California practice questions, indexed.
376 practice questions for the California knowledge test, each with a full explanation and a citation back to the manual.
- Road Markings The word ONLY is painted in white in your travel lane next to a lane-use arrow. What does this require of you? →
- Road Markings A paved area outlined in white and filled with white diagonal stripes sits between a through lane and an off-ramp. What does this marking require of a driver approaching it? →
- Road Markings What do short white T-shaped, L-shaped, or similar marks painted on the pavement along a curb indicate? →
- Road Markings A white PED XING legend is painted in your travel lane. What does this marking tell you? →
- Road Markings You reach a railroad crossing pavement marking. Before starting onto the tracks, what must you have? →
- Road Markings A city street lane is painted solid red across its full width and posted as a bus and transit-only lane. What does this require of you in a private car? →
- Road Markings A white right-turn arrow is painted in the lane you're driving in. What does it require? →
- Road Markings You see a fluorescent yellow-green pedestrian symbol painted on the pavement ahead. What does this pavement marking warn you about? →
- Road Markings The word SCHOOL is painted in large white block letters on the pavement ahead of you. What does this marking indicate? →
- Road Markings The white word legend SCHOOL XING is painted in your travel lane. What does it warn you to do as you approach? →
- Road Markings A bicycle symbol topped by two white chevron arrows is painted in the middle of a travel lane. What does this marking tell a driver? →
- Road Markings Two lanes of same-direction traffic are separated by a solid white line. What does this marking tell drivers? →
- Road Markings A solid white line runs along the right side of the roadway. What does it mark? →
- Road Markings A solid yellow line runs down the middle of a two-way roadway, separating your lane from oncoming traffic. What does it require of you? →
- Road Markings A solid yellow line runs along the left side of your travel lane. What does it identify? →
- Road Markings You see a series of solid white triangles painted on the pavement ahead, all pointing in your direction of travel. What are these markings telling you? →
- Road Markings This pavement marking is painted across your lane at a stop-controlled intersection. Where must you bring your vehicle to a stop? →
- Road Markings The word STOP is painted in white across your travel lane. What does this pavement legend tell you? →
- Road Markings A lane is marked with a white arrow that has one head pointing straight ahead and another pointing left. What does this permit a driver in that lane to do? →
- Road Markings A lane is marked with this straight-or-right combination arrow. What does it permit a driver in that lane to do? →
- Road Markings A white arrow pointing straight ahead is painted in the lane you are driving in as you approach an intersection. What does it require? →
- Road Markings Two solid white lines painted straight across a roadway at an intersection identify what? →
- Road Markings A center travel lane is bordered on each side by an outer solid yellow line and an inner broken yellow line. What is this lane used for? →
- Road Markings What does this pavement marking permit a driver in the lane to do? →
- Road Markings A wide solid white line separates a freeway through lane from an exit ramp at the gore. What does it require of you? →
- Road Markings What does a white diagonal crosshatched area between an exit ramp and a freeway lane require of you? →
- Road Markings An extra-wide solid white line runs along the right side of the roadway. What does it tell you as a driver? →
- Road Markings You enter a ramp and see a large white arrow painted on the pavement pointing straight back toward your vehicle. What does this marking tell you? →
- Road Markings Yellow diagonal stripes inside a solid yellow border fill a rectangle between opposing-direction lanes. What does this require of you? →
- Road Markings You approach a roundabout entry marked with a row of solid white triangles pointing toward you. What does the marking require before you cross it? →
- Road Markings The word YIELD is painted in white across the lane ahead of you. What does this marking require? →
- Right of Way At an intersection with no STOP or YIELD signs, you arrive before another vehicle. Who has the right-of-way? →
- Right of Way What does the traffic term 'yield' require a driver to do? →
- Right of Way An ambulance is behind you using its siren and red lights, and you are not in an intersection. What are you required to do? →
- Right of Way You are on a road that ends at a T-intersection with no stop or yield signs. Who has the right-of-way? →
- Right of Way You and another vehicle reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same moment on crossing roads. Which driver must yield? →
- Right of Way As you approach a roundabout, what does California require you to do? →
- Right of Way You arrive at an intersection with no stop signs on any corner and buildings block your view of cross traffic. What speed applies? →
- Right of Way What is the minimum legal distance you must keep behind an emergency vehicle running its siren and lights? →
- Right of Way A pedestrian using a white cane is at the corner preparing to cross. When must you give them the right-of-way? →
- Right of Way You approach a police car stopped on the shoulder with its emergency signal lights flashing. What must you do? →
- Speed Limits What is the speed limit within 500 feet of a school when children are outside or crossing the street, unless otherwise posted? →
- Speed Limits Unless otherwise posted, what is the speed limit in a business or residential district? →
- Speed Limits Unless otherwise posted, what is the ideal maximum speed limit on most California highways? →
- Speed Limits On a two-lane undivided highway in California, what is the maximum speed limit unless otherwise posted? →
- Speed Limits What is the speed limit when driving in an alley? →
- Speed Limits At a railroad crossing with no gates, warning signal, or flagman, within how many feet of the crossing does the 15 mph speed limit apply when you cannot see the tracks for 400 feet in both directions? →
- Speed Limits What does California's Basic Speed Law require of a driver? →
- Speed Limits By how much should you reduce your speed on a wet road? →
- Speed Limits What is the maximum safe speed when driving on ice? →
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