Washington State Driver's license written test

On roads with more than two lanes traveling in the same direction. You should:

1. Speed up and not allow anyone to pass you when traveling in the right lane.

2. Use the middle lane for slower speeds.

3. Use the left lane for passing only.

4. None of the above.

Alcohol/Drug related offenses stay on your record for:

1. 5 years.

2. Life.

3. 3 years.

4. 10 years.

Bicycle lanes are marked with:

1. Double yellow lines.

2. Solid white lines.

3. One solid white line, and one solid yellow line.

4. Dashed white lines.

You are on a two-way street, stopped at an intersection. Can you legally turn left on a red light into a one-way street?

1. Only if a left turn sign is posted.

2. Yes, if traffic allows unless prohibited.

3. No, You must wait for the green light.

4. Only if there is a green arrow with the red light.

This sign on the rear of a vehicle means:

1. Slow down and yield the right-of-way to this vehicle.

2. Do not pass this vehicle.

3. This vehicle is traveling less than 25 mph.

4. All of the above.

A solid yellow line on your side of the center line means:

1. Do not pass.

2. Pass with caution.

3. Slow down.

4. Keep right on hills.

A yellow light that flashes on and off means:

1. Speed up to clear the intersection quickly.

2. Stop and wait for a green light.

3. Slow down and proceed with caution.

4. Stop and look, then go if there is no traffic.

If you refuse to take a blood alcohol content test, you will lose your driver license for:

1. 90 days.

2. At least 2 years.

3. 6 months.

4. At least 1 year.

When riding at night, your bicycle must have a white headlight visible for:

1. 600 feet.

2. 400 feet.

3. 300 feet.

4. 500 feet.

If you stop along the road at night:

1. Use your parking lights only.

2. Use your headlights only.

3. Turn on your emergency flashers and leave your low beams on.

4. Turn off all your lights.

You must dim your high-beam lights when within:

1. 250 feet of an oncoming vehicle.

2. 300 feet of an oncoming vehicle.

3. 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.

4. 100 feet of an oncoming vehicle.

In Washington State, a person is legally drunk when their Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level is:

1. At or above 1 percent.

2. At or above .08 percent.

3. At or above .01 percent.

4. At or above .12 percent.

When in travel lanes on the roadway:

1. You may stop to look up an address.

2. You may stop to let out passengers.

3. You may make a U-turn or back up if you get on the wrong entrance ramp of the freeway.

4. Don't stop for any reason. Keep moving until you can safely pull off the road.

If you see side-by-side red lights flashing at a railroad crossing, you must:

1. Slow down.

2. Stop.

3. Maintain speed and cross the railroad.

4. Signal before going any further.

f your brakes stop working, you should first:

1. Flash your lights at other traffic.

2. Jump out of the vehicle immediately.

3. Shift the car's transmission into neutral.

4. Pump the brake pedal several times and try to build up brake pressure.

The correct way to use a freeway exit ramp is:

1. Slow down before entering the exit ramp.

2. Pass slower traffic in the exit ramp.

3. Don't slow down until you move onto the exit ramp.

4. Keep your speed constant once in the exit ramp.

To avoid being in a truck or bus driver's blind spot and help them see, you should:

1. Sound your horn.

2. Never pass them.

3. Avoid driving on either side and don't tailgate.

4. Flash your lights.

At an uncontrolled intersection, you must:

1. Wait for the other traffic to signal you to go.

2. Speed up and clear the intersection quickly.

3. Slow down and yield to any vehicle in the intersection and to those coming from the right.

4. Take the right of way cautiously.

When you see a school bus on a road with 2 lanes traveling in opposite directions, you must stop:

1. If the red warning lights on the bus are flashing.

2. If the bus is off the road and the yellow lights are flashing.

3. Only if you're going in the same direction as the bus.

4. If the bus has flashing yellow lights.

You may park or stop along the shoulder of the freeway:

1. If you need to look at a map for directions.

2. If no part of your vehicle is on the road.

3. Only if you have an emergency.

4. As long as you turn on your 4-way (emergency) flashers.

By law, your vehicle's lights must be turned on from:

1. 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.

2. 1 hour before sunset until 1 hour before sunrise.

3. 1 hour after sunset until 1 hour after sunrise.

