Traffic Signs & Signals: California Class C License

Regulatory, warning and guide signs, plus traffic light and pavement marking questions.

How this topic is tested

The America California Class C License knowledge test draws questions on traffic signs & signals directly from the official driver's handbook. The questions below are the ones learners get wrong most often, so work through the explanation on each page rather than memorising the answer letter.

10 practice questions

  1. 1. For which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle:
  2. 2. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?
  3. 3. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should:
  4. 4. You are about to make a left turn. You must signal continuously during the last ____ feet before the turn.
  5. 5. If you have a green light, but traffic is blocking the intersection, you should:
  6. 6. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means:
  7. 7. Dim your headlights for oncoming vehicles or when you are within 300 feet of a vehicle:
  8. 8. If you see orange construction signs and cones on a freeway, you must:
  9. 9. You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions:
  10. 10. A police officer is signaling you to continue driving through a red light, What should you do?

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