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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 lane position for a right turn is...
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
5
4 seconds

2. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
True
20 to 30 seconds
To reverse your direction
Roll

3. A yellow line indicates
True
Orange
Two way traffic
True

4. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Regulatory sign
Pitch
8 to 11 seconds
Gravity

5. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Stop - prohibitive
Events you think might happen
3000-5000 miles
Check tire tread depth with a penny

6. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Distance judgement
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
It is easier to drive
True

7. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Distance judgement
Area of central vision
True

8. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
1
True
4 seconds
Regulatory sign

9. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Yield sign
Show anger
16 and 3 months old
After you have entered the intersection

10. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
20/40 in one or both eyes
15 years and 6 months old
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
About the same

11. General warning signs are
Yellow
Stop-remained stopped
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

12. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Gravity
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

13. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
False
Deer move around to feed at dusk
After you have entered the intersection

14. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
Driving around the block
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
True
CDL

15. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
False
True
1 1/2 miles
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

16. The horn should not be used to
Zero tolerance
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Field of vision
Show anger

17. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
True
The same vehicle you have practiced in
25

18. 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
A madatory driver improvement class
Implied consent
Smell gasoline
Yaw

19. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
Across the hips
500
Yield

20. When parking downhill with a curb
Turn the wheels towards the curb
10
True
4 seconds

21. A solid line indicates
Plan your move
The first open lane going in your direction
No passing
When you actually begin the turn

22. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
False
True
True
Over the right and left shoulders

23. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Plan your move
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
False
Peripheral vision

24. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Visibility - time - space
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
1

25. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Two way traffic
The lane furthest to the left
10

26. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Push/pull/slide
Visibility
True

27. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
Stop - prohibitive
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True

28. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
A point system
The rear wheels

29. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

30. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Field of vision
8 to 12 seconds
25000/50000/20000
Gravity

31. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
The rear wheels
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
False
False

32. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Visibility
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
No

33. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
True
Visual activity
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

34. Red Light
Stop-remained stopped
True
When you actually begin the turn
True

35. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
True
Gravity
Over the right and left shoulders
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

36. While driving look at least _______ down the road
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
20 to 30 seconds

37. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
10
Stop-remained stopped

38. When parallel parking you
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Push/pull/slide
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

39. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Area of central vision
True
False

40. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
True
A point system
Gravity
100%

41. Braking just short of lockup is known as
10
Driving around the block
25
Threshold braking

42. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Show anger
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
100%

43. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
True
False
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
$500

44. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Signal your speed
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True

45. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
25
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
10
Push/pull/slide

46. A driver turning right
150 feet before the turn
To reverse your direction
True
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

47. The friction point is...
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
It is easier to drive

48. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
False
Roll
False
21 or 18 if immediate family member

49. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
True
4 seconds
After you have entered the intersection

50. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Regulatory sign
Show anger
100%
Can get better traction