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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. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
True
Yield
The rear wheels

2. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
Implied consent
True
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

3. When parking downhill with a curb
A point system
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
150 feet before the turn
Turn the wheels towards the curb

4. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
500
Whiplash injuries
Executing your maneuver

5. Flashing Amber Light
False
Proceed with caution
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Check tire tread depth with a penny

6. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Visual activity
False
Push/pull/slide
True

7. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
False
A madatory driver improvement class
In the bottom of the trunck
True

8. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
True
Visibility - time - space
To reverse your direction
Show anger

9. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Yaw
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
CDL

10. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
False

11. You set your car's automatic choke by...
True
Depth perception
Implied consent
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

12. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Two way traffic
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Give the alcohol time to wear off

13. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
500
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

14. Green Arrow
False
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Rest

15. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Regulatory sign
Threshold braking
Push/pull/slide

16. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Over the right and left shoulders

17. Ability to see clearly
Signal your speed
When you actually begin the turn
Visual activity
16 and 3 months old

18. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Weekly
Orange
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

19. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
5
25000/50000/20000
True

20. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
True
8 to 11 seconds
Driving around the block
False

21. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
A madatory driver improvement class
True
False

22. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Everything
The same vehicle you have practiced in
10

23. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Visual activity
About the same
Yellow
True

24. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Human-perception time
Across the hips
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
False

25. The air conditioner is used to
Yaw
Events you think might happen
Right
Lower humidity

26. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True
Across the hips

27. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
No passing
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Gravity
Peripheral vision

28. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
1
Push/pull/slide

29. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
10
Yellow
100%
Stop - prohibitive

30. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Over the right and left shoulders
Check tire tread depth with a penny
It is easier to drive
In the bottom of the trunck

31. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
150 feet before the turn
21 or 18 if immediate family member
CDL

32. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
True
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Lower humidity

33. A certificate of title proves
Who owns a car
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True
Visual activity

34. The head restraint should be adjusted

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35. A yellow line indicates
The first open lane going in your direction
25000/50000/20000
Two way traffic
Visibility

36. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Area of central vision
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

37. Red Light
Stop-remained stopped
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

38. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Yield sign
It is easier to drive
Visual activity
Smell gasoline

39. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
To reverse your direction
Yield sign
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
500

40. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
To reverse your direction
In the bottom of the trunck
False
Pitch

41. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
The rear wheels
25
Pitch

42. Vehicle balance is maintained through
True
4 seconds
Regulatory sign
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

43. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
In the bottom of the trunck
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Visibility

44. A train's speed
Once a year
Will appear slower than it is
Events you think might happen
8 to 11 seconds

45. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
True
True
Executing your maneuver
Threshold braking

46. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
Across the hips
Stop-go when the way is clear
150 feet before the turn

47. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Will not increase engine power
Once a year
15
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

48. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Once a year
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Right

49. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Push/pull/slide
Driver error
Executing your maneuver
500

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

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