a) Match the speed of the traffic in the left lane and then move over when you see an opening.
b) Turn on your left turn signal and wait for the drivers to your left to make room for you.
c) Try to make eye contact with a driver in the left lane and communicate using crude sign language that you want to get over.
d) Tap your brakes and turn on your right turn signal. Drift slightly to the right and then veer sharply to the left while gunning the gas and honking your horn. Assume other drivers will move.
2. The use of exit numbers on interstate highways became mandatory in 1971. When did California begin implementing exit numbers interstates?
a) 1968
b) 1971
c) 2002
d) 1973
3. A 4 lane highway where traffic slows to a crawl every weekday at 3:30 in the afternoon:
a) Should be widened as soon as possible.
b) Is a good rationale for more public transportation.
c) Is a good argument for a coordinated plan to prevent sprawl.
d) Is a good place for an exit for a new housing development.
4. The phrase "RIGHT LANE EXIT ONLY" means:
a) If you are in the right lane, you must exit the freeway.
b) If you are in the right lane and do not want to exit the freeway, you must merge left as soon as possible.
c) If you are exiting the freeway, you must be in the right lane.
d) If you want to zip past 200 pathetic rule-obeying saps, here's your chance.
5. A stretch of asphalt that has massive potholes about every 100 feet:
a) Should be closed for repairs immediately.
b) Is justification for another 11/32 of a cent sales tax.
c) Is an indication that the state is squandering its federal highway funds.
d) Must be some sort of runway.
6. Draw a line indicating the best driving route between point A and point B:
7. If the roadway is wet, you should:
a) Drive slightly slower and more carefully than usual, because water can make the road slippery.
b) Drive the same speed as usual, because your boss doesn't care that the road is wet, you still have to be at work by 8.
c) Drive WAY slower than normal, because water falling out of the sky is an omen of some kind of impeding disaster.
d) Drive WAY faster than normal, because hydroplaning is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
e) Any of the above except (a).
8. In 2004 California voters passed a $3 Billion bond proposition to:
a) Retrofit bridges and tunnels for earthquake protection.
b) Fund public transportation projects.
c) Build several new state highways.
d) Research ways to clone more people.
ANSWERS:
1. d
2. c
3. d
4. d
5. d
6. (See below)
7. e
8. d
SCORING
0-1 Don't move. We'll come get you.
2-3 You should probably stick to side streets. And don't leave Nebraska.
4-5 You may be able to drive on California's highways for short periods of time without experiencing any severe trauma.
6-7 You are a born California commuter! Your cell phone and handgun are on the way.
8 I hear Cal Trans is looking for a new director.
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