GA Permit Practice Test 17

All 20 questions in test 17

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1. 1. Your roadway merges into other traffic without a stop control. What must you do to merge safely?

   1. Always stop at the merge point even when a safe gap is available
   2. Adjust speed and vehicle position to merge into the new lane safely
   3. Enter at your current speed and expect traffic to move over
   4. Sound the horn and merge without changing speed
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   Adjust speed and vehicle position to merge into the new lane safely. Where the roadway merges into other traffic without stopping, the manual directs you to adjust speed and vehicle position for a safe merge. Keeping the same speed and expecting others to move over omits that adjustment. Sounding a horn is not the listed merging procedure either. Look at the roadway you are joining and make the speed and position changes needed to enter safely; the instruction does not call for an automatic stop at every such merge.

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

2. 2. If a Georgia voter registration card does not arrive, when should the applicant contact the county voter registration office?

   1. After 7 days without a card
   2. After 90 days without a card
   3. Wait one year before asking
   4. If no card arrives within 30 days
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   If no card arrives within 30 days. Georgia gives applicants a thirty day waiting window for the voter registration card, then directs them to the county voter registration office to check application status. Seven days cuts that window short rather than following the stated thirty-day check, while ninety days and a full year delay that check beyond the recommended time. County registrars complete registration and issue the card, so that office holds the status answer. Put a calendar mark thirty days after applying.

3. 3. Who is entitled to a Georgia Honorary License at no fee?

   1. Any spouse of a licensed driver
   2. The spouse of a disabled, honorably separated veteran who does not have a driver's license
   3. Any retired military member
   4. Any child of a veteran
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   The spouse of a disabled, honorably separated veteran who does not have a driver's license. The Honorary License carries no fee. The manual says the spouse of a disabled, honorably separated veteran who does not have a driver's license, or the unmarried surviving spouse of a deceased honorably separated veteran, is entitled to the same license available to the veteran. An applicant must meet the same requirements as those for a veteran's license, and the surviving spouse must submit the death certificate and the DD214 to the State Department of Veterans Service.

4. 4. While another driver is overtaking your vehicle in Georgia, what speed action is prohibited?

   1. Reducing speed slightly to help the pass
   2. Holding a steady speed on a straight road
   3. Increasing speed before being passed completely
   4. Checking mirrors during the pass
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   Increasing speed before being passed completely. When another driver is overtaking your vehicle, be alert for unsafe actions. The manual considers it courteous to reduce your speed slightly to make passing easier. It is unlawful to increase your speed before the overtaking vehicle has passed you completely. Maintaining speed and checking mirrors do not describe the prohibited speed increase. A related rule covers stopped cars: when a vehicle is stopped to permit a pedestrian to cross at a crosswalk, a driver approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass it.

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

5. 5. What suspension follows a first conviction for a listed teen offense such as racing or reckless driving for a Georgia driver under 21?

   1. Three months
   2. A warning for a first conviction
   3. Twelve months for every conviction
   4. Six months for a first conviction and twelve months for a second or later conviction
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   Six months for a first conviction and twelve months for a second or later conviction. Georgia suspends the permit or license of a driver under twenty one convicted of listed offenses for six months on a first conviction and twelve months on a second or later conviction. The list includes hit and run, racing, fleeing an officer, reckless driving, aggressive driving, unlawful school bus passing, improper passing on a hill or curve, and speeding twenty four miles per hour or more over the limit. A limited permit survives only in one narrow speeding situation for applicants at least eighteen.

   Study this in the handbook: Instructional permit and Class D provisional license

6. 6. For safety around commercial motor vehicles, what following space does the Georgia manual recommend?

   1. One car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed
   2. One car length for every 30 miles per hour of speed
   3. Two car lengths at any speed
   4. Five car lengths at any speed
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   One car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed. In the Georgia TACT project guidance on driving safely around commercial motor vehicles, the manual warns against tailgating and recommends one car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed. Tailgating is dangerous because commercial vehicles have big blind spots behind them, and a car driver who follows closely cannot see traffic ahead. If the truck brakes suddenly, the driver has no time to react. A fixed number of car lengths at any speed is not the stated rule.

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

7. 7. What does Georgia say about removing or disabling vehicle emissions control components?

   1. It improves mileage legally
   2. It is required before an emissions test
   3. It is allowed for vehicles over 25 years old
   4. It is a violation of federal and state law
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   It is a violation of federal and state law. Georgia closes the tampering loophole directly: removing or disabling a vehicle emissions control components is a violation of federal and state law. Mileage claims do not legalize the act, age over twenty five years creates no permission, and stripping controls before a test inverts the inspection purpose. The statement sits beside the metro Atlanta yearly inspection rules for gasoline cars and light trucks under twenty five model years. Keep emissions equipment intact and maintained per manufacturer instructions.

