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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. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Occur in urban areas
False
True
Executing your maneuver

2. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
Visibility

3. A solid line indicates
No passing
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Peripheral vision
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

4. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
True
False
Give the alcohol time to wear off
It is easier to drive

5. There are two separate levers to open the hood
After you have entered the intersection
False
True
Rest

6. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
15 years and 6 months old
Yield

7. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Occur in urban areas
3000-5000 miles
It is easier to drive
Plan your move

8. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
The rear wheels
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Gravity
Rest

9. Green Arrow
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
Executing your maneuver
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

10. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Zero tolerance
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Whiplash injuries
Depending on the driver's height

11. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
After you have entered the intersection

12. When backing up - you must
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
16 and 3 months old
Crosswalks

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

14. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
25000/50000/20000
True
Signal your speed

15. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Driver error
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Push/pull/slide
20 to 30 seconds

16. When turning left at an intersection
Yield sign
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
False

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

18. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
Backward
True
Depending on the driver's height

19. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Clear the intersection
Everything
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

20. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Who owns a car
Go if the way is clear
Stop-go when the way is clear
True

21. According to VA law - you must turn into
Roll
The first open lane going in your direction
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
False

22. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
15
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

23. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Driver error
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
It is easier to drive

24. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Human-perception time
About the same
100%

25. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
$500
1 1/2 miles
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Roll

26. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
False
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

27. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
150 feet before the turn
False
500

28. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
Pitch
Gravity
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
True

29. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
False
Rest
Depending on the driver's height
500

30. The function of an odometer is to
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
True
Backward
True

31. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
$500
Visibility
Gravity
Peripheral vision

32. The basic color for construction signs is...
In the bottom of the trunck
Orange
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

33. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Pitch
Two way traffic
True
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

34. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
The lane furthest to the left
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
No passing

35. 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
Occur in urban areas
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Backward
Implied consent

36. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
15
True
Over the right and left shoulders
Two way traffic

37. The head restraint should be adjusted

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38. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Gravity
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
Once a year

39. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Occur in urban areas
False
Regulatory sign

40. Flashing Red Light
Will not increase engine power
Stop-go when the way is clear
Yield sign
Go if the way is clear

41. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
True
Implied consent
Regulatory sign
False

42. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
False
Yaw
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

43. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True

44. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
False
25000/50000/20000
150 feet before the turn
Turn the wheels towards the curb

45. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
A point system
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

46. If your engine stalls

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47. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
25
Rest

48. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Signal your speed
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
150 feet before the turn

49. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
16 and 3 months old
Smell gasoline
15
4 seconds

50. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Over the right and left shoulders
1
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly