BMV Basic BMV Practice 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the meaning of a triangular red-and-white sign?
- Stop
- Yield (Correct answer)
- Do not enter
- Railroad crossing
Correct answer: Yield
A downward-pointing triangle is a yield sign, requiring you to give way.
Question 2: When driving in fog, you should use:
- High-beam headlights
- Low-beam headlights (Correct answer)
- Parking lights only
- Hazard lights while moving
Correct answer: Low-beam headlights
Low beams reduce glare and improve visibility in fog; high beams reflect back.
Question 3: The recommended following distance under normal conditions is measured using the:
- One-second rule
- Two-second rule
- Three-second rule (Correct answer)
- Five-second rule
Correct answer: Three-second rule
The three-second rule provides a safe following distance in good conditions.
Question 4: A double solid white line on the roadway indicates:
- Passing is encouraged
- Lane changing is prohibited (Correct answer)
- The edge of the road
- A pedestrian crosswalk
Correct answer: Lane changing is prohibited
Double solid white lines mean you may not change lanes across them.
Question 5: When must you use your headlights?
- Only after midnight
- From sunset to sunrise and in low visibility (Correct answer)
- Only on highways
- Only when it rains heavily
Correct answer: From sunset to sunrise and in low visibility
Headlights are required from sunset to sunrise and whenever visibility is reduced.
Question 6: What should you do when an emergency vehicle with sirens approaches from behind?
- Speed up to clear the area
- Pull to the right and stop (Correct answer)
- Stop immediately in your lane
- Move to the left lane
Correct answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until the vehicle passes.
Question 7: A steady red arrow at an intersection means:
- Turn in the arrow's direction after yielding
- You may not turn in the arrow's direction (Correct answer)
- Proceed straight only
- Stop then turn if clear
Correct answer: You may not turn in the arrow's direction
A steady red arrow prohibits turning in that direction until it changes.
BMV Basic BMV Practice 3
What is the meaning of a triangular red-and-white sign?