1
Q
Before proceeding, you ____ yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or bicyclist that may be in the crosswalk.
A
must
2
Q
Flashing Red Signal You ____ come to a complete stop, yield to all other traffic and to pedestrians.
A
must
3
Q
Crossing at Locations Other Than Crosswalks Though it is not recommended, if a pedestrian crosses a roadway outside of a crosswalk, the vehicle ____ yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
A
must
4
Q
You ____ come to a complete stop at the sign, stop line, pedestrian crosswalk or before entering an intersection.
A
must
5
Q
You ____ yield the right- of-way to any pedestrian, bicyclist, or vehicle.
A
must
6
Q
However, DDOT research has shown that on busy, high traffic roadways, only about ____ in 4 drivers are willing to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk.
A
1
7
Q
• If you accumulate ____ or more points, your DC driver license will be revoked, and you will not be eligible for reinstatement for six months.
A
12
8
Q
You must be free of any pointable moving violation for which points were or could be assessed for six (____) consecutive months before being eligible for a Provisional license.
A
6
9
Q
You must be free of any pointable moving violation for which points were or could be assessed for six (____) consecutive 16 months before graduating to the provisional license stage.
A
6
10
Q
If not, you ____ stop before entering the crosswalk and remain stopped as long as the signal is red.
A
must
11
Q
However , the definition ____ be expanded to include, bicycles, buses, motorcycles, light trucks, commercial vehicles, and essentially any vehicle that does not operate on rails.
A
must
12
Q
District law requires motorists to legally stop and give the right of way to ____ within crosswalks.
A
pedestrians
13
Q
If your DC driver license has been expired for more than 365 days, you ____ take and pass the knowledge test or DC online traffic school course.
A
must
14
Q
When you arrive at the roundabout, yield the right-of-way to motorcycles, ____, and bicyclists.
A
pedestrians
15
Q
Before turning, check your mirrors for ____ists and/or buses that may be behind you and yield to bicycles and buses in the lane.
A
bicycl
16
Q
Before turning, check your mirrors for ____ists that may be behind you and yield to bicycles in the lane.
A
bicycl
17
Q
Anyone who operates a motor vehicle or motorcycle on public roadways in the District of Columbia is ____ to have a driver license.
A
required
18
Q
If your driver license is revoked, upon being reinstated, you will be ____ to take and pass the knowledge test and road skills test.
A
required
19
Q
Though the pedestrian does not have the right-of-way in these instances, the driver ____ always yield to pedestrians in these instances.
A
must
20
Q
Crossing at Special Pedestrian Crossings If a pedestrian crosses a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead is provided, the pedestrian ____ yield the right-of-way to vehicles approaching on the roadway.
A
shall
21
Q
Motorists ____ yield the right-of-way to bicyclists at intersections when passing and when turning.
A
must
22
Q
If not, you ____ stop before entering the crosswalk.
A
must
23
Q
You ____ yield to pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection.
A
must
24
Q
Remember that you ____ yield to all pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection.
A
must
25
____-WAY 54 YIELD SIGN AHEAD Slow down and be prepared to stop at the yield sign or adjust your speed to the flow of the traffic.
4
26
If your DC driver license has been expired for more than 545 days, you will be ____ to take and pass the knowledge test and road skills test.
required
27
If your DC driver license has been expired for more than 545 days, you will be ____ to take and pass the knowledge and road skills test examinations.
required
28
If you are not ____ to participate in the GRAD program, once you have completed all the requirements for the learner permit you must take and pass the Road Skills test and may then be issued a full driver license.
required
29
Starting from a Garage or Driveway • Watch for nearby vehicles or pedestrians • Move carefully to join traffic at the pr oper speed • When you ____ back out, be sure to look behind your car first.
must
30
Pedestrians ____ obey the WALK and DON’T WALK signals.
must
31
Although the pedestrian may not ____ have the right-of-way, the driver always has the responsibility to yield to pedestrians in the intersection.
36
32
____es can stop and maneuver quickly and a bicyclist can swerve or change speed to avoid a road hazard.
Bicycl
33
$____ Fine and 2 Points That’s the penalty for not having your seat belt properly buckled at all times for drivers and all passengers, in front and back seats – with few exceptions.
50
34
Come to a complete stop before reaching the intersection, stop line or crosswalk for the ____ direction indicated by the arrow.
51
35
YIELD LINE A Yield Line is a line of triangles extending across the roadway that may be used with a yield sign to show the point at which you ____ yield or stop, if necessary.
must
36
You are required to have a DC driver license within ____ days of moving to the District of Columbia.
60
37
____ Types of Driver Licenses & Permits Learner Permit If you are under the age of 21, you must operate under the Gradual Rearing of Adult Drivers (GRAD) Program.
