Califonia online traffic school test answers

1. A poor driving record is a good way to see your insurance rates soar.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	2. In a period of twelve months, involvement in three or more accidents will result in:
 	Your Answer: a DMV investigation.
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 	3. The truck under-ride functions as:
 	Your Answer: a preventive mechanism to help keep the tops of cars from being sheared off.
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 	4. The purpose of the windshield is to protect the driver or passenger from the environment.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	5. The rear-ender is not the most common accident type.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	6. A truck under-ride helps large vehicles maneuver up hills.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	7. A front tire blow-out will cause the vehicle to fishtail.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	8. Which of the following can you do to slow down your vehicle when your brakes fail?
 	Your Answer: Any of the above.
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 	9. If you see a car coming towards you on the wrong side of the road, which of the following should you do?
 	Your Answer: Pull to the extreme right or drive off the road completely.
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 	10. If an earthquake occurs while you are driving, which of the following actions will help to ensure your safety?
 	Your Answer: Pull over to the side of the road and stay inside until the shaking stops.
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 	11. When you _____________, you do not leave enough stopping distance between yourself and the vehicle you immediately follow.
 	Your Answer: tailgate
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1. Cars traveling at 35 mph need approximately _____ feet to stop in ideal conditions.
 	Your Answer: 106
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 	2. Fatal collisions often occur when passing is attempted on a _______ road.
 	Your Answer: mountain
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 	3. Properly worn seatbelts will prevent the driver and passengers from:
 	Your Answer: being thrown through the windshield and into traffic.
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 	4. You should try to scan the road at least 1/4 mile ahead.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	5. One of the most important factors in preventing collisions is maintaining proper __________.
 	Your Answer: following distance
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 	6. A collision prevention rule to follow includes being extra cautious in dangerous driving locations, such as bottlenecks, broken traffic signals, and _______.
 	Your Answer: intersections
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 	7. A seatbelt pretensioner creates excess slack to allow for more comfort and space between the belt and the occupant.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	8. One common blind spot for a truck exists near the right front wheel.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	9. It is safer to remain within a vehicle in a collision than to be ejected from the vehicle.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	10. Properly worn seatbelts should increase the chance of survival when involved in a traffic crash by:
 	Your Answer: 45%
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 	11. ___________ drivers are actually the number-one killers on the road.
 	Your Answer: Unsafe or inexperienced
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1. In California, you are legally DUI when your BAC is:
 	Your Answer: .08%
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 	2. FST stands for Field Sobriety Ticket.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	3. One alcoholic drink is equivalent to 2 glasses of wine.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	4. _____% of drinking drivers attending an alcohol treatment center return within three years, indicating another DUI arrest.
 	Your Answer: 90
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 	5. It is legal to have a container of liquor, beer or wine in your car as long as:
 	Your Answer: it is sealed.
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 	6. Field sobriety tests are often conducted on the side of the road.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	7. Counting backwards is no longer allowed as part of a field sobriety test.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	8. Alcohol affects brain functions such as awareness.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	9. The first bodily function to be affected by alcohol is:
 	Your Answer: the higher learning center of the brain, including judgment.
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 	10. Under the _____________ Law, a driver must take either a blood or breath test when asked by law enforcement after a DUI arrest.
 	Your Answer: Implied Consent
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 	11. Alcohol is a ___________, and it slows the activities of the brain.
 	Your Answer: depressant
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	1. The danger associated with the abuse of a vehicle is compared to the danger of what?
 	Your Answer: A loaded gun.
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 	2. The main objective when operating a motor vehicle is to drive as __________ as possible.
 	Your Answer: safely
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 	3. The American Driver and Traffic Safety Association found that only about 50% of drivers have taken a drivers education course.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	4. One reason children are at greater risk of being injured as pedestrians is that they act on impulse without thinking and do not always recognize an unsafe situation.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	5. You do not have to be able to see clearly to drive safely, as long as you can see where things are.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	6. Which of the following is true regarding children as pedestrians?
 	Your Answer: Their field of vision is not as good as that of an adult.
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 	7. What is one thing that you should never do if an aggressive driver follows you?
 	Your Answer: Drive home.
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 	8. When are children usually at the greatest risk from motor vehicles?
 	Your Answer: At the beginning and end of the school day.