8. 8. What classroom and on road training must a teen complete for a Georgia Class D license at age 16 or 17?

   1. 20 hours classroom and 4 hours on road
   2. 40 hours classroom and 10 hours on road
   3. 30 hours of classroom instruction or an equivalent online course, plus either 6 hours with a certified instructor or completion of the DDS Parent Teen Driving Guide
   4. Only the online course with no road time
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   30 hours of classroom instruction or an equivalent online course, plus either 6 hours with a certified instructor or completion of the DDS Parent Teen Driving Guide. Georgia driver education for a Class D license at sixteen or seventeen combines thirty hours of classroom instruction or an equivalent online virtual course with either six hours of on-the-road experience with a certified instructor or completion of the DDS Parent Teen Driving Guide. Beyond the course, a cumulative forty hours of other driving experience including six night hours is also required. Smaller hour pairings understate both halves, and classroom learning alone never replaces wheel time.

   Study this in the handbook: Instructional permit and Class D provisional license

9. 9. Georgia lists dimming headlights in which visibility condition?

   1. When vision reaches one mile
   2. When driving at noon on a clear day with unlimited vision
   3. When vision is reduced to less than 200 feet
   4. When following at 300 feet
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   When vision is reduced to less than 200 feet. Among Georgia dimming situations sits reduced vision: your vision is reduced to less than 200 feet. The same list covers following closely within 200 feet behind another vehicle, coming within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle, driving on lighted roads, and driving in rain, fog, snow, or smoke. One mile of vision needs no dimming for visibility reasons, and a 300 foot following gap sits outside the stated close following figure. Less than two hundred feet of sight means low beams.

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

10. 10. When are Georgia I-85 Express Lanes open?

    1. 24 hours per day
    2. Only during morning rush hours
    3. Only on weekdays
    4. Only when tolls are suspended
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    24 hours per day. Access timing differs between Georgia Express Lane systems. The I eighty five lanes along I eighty five North in Gwinnett County operate as HOT lanes open twenty four hours per day, collecting tolls automatically from a prepaid Peach Pass account. A rush-hour-only choice conflicts with the stated all-day operating period. Weekday limits appear nowhere in the description. Toll suspension events do not define the schedule. Registered transit, three or more person carpools, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, and plated alternative fuel vehicles use these lanes toll free around the clock.

11. 11. Parked on a Georgia street, from which side should you enter your vehicle?

    1. The traffic side, quickly, without looking
    2. Either side at any time
    3. The curb side; if impossible, wait until entry is reasonably safe without interfering with traffic flow
    4. The rear, by walking behind the vehicle in the lane
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    The curb side; if impossible, wait until entry is reasonably safe without interfering with traffic flow. When parked on a street, enter your vehicle from the curb side. If that is not possible, wait until entry can be made with reasonable safety without interfering with traffic. The manual also says to have keys ready, approach facing traffic, adjust the seat and mirrors, fasten seat belts before starting the ignition, and check for hazards and approaching traffic before moving out.

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

12. 12. At a Georgia crash, what is owed to a person who is injured?

    1. Transport to a hospital in your own vehicle in every case
    2. Reasonable assistance to the injured person
    3. Payment for damage before police arrive
    4. A written statement admitting fault
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    Reasonable assistance to the injured person. Provide reasonable assistance to anyone injured in a crash. The manual also directs you to send for professional help as soon as possible and not move or lift a victim unless absolutely necessary, because unskilled handling can cause further and more severe injuries. Warn approaching motorists if you can do so without jeopardizing anyone’s safety, activate hazard lights if possible, and use reflective triangles when available. Payment for damage and a written admission of fault are not the listed assistance instructions.

    Study this in the handbook: Blowouts, skids and crashes

13. 13. After a second or subsequent failure of any part of the Georgia Class C or D knowledge or road test, how long must an applicant wait to retake the failed portion?

    1. Wait 7 days before attempting the failed part again
    2. Wait until the next day before attempting the failed part again
    3. Wait thirty days before attempting the failed part again
    4. Attempt the failed part again later the same day
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    Wait 7 days before attempting the failed part again. Georgia gives two different waiting periods. If you fail any part of the Class C or D knowledge or road test the first time, you must wait until the next day to retake that portion. On a second or subsequent failure, you must wait 7 days before retaking the portion you failed. A same-day retry is not allowed, and 30 days is not the waiting period listed for a second or later failure.

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

14. 14. Which vehicles may use Georgia Express Lanes, and what must they carry?

