California practice test, sharing the road

Pedestrians, bicycles, school buses, and trucks, the traffic that can't protect itself. Crosswalk duties at marked and unmarked crossings, the bicycle rules including helmets under 18 and the three e-bike classes, stopping for a school bus with flashing reds, and the daylighting rule that keeps the approach side of a crosswalk clear for 20 feet, 15 where a curb extension is built. These are the questions with a person on the other side of them.

Each topic set draws up to 20 questions from that topic in the California bank and grades against our practice target of 80 percent. The target is our study goal, not the DMV's pass mark.

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Who may ride a motorised scooter on the road?

✓ Correct answer: A person holding a valid licence or an instruction permit

Section 21235 requires a valid licence or permit to operate a motorised scooter. In law it is a regulated vehicle, not a toy. California Vehicle Code section 21235.

California Vehicle Code section 21235

You cannot see any children, the bus sits with red lights flashing, and a driver behind you is sounding the horn. What does the law require of you?

✓ Correct answer: Stay stopped until the lights stop flashing

The duty does not depend on your head count. Children may be where you cannot see them, which is the point of tying the duty to the lights. California Vehicle Code section 22454.

California Vehicle Code section 22454

What is the tallest a vehicle may be on a California highway?

✓ Correct answer: 14 feet

Height tops out at 14 feet, which is the figure bridge and clearance signs are set against. California Vehicle Code section 35250.

California Vehicle Code section 35250

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