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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. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Who owns a car
Whiplash injuries
True

2. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
After you have entered the intersection
Pitch
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

3. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
Turn the wheels towards the curb
8 to 11 seconds
True
8 to 12 seconds

4. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
The lane furthest to the left
Lower humidity
A madatory driver improvement class
Go if the way is clear

5. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Whiplash injuries
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
Signal your speed

6. The basic color for construction signs is...
The rear wheels
Orange
Executing your maneuver
25000/50000/20000

7. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True
False

8. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Weekly
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
150 feet before the turn

9. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Deer move around to feed at dusk
$500
Stop-remained stopped

10. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
False
16 and 3 months old
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
True

11. When turning left at an intersection
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
False
Plan your move
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

12. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
500
Will not increase engine power
1
True

13. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Can get better traction
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Rest
100%

14. A choice
Is the selection between two or more possible options
$500
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Visibility

15. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Will appear slower than it is
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Field of vision
No

16. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
25
Driving around the block
False
Who owns a car

17. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
True
Occur in urban areas
20/40 in one or both eyes
4 seconds

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
Visual activity
False
Implied consent
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

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

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20. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
The first open lane going in your direction
10
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
False

21. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Right
True
Give the alcohol time to wear off

22. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Events you think might happen
True
The first open lane going in your direction

23. General warning signs are
Right
Yellow
Across the hips
Executing your maneuver

24. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Will appear slower than it is
Stop-remained stopped

25. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
CDL
True
Right
Distance judgement

26. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Once a year
No
Visibility

27. After passing a truck - you should not pull in closely in front of it because...

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28. The lane position for a right turn is...
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
10
21 or 18 if immediate family member
5

29. The head restraint should be adjusted

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30. Assumptions are
False
20/40 in one or both eyes
Events you think might happen
8 to 11 seconds

31. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Whiplash injuries
Backward
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
No

32. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
True
4 seconds
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
21 or 18 if immediate family member

33. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
True
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Depth perception

34. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Everything
Forward
500
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

35. If your engine stalls

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36. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Visibility - time - space
1 1/2 miles
A madatory driver improvement class
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

37. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Driving around the block
Regulatory sign
Once a year

38. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Two way traffic
Peripheral vision
True
Everything

39. A certificate of title proves
False
Who owns a car
In the bottom of the trunck
No passing

40. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
False
25000/50000/20000
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
In the bottom of the trunck

41. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
1 1/2 miles
True
To reverse your direction
A madatory driver improvement class

42. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
True
Executing your maneuver
Visibility
Depth perception

43. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Over the right and left shoulders
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Yield sign

44. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
False
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

45. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
True
Implied consent
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Roll

46. The oil should be changed every
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Will not increase engine power
3000-5000 miles
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

47. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Field of vision
Implied consent
21 or 18 if immediate family member
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

48. Red Light
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
5
Stop-remained stopped

49. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
After you have entered the intersection
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

50. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Over the right and left shoulders
500