Practice Qs Flashcards
When changing lanes on a highway:
Check mirrors, check blind spots, signal lane change
If you come to an intersection and your view to the side is blocked, you should
Stop, then inch forward until you can see clearly in both directions
To avoid the glare from oncoming headlights:
Glance back and forth between the side of the road and straight ahead
How close can you park to the entrance of an alley or private driveway?
5 feet
The following sign indicates:
[SIGN: orange diamond with man holding flag out]
Construction or maintenance areas ahead
The following sign indicates:
[yellow circle with black lines crossing between two capital R’s]
Railroad crossing
This hand signal means:
[left hand straight out to the side]
Left turn
Why is double parking prohibited?
Because it blocks traffic and causes accidents
When making right turns, you must:
Yield to bicyclists, be alert to vehicles also turning across from you, yield to pedestrians
While obtaining your DC driver license, you may:
Choose to become an organ and tissue donor, register to vote, register for Selective Service
True or false: If you maintain a valid DC driver license for a full calendar year without obtaining pointable moving violations, you may be eligible to receive a Good Point on your driving record.
True
True or false: If stopped by law enforcement while driving a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia, you will be responsible for providing your valid driver license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance.
True. Duh
The best way to tell if you are permitted to pass other vehicles is to see if:
There are solid or broken lane markings
When on a short entrance to an interstate where there is no merge area or lane:
Speed up on the entrance only after you have found a gap in traffic
If you become drowsy while driving, you should:
Take a break (run away with us for the summer lets go upstate)