Georgia: Emergency vehicles & work zones — Part 4 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What is the maximum fine for violating the law on passing a postal carrier or sanitation workers?” · “How many states have "Move Over" laws, according to the manual?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Georgia Driver's Manual" (2023-2024), Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS).
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A driver not on official business must not park within what distance of any fire apparatus stopped in answer to a fire alarm?
- 200 feet
- 300 feet
- 1,000 feet
- 500 feet
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Correct answer: 500 feet
The manual says not to park any vehicle within 500 feet of fire apparatus stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 24
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A motor vehicle approaches a postal service vehicle or a vehicle with active sanitation workers displaying flashing lights. What is the first action the law directs if it is possible and safe?
- Stop behind the vehicle until the lights stop flashing
- Pass the vehicle as quickly as possible in the adjacent lane
- Change into a lane not adjacent to that vehicle
- Sound your horn to warn the workers
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Correct answer: Change into a lane not adjacent to that vehicle
The law directs a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the vehicle if possible in the existing safety and traffic conditions.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 25
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Which flashing lights on a postal service vehicle or a vehicle with active sanitation workers trigger the requirement to approach with due caution?
- Blue or green lights only
- Yellow, amber, white, or red
- Red only
- Blue only
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Correct answer: Yellow, amber, white, or red
The law applies to vehicles displaying flashing yellow, amber, white, or red lights.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 25
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If a lane change is impossible, prohibited by law, or unsafe near a postal service vehicle or active sanitation workers, how far must you reduce your speed?
- At least five mph less than the posted limit or 15 mph, whichever is less, and be prepared to stop
- At least twenty mph less than the posted limit or 35 mph, whichever is more, and be prepared to stop
- To a complete stop, then proceed only when the lights stop flashing
- At least ten mph less than the posted limit or 25 mph, whichever is more, and be prepared to stop
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Correct answer: At least ten mph less than the posted limit or 25 mph, whichever is more, and be prepared to stop
The law requires a speed at least ten miles per hour less than the posted speed limit or 25 miles per hour, whichever is more, and to be prepared to stop.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 25
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What is the maximum fine for violating the law on passing a postal carrier or sanitation workers?
- $100.00
- $250.00
- $500.00
- $1,000.00
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Correct answer: $250.00
The manual says a violation is punished by a fine of not more than $250.00.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 25
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To which vehicles does Georgia's "Move Over" law apply when they are parked on the shoulder of the roadway?
- Only police vehicles displaying flashing blue lights
- Any emergency, sanitation, or utility service vehicle
- Only ambulances and fire trucks responding to an emergency
- Only vehicles belonging to highway construction workers
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Correct answer: Any emergency, sanitation, or utility service vehicle
The manual says the law applies to any emergency, sanitation, or utility service vehicle parked on the shoulder.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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The "Move Over" law works by maintaining what between passing highway traffic and authorized roadside emergency vehicles?
- A reduced speed zone of one mile
- A flashing light warning zone
- A 500-foot no-passing area
- An open buffer lane
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Correct answer: An open buffer lane
The manual says the law maintains an open buffer lane between passing traffic and authorized roadside emergency vehicles.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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The "Move Over" law covers authorized roadside emergency vehicles displaying flashing lights of which colors?
- Only flashing red or blue lights
- Only flashing yellow or amber lights
- Yellow, amber, white, red, or blue
- Only flashing amber, green, or purple lights
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Correct answer: Yellow, amber, white, red, or blue
The manual lists flashing yellow, amber, white, red, or blue lights.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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Georgia's "Move Over" law was amended to include which additional workers?
- Bus drivers and package delivery drivers
- Active sanitation workers and utility service workers
- Parking enforcement officers and meter readers
- Landscapers and road surveyors working near the road
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Correct answer: Active sanitation workers and utility service workers
The manual says the law was amended to include active sanitation workers and utility service workers who use traffic cones or vehicles with flashing lights.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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If you are unable to move over for a stopped emergency vehicle, what does Georgia's "Move Over" law require?
- Stop completely and wait until the vehicle has left the shoulder
- Maintain your speed and sound your horn as you pass
- Slow down and flash your headlights as you pass
- Slow down below the speed limit and be prepared to stop
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Correct answer: Slow down below the speed limit and be prepared to stop
The manual says that if you cannot move over, you must slow down below the speed limit and be prepared to stop.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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What is the maximum fine for a first offense under the "Move Over" law?
- $500
- $250
- $1,000
- $100
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Correct answer: $500
The manual says violations can result in a fine of no more than $500 for the first offense.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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How many states have "Move Over" laws, according to the manual?
- Forty states
- All 50 states
- Thirty states
- Only a few states
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Correct answer: All 50 states
The manual says all 50 states have "Move Over" laws.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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Which of these causes more line-of-duty deaths of police officers than any other cause, according to the manual?
- Shootings
- Fires
- Assaults
- Traffic crashes
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Correct answer: Traffic crashes
The manual says more police officers are killed by traffic crashes than by any other line-of-duty cause of death.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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Of the police officers killed in traffic crashes, what share are struck by passing vehicles while working outside their patrol cars?
- More than one fourth
- Fewer than one tenth
- About one twentieth
- Fewer than one in fifty
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Correct answer: More than one fourth
The manual says more than one fourth of those killed are struck by passing vehicles while they work outside their patrol cars.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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Thirty percent of all crashes occur as the result of what, according to the manual?
- Drivers using wireless devices
- Wet or icy roads
- Another crash
- Tire blow-outs
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Correct answer: Another crash
The manual says thirty percent of all crashes occur as the result of another crash.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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What does providing a buffer lane for vehicles parked on the roadway shoulder actually do?
- Increases the speed of passing traffic
- Makes flashing emergency lights unnecessary
- Removes the need to slow down on the interstate
- Reduces the risk of another crash
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Correct answer: Reduces the risk of another crash
The manual says a buffer lane for vehicles parked on the shoulder actually reduces the risk of another crash.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18