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Of course you can still refuse to take a sobriety test in Calif.
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Only if you’re an idiot.
If you refuse or fail a field sobriety test (portable breathalyzer, one-leg stand, recite the alphabet, etc.), you will be arrested for DUI. That’s a pretty severe consequence in its own self.
Once arrested for DUI, there is no possible refusal of chemical testing. If necessary, you can be restrained in order for a blood sample to be taken.
I drive on a two-lane highway every day…though along most of the stretches of it I drive, there’s a turn lane. But not along all of it. How on Earth are you supposed to get to somebody’s house if they are on the left if you can’t turn across a double yellow? I’m 80 miles from the nearest interstate. Not everybody lives in a big city, after all.
I missed the who-goes-first question, which is embarassing, because I live just outside a town which has a total of three traffic lights, and a number of four-way stops. But I can never remember who goes first. Usually that is the clueless pedestrian tourists who just wander out in front of cars anyway.
95% here, because the test says fog lights are not what you should use to drive in the fog. I disagree, but that’s my score.
based on what probable cause?
I think the fog lights thing is what Joey P alluded to above - not all cars have fog lights, so it’s a little weird to require them if they’re not on every car. Both high and low beams are mandated, so all cars have them. In this case, it’s best to use low beams for better visibility.
I got a 95% - I missed on #7 too.
95%, but I also misread and/or misunderstood the double yellow line question.
I was all set to say that, by that logic, I can refuse to not murder someone, making the can’t refuse option meaningless. But I see that the actual question doesn’t have said option. “None of the above” would not be appropriate with the existence of “You can refuse to be tested but will face stiff penalties for doing so.”
As for me, I got 90%. I was stupid about the one about turning left (as of course you don’t turn your wheels until you are actually executing the turn), and since I’ve never passed anyone, and haven’t driven in a long time, I think improperly worked out what you can see in your mirror when you are trying to pass. I was thinking seeing the bumper would mean you were closer than seeing the back seat passenger. And, it sounds so weird, I thought the latter must be true. Should have went with my gut.
Very EZ Test, 100%. Perfect should be required to get a license.
Is the fog question really correct? I mean, there are some states of fogginess where that makes sense, but really thick fog becomes so illuminated by the bright lights that I’ve found situations in which driving with your brights on would be far more hazardous than low beams. Since the answer depends, it really doesn’t fit a multiple choice format.
The problem with the fog lights answer as the correct option is that it said “fog lights only”, which is incorrect. Now if it had an option for fog lights and low beams that might be correct.
The correct answer of the options was low beams.
85, but I blame the test. So much of it was worded poorly, it must have been written by an idiot.
a. You do.
b. The driver on the right. **Correct answer. But my question is, whose right? My right, or from the other driver’s perspective? What if they’re coming from opposite directions, facing each other? What if they’re both turning left?
c. The driver on the left. (see above)
d. The first one who enters the intersection. (Please review the question- they arrive at the same time.)
And in #5, what is the justification for keeping your wheels straight if you’re sitting in the intersection, waiting to complete a left turn? Since I’m waiting to complete it, I must have started it, so my wheels are already turned to the left. But I had to stop- so I’m supposed to straighten out my wheels, and wait, and then turn my wheels to the left again before completing the turn? Stupid.
“Entering” the intersection is not the same as “arriving at”.
Brights = high beams
The correct answer was low beams.
95%. Question 7 tripped me up too. There’s no fucking way I’m slowing down because someone is passing me. I suppose I might if he’s making a ridiculously unsafe attempt to pass into oncoming traffic, but that would only be for self-preservation. Otherwise why the hell should I care?
If someone rear ends you, and your wheels are straight, you’ll go straight forward into the intersection. If your wheels are turned, you could get pushed into oncoming traffic in the other lane.
Oh, woops. I misclicked then, since I gave my answer as low beams (I thought) and it was my only error.
Guess that puts me back up to 100%.
Actually, no, in a dense fog, low beams produce almost as much glare as your high beams, because they’re aimed in the same direction. Actual fog lights, sitting lower than the headlights and aimed more directly at the road, provide a minimum of illumination and less glare. Using your fog lights in combination with your low beams makes no sense - the point of fog lights is to provide illumination in a manner that eliminates the glare caused by the headlights. If you turn on your fog lights and your low beams you’re not eliminating the glare of the low beams.
I see now that since not every vehicle has true foglights the answer has to be low beams, but given a car with the option of any of the three, then Fog lights only is the correct answer.
Yea. For the cars sold in the USA, you cannot turn on fog lights only. They only come on when you have your low beams on, and go off if you switch to high beams. You can turn on low beams only. But not fog lights only if it is factory equipment.
Exactly what I missed. I totally just didn’t read the answers for the double yellow question though. I mean the correct answer is obvious :smack:
Exactly. Similar to pointing your tires at the curb when parallel parking so that if your brakes fail your car doesn’t roll out into traffic.