14
38
Provisional Driver License To obtain a provisional driver license you must be at least ____ years, 6 months old.
16
39
You must be accompanied by and under the instruction of a driver who is ____ years or older, has a valid full driver license, and is seated next to you in the passenger front seat.
21
40
You must be violation free for twelve (____) consecutive months before graduating to the Full License with conditions stage Full License with Conditions (Under age 18): You can drive alone.
12
41
You must be violation free for twelve (____) consecutive months before graduating to the Full License with conditions stage.
12
42
Drivers of other vehicles are not ____ to stop when they are on a divided highway and the school vehicle is on the other side of the divided highway.
required
43
When moving a vehicle from a parked position on a street, you ____ signal, yield the right-of-way, and pull into the street when it is safe to do so.
must
44
At times, traffic in work zones ____ be stopped.
must
45
____ Regulatory Signs STOP When you come to a stop sign, you must make a complete stop at the stop line.
53
46
The flashing yellow lights will flash long enough to allow ____ to safely cross the street, and drivers should come to a full (and complete) stop for pedestrians crossing the roadway.
pedestrians
47
• Your driver license and vehicle registration can be ____ for failure to pay child support.
suspended
48
Letting Other Know What You Are Going To Do Other drivers and pedestrians on the road ____ know what you are going to do if they are to keep out of your way.
must
49
Signal ____ your intention as required by law before changing lanes.
23
50
____ Three to Four Second Following and Stopping Distance Rule The distance in which you can stop your vehicle is important in helping you to choose a safe driving speed.
25
51
Cellular Phones In the District of Columbia, you ____ be hands-free while driving with a cellular phone.
must
52
Drivers of cars ____ always be alert for motorcycles, as their size makes them very difficult to see.
must
53
U-turns are ____ in the District of Columbia at intersections controlled by traffic lights, or on a crosswalk adjacent to such an intersection.
prohibited
54
If there is no stop line, stop before the ____.
crosswalk
55
If there is no ____, stop before the posted stop sign.
crosswalk
56
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING Pedestrian Crossing: Look and be prepared to stop if ____ are present.
pedestrians
57
Road signs show the minimum number of passengers a vehicle ____ carry (excluding motorcycles and clean fuel vehicles) to use the HOV lanes and the times that HOV restrictions are in effect.
must
58
If you do not read and study this manual, you will not pass the knowledge test ____ for obtaining a DC driver license.
required
59
If you need to wear glasses or contact lenses to pass the vision screening, you ____ wear them when you drive, and your license will show this restriction.
must
60
If you have had corrective vision laser surgery, a doctor’s certification is ____ to remove the corrective lenses restriction from your driver license.
required
61
To schedule a driver license road test appointment with the DMV, you ____ possess a valid learner permit.
must
62
Once the Learner Permit is expired, you will be ____ to re-take and pass the knowledge test to obtain a new Learner Permit.
required
63
T o maintain the driver license you ____ remain a safe and responsible driver.
must
64
You and your passengers ____ wear seat belts at all times.
must
65
Any pointable moving violation for which you admit to, have been found liable for, or convicted of will extend the amount of time you ____ wait to apply for a provisional license.
must
66
Any pointable moving violation that you admit to, have been found liable for, or convicted of will extend the amount of time you ____ wait to apply for a full license.
must
67
Additionally, like any other driver, you will be automatically suspended if your point total reaches ____.
10
68
After suspension, you will be ____ to pay a reinstatement fee to reinstate your provisional license.
required
69
You also ____ yield to any vehicles already in the roundabout.
must
70
District law makes it ____ for a driver to make a right turn in front of a bus that is stopped at an intersection to receive or discharge passengers.
illegal
71
Stopping Stop Means Cease Movement and No Rolling Stops • Where there is a stop sign, you ____ make a full stop before the stop line, if there is one.
must
72
Seat Belts ____ Be Worn The District of Columbia law requires that the driver and all passengers wear seat belts in passenger cars, trucks, tractors, multi-purpose vehicles or passenger buses.
Must
73
The physician’s certificate ____ state the natur e of the physical disability and the reason that restraint by a seat belt is inappr opriate.
must
74
The law requires that if the traffic lights or controls are out of service or malfunctioning when you approach and intersection, you ____ come to a stop as you would for a stop sign.
must
75
Steady Green Arrow Signal Proceed with caution in the direction the arrow ____.
points
76
In addition, any person guilty of impaired driving will be ____ to enroll in and complete the Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Program.
required
77
To obtain a learner permit you must be at least ____ years old, pass the knowledge test and vision screening.
16
78
If you are under the age of ____, you must also have a parental consent form signed by your parent/ guardian.
