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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. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
Proceed with caution
8 to 12 seconds
Regulatory sign
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

2. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
Regulatory sign
It is easier to drive
8 to 12 seconds

3. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Proceed with caution
Driver error
False
Threshold braking

4. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Right
Whiplash injuries
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

5. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Whiplash injuries
True

6. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
Weekly
4 seconds
Two way traffic

7. Cruise control
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
A madatory driver improvement class
Turn the wheels towards the curb

8. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Depending on the driver's height

9. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
False
Two way traffic
CDL
The same vehicle you have practiced in

10. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Lower humidity
Yaw
When you actually begin the turn
Deer move around to feed at dusk

11. A driver's license expires

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12. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Regulatory sign
Area of central vision
True

13. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
CDL

14. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
True
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Yield sign

15. The air conditioner is used to
Forward
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Lower humidity

16. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Over the right and left shoulders
Yield
25000/50000/20000
Whiplash injuries

17. The function of the differential is to
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Show anger
Weekly

18. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
8 to 11 seconds
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False

19. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
False

20. You should signal for a turn at least
Stop-go when the way is clear
150 feet before the turn
Lower humidity
The same vehicle you have practiced in

21. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Smell gasoline
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Whiplash injuries

22. Braking results in weight transfer
Forward
Implied consent
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
False

23. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
1 1/2 miles
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True

24. Flashing Red Light
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Stop-go when the way is clear
False
Yield sign

25. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
False
Zero tolerance
True
25000/50000/20000

26. The head restraint should be adjusted

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27. The lane position for a right turn is...
Smell gasoline
5
Show anger
Who owns a car

28. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
A madatory driver improvement class
The rear wheels
Go if the way is clear
True

29. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
5
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
True
Visual activity

30. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
False
Push/pull/slide
10
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

31. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Visual activity
Area of central vision
Everything
Give the alcohol time to wear off

32. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Orange
Can get better traction
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

33. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Yield sign
Can get better traction
Field of vision
A madatory driver improvement class

34. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Whiplash injuries
1 1/2 miles
True
Yaw

35. Assumptions are
Executing your maneuver
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
$500
Events you think might happen

36. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True
15
Turn the wheels towards the curb

37. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
After you have entered the intersection
Visual activity
True

38. A train's speed
True
Will appear slower than it is
True
Area of central vision

39. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Executing your maneuver
Peripheral vision
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Occur in urban areas

40. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
Weekly
True
10
150 feet before the turn

41. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
15
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Stop-remained stopped

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

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43. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
15 years and 6 months old
True
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
No passing

44. Braking just short of lockup is known as
A point system
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Threshold braking

45. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Visibility - time - space
After you have entered the intersection
Field of vision
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

46. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Implied consent
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Push/pull/slide
No passing

47. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True
False
Visibility

48. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
To reverse your direction
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True

49. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
In the bottom of the trunck
500
True
Peripheral vision

50. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
False
Lower humidity
A point system
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas