a highway is punishable by:

49) Avoid carbon-monoxide poisoning by:

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

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

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

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

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

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

56) If brakes fail, one action is to:

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

58) White curb indicates:

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

60) Green curb:

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

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

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

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

65) “RXR” painted on the pavement means:

66) Large truck blind spots are called:

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

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

69) Open alcoholic containers may be carried:

70) Uphill parking with no curb—turn wheels:

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

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

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

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

75) In fog or heavy rain, use:

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

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

78) An orange diamond sign indicates:

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

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

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

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

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

84) Red curb means:

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

86) Yellow crosswalk lines appear mostly:

87) Inside a roundabout you must travel:

88) Speed limit in any alley:

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

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

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

92) If your accelerator sticks, first:

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

94) Broken white lines separate lanes:

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

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

97) Minors may use a cell phone while driving:

98) Maximum speed on most California freeways when posted:

99) Blue curb means parking for:

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