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Drivers Education Exam
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Subject
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drivers-education
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
1 1/2 miles
True
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True
2. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
4 seconds
Visibility
8 to 11 seconds
About the same
3. A train's speed
Will appear slower than it is
1 1/2 miles
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
4. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Field of vision
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
5. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Implied consent
Everything
$500
False
6. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
True
To reverse your direction
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
7. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
CDL
After you have entered the intersection
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Yaw
8. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Visibility
500
Signal your speed
Go if the way is clear
9. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Push/pull/slide
Over the right and left shoulders
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
10. The horn should not be used to
Show anger
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
11. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Signal your speed
Clear the intersection
The same vehicle you have practiced in
12. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
False
Forward
The rear wheels
13. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
True
Push/pull/slide
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Two way traffic
14. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
Forward
Weekly
About the same
Check tire tread depth with a penny
15. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Plan your move
Give the alcohol time to wear off
No
Executing your maneuver
16. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
Stop-go when the way is clear
Implied consent
The lane furthest to the left
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
17. Vehicle balance is maintained through
4 seconds
Threshold braking
Yaw
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
18. A driver turning right
False
3000-5000 miles
Over the right and left shoulders
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
19. There are two separate levers to open the hood
About the same
True
4 seconds
Visibility - time - space
20. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Plan your move
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True
The lane furthest to the left
21. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
$500
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
22. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Visibility
1 1/2 miles
About the same
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
23. Ability to see clearly
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Visual activity
150 feet before the turn
24. The head restraint should be adjusted
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25. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Gravity
Crosswalks
Regulatory sign
False
26. The friction point is...
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
A madatory driver improvement class
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
27. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Roll
Threshold braking
$500
Area of central vision
28. When turning left at an intersection
25000/50000/20000
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Go if the way is clear
Orange
29. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
True
Smell gasoline
To reverse your direction
Across the hips
30. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Occur in urban areas
Visibility - time - space
8 to 12 seconds
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
31. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Everything
Depth perception
3000-5000 miles
Driving around the block
32. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Show anger
Crosswalks
Gravity
Distance judgement
33. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Visual activity
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
False
34. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Human-perception time
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Visibility - time - space
True
35. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
Once a year
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
150 feet before the turn
8 to 11 seconds
36. When backing up - you must
False
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Proceed with caution
37. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Weekly
True
38. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
The rear wheels
Regulatory sign
Stop - prohibitive
True
39. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
1
Forward
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Depending on the driver's height
40. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Proceed with caution
After you have entered the intersection
False
41. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
1 1/2 miles
Forward
Everything
Turn the wheels towards the curb
42. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Signal your speed
$500
Regulatory sign
True
43. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Turn the wheels towards the curb
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Can get better traction
False
44. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
The lane furthest to the left
Smell gasoline
Depth perception
1 1/2 miles
45. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
500
Smell gasoline
False
Yield sign
46. Braking results in weight transfer
Will appear slower than it is
Forward
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Visibility - time - space
47. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
21 or 18 if immediate family member
10
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
48. You should signal for a turn at least
The same vehicle you have practiced in
20/40 in one or both eyes
150 feet before the turn
Check tire tread depth with a penny
49. 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
True
Implied consent
Human-perception time
True
50. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Gravity
Implied consent
Forward
False