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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. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
True
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Gravity
False

2. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Push/pull/slide
False
True
Check tire tread depth with a penny

3. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
No passing
Over the right and left shoulders
The rear wheels

4. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
A point system
After you have entered the intersection
Whiplash injuries
False

5. The horn should not be used to
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
False
True
Show anger

6. Cruise control
False
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
The first open lane going in your direction
True

7. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
1 1/2 miles
False
Two way traffic
True

8. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Human-perception time
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

9. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Depending on the driver's height
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
True
Push/pull/slide

10. The oil should be changed every
The lane furthest to the left
Proceed with caution
3000-5000 miles
True

11. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
True
No passing
A madatory driver improvement class
15

12. When backing up - you must
True
Crosswalks
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
15

13. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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14. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
A point system
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
CDL
Show anger

15. A driver turning right
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Yellow
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

16. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
16 and 3 months old
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Check tire tread depth with a penny

17. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Implied consent
True
8 to 12 seconds
False

18. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
Lower humidity
Forward
4 seconds

19. Steady Green Light
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Human-perception time
True
Go if the way is clear

20. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
True
Zero tolerance
In the bottom of the trunck
Visibility

21. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Depth perception
Gravity
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
True

22. A yellow line indicates
Two way traffic
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
True

23. Assumptions are
Smell gasoline
Events you think might happen
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

24. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
About the same
4 seconds
False
Stop-remained stopped

25. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
After you have entered the intersection
False
True

26. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Push/pull/slide
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Who owns a car
True

27. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Depending on the driver's height
Field of vision
$500
True

28. Green Arrow
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Stop-remained stopped
Will appear slower than it is

29. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Once a year
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

30. Steady Amber Light
Go if the way is clear
False
Clear the intersection
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

31. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Driver error
No passing
Visibility
True

32. General warning signs are
True
True
Yellow
Clear the intersection

33. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Regulatory sign
Depth perception

34. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
In the bottom of the trunck
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
False

35. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Across the hips
Push/pull/slide
15
Visibility - time - space

36. If your engine stalls

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37. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Yellow
It is easier to drive
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

38. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Who owns a car

39. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
Executing your maneuver
True
False

40. The lane position for a right turn is...
Visual activity
False
5
Field of vision

41. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
25
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Events you think might happen
True

42. A choice
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Will appear slower than it is
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Implied consent

43. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
False
4 seconds
True
Visual activity

44. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
8 to 11 seconds
25000/50000/20000
Everything
15 years and 6 months old

45. According to VA law - you must turn into
Crosswalks
In the bottom of the trunck
20/40 in one or both eyes
The first open lane going in your direction

46. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Stop-go when the way is clear
Regulatory sign

47. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Yield sign
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
4 seconds

48. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Yield sign
Lower humidity
Will not increase engine power
True

49. Red Light
Stop-remained stopped
Depth perception
1 1/2 miles
Depending on the driver's height

50. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
5
False
21 or 18 if immediate family member