Driver's License Test Prep
California Practice Guide Signs

For more detailed information about signs, where does the California Driver Manual direct drivers to look?

  1. A.
    A Caltrans web resource Correct
  2. B.
    The nearest DMV field office
  3. C.
    A California Highway Patrol hotline
The Why

The answer is "A Caltrans web resource"

The manual sends readers who want expanded sign coverage to a Caltrans web resource rather than to the DMV or CHP. Drivers who default to the DMV as the source of anything sign-related, on the assumption that whoever prints the driving test must also stock the sign catalog, land on option B and skip past the actual referral in the sign section.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

B. The nearest DMV field office

The referral points to a website, not to DMV offices, for expanded sign material. This answer assumes the agency that prints the driving test also stocks every sign specification, when that role sits with the state transportation department instead.

C. A California Highway Patrol hotline

The referral points to a website, not to CHP, for expanded sign material. This answer reads highway enforcement authority as the sign-reference source rather than the transportation department the referral actually names.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Warning Signs," p.38..

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