4. 30 minutes before sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.

A bicyclist who doesn't obey traffic laws:

1. Will have their bicycle impounded.

2. Will always receive a warning from law enforcement.

3. Is okay, because bicyclists don't have to obey traffic laws.

4. Can be ticketed.

If you're going to turn left onto a 1-way street, you should complete the turn into:

1. The right lane.

2. Either lane.

3. Neither lane.

4. The lane closest to the one you came from.

When passing another vehicle on a road with 2 lanes traveling in opposite directions, you should:

1. Return to the driving lane when there's enough room between you and the vehicle you passed.

2. Drive in either lane.

3. Return to the right side of the roadway immediately.

4. Remain in the left lane if you intend to turn left.

When the driver behind you wants to pass, you should:

1. Speed up.

2. Change lanes.

3. Go the same speed.

4. Slow down to allow room in front of your vehicle and for the other driver to complete the pass sooner.

Drivers entering an intersection to turn left:

1. Can wait in the intersection until they can turn left.

2. Can wait in the intersection until the light turns yellow before turning left.

3. Must wait for the green arrow before turning left.

4. Must not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop.

The most important thing to remember in backing a car is to:

1. Look back carefully and yield to other vehicles and pedestrians.

2. Keep both hands on the steering wheel.

3. Use the rearview mirror only while backing.

4. Keep one foot on the brake while backing.

Before you change directions, you must keep your turn signals on for at least:

1. 50 feet.

2. 75 feet.

3. 125 feet.

4. 100 feet.

To change lanes you should

1. Signal, check your mirrors, and change lanes.

2. Signal and change lanes.

3. Signal, check your mirrors, check your blind spot in the direction you plan to move, and change lanes.

4. Check your mirrors, signal, and change lanes.

On slippery roads, you should:

1. Not drive faster than 20 mph.

2. Go the speed limit, with caution.

3. Go faster.

4. Slow down.

On a road with 2 lanes traveling in opposite directions, slow-moving vehicles should pull over when safe to let others pass if:

1. 5 or more vehicles form a line behind you and it's unsafe for them to pass.

2. The road is posted with slow moving vehicle signs.

3. 2 or more vehicles form a line behind you and it's unsafe for them to pass.

4. 1 vehicle is behind you.

Don't park within:

1. 20 feet of a fire hydrant.

2. 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

3. 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

4. 30 feet of a fire hydrant.

A traffic signal showing a steady red light means:

1. Stop, don't travel straight ahead while the light is red.

2. Slow down and yield to other traffic.

3. Stop, look for danger, and then go across the intersection.

4. Quickly drive through the intersection.

If your car starts to skid, turn your steering wheel:

1. In the direction you want the vehicle to go.

2. In any direction. It doesn't matter.

3. In the opposite direction of the skid.

4. To keep the front wheels straight.

The buyer of a vehicle must transfer ownership and registration:

1. Within 60 days from the date of purchase.

2. Before the license plate expires.

3. By the end of the year.

4. Within 15 days from the date of purchase.

At night, slow down and always:

1. Use sunglasses to reduce glare from headlights.

2. Use your dome light to help you see your speedometer.

3. Use your high beams until other drivers dim their lights.

4. Use high beams whenever there are no oncoming vehicles.

When parking uphill with a curb, set the parking brake and:

1. Turn your steering wheel away from the curb.

2. Turn your steering wheel toward the curb.

3. Keep the rear tires against the curb.

4. Keep the front tires straight ahead.

If there is an injury, a death, or $700 or more in damage to any 1 person's property, you must report an accident to law enforcement officials within:

1. 4 days

2. 5 days

3. 10 days

4. 2 days.

When driving in fog

1. Use your high beams.

2. It makes no difference which lights you use.

3. Use your parking lights.

4. Use your low beams.

When you see other drivers around you acting or reacting in anger:

1. Slow down, move over, or do whatever you can safely.

2. Don't make eye contact.

3. Distance yourself from the situation.

4. All of these.

When entering traffic from a private driveway:

1. Have someone stop the traffic on the road you're entering.

2. You must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

3. Enter only if there is a traffic light.

4. You have the right-of-way over other traffic.

To help avoid crashes, you should:

1. Communicate with other drivers on the road

2. Ignore other drivers on the road

3. Avoid driving during rush hour

4. Drive on side streets and back roads

Generally, how many drinks of alcohol will the human body get rid of each hour?

