South Dakota Car Driving Permit Test-19 - DMV Written Test Questions with Answers - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1

If you want to enter the freeway but you don't see a gap in traffic, you should:

Maintain your speed and force the other drivers to create a gap.
Slow down on the ramp to wait for a gap.
Stop at the end of the ramp to wait for a gap.

Q.2

To avoid glare from the headlights of an approaching car:

Look briefly toward the right side of the road.
Stay focused on the centerline on the road.
Flash your high beams.

Q.3

When stopping on snow or ice, drivers who are operating vehicles equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) should:

Pump the brakes.
Press and hold the brake pedal firmly.
Stay off the brakes and wait for the car to drift to a stop.

Q.4

Crosswalks are:

Always indicated by pavement markings.
Either indicated by pavement markings or are not marked at all.
Always unmarked.

Q.5

In traffic moving attomph, you are least likely to have an accident if you:

Drive a few miles per hour faster than most other vehicles.
Stay within that speed range.
Drive a few miles per hour slower than most other vehicles.

Q.6

If you can see that the roadway up ahead is covered by heavy smoke, you should:

Turn on your four-way flashers and continue.
Reduce your speed, move as far to the right as possible, and stop off the roadway.
Turn on your high beam headlights and continue.

Q.7

A steady yellow traffic signal light is a warning that the light is about to change to red. If you are already within the intersection when a green light changes to yellow, you should:

Stop.
Continue moving and clear the intersection safely.
Increase your speed so as not to cause an accident.

Q.8

Which of the following statements about blind spots is true?

They are eliminated if you have one outside mirror on each side of the vehicle.
Large trucks have bigger blind spots than most passenger vehicles.
Blind spots can be checked by looking in your rearview mirrors.

Q.9

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

Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights.
Turn on your high beam headlights to better see the vehicles ahead of you.
Keep the instrument panel lights bright to be more visible to other drivers.

Q.10

Increase your following distance when driving behind a large vehicle:

To better see around the sides of the vehicle.
Because other drivers tend to pull behind large vehicles before trying to pass them.
Because following too closely will get you caught in the vehicle's slipstream.

Q.11

When you are behind a motorcycle, you should:

Be ready to use your horn.
Drive more slowly.
Allow a larger following distance.

Q.12

When parking next to a curb, you should use your turn signals:

Only when pulling away from the curb.
When pulling next to, but not away from, the curb.
When pulling next to or away from the curb.

Q.13

This sign means:

No U-turn.
No turning.
No left turn.

Q.14

This sign is a warning that you are approaching:

An intersection.
A crosswalk.
A railroad crossing.

Q.15

To help others see you when daylight begins to fade, you should use your:

Parking lights.
Low beam headlights.
Emergency flashers.

Q.16

You can help keep the driver behind you a safe distance away from your vehicle by:

Driving 10 mph faster than the car behind you.
Driving 10 mph slower than the car behind you.
Maintaining a steady speed.

Q.17

When you see this sign, you:

Are approaching a railroad crossing and should prepare to stop.
Will always stop at the upcoming railroad crossing.
Should stop and wait for a signal before crossing the railroad tracks.

Q.18

When you see this road sign, you should:

Keep right.
Keep left.
Pass with caution.

Q.19

Which of the following statements about driving speed is true?

As your speed increases, the chance of a fatality increases.
As your speed increases, so should your following distance.
Both of the above.

Q.20

When should drivers yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk?

Only if the pedestrians first wave to the driver.
Only if the pedestrians are not texting while walking.
At all times.

Q.21

What should you do with loose objects in your motor vehicle?

Place them on the floor near the driver's seat.
Secure them to avoid additional driving hazards.
Place them on the dashboard.

Q.22

If you are driving on a highway next to a single broken white line marking:

You cannot cross the line to pass.
You may cross the line to pass and change lanes.
You may only cross the line to change lanes if you are in the left lane.

Q.23

This sign means:

Slippery when wet.
Stop sign ahead.
No U-turn.

Q.24

Drivers may not park within ____ of a fire hydrant.

15 feet
20 feet
30 feet

Q.25

When approaching an intersection with a flashing red light, you must:

Come to a complete stop, yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then proceed.
Reduce your speed and proceed with caution.
Come to a complete stop and remain stopped as long as the light is red.

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