Georgia: Signals & vehicle controls — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “If the road test vehicle is not equipped with illuminated turn signals, what must you be able to do?” · “Which use of turn signals is against the law?”
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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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If the road test vehicle is not equipped with illuminated turn signals, what must you be able to do?
- Borrow a vehicle from the examiner
- Reschedule until turn signals are installed
- Pass the road test using hand signals
- Switch to a four-door vehicle
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Correct answer: Pass the road test using hand signals
Without illuminated turn signals, you must be able to pass the road test using hand signals.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 12
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When stopping for a sign or traffic signal on the driving test, which signal must you give?
- A horn signal
- A headlight flash signal
- An emergency flasher signal
- The proper hand or brake signal
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Correct answer: The proper hand or brake signal
The manual says to give the proper hand or brake signal when stopping for signs or traffic signals.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 12
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If your car has a manual transmission, what must you do regarding the clutch on the driving test?
- Shift quickly to show control
- Coast in neutral when approaching stops
- Keep the clutch partly pressed while driving
- Shift smoothly and correctly
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Correct answer: Shift smoothly and correctly
The manual says to shift smoothly and correctly if your car has a manual transmission.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 12
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When should you activate your left turn signal when passing another vehicle?
- After you are beside the other vehicle
- As you begin passing
- After you have returned to the right lane
- Only if a vehicle is approaching from behind
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Correct answer: As you begin passing
The manual says to activate your left turn signal as you begin passing.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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Which turn signal should you activate before returning to the right lane after passing?
- Right turn signal
- Left turn signal
- Hazard lights
- No signal is needed
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Correct answer: Right turn signal
You activate your right turn signal before returning to the right lane.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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After you have returned to the right lane when passing, what should you be sure to do with your turn signal?
- Leave it on for 100 feet
- Switch it to the left signal
- Turn it off
- Flash it twice more
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Correct answer: Turn it off
The manual says to be sure to turn your signal off once you have returned to the right lane.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 18
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When must a turn signal be given?
- Only when other vehicles are nearby
- Whenever a turn is made to the right or the left
- Only when turning left
- Only at intersections with traffic lights
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Correct answer: Whenever a turn is made to the right or the left
The manual says a turn signal must be given whenever a turn is made to the right or the left.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 19
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How must a turn signal be given before you turn?
- Briefly, only at the moment that you begin the turn
- Flashed on and off several times before the turn
- Only after you have slowed down to a complete stop
- Continuously, for an adequate distance before you turn
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Correct answer: Continuously, for an adequate distance before you turn
You must give a continuous turn signal for an adequate distance to alert other drivers before turning.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 19
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Which use of turn signals is against the law?
- Flashing them as a courtesy or "do pass" signal
- Turning one on before making a right turn
- Keeping one on until a turn is finished
- Using one to signal a left turn at an intersection
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Correct answer: Flashing them as a courtesy or "do pass" signal
The manual says it is against the law to flash turn signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to other drivers in the rear.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 19
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When should you give the appropriate turn signal when parallel parking?
- Before you begin parking and when you exit the space
- Only at the moment when you exit from the parking space
- Only when another vehicle is close behind you
- After your vehicle is fully inside the space
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Correct answer: Before you begin parking and when you exit the space
Always give the appropriate turn signal before beginning the parking maneuver and when you exit from a parallel parking space.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 21
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When traveling down a hill, what must the driver of a motor vehicle not do?
- Use a lower gear to help hold your speed
- Keep a safe following distance on the hill
- Apply the brakes to help control your speed
- Coast with the gears or transmission in neutral
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Correct answer: Coast with the gears or transmission in neutral
The manual says a driver traveling down a hill must not coast with the gears or transmission in neutral.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 23
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When stopping or slowing down suddenly, what must be given?
- A series of short signals with the horn only
- A flash of the headlights and then the horn
- A signal with the hazard flashers only for a few seconds
- The proper hand, arm, or brake operated stop signal
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Correct answer: The proper hand, arm, or brake operated stop signal
The manual says the proper hand, arm, or brake operated stop signal must be given.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 23
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When should you use high-beam headlights?
- Only when driving in rural areas and when other cars are not nearby
- Whenever you are driving on a well lighted road at night
- Whenever you are following another vehicle closely on a rural road
- Whenever it is raining or foggy and visibility is poor
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Correct answer: Only when driving in rural areas and when other cars are not nearby
High beams are to be used only in rural areas when other cars are not nearby.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 24
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During which period must you use your headlights?
- From sunset to sunrise, and never during the day
- From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
- From one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise
- From one-half hour before sunset to one hour after sunrise
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Correct answer: From one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise
The manual requires headlights between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, in rain, and when visibility is limited.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 24
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Besides nighttime, when else must you use your headlights?
- Only when it is raining heavily, not when visibility is limited
- Only on roads that have no center line or edge line
- Only when driving on a rural road that has no other traffic
- At any time when it is raining or when visibility is limited
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Correct answer: At any time when it is raining or when visibility is limited
The manual requires headlights at any time when it is raining or when visibility is limited.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 24
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You should dim your headlights when you are within what distance of an approaching vehicle?
- 500 feet
- 200 feet
- 300 feet
- 1,000 feet
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Correct answer: 500 feet
The manual says to dim within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle so as not to blind the driver.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 24
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You should dim your headlights when you are following closely behind another vehicle within what distance?
- 100 feet
- 300 feet
- 200 feet
- 500 feet
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Correct answer: 200 feet
The manual says to dim when following closely, within 200 feet, behind another vehicle.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 24
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In which situation should you dim (lower) your headlights?
- When you are driving on a dark rural road with no other cars nearby
- When you are driving on lighted roads
- When you are driving in clear weather with no vehicle within 1,000 feet
- When you are backing out of a parking space
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Correct answer: When you are driving on lighted roads
Driving on lighted roads is one of the situations in which the manual says to dim your headlights.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 24