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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. When parking downhill with a curb
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Two way traffic
Turn the wheels towards the curb

2. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Peripheral vision
Stop-go when the way is clear
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Implied consent

3. When turning left at an intersection
Stop-go when the way is clear
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
False

4. Tires should be checked
False
Yield sign
Weekly
20 to 30 seconds

5. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
1
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Pitch
The lane furthest to the left

6. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Implied consent
Orange
Push/pull/slide
False

7. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
8 to 12 seconds
True
Visibility

8. When parallel parking you
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
1
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

9. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Will appear slower than it is
It is easier to drive
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

10. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
8 to 11 seconds
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Events you think might happen
Implied consent

11. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Regulatory sign
100%
True
Smell gasoline

12. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
Yaw
Executing your maneuver
A point system
True

13. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Will not increase engine power
$500
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

14. The friction point is...
In the bottom of the trunck
Proceed with caution
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Deer move around to feed at dusk

15. Red signs indicate
Stop - prohibitive
500
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Everything

16. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Area of central vision
Yield

17. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Human-perception time
1

18. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
No
False
It is easier to drive
Across the hips

19. Steady Amber Light
Right
About the same
Across the hips
Clear the intersection

20. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Driving around the block

21. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
25
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
False
No passing

22. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Pitch
True
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

23. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
False
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Visibility

24. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
5
No
True

25. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Across the hips
500
Go if the way is clear
$500

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

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27. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
False
Give the alcohol time to wear off
False

28. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Human-perception time
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Visibility
15

29. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
8 to 12 seconds
Over the right and left shoulders
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True

30. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Will not increase engine power
True
It is easier to drive
Regulatory sign

31. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
4 seconds
Human-perception time

32. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Once a year
True
Regulatory sign
A point system

33. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
Right
Signal your speed
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
When you actually begin the turn

34. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

35. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
CDL
Whiplash injuries
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Executing your maneuver

36. The head restraint should be adjusted

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37. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
No passing
Will not increase engine power
1
20/40 in one or both eyes

38. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
A madatory driver improvement class
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Whiplash injuries
The rear wheels

39. The basic color for construction signs is...
Orange
True
Field of vision
1 1/2 miles

40. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Crosswalks
Peripheral vision
Depth perception
4 seconds

41. A choice
Roll
25
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

42. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Lower humidity
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
True

43. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
False
Can get better traction

44. Flashing Red Light
Pitch
Stop-go when the way is clear
16 and 3 months old
Rest

45. When backing up - you must
1 1/2 miles
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
5
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

46. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Whiplash injuries
15
Pitch

47. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Stop - prohibitive
Peripheral vision
Deer move around to feed at dusk
A madatory driver improvement class

48. 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
Implied consent
Visibility
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

49. Steady Green Light
4 seconds
False
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Go if the way is clear

50. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
A point system
False
20/40 in one or both eyes
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle