Safe Driving & Conditions — Georgia DDS Practice Questions

38 questions in this content area. 4 are published in full below with worked explanations.

1. An officer waves you through a red light. What do you do?

Follow the officer’s direction.
BWait for the light to turn green.
CStop, then go if clear.

Why A is correct

Obey the traffic directions of a law enforcement officer or firefighter, even if it goes against the traffic control devices.

2. When must you use headlights in Georgia?

From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, when raining, or when visibility is limited.
BOnly after dark.
COnly on highways.

Why A is correct

Use headlights from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, any time it is raining, or when visibility is limited.

3. You have a tire blow-out. What should you do?

ABrake hard and steer to the shoulder.
BSpeed up.
Grip the wheel, ease off the gas, and let the car roll to a stop.

Why C is correct

Grasp the wheel firmly, take your foot off the accelerator, brake lightly only if safe, and do not move to the shoulder until slowed.

4. You start to skid. What should you do first?

ABrake hard.
BSteer the other way.
Ease off the accelerator and steer in the direction of the skid.

Why C is correct

Ease off the accelerator and turn the wheel in the direction of the skid; brake lightly only after regaining control.

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34 more Safe driving questions

Answers and explanations for these are in the study app.

A deer runs in front of your car. What should you not do?
A passenger throws trash from your moving car. Who has violated Georgia’s Litter Control Law?
At about what speed may tires lose all contact with a wet road?
Going down a hill, may you coast in neutral?
How should you brake in winter weather?
How should you look while backing?
In heavy fog, what should you not do?
In heavy fog, why reduce speed further when you see headlights or taillights?
Is it legal to drive in Georgia wearing headphones that impair your hearing?
Is reckless stunt driving on private property legal in Georgia without the owner’s permission?
May you drive on a road closed for a special event?
Parked on the street, which side should you enter your car from?
Under Georgia’s Hands Free Law, may you hold your phone while driving?
Up to about what speed do most tires channel water away like a windshield wiper?
What can a reckless driving conviction bring in Georgia?
What does “overdriving your headlights” mean?
What following count does the Georgia manual describe?
What helps prevent “highway hypnosis”?
What is lost when a car skids?
What is the penalty for a first Hands Free Law conviction in Georgia?
What kind of offense is an aggressive driving conviction in Georgia?
When are deer most active in Georgia?
When is a road most slippery when wet?
When should you leave even more following distance?
Where should you stop to rest on a Georgia expressway?
Which is an emergency that allows stopping on the expressway shoulder?
Which is an example of aggressive driving under Georgia law?
Within how many feet of a vehicle you are following should you dim your headlights?
Within how many feet of an approaching vehicle should you dim your headlights?
You realize you are going too fast in a curve. What should you do?
You see a deer by the road at night. What should you do?
Your car hydroplanes. What should you do?
Your car leaves the pavement. What should you not do?
Your wheels drop off the pavement. Why not jerk the wheel to get back on?

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