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Drivers Education Exam
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Subject
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drivers-education
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
500
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Check tire tread depth with a penny
2. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
False
Crosswalks
Signal your speed
3. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
It is easier to drive
False
Depending on the driver's height
Driving around the block
4. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
False
Forward
Across the hips
The lane furthest to the left
5. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
Distance judgement
Roll
The rear wheels
About the same
6. The oil should be changed every
3000-5000 miles
Rest
10
Clear the intersection
7. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Push/pull/slide
Gravity
True
False
8. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Everything
4 seconds
True
9. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Plan your move
No
5
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
10. Ability to see clearly
Over the right and left shoulders
Visual activity
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
11. A driver's license expires
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12. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
500
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Over the right and left shoulders
Yield sign
13. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Can get better traction
Peripheral vision
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
14. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Backward
Push/pull/slide
500
Yaw
15. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Visibility
Zero tolerance
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
16. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
When you actually begin the turn
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
8 to 11 seconds
Visibility
17. Cruise control
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
True
Forward
18. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Yaw
25
No
19. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
500
Yaw
Rest
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
20. When backing up - you must
Depending on the driver's height
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Across the hips
20 to 30 seconds
21. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Across the hips
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Pitch
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
22. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Turn the wheels towards the curb
500
True
Rest
23. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
About the same
Give the alcohol time to wear off
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
24. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
False
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
100%
25. After passing a truck - you should not pull in closely in front of it because...
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26. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
When you actually begin the turn
False
Field of vision
27. According to VA law - you must turn into
Driving around the block
Executing your maneuver
The first open lane going in your direction
Human-perception time
28. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
The lane furthest to the left
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
15 years and 6 months old
Depth perception
29. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Push/pull/slide
True
Proceed with caution
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
30. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
CDL
Yield
Events you think might happen
Depth perception
31. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Can get better traction
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Visibility - time - space
True
32. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Yellow
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
True
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
33. While driving look at least _______ down the road
3000-5000 miles
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb
20 to 30 seconds
34. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Visibility - time - space
4 seconds
35. Flashing Red Light
Yield
Stop-go when the way is clear
No
The first open lane going in your direction
36. A driver turning right
True
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
37. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
Check tire tread depth with a penny
4 seconds
Roll
True
38. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
True
Once a year
Field of vision
False
39. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
5
True
Implied consent
40. When turning left at an intersection
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
Right
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
41. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
When you actually begin the turn
True
The first open lane going in your direction
42. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
In the bottom of the trunck
Yaw
When you actually begin the turn
Push/pull/slide
43. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Depth perception
Driver error
8 to 11 seconds
True
44. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
1
8 to 12 seconds
Events you think might happen
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
45. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Zero tolerance
True
Area of central vision
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
46. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Occur in urban areas
Pitch
Go if the way is clear
Push/pull/slide
47. A banked curve is one that
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
A madatory driver improvement class
48. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
False
Occur in urban areas
True
49. Braking just short of lockup is known as
20 to 30 seconds
Right
Yield
Threshold braking
50. Steady Amber Light
15
Rest
Clear the intersection
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow