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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. Braking results in weight transfer
Forward
True
Pitch
True

2. While driving look at least _______ down the road
Lower humidity
Two way traffic
To reverse your direction
20 to 30 seconds

3. General warning signs are
In the bottom of the trunck
Yellow
Stop - prohibitive
100%

4. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
False
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
True

5. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
When you actually begin the turn
15 years and 6 months old
Two way traffic
Push/pull/slide

6. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
True
Yellow
Whiplash injuries

7. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
25
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
100%
Will appear slower than it is

8. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
Will appear slower than it is
Driving around the block
The first open lane going in your direction

9. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Pitch
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

10. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
True
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Depth perception
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

11. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
1 1/2 miles
False
True
The rear wheels

12. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
Lower humidity
True
20/40 in one or both eyes

13. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
False
It is easier to drive
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

14. A certificate of title proves
Who owns a car
Executing your maneuver
True
True

15. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
False
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Smell gasoline

16. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
When you actually begin the turn
Yield sign
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

17. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
The rear wheels
Stop-remained stopped
Yield sign

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
Implied consent
False
The lane furthest to the left
3000-5000 miles

19. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
In the bottom of the trunck
When you actually begin the turn
True
Field of vision

20. A driver's license expires

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21. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
False
1 1/2 miles
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

22. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Area of central vision
True
No passing
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

23. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Zero tolerance
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Deer move around to feed at dusk
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

24. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
False
21 or 18 if immediate family member
False
Deer move around to feed at dusk

25. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Depth perception
False
Peripheral vision
Visibility - time - space

26. A triangular shaped sign indicates
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
16 and 3 months old
Yield
150 feet before the turn

27. A train's speed
To reverse your direction
Regulatory sign
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Will appear slower than it is

28. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
In the bottom of the trunck
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
The first open lane going in your direction

29. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Yield sign
True
Threshold braking
Two way traffic

30. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
Visual activity
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
4 seconds
True

31. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
20/40 in one or both eyes
Human-perception time
Whiplash injuries
Smell gasoline

32. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
False
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Zero tolerance
True

33. When backing up - you must
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Driver error
To reverse your direction

34. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
After you have entered the intersection
Stop-go when the way is clear
Go if the way is clear
True

35. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
25
Crosswalks
500

36. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Regulatory sign
1
Yaw
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

37. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Push/pull/slide
About the same
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

38. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
The first open lane going in your direction
Area of central vision
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

39. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
500
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Events you think might happen
False

40. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Will appear slower than it is
No
Show anger
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

41. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
20/40 in one or both eyes
True
False

42. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Crosswalks
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Stop-remained stopped
Visibility

43. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
After you have entered the intersection
Area of central vision
Yellow
Stop - prohibitive

44. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Driver error
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

45. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
1 1/2 miles
Stop - prohibitive
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

46. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
True
Forward
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Right

47. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Stop - prohibitive
True
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Push/pull/slide

48. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
To reverse your direction
No passing
True
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

49. The head restraint should be adjusted

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50. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Will appear slower than it is
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Over the right and left shoulders
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it