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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. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Once a year
Distance judgement
Peripheral vision
Gravity

2. The lane position for a right turn is...
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
5
In the bottom of the trunck

3. General warning signs are
Distance judgement
False
True
Yellow

4. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Executing your maneuver
False
4 seconds

5. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
500
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
The first open lane going in your direction
Is the selection between two or more possible options

6. A banked curve is one that
The rear wheels
Who owns a car
Across the hips
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

7. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Rest
Two way traffic
True

8. A train's speed
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
Will appear slower than it is
Executing your maneuver

9. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Field of vision
8 to 12 seconds
5
Once a year

10. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Visibility - time - space
False
Implied consent
Yield

11. A certificate of title proves
Who owns a car
16 and 3 months old
Right
Roll

12. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
150 feet before the turn
Occur in urban areas
Events you think might happen
False

13. The air conditioner is used to
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Lower humidity

14. Flashing Amber Light
True
Proceed with caution
Depending on the driver's height
True

15. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
After you have entered the intersection
Yield sign
Everything
False

16. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
True
25000/50000/20000
Regulatory sign
Occur in urban areas

17. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Gravity
False
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
The same vehicle you have practiced in

18. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Smell gasoline
True
Yield sign
Yellow

19. The function of an odometer is to
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Visual activity
Yield
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

20. Flashing Red Light
Forward
Stop-go when the way is clear
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False

21. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
A madatory driver improvement class
True
Will appear slower than it is

22. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
Push/pull/slide
When you actually begin the turn

23. Ability to see clearly
True
Go if the way is clear
Smell gasoline
Visual activity

24. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
True
500
Occur in urban areas
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

25. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
True
True
The same vehicle you have practiced in
It is easier to drive

26. Braking just short of lockup is known as
15 years and 6 months old
Threshold braking
Gravity
Regulatory sign

27. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
About the same
When you actually begin the turn
False
True

28. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
100%
Is the selection between two or more possible options

29. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Stop - prohibitive
Right
Occur in urban areas
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

30. When parking downhill with a curb
Everything
Turn the wheels towards the curb
True
Stop-go when the way is clear

31. 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
16 and 3 months old
Implied consent
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
The lane furthest to the left

32. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Driver error
Rest
Visual activity

33. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
The first open lane going in your direction
$500
1 1/2 miles
True

34. Steady Green Light
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Go if the way is clear
The lane furthest to the left
It is easier to drive

35. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Everything
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
CDL

36. Braking results in weight transfer
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Forward
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

37. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
CDL
5
Yaw
After you have entered the intersection

38. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
Occur in urban areas
The first open lane going in your direction
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
False

39. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Depending on the driver's height
Yaw

40. An important point to remember in skid control is...
It is easier to drive
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
15 years and 6 months old
Area of central vision

41. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Distance judgement
After you have entered the intersection
Proceed with caution

42. Preventative maintenance

43. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
The lane furthest to the left
Gravity
Distance judgement
True

44. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
$500
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
False
Will not increase engine power

45. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Show anger
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Executing your maneuver

46. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
8 to 12 seconds
Zero tolerance
Smell gasoline
A madatory driver improvement class

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

48. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
1
True
No passing
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

49. Assumptions are
False
Events you think might happen
Stop - prohibitive
The same vehicle you have practiced in

50. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
8 to 12 seconds
The rear wheels
Events you think might happen
No