Drivers Education Exam

Instructions:

• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
• If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
• Match each statement with the correct term.
• Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Two way traffic
No
16 and 3 months old
21 or 18 if immediate family member


2. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Will not increase engine power
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it


3. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
4 seconds
True
Proceed with caution


4. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
Distance judgement
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
25


5. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
True
A point system
Threshold braking
Stop - prohibitive


6. 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
4 seconds
Zero tolerance
Implied consent
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle


7. Steady Green Light
Regulatory sign
Whiplash injuries
Go if the way is clear
True


8. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Push/pull/slide
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Stop-go when the way is clear


9. If your engine stalls

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10. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Occur in urban areas
A point system
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Who owns a car


11. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Human-perception time
True
1 1/2 miles
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road


12. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Visibility - time - space
500
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Must yield right of way to cross traffic


13. A solid line indicates
True
Pitch
No passing
Depth perception


14. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
20 to 30 seconds
About the same
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Distance judgement


15. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
True
Orange
Push/pull/slide
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash


16. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Visibility
Will not increase engine power
False
Can get better traction


17. 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
Gravity
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
500


18. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
False
Can get better traction
True
Implied consent


19. Braking results in weight transfer
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
500
Forward
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash


20. Red Light
Zero tolerance
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Stop-remained stopped
True


21. Green Arrow
Yield sign
False
1
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow


22. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
False
5


23. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Signal your speed
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Plan your move


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

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25. Vehicle balance is maintained through
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Once a year
Driving around the block
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking


26. The horn should not be used to
Show anger
Push/pull/slide
25
Pitch


27. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
True
Field of vision
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Push/pull/slide


28. Preventative maintenance

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29. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
4 seconds
True
500


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
Driving around the block
Field of vision
To reverse your direction


31. The friction point is...
Everything
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
The rear wheels
False


32. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Visibility
Forward
15 years and 6 months old
False


33. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
4 seconds
Orange
Push/pull/slide


34. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Can get better traction
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Show anger
21 or 18 if immediate family member


35. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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36. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Driver error
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
False


37. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Will appear slower than it is
Will not increase engine power
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas


38. The air conditioner is used to
False
Occur in urban areas
Lower humidity
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven


39. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
1 1/2 miles
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5


40. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Visual activity
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
False


41. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Signal your speed
Can get better traction
Once a year
Implied consent


42. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
25000/50000/20000
8 to 11 seconds
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road


43. Steady Amber Light
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Clear the intersection


44. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
Show anger
True
25
True


45. When backing up - you must
False
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Turn the wheels towards the curb


46. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Field of vision
Plan your move


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

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48. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Visibility - time - space
Zero tolerance
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True


49. According to VA law - you must turn into
Clear the intersection
Field of vision
Area of central vision
The first open lane going in your direction


50. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Smell gasoline
Proceed with caution
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly