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Drivers Education Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. General warning signs are
Yellow
True
Forward
3000-5000 miles

2. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
True
Human-perception time
Over the right and left shoulders
8 to 12 seconds

3. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Driving around the block
Clear the intersection
Signal your speed

4. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
The lane furthest to the left
False
Occur in urban areas
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

5. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Driver error
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Rest
Regulatory sign

6. A banked curve is one that
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Implied consent
Gravity
In the bottom of the trunck

7. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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8. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False
True
Orange

9. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
25000/50000/20000
Push/pull/slide
True
False

10. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
500
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
25000/50000/20000
Will not increase engine power

11. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
True
A point system
Peripheral vision
Stop-go when the way is clear

12. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Threshold braking
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
True
5

13. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
25
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Can get better traction

14. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Whiplash injuries
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

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

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16. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Go if the way is clear
1 1/2 miles
10
Peripheral vision

17. The function of the differential is to
Executing your maneuver
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True
25000/50000/20000

18. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Push/pull/slide
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
False

19. Red Light
Whiplash injuries
Stop-remained stopped
Right
Human-perception time

20. When turning left at an intersection
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
4 seconds
1 1/2 miles

21. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Executing your maneuver
3000-5000 miles
True

22. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Yellow
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

23. Reference points are the same for all drivers
10
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
1 1/2 miles
False

24. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Right
Forward
True
A madatory driver improvement class

25. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Visibility
Peripheral vision
Crosswalks
Backward

26. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Visibility
False
15 years and 6 months old
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

27. 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
Weekly
Implied consent
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
21 or 18 if immediate family member

28. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Push/pull/slide
Is the selection between two or more possible options
500
Driving around the block

29. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
15 years and 6 months old
Yield
False
Executing your maneuver

30. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Yellow
True
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Stop-go when the way is clear

31. Assumptions are
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True
Events you think might happen
16 and 3 months old

32. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
5

33. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
About the same
Field of vision
Who owns a car
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

34. Vehicle balance is maintained through
No passing
Two way traffic
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

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

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36. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Roll
To reverse your direction
4 seconds
True

37. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
21 or 18 if immediate family member
False
Give the alcohol time to wear off
A madatory driver improvement class

38. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
The lane furthest to the left
False
Area of central vision
Implied consent

39. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
True
True
Stop-remained stopped
Rest

40. Flashing Red Light
Crosswalks
Stop-go when the way is clear
Peripheral vision
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

41. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
20 to 30 seconds
4 seconds
True
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

42. Preventative maintenance

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43. The air conditioner is used to
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Lower humidity
No passing
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

44. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Turn the wheels towards the curb
True
False

45. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Across the hips
Depth perception
20 to 30 seconds
Visibility - time - space

46. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
False
150 feet before the turn
Will not increase engine power

47. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Orange
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True
True

48. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Human-perception time
1
Right
False

49. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
To reverse your direction
False
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

50. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Regulatory sign
False
Across the hips
Signal your speed