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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. Red Light
Yield
Clear the intersection
Stop-remained stopped
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

2. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
Gravity
3000-5000 miles
True

3. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
True
The rear wheels
Plan your move
Give the alcohol time to wear off

4. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
No
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Can get better traction

5. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Whiplash injuries
4 seconds
A madatory driver improvement class
True

6. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Plan your move
Go if the way is clear
True
A madatory driver improvement class

7. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
True
Right
True
Once a year

8. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Regulatory sign
The rear wheels
True
Events you think might happen

9. The horn should not be used to
Will not increase engine power
Show anger
Over the right and left shoulders
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

10. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Across the hips
$500
False
False

11. Braking results in weight transfer
Orange
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Forward
False

12. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True
The first open lane going in your direction
4 seconds

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

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14. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Smell gasoline
3000-5000 miles
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Executing your maneuver

15. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Forward
True
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Give the alcohol time to wear off

16. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Depending on the driver's height
Executing your maneuver
Whiplash injuries
Human-perception time

17. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
15 years and 6 months old
Everything
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

18. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
The rear wheels
Go if the way is clear
True
16 and 3 months old

19. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
To reverse your direction
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True
$500

20. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Once a year
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
False
Human-perception time

21. The function of an odometer is to
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
3000-5000 miles
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

22. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
False

23. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
1 1/2 miles
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

24. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True

25. The oil should be changed every
Threshold braking
3000-5000 miles
To reverse your direction
21 or 18 if immediate family member

26. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
True
The lane furthest to the left
Orange
Distance judgement

27. A choice
False
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Stop - prohibitive
Check tire tread depth with a penny

28. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
False
Whiplash injuries
15
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

29. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
After you have entered the intersection
Depth perception
Can get better traction
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

30. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
False
True

31. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Two way traffic
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
False

32. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Once a year
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
8 to 11 seconds
Show anger

33. Green Arrow
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
5
No passing
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

34. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Implied consent
True
A madatory driver improvement class
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

35. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Proceed with caution
Human-perception time
Yield sign
15

36. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
A point system
500

37. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Lower humidity
25000/50000/20000
Threshold braking
500

38. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
Roll
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

39. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
False
Right
4 seconds
Everything

40. 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
Distance judgement
False
Plan your move

41. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
False
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
The rear wheels
When you actually begin the turn

42. When backing up - you must
Yellow
3000-5000 miles
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
False

43. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
A madatory driver improvement class
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

44. Ability to see clearly
Everything
Visual activity
Rest
Push/pull/slide

45. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
500

46. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
$500
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Pitch
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

47. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
A madatory driver improvement class
150 feet before the turn
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Pitch

48. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
True
500
Events you think might happen

49. According to VA law - you must turn into
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Driver error
Roll
The first open lane going in your direction

50. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
False
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
After you have entered the intersection