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Drivers Education Exam

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
Threshold braking
Pitch
Executing your maneuver

2. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
Implied consent
500
In the bottom of the trunck
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

3. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Stop-go when the way is clear
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
False

4. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
False
True
Threshold braking
100%

5. You should signal for a turn at least
False
About the same
150 feet before the turn
Executing your maneuver

6. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
100%
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Lower humidity
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

7. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
False
True
CDL
Plan your move

8. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
Stop-go when the way is clear
CDL
500
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

9. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Crosswalks
150 feet before the turn
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Driving around the block

10. A banked curve is one that
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False
Events you think might happen
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

11. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Gravity
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
No

12. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

13. A choice
False
Yield
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Push/pull/slide

14. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Will appear slower than it is
It is easier to drive
Yaw

15. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Will not increase engine power
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
3000-5000 miles

16. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
False
500
Will not increase engine power
A madatory driver improvement class

17. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Rest
Driving around the block

18. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
True
True
True
Push/pull/slide

19. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Will not increase engine power
1
Whiplash injuries
True

20. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
A point system
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

21. For the test - your state may require you to present

22. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Yaw
Over the right and left shoulders

23. When backing up - you must
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
False
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

24. A yellow line indicates
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Implied consent
15 years and 6 months old
Two way traffic

25. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
3000-5000 miles
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
In the bottom of the trunck
Everything

26. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
It is easier to drive
Occur in urban areas
Driver error
No passing

27. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
False
True
Visibility - time - space
True

28. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
About the same
True
No passing
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

29. Red Light
Stop-remained stopped
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Gravity
Yellow

30. A solid line indicates
No passing
20/40 in one or both eyes
15 years and 6 months old
3000-5000 miles

31. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
1
False
When you actually begin the turn

32. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
False
About the same
After you have entered the intersection
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

33. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
15
Can get better traction
Clear the intersection
1 1/2 miles

34. The friction point is...
True
The rear wheels
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
1

35. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
To reverse your direction
20/40 in one or both eyes
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True

36. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Yield sign
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
True

37. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
False
Weekly
Backward

38. Steady Amber Light
Clear the intersection
The lane furthest to the left
Peripheral vision
Forward

39. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
False
500
True
The first open lane going in your direction

40. Preventative maintenance

41. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
False
In the bottom of the trunck
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Deer move around to feed at dusk

42. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
True
True
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Will appear slower than it is

43. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Go if the way is clear
A point system
True
150 feet before the turn

44. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
About the same
Peripheral vision
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Turn the wheels towards the curb

45. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
True
Forward

46. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Orange
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

47. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
Executing your maneuver
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

48. According to the _______ law - you must submit to a chemical test for alcohol and other drugs if requested when driving on VA's public roadways or lose your license
Implied consent
16 and 3 months old
Human-perception time
Who owns a car

49. The air conditioner is used to
True
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Lower humidity
False

50. Flashing Red Light
Push/pull/slide
10
Stop-go when the way is clear
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids