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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 crossbuck is considered the same as a...
20/40 in one or both eyes
Weekly
Yield sign
Threshold braking

2. There are two separate levers to open the hood
It is easier to drive
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True
Forward

3. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
25
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Lower humidity
False

4. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
100%
About the same
True
Push/pull/slide

5. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
It is easier to drive
Implied consent
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

6. A driver's license expires

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7. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Visibility - time - space
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
True
Yield sign

8. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Can get better traction

9. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
Forward
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

10. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Everything
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
False

11. The horn should not be used to
True
Events you think might happen
False
Show anger

12. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
4 seconds
A madatory driver improvement class
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Proceed with caution

13. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
After you have entered the intersection
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
Clear the intersection

14. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
No
True
Implied consent
Gravity

15. Cruise control
Signal your speed
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Yellow

16. A solid line indicates
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Lower humidity
No passing
8 to 12 seconds

17. Ability to see clearly
5
To reverse your direction
4 seconds
Visual activity

18. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
It is easier to drive

19. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
25
True
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True

20. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Implied consent
Push/pull/slide

21. The head restraint should be adjusted

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22. You should signal for a turn at least
False
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
150 feet before the turn

23. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
Lower humidity
A madatory driver improvement class
Turn the wheels towards the curb

24. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
25000/50000/20000
False
Executing your maneuver
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

25. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Implied consent
Zero tolerance
Across the hips
Visibility

26. When parallel parking you
The first open lane going in your direction
Go if the way is clear
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

27. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Will not increase engine power

28. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Peripheral vision
True
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

29. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

30. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
False
25
Two way traffic
Crosswalks

31. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
Yield sign
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
4 seconds
True

32. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
True
4 seconds
False
No

33. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Threshold braking
False

34. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Push/pull/slide
CDL
Distance judgement
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

35. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Executing your maneuver
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Go if the way is clear

36. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Executing your maneuver
Driver error
The rear wheels

37. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
$500
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Over the right and left shoulders

38. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
15 years and 6 months old
10
It is easier to drive
True

39. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Proceed with caution
True
Pitch
10

40. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
21 or 18 if immediate family member
4 seconds
False
Regulatory sign

41. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
False
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Push/pull/slide
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

42. An important point to remember in skid control is...
False
Whiplash injuries
Crosswalks
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

43. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Two way traffic
True
Regulatory sign

44. A train's speed
False
False
150 feet before the turn
Will appear slower than it is

45. 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
Lower humidity
Implied consent
True
Who owns a car

46. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
The rear wheels
CDL
15 years and 6 months old
Visual activity

47. When turning left at an intersection
Push/pull/slide
True
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

48. A certificate of title proves
Implied consent
False
Who owns a car
Human-perception time

49. A driver turning right
Driving around the block
CDL
False
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

50. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Crosswalks
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Once a year