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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 turn signal will always cancel after a turn
10
False
Clear the intersection
Visibility - time - space

2. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Who owns a car
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

3. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Threshold braking
150 feet before the turn
True
15 years and 6 months old

4. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Lower humidity
16 and 3 months old
Plan your move
Yaw

5. Braking results in weight transfer
Depending on the driver's height
Forward
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

6. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
Stop - prohibitive
A point system
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

7. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Events you think might happen
Pitch
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Yield sign

8. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
15 years and 6 months old
Threshold braking
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

9. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
True
Gravity
Will not increase engine power
Stop-remained stopped

10. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Yield
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
False
Proceed with caution

11. General warning signs are
False
False
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Yellow

12. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
20/40 in one or both eyes
True
Clear the intersection
Everything

13. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Implied consent
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
False
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

14. The function of the differential is to
500
Stop-go when the way is clear
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Visibility - time - space

15. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Stop - prohibitive
Yaw
Rest

16. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
CDL
Orange
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
False

17. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
150 feet before the turn
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
4 seconds

18. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
About the same
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Give the alcohol time to wear off

19. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Zero tolerance
Threshold braking
True
15

20. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
CDL
False
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

21. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Visibility - time - space
It is easier to drive
10
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

22. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
1
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
20 to 30 seconds
True

23. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
500
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

24. An important point to remember in skid control is...
False
Depending on the driver's height
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

25. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Will appear slower than it is
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
True
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

26. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
True
False
15 years and 6 months old
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

27. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Once a year
Show anger
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

28. When parking downhill with a curb
4 seconds
Clear the intersection
Turn the wheels towards the curb
To reverse your direction

29. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Right
Once a year
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Area of central vision

30. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
True
Smell gasoline
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True

31. According to VA law - you must turn into
The first open lane going in your direction
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Will not increase engine power
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

32. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Can get better traction
4 seconds
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True

33. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Push/pull/slide
True
Backward
False

34. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
About the same
True
Everything
25000/50000/20000

35. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
Weekly
Push/pull/slide
Occur in urban areas

36. Assumptions are
Rest
True
Yaw
Events you think might happen

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

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38. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Across the hips
No
True

39. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
In the bottom of the trunck
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

40. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
In the bottom of the trunck
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Field of vision

41. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
21 or 18 if immediate family member
The first open lane going in your direction
True
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

42. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
500
Backward
Once a year
Push/pull/slide

43. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
Push/pull/slide
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
150 feet before the turn

44. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Executing your maneuver
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Plan your move

45. If your engine stalls

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46. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Deer move around to feed at dusk
False
Everything

47. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
False
Over the right and left shoulders
Lower humidity
True

48. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Can get better traction
Driving around the block
True

49. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
False
True
Two way traffic
1

50. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
It is easier to drive
Whiplash injuries
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
$500