GA Permit Practice Test 12

All 20 questions in test 12

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1. 1. Unless a sign posts a different limit, what general maximum speed applies in all other Georgia areas outside urban or residential districts, unpaved county roads, interstates, and multi-lane divided highways?

   1. 35 miles per hour in all other areas
   2. 65 miles per hour in all other areas
   3. 70 miles per hour in all other areas
   4. 55 miles per hour in all other areas
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   55 miles per hour in all other areas. After the urban or residential district, unpaved county road, interstate, and multi-lane divided highway figures, the general list closes with fifty five miles per hour for all other areas when no sign posts a different limit. Thirty five belongs to an unpaved county road, so it drags a rural surface figure onto every remaining road. Sixty five fits an urban interstate or multi-lane divided highway, and seventy fits a rural interstate. The cue is leftover status: when a road matches none of the named categories, the closing figure is fifty five, subject always to posted signs.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules and railroad crossings

2. 2. For the marriage-license-application route described by DDS, what marriage place and date qualify for selecting a hyphenated surname?

   1. After any marriage in any state at any date
   2. Marriage in Georgia on or after November 1, 1982
   3. Only before a marriage ceremony takes place
   4. Only when renewing online from out of state
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   Marriage in Georgia on or after November 1, 1982. For this route, the marriage must have occurred in Georgia on or after November 1, 1982. At the time of the request, present a certified copy of the marriage license application reflecting selection of the hyphenated surname. Name changes are completed in person at a DDS Customer Service Center. A certified copy of the marriage license application reflecting selection of the hyphenated surname must be presented at the time of the request.

3. 3. What minimum vision standard applies to a Georgia noncommercial license?

   1. 20/60 in one eye with or without corrective lenses, and a horizontal field of at least 140 degrees
   2. 20/40 in both eyes and a 90 degree field
   3. 20/100 in one eye and no field requirement
   4. 20/20 in both eyes without any lenses
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   20/60 in one eye with or without corrective lenses, and a horizontal field of at least 140 degrees. Georgia sets the noncommercial floor at 20/60 in one eye, with or without corrective lenses, together with a horizontal field of vision of at least 140 degrees. The 20/40-in-both-eyes choice changes both the acuity standard and the field requirement. Perfect uncorrected sight is not required, and 20/100 with no field measurement omits the stated minimums. Applicants who fail the center screening receive a Vision Report Form for a licensed eye professional. One eye plus the wide field figure is the pairing to recall.

4. 4. What does Georgia forbid a driver to do with turn signals as a courtesy gesture to drivers behind?

   1. Use them before a lane change on a multi-lane highway
   2. Give them continuously before a turn
   3. Cancel them after returning to the right lane
   4. Flash them as a courtesy or do pass signal
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   Flash them as a courtesy or do pass signal. It is against the law to flash turn signals as a courtesy or do-pass signal to drivers behind you. The manual directs drivers to signal lane changes, give a continuous turn signal for an adequate distance before turning, and turn off the signal after returning to the right lane following a pass. Those instructions differ from the prohibited courtesy signal.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way, turns and passing

5. 5. What does Georgia law require of every driver regarding distractions while operating a motor vehicle?

   1. Avoid only handheld phone use, since other distractions are permitted
   2. Delegate watching the road to a front passenger when distracted
   3. Exercise due care and take no action that distracts from safe operation of the vehicle
   4. Stop the vehicle only after finishing a distracting task
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   Exercise due care and take no action that distracts from safe operation of the vehicle. Beyond device rules, Georgia imposes a general duty: exercise due care in operating a motor vehicle and take no action that distracts from safe operation. Limiting the ban to handheld phones leaves eating, grooming, reading, and other attention thieves untouched, yet the duty covers distraction broadly. A front passenger cannot watch the road in your place, and finishing a task before stopping puts the distraction first and safety second. The cue is attention itself: if an activity pulls care away from driving, the duty says leave it alone until driving allows it.

   Study this in the handbook: Move Over law, school buses and emergency vehicles

6. 6. At what blood alcohol concentration does driving a commercial motor vehicle become a listed major traffic violation in Georgia?

   1. A BAC of .08 or higher while driving a commercial motor vehicle
   2. A BAC of .04 or higher while driving a commercial motor vehicle
   3. A BAC of .02 or higher while driving a commercial motor vehicle
   4. Any measurable BAC only after a crash in a commercial motor vehicle
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   A BAC of .04 or higher while driving a commercial motor vehicle. Commercial operation carries the lower threshold: driving a commercial motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of point zero four or higher lands on the major traffic violation list. Point zero eight is the familiar general adult figure for being under the influence, so applying it here misses the stricter commercial line by double. Point zero two is the under-21 alcohol figure, rather than the listed commercial-vehicle BAC threshold. A crash is not required before the commercial figure matters. For a commercial driver, the cue is that half the usual number still counts in full.

7. 7. What must Georgia drivers do for highway maintenance vehicles and workers in a construction zone?

