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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. The friction point is...
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Signal your speed
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Check tire tread depth with a penny

2. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Depth perception
$500
Lower humidity
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

3. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
3000-5000 miles
4 seconds
False

4. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Occur in urban areas
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
To reverse your direction
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

5. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
True
Zero tolerance
20/40 in one or both eyes
Will not increase engine power

6. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Whiplash injuries
$500
Gravity

7. The function of an odometer is to
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Driving around the block
False
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

8. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
Over the right and left shoulders
Area of central vision
False

9. A driver turning right
Gravity
Show anger
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Peripheral vision

10. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Peripheral vision
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
No passing

11. While driving look at least _______ down the road
True
Distance judgement
Forward
20 to 30 seconds

12. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
The same vehicle you have practiced in
False
No
Stop-go when the way is clear

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

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14. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
False
500
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

15. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
A madatory driver improvement class
Push/pull/slide
Threshold braking
True

16. Preventative maintenance

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17. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Yellow
False

18. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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19. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Zero tolerance
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

20. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Will appear slower than it is
Threshold braking
True
False

21. A yellow line indicates
Two way traffic
True
Once a year
True

22. A solid line indicates
No passing
Regulatory sign
$500
Driver error

23. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
Yield
True
True
CDL

24. Ability to see clearly
Visual activity
The rear wheels
Will not increase engine power
Rest

25. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
100%
Occur in urban areas
Stop-remained stopped
Smell gasoline

26. Flashing Red Light
Signal your speed
The rear wheels
Stop-go when the way is clear
Orange

27. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Weekly
Show anger

28. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Can get better traction
To reverse your direction
Visibility - time - space
True

29. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Driver error
Stop-remained stopped
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Backward

30. Red Light
Stop-remained stopped
20/40 in one or both eyes
500
Gravity

31. Assumptions are
Forward
Once a year
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Events you think might happen

32. The function of the differential is to
When you actually begin the turn
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
The lane furthest to the left
True

33. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
False
The rear wheels
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

34. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
5
True
Will appear slower than it is
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

35. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Threshold braking
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
False

36. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
True
Driving around the block
The lane furthest to the left
False

37. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Is the selection between two or more possible options
False
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

38. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Over the right and left shoulders
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Distance judgement

39. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
To reverse your direction
Who owns a car
True

40. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
False
True
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
20/40 in one or both eyes

41. The basic color for construction signs is...
5
True
True
Orange

42. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
False
Weekly
It is easier to drive
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

43. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Smell gasoline
Right
CDL
Depth perception

44. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Depth perception
Orange
Will not increase engine power
3000-5000 miles

45. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Distance judgement

46. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Pitch
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

47. Green Arrow
Zero tolerance
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
In the bottom of the trunck

48. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Rest
True
Backward
4 seconds

49. 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
About the same
Proceed with caution
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

50. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
It is easier to drive
Distance judgement
True
Backward