Washington Road Rules Test 4

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Road Rules Test 04

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You don't have to stop for a school bus coming towards you if...?

It is stopped the other side of a divided or multilane highway

You can pass with a larger than 6 foot gap

You are traveling less than 25 mph

You can't see any children present

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If you start hydroplaning, what should you do?

Slowly apply your brakes

Rapidly apply your brakes

Slowly release the gas pedal

Accelerate out of trouble

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If you are driving on an instruction permit, the person accompanying you should be...?

Any of these

In the front passenger seat

In an accompanying car

In the rear seats

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If you are being passed, which of these is the only correct thing to do?

Maintain your lane position

Accelerate

Sound your horn

Change your lane position

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Your horn should only ever be used to...?

Make others move out of your way

Avoid a collision

Express annoyance

Greet friends

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As little as how much flowing water can float off smaller vehicles?

16 inches

6 inches

2 inches

12 inches

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A good sign that it is safe to return to your lane having passed another vehicle is when you can see what area of the vehicle in your rearview mirror?

The left rear tyre

Half the radiator grille

The left headlight

Both headlights

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If you drift off the edge of the road, how should you recover your position?

Ease off the gas and drift slowly back onto the road

Accelerate hard

Brake hard

Steer sharply back onto the road

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Why should you always move up to within 5 feet of a crosswalk when stopping?

To help deaf people

To help people in wheelchairs

To help elderly people

To help blind people (so they can hear the sound of your vehicle)

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If you have to stop on the freeway, your vehicle should be visible for at least how far in both directions?

150 feet

200 feet

100 feet

300 feet

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You should not make a U-turn unless you can see how far in both directions?

200 feet

100 feet

50 feet

300 feet

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If you start to skid in poor conditions, what should you do with the steering wheel?

Keep it pointing straight

Turn it in the direction of the skid

Turn it away from the direction of the skid

Let go of it

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If you need to make a call on a cell phone, you should...?

Switch on cruise control

Slow down

Pull over and stop

Get in the right-hand lane

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If you have emergency flares or triangles, when you break down you should put them within what distance behind your vehicle?

400-500 feet

300-400 feet

100-200 feet

200-300 feet

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If a vehicle has an orange and red triangle on the back, what does this mean?

Slow-moving

Please pass

Carrying hazardous materials

Stops frequently

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If an area has restrictions meaning you can only stop for a set time to load/unload passengers or freight, what color will the curb be?

Red

White

Yellow

Blue

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The first thing you should do if your accelerator becomes stuck is what?

Sound your horn

Look for your emergency way out

Shift into neutral

Turn on emergency lights

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For violations in highway construction or maintenance zones, fines will be...?

Trebled

Halved

Doubled

Waived

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If you are involved in a collision, what must you do?

Drive on if no one is injured

Drive to the nearest police station

Slow down

Stop

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Children must be properly secured in a federally approved child passenger restraint system if they are below the age of eight years or are shorter than...?

4’5”

4’1”

4’7”

4’9”

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On a three lane highway, if you want to drive slowly you should select the...?

Right lane

Left lane

Middle lane

Any lane

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Which of these should you not do when approaching a traffic break created by law enforcement?

Turn emergency flashes

Pass the patrol vehicle

Slowly decrease speed

All of them

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When a peace officer wants to stop you, you should acknowledge their presence by doing what?

Turning on your left turn signal

Turning on your right turn signal

Turning on your hazard lights

Waving out of the window

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Headlights must always be used from what time after sunset and before sunrise?

30 minutes

45 minutes

1 hour

15 minutes

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If you wish to drive more slowly than other traffic, you should keep...?

To the left of the highway

Any of these

To the centre of the highway

To the right of the highway

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