California · passenger-car knowledge

California permit practice, with receipts.

Work through original questions on right-of-way, speed, school zones, bicycles, signals, parking, and alcohol rules. Every answer shows the California DMV section used for review.

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Agency
California DMV
Official threshold
80% correct
Question count
Not fixed on the current public page
Minimum correct
80% of the questions delivered
Practice pool
45 reviewed launch questions
Reviewed
July 13, 2026

California exam answer

What score does California require?

California DMV currently publishes an 80% passing threshold for its passenger-car knowledge test but does not publish a fixed question count on the cited preparation page. The minimum correct therefore depends on the number delivered. This independent practice offers 10-question diagnostics, 20-question sessions, and source-linked explanations; it is not a DMV exam.

Sample question · no JavaScript needed

You and a driver on your right reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time. Who should go first?

  1. You, because you are traveling straight
  2. The driver on your right
  3. The larger vehicle

Answer: B — The driver on your right. When road users arrive together, California says to yield to the vehicle, bicyclist, or pedestrian on your right.

California · California Driver's Handbook · Section 7 — Right-of-Way Rules: Intersections · current HTML handbook · reviewed 2026-07-13

Choose a practice mode

Start short. Learn from every answer.

All three modes mix federal traffic-control standards with California-specific rules. The percentage you see is a practice score, not an official result.

What this set covers

California rules, not a nationwide shortcut.

Launch coverage includes the Basic Speed Law, intersections and roundabouts, right turns on red, 100-foot signaling, school-bus lights, blind intersections, railroad crossings, bike-lane turns, safe bicycle clearance, following distance, and BAC rules.

Signs, signal faces, and pavement-marking questions use the current public-domain FHWA MUTCD only where the launch states were reviewed for the same rule.