18
79
You must have held a valid learner permit for at least ____ months and have no pointable moving violations.
6
80
• You ____ not try to evade a traffic signal or road sign by leaving the road and traveling across private property Aggressive Driving Aggressive driving is a form of reckless driving.
must
81
Drag Racing You ____ not engage in any vehicle race, speed exhibition, or speed contest including those commonly known as drag races on any public street, road, or highway.
must
82
The main duties of any driver involved in a crash are to: ____ • Stop • Remain: As close to the scene as possible until you have aided any injured person and identified yourself.
22
83
Drivers ____ obey the normal traffic signals.
must
84
Position your vehicle so the truck driver can see it in the side mirrors, then you will have a good view of the road ahead and the truck driver can give you plenty ____ of warning for a stop or a turn.
37
85
A car traveling ____ miles per hour can stop in about 366 feet.
60
86
After thr ee seconds, a flashing triangle shows the priority signal is about to end, followed by a horizontal bar that buses no longer have priority and ____ obey nor mal traffic signals.
must
87
Signaling You ____ use a turn signal, arm or hand signal, or both, continuously for at least 100 feet before turning.
must
88
Parallel Parking When parallel parking on a two-way street, make sure the space is large enough for your vehicle and you must park parallel to and within ____ inches of the curb.
12
89
School Crossing Guards and Traffic Control Officers You ____ follow the direction of any authorized crossing guard or traffic control officer.
must
90
____ You Will Be Pulled Over Like many other states, District law allows police to stop a vehicle solely because its drivers and passengers are not properly buckled up.
48
91
Flashing Yellow Signal You ____ slow down and proceed with caution.
must
92
You ____ never drive in a lane under a red “X” signal.
must
93
____-WAY STOP This sign means there are four STOP signs at the intersection.
4
94
SLOW MOVING VEHICLE Vehicles traveling at ____ MPH or less, such as farm equipment, horse-drawn vehicles, or highway work vehicles, must display these signs when using a public highway.
25
95
TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY SIGNALS AND HAND SIGNALS You ____ use hand signals or directional signals to show that you are about to turn.
must
96
Turn signals are ____ when changing lanes or overtaking a vehicle.
required
97
Right turn Left turn Slow or Stop ____ INTERSTATE ROUTE MARKER The interstate system has route markers in the shape of a shield.
56
98
Failure to comply may result in a fine and/or arrest • Drivers receive ____ for certain moving violations, whether the violations occur in the District of Columbia or in other states.
points
99
DMV will assess ____ if you are found liable at a hearing, ar e convicted in court of a traffic violation, or you pay the ticket (payment is an admission of liability).
points
100
The number of ____ you will receive depends on the type of violation.
points
101
Your driving privileges are ____ until they have been officially reinstated.
suspended
102
Your driving privileges are ____ until they have officially been reinstated and the reinstatement fee is paid.
revoked
103
While you are driving, do not adjust the radio, read, apply makeup, shave, or use a cell phone without a ____ device.
hands-free
104
It forms when the temperature drops to the dew point (the temperature at which air is saturated), and invisible water vapor in the air condenses to form ____ water droplets.
suspended
105
The pennant is located on the left side of a roadway and ____ to beginning of a no-passing zone.
points
106
If you fail the vision screening, you are ____ to submit an Eye Report from your eye care professional.
required
107
• Customers electing to use a DMV road test vehicle will be ____ to complete the “Consent, Waiver and Indemnity” form prior to the road test.
required
108
You ____ take and pass the road skills test.
must
109
You and your passenger ____ wear seatbelts at all times.
must
110
You and your passengers ____ wear seatbelts at all times.
must
111
Road Signs You ____ be able to read and explain all highway signs.
must
112
Keeping an alert mind to what is going on around you will prepare you for the important decisions you ____ make when you drive.
must
113
Thinking and Deciding After you see what is important, you ____ think about it and decide what to do.
must
114
Making a Decision When you have decided what you are going to do, you ____ do it using all your driving experience and skills.
must
115
Obeying Traffic Laws You ____ obey all of District of Columbia’s traffic laws.
must
116
• Aid any injured person: You ____ render assistance to any person injured in the crash.
must
117
• Identify yourself: Drivers involved in crashes ____ give their name, address, and the registration information of the vehicle they are driving.
must
118
• Provide insurance information: You ____ give the name and address of your insurance company, the name and address of the local agent or local office, and your policy number or other identifying number.
must
119
• Leave written notice: If an unattended vehicle or other property is damaged, an attempt ____ be made to locate the owner.
must
120
If the owner cannot be located, a written notice giving the identifying information listed above ____ be left in or on the damaged vehicle or property in a conspicuous and secure place.
must
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