Washington Road Rules Test 1

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Road Rules Test 01

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You should always use your headlights if you cannot see pedestrians or vehicles what distance ahead of you?

1000 feet

500 feet

1500 feet

250 feet

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If a school bus is displaying flashing red lights, you should do what?

Slow down and prepare to stop

Sound your horn to warn children of your presence

Stop immediately

Maintain your progress

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When driving you should be prepared to yield right-of-way under what circumstances?

To pedestrians on crosswalks

All of these

To prevent collisions

To bicyclists

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What color lines are used to divide traffic traveling in opposite directions?

Blue

Yellow

Red

White

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Your rearview mirror should be adjusted so that you can see...?

Traffic to the right left of your vehicle

Any of these

Traffic directly behind your vehicle

Traffic to the back left of your vehicle

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If you're waiting to turn left, it's safest to keep your wheels pointed in what direction?

Right

Straight ahead

It makes no difference

Left

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Left turns should be made from...?

Any of these

The right-hand side of the road

The middle of the lane

The centre divider line

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At a STOP sign, you should...?

Maintain your progress if no bicycles or pedestrians are present

Stop before performing any other maneuver

Slow down and prepare to stop if necessary

Stop only if you don't have right-of-way

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The best way to eliminate a blind spot is to do what?

Use more than one mirror

Listen out for the traffic

Sound your horn before maneuvering

Check over your shoulders

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Which of these indicates passing is not allowed?

Two solid yellow lines

One broken yellow line

One solid yellow line

Two broken yellow lines

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If the car ahead of you passes a fixed point on the road, you should not pass that point until how much time has elapsed?

2 seconds

1 second

3 seconds

4 seconds

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At a T intersection without STOP or YIELD signs, who has right-of-way?

Vehicles approaching from the right

Vehicles on the continuing road

Vehicles on the ending road

Vehicles approaching from the left

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On a two lane two-way road, what does a broken yellow centerline mean?

Passing permitted in both directions

Passing permitted for alternate vehicles

Passing permitted in one direction

Passing forbidden in both directions

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If you break down on the highway, you should alert other drivers that your vehicle is disabled by...?

Standing in front of your vehicle and waving

Lifting the hood

Leaving all your doors open

Opening the trunk

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The lap part of a seatbelt should be adjusted so that it lies...?

Low on the hips

High on the hips

Across the abdomen

Just below the rib cage

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When entering a multilane highway from a ramp, you should...?

Enter at higher speed than the traffic

Enter at the speed of the traffic

Any of these

Enter at lower speed than the traffic

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Under which of these circumstances is it permissible to overtake a car on the right-hand side?

On a two lane plus highway

If they are not driving at the speed limit

If they are traveling slower than you

If there is enough room off the main part of the road

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A left turn against a red light may only be made from...?

A two-way street into a two-way street

A one-way street into a one-way street

A two-way street into a one-way street

A one-way street into a two-way street

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It is only permissible to drive on a sidewalk under what circumstances?

To reach a left turning less than 50 yards ahead

Entering/exiting driveways or alleyways

To escape a tailgating driver

To get round an obstruction on the road

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Roundabouts are always negotiated..?

Clockwise

Either counterclockwise or clockwise depending on speed

Counterclockwise

Either counterclockwise or clockwise depending on signs

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Approaching an intersection that has no STOP or YIELD sign, you should...?

Accelerate

Slow down and prepare to stop

Stop immediately

Maintain your normal speed

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In a rainstorm, the pavement is most slippery...?

After 60 minutes

Just after the rain has stopped

After 30 minutes

In the first 15 minutes

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When backing up, you should check...?

Over your left shoulder

Continuously over your right and left shoulders

Just with your mirrors

Over your right shoulder

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Under what circumstances can you share a lane with a motorcycle?

None

If they are stationary

On the freeway

When passing

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If a vehicle has stopped at a crosswalk, you can overtake it...?

If you are in the outside lane

If no pedestrian is making eye contact with you

If you believe all pedestrians have crossed

Under no circumstances

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