   1. Yield to all highway maintenance vehicles and workers in the zone
   2. Proceed normally; only police get yielded to
   3. Yield only when a flagger is present
   4. Honk once and continue at speed
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   Yield to all highway maintenance vehicles and workers in the zone. Yield to all highway maintenance vehicles and workers in a construction zone. The duty is not limited to locations with a police officer or flagger. Work vehicles may display flashing amber lights and arrows directing traffic to merge. The manual directs drivers to slow down, yield to these vehicles, and follow their displayed directions. The same list says to yield to emergency vehicles by safely maneuvering out of their way, and to avoid blocking an intersection while doing so.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way, turns and passing

8. 8. What does Georgia say about parking on a highway itself?

   1. It is against the law to park on a highway
   2. Allowed anywhere with hazard lights on
   3. Allowed on the shoulder without limits
   4. Allowed at night on rural highways
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   It is against the law to park on a highway. The parking section states that parking on a highway is against the law. For a disabled vehicle, it directs the driver to make every practical effort to park off the highway, leaving free passage and a clear view of the vehicle for 200 feet in each direction. Hazard lights and nighttime travel are not listed as permission to park on the highway. Check both the vehicle's position and the required visibility when dealing with a disabled vehicle.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way, turns and passing

9. 9. If a vehicle begins to skid in Georgia guidance, how should the driver steer and brake?

   1. Turn away from the skid and brake hard
   2. Accelerate to regain grip
   3. Ease off the accelerator, steer in the direction of the skid, then brake lightly once control returns
   4. Hold the wheel straight and pump brakes firmly
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   Ease off the accelerator, steer in the direction of the skid, then brake lightly once control returns. The skid instructions give three steps in order: ease off the accelerator, start turning the wheel in the direction of the skid, and wait until control is regained before applying brakes lightly and steering in a safe direction. Hard braking or turning too sharply can cause a skid, according to the surrounding passage. Accelerating and keeping the wheel straight omit the specified recovery steps. Remember the timing: light braking follows recovery of control, not the initial loss of grip.

   Study this in the handbook: Hydroplaning, following distance and sharing the road

10. 10. On a Georgia two-lane road, in which place is passing prohibited?

    1. In a marked passing zone with a broken line nearest your vehicle
    2. On a straight stretch with no oncoming traffic in sight
    3. On the shoulder of the road
    4. Beside a vehicle that is traveling well below traffic speed
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    On the shoulder of the road. The shoulder sits outside the passing choices entirely, alongside bans for hills or curves where oncoming vehicles cannot be seen and for a stopped school bus loading or unloading. A marked passing zone with a broken line nearest your lane permits passing when the way is clear. A straight stretch with no oncoming traffic and a slow vehicle ahead are ordinary passing settings when other bans do not apply. For this passing rule, the shoulder is prohibited even when it appears to offer a way around the vehicle ahead.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of way, turns and passing

11. 11. What does a standard 8-year Georgia state identification card cost?

    1. $5 for an 8-year card
    2. $32 for an 8-year card
    3. $10 for an 8-year card
    4. $20 for an 8-year card
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    $32 for an 8-year card. The standard eight year Georgia identification card carries a thirty two dollar price. Five dollars belongs to other card paths, such as an agency referral card or a disability card, so using it here mixes separate fee schedules. Neither ten dollars nor twenty dollars is the listed price for this standard eight year identification card. When the term and the card type line up at eight years for a standard identification card, the figure to expect at the counter is thirty two dollars.

12. 12. Where may a Georgia driver cross a dividing section, barrier, or unpaved strip separating two roadways?

    1. At any point where no traffic is coming
    2. Across the strip whenever following a navigation instruction
    3. Only at an authorized opening or crossover
    4. Through any gap in the barrier wide enough for the vehicle
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    Only at an authorized opening or crossover. A dividing section, barrier, or unpaved strip between two roadways may be crossed only at an authorized opening or crossover. An empty view in both directions does not create permission to cut across, and a navigation instruction cannot authorize a crossing the road design forbids. A gap wide enough for the vehicle is a physical fact, not a legal opening. The driving cue is to keep traveling to the built crossover even when the shortcut looks clear: the strip exists to separate streams, and crossings must be at authorized openings or crossovers.

    Study this in the handbook: Implied consent and teen DUI suspensions

13. 13. What does a yellow edge line on the left side of Georgia pavement warn of?

    1. A reversible lane ahead
    2. A bicycle lane on the left
    3. A passing zone beginning
    4. Narrow or raised medians
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    Narrow or raised medians. Edge lines serve as safety guides, especially at night when the edge of the road is difficult to see. A yellow edge line on the left may warn of narrow or raised medians. Reversible lanes use lane control signals, bicycle lanes use solid white lines and may have bicycle symbols, and passing zones use center-line markings. The manual describes lane lines separately as the white dashes that mark individual lanes of travel on roads with more than one lane in the same direction.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and pavement markings

14. 14. How many basic sign shapes does Georgia use to convey traffic control instructions?