    1. Any vehicle without registration
    2. Only buses and emergency vehicles
    3. Motorcycles only
    4. Vehicles with no more than two axles or up to six wheels carrying a registered Peach Pass
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    Vehicles with no more than two axles or up to six wheels carrying a registered Peach Pass. Georgia Express Lanes accept all vehicles with no more than two axles or up to six wheels when they carry a registered Peach Pass. The toll is deducted automatically from the pre established account as the vehicle travels through the lane. On the I-75 South Metro lanes, public transit buses, registered vanpools, and emergency response vehicles may travel toll-free with a Peach Pass, while the I-85 lanes also admit qualifying carpools, motorcycles, and alternative fuel vehicles toll free. Registration is the gate: without the active pass, entering a tolled lane draws a violation notice by mail.

15. 15. What does a round sign mean in Georgia?

    1. A school crossing ahead
    2. A roundabout ahead
    3. An approaching railroad crossing posted a few hundred feet before the tracks
    4. A no passing zone begins
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    An approaching railroad crossing posted a few hundred feet before the tracks. A round sign means you are approaching a railroad crossing. Georgia posts it a few hundred feet in front of the tracks to alert drivers to slow down, look, listen, and prepare to stop. If necessary, the manual directs drivers to roll down a window and listen carefully for an approaching train. The pentagon handles school areas, and roundabout or no passing messages use different devices. Never try to calculate whether you can beat a train through the intersection, and remember that passing is prohibited at all railroad crossings.

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

16. 16. A teen whose parents are active in the U.S. Military wants to use an out-of-state driver education certificate in Georgia. What timing applies?

    1. It must fall within 6 months of the 17th birthday
    2. It must be within 9 months of their 16th birthday
    3. It must be dated after the road test
    4. Out-of-state certificates are never accepted
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    It must be within 9 months of their 16th birthday. Teens with parents active in the U.S. Military may use an out-of-state driver education certificate provided it is within nine months of their 16th birthday. The stated timing is not six months from the 17th birthday or a date after the road test. The manual expressly allows the out-of-state certificate for this military-family situation when its condition is met. The same note appears in the Class C and Class D requirements for teens moving to Georgia, so the nine-month condition is stated in more than one place.

    Study this in the handbook: Instructional permit and Class D provisional license

17. 17. What should a Georgia driver do when meeting an oncoming bicyclist at night?

    1. Dim your lights to avoid blinding the bicyclist
    2. Flash high beams to see the rider
    3. Honk repeatedly
    4. Keep high beams unchanged while passing the rider
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    Dim your lights to avoid blinding the bicyclist. When meeting an oncoming bicyclist at night, dim your lights to avoid blinding the rider. The passage warns that nighttime bicyclists may have no lights and may even lack reflectors. Flashing high beams and repeated honking do not follow its specific instruction about dimming. Continuing without changing the lights also omits that instruction. Watch for the rider and use the required light change rather than assuming every bicycle will be easy to see after dark.

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

18. 18. What penalty follows a second conviction under Georgia Hands Free Law?

    1. 1 point and a fine of not more than $50
    2. 2 points and a fine of not more than $100
    3. 3 points and a fine of not more than $150
    4. 2 points and a $250 fine
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    2 points and a fine of not more than $100. The Hands Free Law penalty for a second conviction is two points and a fine of not more than $100. A first conviction carries one point and a fine of not more than $50. A third or subsequent conviction carries three points and a fine of not more than $150. The manual separately lists fines up to $250 for violations of the bicycle and sanitation-vehicle passing provisions.

    Study this in the handbook: Headlights, seat belts, child seats and phones

19. 19. A police officer waves you through an intersection against a red light. What controls your movement?

    1. The officer directions, even though they conflict with the signal
    2. The red light, because signals always outrank people
    3. Neither instruction until the light turns green
    4. The direction of the heaviest traffic flow
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    The officer directions, even though they conflict with the signal. Drivers must obey the traffic directions of a law enforcement officer or firefighter even when those directions conflict with traffic control devices. Therefore, when the officer directs you through the intersection, follow that direction despite the red signal. The manual lists this as the second of three basic rules, alongside obeying traffic control devices and never driving on a closed roadway.

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

20. 20. A deer runs directly in front of your car and a crash cannot be avoided by braking alone. What must you avoid doing?

    1. Slowing as much as possible
    2. Swerving to avoid the deer
    3. Sounding short horn blasts after stopping
    4. Scanning the shoulders for more deer
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    Swerving to avoid the deer. Never swerve to avoid a deer. The manual warns that swerving may cause you to strike another vehicle or leave the roadway, causing more damage or serious injuries. If an animal runs in front of your car, slow down as much as possible to minimize crash damage. The deer guidance also recommends scanning the road and shoulders and says short horn blasts may help scare deer from the road.

    Study this in the handbook: Blowouts, skids and crashes