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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. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Area of central vision
Check tire tread depth with a penny

2. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True
Signal your speed
Once a year

3. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
It is easier to drive
Regulatory sign
In the bottom of the trunck
Pitch

4. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Area of central vision
False
Stop - prohibitive
Pitch

5. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
21 or 18 if immediate family member
8 to 11 seconds
8 to 12 seconds
In the bottom of the trunck

6. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
To reverse your direction
A madatory driver improvement class
True
False

7. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Yaw

8. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
Forward
No passing
True
Threshold braking

9. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
True
Across the hips
Visibility - time - space

10. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
A madatory driver improvement class
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Right

11. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Occur in urban areas
Can get better traction

12. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Distance judgement
Smell gasoline
True

13. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Show anger
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Yaw
Events you think might happen

14. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Stop-go when the way is clear
About the same
500
True

15. The horn should not be used to
The rear wheels
Driving around the block
True
Show anger

16. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Two way traffic
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
The rear wheels

17. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Roll
Deer move around to feed at dusk
1
True

18. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
False
True
Yield sign
Depth perception

19. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
In the bottom of the trunck
Yield
Yaw

20. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
5
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

21. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
Who owns a car
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Whiplash injuries

22. You should signal for a turn at least
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
In the bottom of the trunck
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
150 feet before the turn

23. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
Zero tolerance
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Area of central vision

24. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Will not increase engine power
15
True

25. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Smell gasoline
Orange
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
$500

26. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Lower humidity
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Everything

27. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Whiplash injuries
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Clear the intersection

28. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Smell gasoline
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
A point system
True

29. Tires should be checked
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
About the same
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Weekly

30. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Over the right and left shoulders
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
5
True

31. The friction point is...
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
False
5
20 to 30 seconds

32. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
To reverse your direction
Signal your speed
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
False

33. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Signal your speed
Driving around the block
The same vehicle you have practiced in

34. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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35. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Distance judgement
When you actually begin the turn

36. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Area of central vision
False
Stop-go when the way is clear
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

37. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
To reverse your direction
About the same
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Yield sign

38. The oil should be changed every
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
False
3000-5000 miles

39. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
1 1/2 miles
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Roll
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

40. The air conditioner is used to
Yaw
Clear the intersection
5
Lower humidity

41. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Distance judgement

42. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
True
10
Stop-remained stopped
Orange

43. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Backward
Smell gasoline
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

44. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
CDL
4 seconds
A point system
In the bottom of the trunck

45. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
True
Gravity
No
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

46. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
25000/50000/20000
Push/pull/slide
False
Orange

47. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Backward
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
16 and 3 months old

48. The lane position for a right turn is...
True
5
False
False

49. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Will not increase engine power
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Two way traffic

50. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Show anger
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Signal your speed
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow