Originally Posted by
John E
They need to restrict the test questions to safety-related issues of traffic control and flow, such as yielding right-of-way. Without advance study, I am not confident I can answer questions regarding penalties for various infractions, or number of violation points for license suspension, or how long I can park at a green curb, or minimum liability insurance requirements (which are archaically set at something like $5K/15K/35K in California, versus the $100K/1M/1M + umbrella I carry). Then let's raise the bar to 85%.
It should be questions like:
If a school bus is stopped, with it's flashing lights on, what do you do?
At a 4 way stop, who proceeds first?
How close should you pass by a bicycle.
Can you park in a bicycle lane?
If an emergency services vehicle comes up from behind, what should you do?
If an emergency services vehicle is stopped on the side of the road, how should you proceed?
If a traffic light is not functioning, how do you proceed?
The actual answers depend on local laws, but if you don't get ALL of these right, you should not be driving.