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 	9. School zones, playgrounds, parks, hospitals, housing communities, business districts, and municipal centers are all considered ____________ driving areas.
 	Your Answer: high-risk
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 	10. In order to be properly positioned in the driver's seat, you must be _____________________________.
 	Your Answer: sitting up straight with both hands on the steering wheel
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 	11. Aggressive driving behavior, including ____________, is a rapidly increasing problem affecting America's drivers.
 	Your Answer: road rage
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1. A U-turn is legal at all times in an intersection unless otherwise posted.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	2. You may have your license suspended for six months for reckless driving or excessive speed upon a first conviction.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	3. Headlights must be used whenever you cannot see at least _______ feet ahead.
 	Your Answer: 1000
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 	4. This device should be used as a communication tool to warn other drivers of possible hazards or dangers.
 	Your Answer: horn
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 	5. When an emergency vehicle with its lights and sirens on approaches, you should move your vehicle to the right as soon as possible.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	6. You should never follow an emergency vehicle within ______ feet.
 	Your Answer: 300
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 	7. Over 70% of crashes involving cars with bicycles occur in driveways or __________.
 	Your Answer: intersections
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 	8. A green painted curb indicates limited time parking, and the time is usually marked on a nearby curb or sign.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	9. Drivers may cross into a bicycle lane:
 	Your Answer: only when making a right turn within the last 200 feet before an intersection.
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 	10. A driver’s license typically expires ____ years from the date of issue on the driver’s birthday.
 	Your Answer: five
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 	11. A _______ license is issued to any driver who wishes to operate a basic automobile.
 	Your Answer: Class C
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1. A poor driving record is a good way to see your insurance rates soar.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	2. In a period of twelve months, involvement in three or more accidents will result in:
 	Your Answer: a license suspension.
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 	3. The truck under-ride functions as:
 	Your Answer: a preventive mechanism to help keep the tops of cars from being sheared off.
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 	4. The purpose of the windshield is to protect the driver or passenger from the environment.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	5. The rear-ender is not the most common accident type.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	6. A truck under-ride helps large vehicles maneuver up hills.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	7. New safety features added to vehicles will have no effect on their resale value, but they will increase the purchase prices of the vehicles.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	8. _____% of drinking drivers attending an alcohol treatment center return within three years, indicating another DUI arrest.
 	Your Answer: 90
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 	9. Sleep deprivation studies show that a person deprived of sleep for 24 hours would be as impaired as if he or she were legally:
 	Your Answer: intoxicated.
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 	10. Your personal goals as a driver should be to prevent accidents and to drive as safely as possible.
 	Your Answer: true
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 	11. One way to reduce the effects of stress on driving is to:
 	Your Answer: allow for more driving time.
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 	12. Last year, roughly 300,000 drivers had their licenses suspended or revoked for mental or physical conditions.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	13. The American Driver and Traffic Safety Association found that only about 50% of drivers have taken a drivers education course.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	14. Over 70% of crashes involving cars with bicycles occur in driveways or __________.
 	Your Answer: intersections
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 	15. According to a study on traffic congestion, Los Angeles area drivers spend approximately three weeks each year sitting in traffic.
 	Your Answer: false
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 	16. About _________ lives are saved each year in the U.S. by seatbelt usage.
 	Your Answer: 15,000
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 	17. Which of the following can you do to slow down your vehicle when your brakes fail?
 	Your Answer: Any of the above.
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 	18. If you see a car coming towards you on the wrong side of the road, which of the following should you do?
 	Your Answer: Pull to the extreme right or drive off the road completely.
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 	19. Which of the following will help you to become sober?
 	Your Answer: Rest.
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 	20. If an earthquake occurs while you are driving, which of the following actions will help to ensure your safety?
 	Your Answer: Pull over to the side of the road and stay inside until the shaking stops.
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 	21. 50% of all collisions are caused by drivers ______ years of age.
 	Your Answer: 16-24
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 	22. ___________ drivers are actually the number-one killers on the road.
 	Your Answer: Unsafe or inexperienced
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 	23. Alcohol-impaired driving causes approximately 30 percent of California's _________ traffic collisions.
 	Your Answer: fatal
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 	24. Sleep deprivation causes an estimated ________________ police-reported collisions per year, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
 	Your Answer: 100000
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 	25. Approximately 2% of all fatal traffic collisions are bicycle-related.
 	Your Answer: true
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