🚦 DMVTestMaster: 2026 California DMV Class C Practice Test 50 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

🚦 DMVTestMaster: California Class C Practice Test (2026 Elite Edition)
1. When approaching an intersection with a flashing yellow traffic signal, you should:

Answer: Slow down and proceed with caution.

2. You are driving on a five-lane freeway in the lane closest to the center divider. To exit the freeway on the right, you should:

Answer: Change lanes one at a time until you are in the proper lane to exit.

3. It is illegal to park your vehicle:

Answer: In an unmarked crosswalk.

4. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you:

Answer: Sell or transfer your vehicle.

5. When you see a "Slower Traffic Keep Right" sign, you should move to the right if:

Answer: You are traveling slower than the rest of the traffic.

6. If a person is crossing the street in a corner without a marked crosswalk, you should:

Answer: Stop and let the person finish crossing the street.

7. A painted white curb means:

Answer: Loading or unloading of passengers or mail only.

8. To help avoid skidding on slippery surfaces, you should:

Answer: Slow down before entering curves and intersections.

9. You may legally block an intersection:

Answer: Under no circumstances.

10. When a school bus with its red lights flashing is stopped on your side of the road, you must:

Answer: Stop until the lights stop flashing.

11. You are approaching a railroad crossing with no warning devices and cannot see 400 feet in one direction. The speed limit is:

Answer: 15 mph.

12. When parking a vehicle facing uphill on a two-way street with a curb, your wheels should be:

Answer: Turned away from the curb (to the left).

13. To turn left from a multilane one-way street onto a one-way street, you should start your turn from:

Answer: The lane closest to the left curb.

14. If you are involved in a traffic collision, you must report it to the DMV if someone is injured or if the property damage is more than:

Answer: $1,000.

15. Smoking inside a vehicle when a person younger than 18 is present is:

Answer: Illegal at all times.

16. You should use your horn when:

Answer: It may help prevent a collision.

17. If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, you should:

Answer: Gradually slow down and avoid hitting the brakes.

18. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 mph. The traffic is traveling at 70 mph. You may legally drive:

Answer: No faster than 65 mph.

19. A blue curb means:

Answer: Parking is for disabled persons with a placard or special plate.

20. You may make a left turn on a red light only from a:

Answer: One-way street onto a one-way street.

21. Two sets of solid double yellow lines that are two or more feet apart:

Answer: May not be crossed for any reason (treated as a solid wall).

22. If you see orange construction signs and cones on a freeway, you must:

Answer: Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead.

23. You must dim your high-beam headlights to low beams within ____ feet of a vehicle you are following.

Answer: 300 feet.

24. You are reaching an intersection with a "Yield" sign. You must:

Answer: Slow down and be ready to stop if necessary to let any vehicle or pedestrian pass.

25. Solid yellow lines separate:

Answer: Traffic moving in opposite directions.

26. You may cross a double yellow line to pass another vehicle if the yellow line next to your side of the road is:

Answer: A broken line.

27. At intersections, crosswalks, and railroad crossings, you should always:

Answer: Look to the sides of your vehicle to see what is coming.

28. If you have a green light, but traffic is blocking the intersection, you should:

Answer: Stay out of the intersection until traffic clears.

29. To see vehicles in your blind spots, you should check:

Answer: Over your shoulders.

30. Which of these is the proper way to change lanes?

Answer: Signal, check your mirrors, and look over your shoulder before you move.

31. Large trucks turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction:

Answer: Often have to use part of the left lane to complete the turn.

32. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if:

Answer: Traffic on the street moves to the left.

33. If you are being tailgated, you should:

Answer: Change lanes or allow the tailgater to pass.

34. You must signal at least ____ feet before a turn.

Answer: 100 feet.

35. A "No Standing" sign at a certain location means:

Answer: You may stop only long enough to load or unload passengers.

36. A diamond-shaped sign is a:

Answer: Road hazard/Warning sign.

37. You must notify law enforcement and make a written report (SR 1) to the DMV when:

Answer: You have a collision and there is an injury or death.

38. When driving in fog, you should use your:

Answer: Low-beam headlights.

39. A yellow-painted curb means:

Answer: Loading or unloading of freight or passengers (Non-commercial drivers should stay with the vehicle).

40. To avoid last-minute moves, you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about:

Answer: 10 to 15 seconds.

41. Which of the following is true about large trucks?

Answer: They take longer to stop than passenger vehicles.

42. When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should:

Answer: Drive slowly enough so you can stop within the area lighted by your headlights.

43. You are driving on a freeway and the vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive:

Answer: Farther behind the truck than you would for a passenger vehicle.

44. At a blind intersection (where you cannot see the sides), the speed limit is:

Answer: 15 mph.

45. If you see a signal person at a road construction site, you should:

Answer: Obey their instructions at all times.

46. When a curve is ahead, you should:

Answer: Slow down before you enter the curve.

47. You may not park your vehicle within ____ feet of a fire hydrant.

Answer: 15 feet.

48. It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that is ____ or higher.

Answer: 0.08%.

49. When you park your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street:

Answer: Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb.

50. To make a right turn at the corner, you must:

Answer: Merge into the bicycle lane before turning.