    1. Five basic shapes
    2. Eight basic shapes
    3. Seven basic shapes
    4. Ten basic shapes
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    Seven basic shapes. The manual states that Georgia uses seven basic sign shapes to convey traffic control instructions. Drivers should know signs by their shapes and colors so they can recognize them from a distance and begin reacting in time. An octagon has eight sides, but it is one sign shape, not eight shapes. The manual shows signs such as the octagon, the vertical and horizontal rectangle, and the diamond, and it ties each shape to a kind of message.

    Study this in the handbook: Sign shapes and what they mean

15. 15. During a Georgia commercial disqualification, what licensing limit applies to a person without a CDL?

    1. They may obtain a CDL at any time
    2. They will not be eligible to obtain a CDL during the disqualification period
    3. They must wait only 30 days
    4. They may drive commercially out of state
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    They will not be eligible to obtain a CDL during the disqualification period. Disqualification reaches people who never held the credential. Commercial privileges can be withdrawn even without a CDL, and the person will not be eligible to obtain a CDL during the disqualification period. Immediate eligibility would let an unlicensed driver wait out nothing. A thirty day wait invents a shorter clock. Out of state commercial driving contradicts the withdrawal itself. The bar therefore works two ways: current holders lose operating rights, and non holders lose the ability to newly qualify until the period fully expires.

16. 16. Which school document must be dated within the last thirty days for a Georgia teen license application?

    1. A high school diploma
    2. A college or vocational school transcript (official transcript with seal required)
    3. A certificate of high school completion
    4. A declaration of intent for home schoolers
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    A college or vocational school transcript (official transcript with seal required). Among Georgia school enrollment proofs, the college or vocational school transcript carries the freshness rule: dated within the last thirty days, as an official transcript with seal required. A diploma and a completion certificate are completion records, so this list does not attach that thirty-day requirement to them. A home school declaration proves intent to home school, a different category. The list specifically attaches the thirty-day requirement to the college or vocational transcript. Check both its date and the required official seal when using that document.

    Study this in the handbook: Driver education, knowledge exam and road test

17. 17. A driver is convicted of a listed major traffic offense committed while operating a CMV placarded for hazardous materials. What first-offense disqualification does the Georgia manual specify?

    1. At least three years from driving a CMV
    2. Sixty days from driving a CMV
    3. One year from driving a CMV
    4. A warning with no disqualification
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    At least three years from driving a CMV. Conviction of a listed major traffic offense while operating a CMV placarded for hazardous materials results in disqualification from driving a CMV for at least three years for a first offense. The general first major-violation period is one year. The separate 60-day serious-violation rule applies upon a second conviction within three years, with the convictions arising from separate incidents. A second conviction from a separate incident of any of these major violations results in lifetime disqualification of commercial driving privileges.

18. 18. What does Georgia list for fighting a vehicle fire with materials at hand?

    1. Open all doors to feed air to flames
    2. Apply mud, dirt, dust or snow; use a hub cap to carry water to wet apparel; loosen dirt with a tire tool to throw on the fire
    3. Drive fast to blow flames out
    4. Cover the engine with a dry blanket only
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    Apply mud, dirt, dust or snow; use a hub cap to carry water to wet apparel; loosen dirt with a tire tool to throw on the fire. The emergency list names mud, dirt, dust, or snow, checking a ditch for water, using a hub cap to carry water to wet apparel, and loosening dirt with a tire tool to throw on the fire. Opening doors, driving fast, and relying only on a dry blanket are not the actions in that list. This question asks which set the manual gives. Keep the water instruction precise: it says to use the carried water to wet apparel.

19. 19. How many metro Atlanta counties does Georgia emissions inspection program cover, and how often is inspection required?

    1. Thirteen counties, every year prior to registering with the county of residence
    2. Five counties, every five years
    3. One county, only at purchase
    4. All Georgia counties, every month
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    Thirteen counties, every year prior to registering with the county of residence. Georgia emissions program spans the thirteen-county metro Atlanta area, where covered gasoline cars and light-duty trucks must pass an emissions inspection every year prior to registering their vehicle with the county of residence. Five counties and five years shrink both reach and frequency, one county at purchase trivializes the program, and monthly statewide testing inflates it past recognition. The most recent three model years stay exempt, and vehicles under twenty five model years form the covered group.

20. 20. In what year was the Donate Life Georgia donor registry created to let Georgians join easily?

    1. In 2008
    2. In 1998
    3. In 2018
    4. In 1982
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    In 2008. The registry date is stated directly: the Donate Life Georgia Organ, Tissue and Eye Donor Registry was created in 2008 so Georgians could join through an easy and user friendly route. The earlier and later round years shift that creation by a decade in either direction. The nineteen eighty two figure belongs to a hyphenated surname rule in licensing, not to organ donation. Joining routes include the registry website, online license or identification renewal, a Customer Service Center visit, and a call to Donate Life Georgia.