Washington DC DMV Practice Test 2024

By driving defensively, you help create a safer road environment for everyone.

This sign warns you that traffic may be merging from the right. Make it easy for merging traffic by either changing lanes or leaving a gap in front of your vehicle.

Driving a car doesn’t mean that you’re safe from side winds. Situations when you’re most likely to be affected by side winds are: 

• On exposed roads
• After overtaking large vehicles
• In gaps between buildings or similar

Be extra patient when driving close to inexperienced and new drivers as they are new to driving and more likely to make mistakes.   

Car A is driving on the terminating road and must yield the right-of-way. Of the two remaining vehicles, B should proceed first as B is driving straight ahead while C is turning across the path of B.

Your license may be revoked if your vision doesn’t meet the minimum requirements for your license. If your vision significantly worsens, you should take a vision test to ensure you are still fit to drive.

Emergency vehicles with flashing lights and/or sirens on have the right-of-way in all situations. Drive to the right side of the road and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed you.

The road ahead curves to the right. In this case, the recommended speed for the curve is 40 mph in ideal conditions. The sign varies depending on the direction of the curve.

If another vehicle cuts in sharply, ease off the accelerator and drop back to allow a safe following distance. Avoid overreacting by swerving or braking hard as you can lose control of your vehicle or cause a crash.

Flaggers give out instructions to help guide traffic safely through the area.

The condition and surface of the road you are driving on will affect the stopping distance. On dirt, gravel or wet roads, your stopping distance is greatly increased. Try to slow down before reaching a bend or curve on these types of road surfaces to prevent a disaster.

As you are close to a railway crossing, you should not overtake under any circumstances. You need to cross the railway crossing after carefully looking toward both sides, which cannot be done while overtaking another vehicle at speed. Trains have large stopping distances and will not be able to stop for a vehicle on the crossing.

The effects of shock may be hard to recognize. Look for:

• pale grey skin
• fast but weak pulse
• rapid shallow breathing
• sweating
• blue lips and fingernails 

School zones have a special speed limit. Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary - children are unpredictable and can suddenly run out onto the street.

When turning at an intersection, be aware that you may cross paths with pedestrians on the road you're turning into.

When approaching the intersection, check if there are pedestrians nearby and check once more before turning. Remember to yield to them if needed.

A head-on collision is when two vehicles traveling in opposite directions drive straight into each other (front-to-front). Head-on collisions are relatively rare compared to other types of collisions, but they often leave both drivers with severe or even fatal injuries.

As your brake lights glow, you indicate to traffic behind you that you are slowing down. This acts as a warning to other traffic that you intend to slow down and gives them time to adjust their speed to avoid sharp braking. 

Sharp braking can be dangerous as drivers behind you may not have time to brake.

When two vehicles arrive at a ‘4-Way Stop’ intersection at the same time, the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.

Other drivers may do something reckless or illegal. Therefore, you should always be ready to stop even if you have the right-of-way.

As you’re driving fast, you need to look further ahead to give yourself more time to react and respond to potential hazards.