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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 minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
Stop - prohibitive
Crosswalks
Forward

2. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Driver error
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Depth perception
Go if the way is clear

3. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
True
500
Plan your move
5

4. The oil should be changed every
Two way traffic
True
15
3000-5000 miles

5. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
The rear wheels
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

6. When parking downhill with a curb
Stop - prohibitive
Human-perception time
Turn the wheels towards the curb
100%

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

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8. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
1
Regulatory sign
Signal your speed
25

9. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Two way traffic
False
Human-perception time
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

10. Braking results in weight transfer
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Whiplash injuries
Forward
Show anger

11. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
To reverse your direction
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Distance judgement
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

12. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
False
A point system
Right
Weekly

13. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
A point system
True
Stop-remained stopped

14. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
25000/50000/20000
Will not increase engine power
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

15. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Peripheral vision
5
Two way traffic
1 1/2 miles

16. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
15 years and 6 months old
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
1
Human-perception time

17. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

18. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
500
Push/pull/slide

19. The head restraint should be adjusted

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20. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Will not increase engine power
Regulatory sign
True
20 to 30 seconds

21. Braking just short of lockup is known as
100%
Threshold braking
Plan your move
Yaw

22. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
In the bottom of the trunck
500
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Over the right and left shoulders

23. Flashing Amber Light
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Proceed with caution
Pitch
True

24. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
True
Stop - prohibitive
Can get better traction
Visual activity

25. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
True

26. The air conditioner is used to
8 to 11 seconds
Lower humidity
Who owns a car
21 or 18 if immediate family member

27. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
True
In the bottom of the trunck
Push/pull/slide
It is easier to drive

28. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Everything
In the bottom of the trunck
True

29. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
5
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

30. A driver's license expires

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31. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
500
Zero tolerance
25
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

32. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
100%
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
No

33. When parallel parking you
4 seconds
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Who owns a car

34. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Backward
About the same

35. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Driver error
False

36. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
True
Once a year
21 or 18 if immediate family member
About the same

37. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Peripheral vision
4 seconds
Who owns a car

38. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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39. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
4 seconds
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
False
10

40. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
A madatory driver improvement class
Check tire tread depth with a penny
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
To reverse your direction

41. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
CDL
Depending on the driver's height
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
The lane furthest to the left

42. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
Go if the way is clear
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

43. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Area of central vision
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
500
Executing your maneuver

44. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Implied consent
True
Roll

45. Reference points are the same for all drivers
$500
False
Driver error
Visual activity

46. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
16 and 3 months old
Gravity
It is easier to drive
Stop - prohibitive

47. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Weekly
Rest
Stop-remained stopped
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

48. Assumptions are
$500
Will not increase engine power
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Events you think might happen

49. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
False
The rear wheels
Once a year

50. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Who owns a car
Occur in urban areas
Signal your speed
Proceed with caution