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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. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True
Threshold braking
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

2. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Whiplash injuries
Will not increase engine power
Driving around the block
False

3. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Events you think might happen
True
Will appear slower than it is

4. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True

5. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
100%
15 years and 6 months old

6. Steady Green Light
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Go if the way is clear
15
5

7. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Will not increase engine power
True

8. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Is the selection between two or more possible options
False
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Once a year

9. 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
False
4 seconds
100%

10. The air conditioner is used to
Lower humidity
Occur in urban areas
4 seconds
Proceed with caution

11. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Human-perception time
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Once a year

12. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
True
Go if the way is clear
A point system
CDL

13. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Driver error
True
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

14. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Zero tolerance
False
After you have entered the intersection
5

15. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
Visibility
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
In the bottom of the trunck

16. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
False
True
Roll

17. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
500
25000/50000/20000
False

18. Red Light
True
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Yield
Stop-remained stopped

19. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
When you actually begin the turn
Yield
True
Human-perception time

20. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Plan your move
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Right

21. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Field of vision
Orange
The same vehicle you have practiced in

22. There are two separate levers to open the hood
About the same
1
Yield
True

23. 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
False
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Yield sign

24. A driver turning right
Field of vision
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

25. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Yield sign
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
4 seconds
Stop-remained stopped

26. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Who owns a car
Regulatory sign
$500

27. Tires should be checked
Crosswalks
False
A point system
Weekly

28. A yellow line indicates
True
True
Two way traffic
Stop - prohibitive

29. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
To reverse your direction
False
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

30. 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
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
150 feet before the turn
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

31. Flashing Red Light
Stop-go when the way is clear
Gravity
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

32. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
Stop-remained stopped
About the same
20/40 in one or both eyes
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

33. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
1
Proceed with caution
True
8 to 11 seconds

34. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
Pitch
Roll
Once a year
False

35. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True
False

36. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
Push/pull/slide
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

37. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
Push/pull/slide
4 seconds
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Executing your maneuver

38. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Push/pull/slide
Go if the way is clear
Human-perception time
Gravity

39. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
Driving around the block
True
False
When you actually begin the turn

40. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
False
Peripheral vision
Can get better traction
Who owns a car

41. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
Area of central vision
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member
False

42. If your engine stalls

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43. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
No passing
False
Can get better traction
Zero tolerance

44. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Human-perception time
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
20 to 30 seconds

45. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Implied consent
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
The lane furthest to the left

46. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Implied consent
1

47. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
False
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

48. Assumptions are
Over the right and left shoulders
Events you think might happen
1
Give the alcohol time to wear off

49. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Human-perception time
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

50. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
10
Field of vision
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Pitch