1. ½ a drink.

2. 1 drink.

3. 3 drinks.

4. 2 drinks.

A first conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or any drug can result in a license suspension for at least:

1. 90 days.

2. 2 years

3. 1 year.

4. 30 days.

Don't follow other cars too closely because:

1. You may not have time to stop if the vehicle in front of you slows or stops suddenly.

2. You may not see the other vehicle's brake lights.

3. You may not see the vehicle's turn signals.

4. You may not see the road between the cars.

When a school bus is stopped off the road without flashing lights, you should:

1. Use caution as you pass the bus, since you're not required to stop.

2. Stop until the bus moves on, regardless of which side of the road you're on.

3. Stop only if you're on the same side of the road as the bus.

4. Stop until the bus driver signals you to go.

To be parked legally, a vehicle must be within:

1. 18 inches of the curb.

2. 24 inches of the curb.

3. 12 inches of the curb.

4. 6 inches of the curb.

On the freeway, you see a "merging traffic" sign. You should:

1. Slow down to allow traffic to enter.

2. Move to another lane, if safe, to let traffic enter.

3. Speed up to avoid congesting traffic.

4. Stay at your present speed.

Be cautious when large trucks, buses, and vehicles with trailers make turns because:

1. They yield to all left-turn traffic.

2. They back up to get room to make the turn.

3. They make wide turns and may cross the center line.

4. They may stop unexpectedly during the turn.

When there's a shared center lane, you can:

1. Use this lane as a driving lane during rush hour.

2. Drive in this lane as far as necessary, as long as you're turning left.

3. Drive in this lane if you travel not more than 300 feet.

4. Drive in this lane to pass.

If you operate a motor vehicle registered in Washington State, you must:

1. Have liability insurance and carry an ID card proving you have such insurance.

2. Carry insurance only if you're under 18.

3. Carry insurance only if you ride a motorcycle or drive a large truck.

4. Carry insurance only if you have cars newer than 5 years.

Alcohol:

1. Slows reflexes and reaction time.

2. Wakes you up.

3. Improves your judgment.

4. Puts you to sleep.

To turn right at an intersection with a steady red light, you should:

1. Wait until you have a green turn arrow before turning.

2. Signal and wait until the light turns green.

3. Stop, signal, then turn if it's safe and there's no sign prohibiting the turn on red

4. Slow down and look for traffic before turning

The maximum speed limit on streets in cities and towns, unless otherwise posted, is :

1. 30 mph.

2. 15 mph.

3. 40 mph.

4. 25 mph

You must use your low beams when you're within:

1. 250 feet of a vehicle you're following.

2. 100 feet of a vehicle you're following.

3. 500 feet of a vehicle you're following.

4. 300 feet of a vehicle you're following

To turn right, you should be in:

1. The left lane.

2. The lane that's closest to the direction you want to go.

3. Any one of the lanes.

4. The center lane.

Always allow enough room to safely stop in emergencies by staying at least:

1. 1 second behind the vehicle in front of you.

2. 4 seconds behind the vehicle in front of you.

3. 5 seconds behind the vehicle in front of you.

4. 7 seconds behind the vehicle in front of you.

At an intersection with a roundabout island (traffic circle):

1. Enter at any time, whether there is other traffic or pedestrians or not.

2. Always drive around the circle to the right.

3. You can drive to the left of the roundabout when turning left.

4. Stop in the intersection to yield to traffic on the right.

On a freeway, you realize you missed your turn or exit. You should:

1. Stop and back up.

2. Make the turn quickly from your lane of travel.

3. Go on to the next turn, exit, or where you can safely turn around.

4. Signal other drivers to stop so you can turn.

On a sidewalk or in a crosswalk, bicyclists should ride slowly and:

1. Don't need to do everything possible to avoid colliding with a pedestrian.

2. Don't need to give an audible signal before passing any pedestrian.

3. Yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.

4. Take the right-of-way without yielding to pedestrians.

To check your blind spot before changing lanes:

1. Look over your shoulder in the direction you plan to move.

2. Look into the left side mirror.

3. Look into the right side mirror.

4. Look into the rearview mirror.

To enter a freeway:

1. Signal, yield, and enter at the same speed that traffic is moving.

2. Signal and enter the freeway. Freeway traffic must yield.

3. Drive slowly so you can check traffic.

4. Make a complete stop before entering the freeway.

On a roadway with 3 or more lanes, you must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights:

1. Only if children are crossing the road.

2. If you're traveling in either direction.

3. Only if you're traveling in the same direction as the bus.

4. If you're traveling in the opposite direction as the bus.

When in a motor vehicle on a highway, it is:

1. Illegal to drink from, but all right to transport, open containers of alcohol in the passenger compartment.

2. Illegal to either drink from or possess open containers of alcohol in the passenger compartment.

3. All right to drink if you're not driving.

4. All right to drink if you're driving but not drunk.

Bicyclists have the choice to ride on:

1. Freeways and highways where signs say it is illegal.

2. A left turn only lane, without turning, because there is no traffic.

3. None of these.

4. The roadway, on the shoulder of a road, or in a bicycle lane.

If the collision involves a parked vehicle, you need to:

1. try to find the owner, or leave a note with the time and date telling the owner how to reach you.

2. Stay at the scene until the owner returns.

3. Call a tow truck and have the vehicle towed away.

4. Leave your name and address with the nearest county courthouse.

At a school crossing sign, you should:

1. Be ready to help children crossing the street.

2. Always stop, whether there's a stop sign or not.

3. Watch for children and be ready to stop. 4 Always sound your horn when you see children.

Before you change directions, you must keep your turn signals on for at least:

1. 50 feet.

2. 75 feet.

3. 100 feet.

4. 125 feet.

Any time you want to merge with other traffic, you should:

1. Wait until your travel lane is ending and then merge, even into a small gap.

2. Allow a gap of about 4 seconds for safety.

3. Merge to other lanes only when other drivers have stopped their vehicles.

4. Merge at any time, regardless of a gap.

To avoid a collision, you should:

1. Stay in your lane and brace for the accident.

2. Move into the other vehicle's lane.

3. Stop, turn, or speed up.

4. Drive across the left lane to the left shoulder of the road.

If a transit vehicle (bus) has signaled and is pulling back onto the roadway, you must:

1. Speed up to pass.

2. Move to the left lane.

3. Yield.

4. Honk to let them know you're there

When meeting a car with blinding headlights, you should:

1. Look away and toward the right side of the road.

2. Dim your lights and then speed up to pass quickly.

3. Flash your lights on and off to warn the other driver.

4. Use your bright lights until the other vehicle dims theirs.

If you have a tire blowout while driving, you should:

1. Hit the brakes and stop as fast as possible.

2. Hold the steering wheel tightly and brake lightly.

3. Turn quickly off the road.

4. Step on the accelerator.

To make a left turn when the traffic light is green, you should:

1. Signal other drivers to stop so you can turn.

2. Turn hurriedly ahead of oncoming traffic.

3. Only turn on the next yellow light, and then turn when safe to do so.

4. Yield to oncoming traffic and turn when safe to do so.

At an intersection, a signal showing a green arrow and a red light means:

1. Stop, then proceed straight through the intersection.

2. All traffic must turn in the direction of the arrow.

3. Stop, even if turning in the direction of the green arrow.

4. You can safely turn in the direction of the arrow

A driver should be extra alert for motorcyclists, bicycles, and pedestrians because:

1. They're hard to see in traffic.

2. They don't have a rearview mirror.

3. They obey different traffic laws.

4. They have the right-of-way.

At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:

1. Always stop before entering the intersection.

2. Yield to all traffic on the right.

3. Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic.

4. Yield to all traffic on the left.

If you change addresses, you must notify the Department of Licensing:

1. Whenever your license address doesn't match your checkbook address.

2. Within 10 days.

3. Within 30 days.

4. At the next renewal.

To make a left turn when the traffic light is green, you should:

1. Turn hurriedly ahead of oncoming traffic.

2. Yield to oncoming traffic and turn when safe to do so.

3. Signal other drivers to stop so you can turn.

4. Only turn on the next yellow light, and then turn when safe to do so.

If you are driving in another driver's blind spot, you should:

1. Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you.

