Handbook Facts

Question 1

What is the DUI punishment if you are under 21 years old?

Answer 1

up to $1,000 and 1 year suspension of your license

Question 2

What is the DUI punishment if you are over 21 years old?

Answer 2

up to 6 months in jail, $390 - $1000 in fines, impound your vehicle

Question 3

How many years does DUI stay on your record?

Answer 3

10 years

Question 4

When do you need to tell law enforcement about a collision? In what time frame?

Answer 4

Report within 24 hours

Question 5

In what time frame do you need to report accident to DMV?

Answer 5

If there are injuries or damage costs over $1000. Report within 10 days

Question 6

What distance from airbag?

Answer 6

10 inches

Question 7

When does someone need a rear-facing seat?

Answer 7

Under 40 pounds or under 3 ft 4 inches. Usually means 2 year olds or younger.

Question 8

At what speed will you start hydroplaning?

Answer 8

50+ mph

Question 9

What speed should you be driving if you can’t see past 100 feet?

Answer 9

Less than 30 mph

Question 10

When can you only drive 30 mph or less?

Answer 10

When you can’t see past 100 ft

Question 11

How many points per months?

Answer 11

4 pts in 12 mo, 6 pts in 24 mo, 8 pts in 36 mo

Question 12

What’s the punishment for evading law?

Answer 12

up to 1 year in county jail

Question 13

What’s the punishment for evading law and causing injury?

Answer 13

7 years in state prison/1 year in county prison; $2,000 to $10,000 fine, or both. If you killed someone, minimum 4-10 years.

Question 14

If you carry long items in the back, what’s the maximum lengths? When do you need a red sign?

Answer 14

No more than 6 inches on the right side. If more than 4 ft in the rear, you must have a 12 inch red/orange square flag. At night, you need 2 red lights.

Question 15

What hangings/stickers are allowed? (objects, passenger’s, rear, driver’s, front window.)

Answer 15

No objects on the mirror. 7-inch square on the lower corner of the passenger or rear window. 5-inch square on the lower corner of the driver’s. 5-inch square in center windshield.

Question 16

What’s the punishment for dumping animals?

Answer 16

up to $1,000 fine and/or 6 mo in jail

Question 17

What’s the punishment if you smoke with a minor in the vehicle?

Answer 17

up to $100

Question 18

When can you only drive 15 mph or less? (3 answers.)

Answer 18

1. Alley (no wider than 25 feet)
2. Railroad (if you can’t see 400 ft on each side)
3. Blind intersection (can’t see 100 ft)

Question 19

When can you only drive 25 mph or less? (2 answers.)

Answer 19

1. Business or residential
2. Near a school (500 to 1K ft)

Question 20

What’s the punishment for not stopping with school bus?

Answer 20

up to $1,000 in fines and/or 1 year suspension

Question 21

What’s the usual max speed for a two-lane undivided highway?

Answer 21

55 mph

Question 22

What is the punishment for traffic violations in a work zone?

Answer 22

up to $1,000

Question 23

What is the punishment for assaulting a traffic worker?

Answer 23

1 year in prison and/or up to $2,000 fine

Question 24

What reflectors does a bicyclist need? (4 points)

Answer 24

Front white light (seen from 300 ft)
Rear red light (seen from 500 ft)
White/yellow reflectors on pedals (200 ft)
Reflectors on wheels

Question 25

What is the max speed of a slow-moving vehicle? What roads can it be on?

Answer 25

25 mph, only on roads 35 mph

Question 26

No following emergency vehicle within ____ ft

Answer 26

300

Question 27

Max speed for passing a bus

Answer 27

10 mph

Question 28

What distance does it take to stop while going 55 mph? (passenger vs. truck)

Answer 28

400 ft; 800 ft NEW: 300 ft; 400 ft

Question 29

What do these signs mean: white rectangle, orange diamond, white diamond, yellow diamond, circular

Answer 29

white rectangle = regulatory, orange diamond = construction, white diamond = hazard, yellow diamond = warning, circular = railroad

Question 30

White curb vs. Yellow curb

Answer 30

White curb can drop off/take on passengers only Yellow curb can drop off/take on passengers and freight

Question 31

No parking within ____ of a fire hydrant or station

Answer 31

15 feet

Question 32

No parking within ___ of sidewalk ramp for disabled

Answer 32

3 feet

Question 33

No passing _____ before hazard, intersection, etc.

Answer 33

100 feet

Question 34

When can you drive into a bike lane?

Answer 34

within 200 feet before a turn

Question 35

At what distance before a turn should you begin signaling?

Answer 35

100 feet before a turn

Question 36

What distance can you drive in the center left turn lane?

Answer 36

200 feet

Question 37

When should you turn on your headlights? (what distance can't see)

Answer 37

30 min after sunset until 30 min before sunrise. If you can't see 1,000 feet before you

Question 38

When should you horn drivers for danger?

Answer 38

when you can't see past 200 feet in narrow mountain roads

Question 39

What time frame before changing lanes on a freeway should you signal?

Answer 39

5 seconds

Question 40

You can make a U-turn in a residential district if no vehicles are approaching you within _____

Answer 40

200 feet

Question 41

Never make a U-turn: (mention two hard ones)

Answer 41

In business districts; On a one-way street.

Question 42

When can you right turn into any lane?

Answer 42

One way street to another one way street

Question 43

How much space do you need to merge, enter, or exit traffic? (city streets + highways)

Answer 43

City: half a block (150 feet) Highway: one block (300 feet)

Question 44

You can safely pass someone near a hill or curve if it is ____ away

Answer 44

1/3 mile away