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Drivers Education Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. General warning signs are
Yellow
Clear the intersection
25000/50000/20000
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

2. The lane position for a right turn is...
8 to 11 seconds
Push/pull/slide
5
Clear the intersection

3. Assumptions are
Push/pull/slide
Events you think might happen
True
Give the alcohol time to wear off

4. If your engine stalls

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5. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
False
It is easier to drive
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Human-perception time

6. The air conditioner is used to
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Visibility
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Lower humidity

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...
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Forward
CDL
True

8. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Will appear slower than it is
Gravity
$500
The lane furthest to the left

9. Flashing Amber Light
Plan your move
Proceed with caution
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Check tire tread depth with a penny

10. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Signal your speed
True
It is easier to drive
20/40 in one or both eyes

11. The head restraint should be adjusted

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12. Red Light
Stop-remained stopped
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
True
Stop-go when the way is clear

13. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
500
True
False
True

14. A driver turning right
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Area of central vision
500
After you have entered the intersection

15. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
5
500
Yaw

16. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
Visibility
No passing
Zero tolerance

17. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
Will not increase engine power
True
Across the hips
8 to 11 seconds

18. When parallel parking you
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Signal your speed
Push/pull/slide

19. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
To reverse your direction
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
$500
Proceed with caution

20. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
True
A madatory driver improvement class
Peripheral vision
$500

21. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Human-perception time
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Backward

22. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Visibility
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
When you actually begin the turn
Driver error

23. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Plan your move
Depending on the driver's height
Occur in urban areas
Visibility

24. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Will not increase engine power
False
Driving around the block
Distance judgement

25. Steady Green Light
500
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Go if the way is clear

26. A driver's license expires

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27. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Will appear slower than it is
Weekly
Across the hips

28. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Forward
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
True
8 to 11 seconds

29. When backing up - you must
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Crosswalks
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

30. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

31. When turning left at an intersection
Smell gasoline
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
No

32. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Area of central vision
After you have entered the intersection
The first open lane going in your direction
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

33. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
150 feet before the turn
Events you think might happen
Stop - prohibitive
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

34. A yellow line indicates
15 years and 6 months old
4 seconds
Will appear slower than it is
Two way traffic

35. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
10
False
It is easier to drive
True

36. A choice
Crosswalks
Is the selection between two or more possible options
No
150 feet before the turn

37. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
False
True

38. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False
Over the right and left shoulders
The lane furthest to the left

39. Ability to see clearly
True
$500
True
Visual activity

40. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
True
False
Show anger
Implied consent

41. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
5
Visibility - time - space
Executing your maneuver
8 to 12 seconds

42. A solid line indicates
Depending on the driver's height
No passing
Visibility - time - space
Whiplash injuries

43. Vehicle balance is maintained through
The lane furthest to the left
Zero tolerance
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

44. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
Yellow
No passing
The lane furthest to the left

45. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Distance judgement
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
A point system

46. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Across the hips
Yellow
Smell gasoline
1

47. Tires should be checked
Weekly
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
No

48. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Everything
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Push/pull/slide
The rear wheels

49. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Weekly
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
True

50. Steady Amber Light
Threshold braking
Clear the intersection
Roll
100%