2. Keep a steady pace.

3. Stay in the driver's blind spot.

4. Honk to let them know you are there.

This sign means:

1. Watch for people working on or near the roadway.

2. The road ends ahead.

3. Expect a traffic signal ahead.

4. Yield the right-of-way

When getting ready to change lanes, you should:

1. Check your side view mirror.

2. Check your rearview mirror.

3. Quickly turn your head to check for other vehicles.

4. All of the above.

____ limit your concentration, perception, judgment, and memory.

1. Only a blood alcohol level greater than the legal limit can

2. Alcohol does not

3. Even the smallest amount of alcohol can

4. Only a blood alcohol level greater than 0.05 percent can

If traffic signals at an intersection are not functioning due to a power outage:

1. Park your vehicle as far off the road as possible and wait for power to be restored.

2. Use hand signals to indicate your intentions to other drivers.

3. Turn on your hazard lights and proceed through the intersection without stopping.

4. Treat the intersection as a four-way stop

Using a hand-held cell phone to make a phone call while driving:

1. Is safer than using a hands-free cell phone.

2. May only be done by teenage drivers.

3. Is illegal.

4. Is recommended.

You are driving when it starts to sleet or snow. You should:

1. Keep your windshield and mirrors clear.

2. Allow additional distance between your vehicle and the vehicles that you are following.

3. Approach all vehicles with caution.

4. All of the above.

What are the colors of warning signs indicating upcoming hazards?

1. Black letters or symbols on a white background

2. Black letters or symbols on a yellow background

3. White letters or symbols on a blue background

4. White letters or symbols on a green background

When driving near a blind pedestrian who is carrying a white cane or using a guide dog, you should:

1. Slow down and be prepared to stop.

2. Take the right-of-way.

3. Proceed normally.

4. Drive away quickly.

When you hear the siren or see the flashing lights of an approaching emergency vehicle, you must:

1. Slow down until it passes you.

2. Drive to the right side of the road and stop.

3. Motion for the emergency vehicle to pass you.

4. Merge into the right lane and continue driving

Marijuana that is smoked and marijuana that is consumed by way of marijuana-infused foods:

1. Have identical risks.

2. Have different risks.

3. Have minimal side effects when combined with alcohol.

4. Will likely not affect your ability to drive.

A pedestrian starts to cross in front of your vehicle. You should:

1. Flash your lights.

2. Slow down.

3. Speed up and pass in front of the pedestrian.

4. Stop and let the pedestrian cross

When parking your vehicle downhill on a two-way street:

1. Turn your wheels to the right.

2. Turn your wheels to the left.

3. Keep your wheels pointed straight ahead.

4. Leave your transmission in neutral.

When driving to an unfamiliar area, you:

1. Should depend on road signs to find your way.

2. Should plan your trip in advance.

3. Only have to know generally where your destination is.

4. Should always choose the most direct route.

The act of turning your head and checking your blind spot before changing lanes, driving away from a curb, or merging your vehicle into traffic is:

1. A bad driving habit.

2. A good driving habit.

3. Unnecessary.

4. Not necessary if you use the rearview mirror.

Compared to driving during the day, driving at night is:

1. Less dangerous.

2. No more or less dangerous.

3. More dangerous.

4. Easier on your eyes.

When driving under icy or snowy conditions, which driving technique will help drivers avoid crashes?

1. Add extra weight to their vehicles to improve traction.

2. Get off the highways as quickly as possible.

3. Engage the four-wheel drive on their vehicles.

4. Reduce their speed and increase their following distance

This road sign means:

1. Parking spaces are reserved for people with disabled parking permits.

2. A circular intersection is ahead.

3. Traffic in the lane must turn in the direction of the arrow.

4. Lanes are reserved for buses and vehicles with a driver and one or more passengers.

Texting while driving is:

1. Always legal, but not recommended.

2. Illegal.

3. A safe activity.

4. Legal if the driver is using voice-to-text technology.

As you drive, you're required to stop your vehicle:

1. At an intersection with a stop sign.

2. Where there is a red light.

3. When a traffic officer orders you to stop.

4. All of the above.

This sign means:

1. Slippery when wet.

2. Tow-away zone.

3. Steep downgrade.

4. Roadwork ahead.