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Drivers Education Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Signal your speed
Pitch
True
Driving around the block

2. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Visibility - time - space
True
8 to 12 seconds
Human-perception time

3. Assumptions are
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Events you think might happen
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

4. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
Everything
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
8 to 11 seconds

5. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Stop-remained stopped
Everything
5
Two way traffic

6. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Peripheral vision
8 to 11 seconds
1
A point system

7. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Over the right and left shoulders
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Clear the intersection
Rest

8. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
True
CDL
Smell gasoline

9. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Yield sign
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
True
The lane furthest to the left

10. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No passing
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True
No

11. While driving look at least _______ down the road
Stop - prohibitive
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
20 to 30 seconds

12. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Roll
To reverse your direction
True
The lane furthest to the left

13. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Give the alcohol time to wear off
False

14. According to VA law - you must turn into
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
The first open lane going in your direction
True

15. Red signs indicate
Stop - prohibitive
A point system
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
In the bottom of the trunck

16. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
A madatory driver improvement class
To reverse your direction
When you actually begin the turn
Yellow

17. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
16 and 3 months old
1 1/2 miles
Occur in urban areas
4 seconds

18. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
When you actually begin the turn
Depth perception
Crosswalks
True

19. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Everything
Deer move around to feed at dusk
20/40 in one or both eyes
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

20. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
A madatory driver improvement class
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
100%

21. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
Visibility
True
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
The lane furthest to the left

22. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Stop-go when the way is clear
False

23. Tires should be checked
Regulatory sign
Visibility - time - space
Weekly
False

24. A yellow line indicates
Yaw
Go if the way is clear
Two way traffic
Roll

25. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Rest
Show anger
Signal your speed
Depth perception

26. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Depending on the driver's height

27. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
1 1/2 miles
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
100%
21 or 18 if immediate family member

28. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
$500
In the bottom of the trunck
True
False

29. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
False
Who owns a car
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

30. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
25000/50000/20000
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
True
Occur in urban areas

31. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Deer move around to feed at dusk
15
False
10

32. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
$500
Weekly
Whiplash injuries
True

33. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
20/40 in one or both eyes
False
Human-perception time
A point system

34. Flashing Amber Light
Rest
To reverse your direction
Yellow
Proceed with caution

35. The oil should be changed every
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
25
3000-5000 miles
4 seconds

36. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
The lane furthest to the left

37. When parallel parking you
No
20/40 in one or both eyes
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

38. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
True
It is easier to drive
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

39. After passing a truck - you should not pull in closely in front of it because...

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40. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
Give the alcohol time to wear off
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
25000/50000/20000
8 to 11 seconds

41. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Who owns a car
Backward
Weekly
The same vehicle you have practiced in

42. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Peripheral vision

43. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Over the right and left shoulders
False
Clear the intersection

44. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True
Smell gasoline
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

45. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Yaw
False
150 feet before the turn
25000/50000/20000

46. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
16 and 3 months old
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

47. If your engine stalls

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48. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
8 to 11 seconds
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
True

49. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Field of vision
True
To reverse your direction
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

50. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
Show anger
Everything
True
After you have entered the intersection