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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. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Depth perception
4 seconds
16 and 3 months old

2. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Yaw
Driver error
Peripheral vision
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

3. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Right
Two way traffic
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
4 seconds

4. Cruise control
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Stop - prohibitive

5. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Smell gasoline
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
8 to 11 seconds
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

6. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Executing your maneuver
False
Events you think might happen

7. If your engine stalls

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8. Steady Amber Light
Plan your move
A point system
Clear the intersection
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

9. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Once a year
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
It is easier to drive

10. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Gravity
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Stop-go when the way is clear
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

11. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Gravity
500
Push/pull/slide
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

12. Green Arrow
To reverse your direction
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Everything
True

13. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
False
True
True
Occur in urban areas

14. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Check tire tread depth with a penny
500
4 seconds
25000/50000/20000

15. A certificate of title proves
True
Who owns a car
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

16. According to the _______ law - you must submit to a chemical test for alcohol and other drugs if requested when driving on VA's public roadways or lose your license
Human-perception time
Weekly
Rest
Implied consent

17. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Roll
CDL
True
No

18. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
False
It is easier to drive
4 seconds
Stop-remained stopped

19. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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20. When turning left at an intersection
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
15 years and 6 months old
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Stop - prohibitive

21. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Across the hips
Peripheral vision
False
20/40 in one or both eyes

22. When parallel parking you
Gravity
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Clear the intersection
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

23. A train's speed
5
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
False
Will appear slower than it is

24. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Over the right and left shoulders
True
When you actually begin the turn

25. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
False
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Visibility
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

26. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
To reverse your direction
Signal your speed
True
True

27. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
Rest
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Visual activity

28. When backing up - you must
15
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Visibility
A madatory driver improvement class

29. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
False

30. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Executing your maneuver
Proceed with caution
Right
Driver error

31. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
True
Yaw
True
Forward

32. The function of an odometer is to
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Visibility - time - space
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

33. Flashing Amber Light
True
15 years and 6 months old
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Proceed with caution

34. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
25
A point system
Forward
False

35. General warning signs are
Yellow
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
10
Backward

36. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
16 and 3 months old
Zero tolerance
Right
True

37. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Lower humidity
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Everything
False

38. While driving look at least _______ down the road
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
15 years and 6 months old
Driver error
20 to 30 seconds

39. Steady Green Light
Push/pull/slide
Regulatory sign
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Go if the way is clear

40. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Executing your maneuver
True
False
False

41. Vehicle balance is maintained through
The first open lane going in your direction
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Right
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

42. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Executing your maneuver
Regulatory sign
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
False

43. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
True
1 1/2 miles
Area of central vision
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

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

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45. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
500
True
The first open lane going in your direction
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

46. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Depending on the driver's height
Events you think might happen
Once a year
The same vehicle you have practiced in

47. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Weekly
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Human-perception time
8 to 12 seconds

48. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True
Occur in urban areas
True

49. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
$500
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Peripheral vision

50. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Weekly
Can get better traction
Regulatory sign
True