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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 an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
Regulatory sign
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

2. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Orange
10
Clear the intersection
Rest

3. The air conditioner is used to
Push/pull/slide
Distance judgement
Signal your speed
Lower humidity

4. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
True
Right
8 to 12 seconds
Will appear slower than it is

5. Flashing Amber Light
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Proceed with caution
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

6. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
Check tire tread depth with a penny
In the bottom of the trunck
False
Push/pull/slide

7. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
False

8. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Over the right and left shoulders
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Area of central vision

9. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
21 or 18 if immediate family member
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Stop - prohibitive

10. Flashing Red Light
True
Go if the way is clear
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Stop-go when the way is clear

11. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
To reverse your direction

12. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Forward
Weekly
Yield
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

13. Red Light
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Stop-remained stopped
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

14. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
True
False
A madatory driver improvement class
Go if the way is clear

15. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Executing your maneuver
True
Clear the intersection
True

16. If your engine stalls

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17. A driver's license expires

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18. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Yaw
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
The same vehicle you have practiced in

19. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
False
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Occur in urban areas
21 or 18 if immediate family member

20. Tires should be checked
Weekly
No passing
Yellow
False

21. Red signs indicate
3000-5000 miles
Stop - prohibitive
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

22. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
True
True
Rest

23. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
Whiplash injuries
Occur in urban areas
CDL
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

24. A banked curve is one that
Weekly
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False
Deer move around to feed at dusk

25. When parking downhill with a curb
Gravity
Turn the wheels towards the curb
False
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

26. Reference points are the same for all drivers
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Stop - prohibitive
4 seconds
False

27. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Signal your speed
Area of central vision
True
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

28. The friction point is...
No passing
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
500

29. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Across the hips
10
15

30. According to VA law - you must turn into
The first open lane going in your direction
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
True
Visibility

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

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32. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
The same vehicle you have practiced in
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
True

33. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
The first open lane going in your direction
Over the right and left shoulders
500
True

34. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
10
Everything
500
After you have entered the intersection

35. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Backward
Depth perception
Right
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

36. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
CDL
Field of vision
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True

37. Assumptions are
True
Can get better traction
Events you think might happen
Smell gasoline

38. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Executing your maneuver
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Visibility
False

39. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Proceed with caution
True
Over the right and left shoulders
1 1/2 miles

40. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
Driving around the block
True
Over the right and left shoulders
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

41. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Plan your move
CDL
Crosswalks
True

42. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Everything
A madatory driver improvement class

43. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Crosswalks
Is the selection between two or more possible options
10

44. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Once a year
Depth perception

45. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Crosswalks
Is the selection between two or more possible options
When you actually begin the turn

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

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47. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
20 to 30 seconds
The rear wheels
Yield
The lane furthest to the left

48. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
False
Field of vision

49. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Visibility
10
500
Visual activity

50. 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
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
No passing
Weekly
Implied consent