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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. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Weekly
4 seconds
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Executing your maneuver

2. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
No
In the bottom of the trunck
Backward
After you have entered the intersection

3. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Visibility
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

4. A choice
The lane furthest to the left
CDL
Yield sign
Is the selection between two or more possible options

5. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
After you have entered the intersection
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

6. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Visibility - time - space
16 and 3 months old
Driver error

7. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Executing your maneuver
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
True
Weekly

8. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
15
8 to 12 seconds
Weekly
After you have entered the intersection

9. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
3000-5000 miles
4 seconds
False
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

10. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Proceed with caution
Over the right and left shoulders
False
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

11. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Lower humidity
Rest
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
False

12. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
False
Whiplash injuries
A point system
Field of vision

13. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Everything
Weekly

14. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
True
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

15. The oil should be changed every
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
3000-5000 miles
True
True

16. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Yellow
Orange
True

17. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
True
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Will appear slower than it is
Once a year

18. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
True
False
Executing your maneuver
Visual activity

19. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
The first open lane going in your direction

20. The function of the differential is to
5
500
16 and 3 months old
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

21. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
True
Is the selection between two or more possible options
4 seconds
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

22. The head restraint should be adjusted

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23. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True

24. If your engine stalls

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25. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
20/40 in one or both eyes
Plan your move
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Will not increase engine power

26. A driver's license expires

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27. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
25000/50000/20000
Smell gasoline
True

28. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
It is easier to drive
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Once a year
Occur in urban areas

29. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
False
After you have entered the intersection
16 and 3 months old

30. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
25
Depending on the driver's height
Threshold braking
True

31. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Peripheral vision
Driving around the block
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Whiplash injuries

32. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Whiplash injuries
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Can get better traction
Who owns a car

33. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
No passing
Go if the way is clear
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Depth perception

34. When backing up - you must
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

35. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
About the same
The rear wheels
15
True

36. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
False
Stop - prohibitive
Peripheral vision
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

37. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Driving around the block
500
Crosswalks
Visibility - time - space

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

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39. The friction point is...
True
500
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Distance judgement

40. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Push/pull/slide
Show anger
500
True

41. The air conditioner is used to
Lower humidity
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
The first open lane going in your direction
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

42. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
True
False
A point system
Human-perception time

43. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Crosswalks
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Yield sign
To reverse your direction

44. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

45. According to VA law - you must turn into
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
The first open lane going in your direction
Events you think might happen
About the same

46. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
1 1/2 miles
Driver error
Signal your speed
True

47. A yellow line indicates
False
False
True
Two way traffic

48. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
15 years and 6 months old
In the bottom of the trunck
Zero tolerance
Across the hips

49. Flashing Red Light
Yield
Stop-go when the way is clear
Everything
True

50. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Backward