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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. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Human-perception time
Whiplash injuries
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Two way traffic

2. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Gravity
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
The first open lane going in your direction
Across the hips

3. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
10
Go if the way is clear
Threshold braking
Visibility - time - space

4. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
The same vehicle you have practiced in
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Go if the way is clear

5. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
After you have entered the intersection
True
Human-perception time

6. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
100%
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Yield sign
20/40 in one or both eyes

7. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
5
1
True
Occur in urban areas

8. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Who owns a car
8 to 12 seconds
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

9. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Implied consent
Regulatory sign
True

10. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Area of central vision
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
True
Can get better traction

11. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
False
Visibility - time - space
True

12. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
8 to 12 seconds
20/40 in one or both eyes
Human-perception time
16 and 3 months old

13. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
False
Right
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
To reverse your direction

14. The oil should be changed every
In the bottom of the trunck
Stop-go when the way is clear
Visibility - time - space
3000-5000 miles

15. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
False

16. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
True
A madatory driver improvement class
Visual activity
Gravity

17. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Backward
Can get better traction
Will appear slower than it is
Visibility - time - space

18. There are two separate levers to open the hood
True
Plan your move
8 to 11 seconds
Once a year

19. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
True
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Smell gasoline
Area of central vision

20. The friction point is...
10
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
True

21. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
True
False
A point system
Distance judgement

22. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Visibility
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
False
Show anger

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

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24. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Yaw
False
Implied consent
Zero tolerance

25. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
4 seconds
False
Roll
8 to 12 seconds

26. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Push/pull/slide
True
15 years and 6 months old
Yield sign

27. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Orange
Right
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

28. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Lower humidity
Executing your maneuver
False

29. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Signal your speed
Pitch
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
20/40 in one or both eyes

30. A driver turning right
Yellow
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

31. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Crosswalks
10

32. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
No
20 to 30 seconds

33. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
False
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Pitch

34. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Threshold braking
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Will appear slower than it is
True

35. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Plan your move
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Give the alcohol time to wear off

36. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
500
False
Two way traffic
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

37. Preventative maintenance

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38. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
25
Roll
The lane furthest to the left
Go if the way is clear

39. When parallel parking you
Two way traffic
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
16 and 3 months old

40. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Whiplash injuries
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
About the same
True

41. A driver's license expires

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42. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
False
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

43. According to VA law - you must turn into
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
The first open lane going in your direction
CDL

44. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
10
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
True

45. General warning signs are
True
4 seconds
Events you think might happen
Yellow

46. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Turn the wheels towards the curb
4 seconds

47. Assumptions are
Visibility
Backward
Events you think might happen
5

48. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
False
True
Two way traffic
Proceed with caution

49. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
500
25000/50000/20000
True
Across the hips

50. While driving look at least _______ down the road
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Roll
20 to 30 seconds