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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. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
15 years and 6 months old
Signal your speed
Yield

2. Steady Amber Light
True
150 feet before the turn
Clear the intersection
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

3. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
15
Yield
Rest
True

4. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
False
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
A madatory driver improvement class
Is the selection between two or more possible options

5. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True
The rear wheels
Human-perception time

6. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Whiplash injuries
Stop-go when the way is clear
Signal your speed
Human-perception time

7. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
In the bottom of the trunck
Human-perception time
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

8. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
True
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

9. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
20/40 in one or both eyes
False
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Orange

10. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Distance judgement
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
The rear wheels
True

11. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Weekly
True
Human-perception time

12. When parking downhill with a curb
10
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Can get better traction
False

13. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
True
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

14. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
False
25
Two way traffic
The lane furthest to the left

15. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
True
False
Visibility
$500

16. Red signs indicate
8 to 12 seconds
1 1/2 miles
Can get better traction
Stop - prohibitive

17. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
True
8 to 11 seconds
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Gravity

18. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Visibility - time - space
False
Once a year
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

19. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Push/pull/slide
500
A point system
Yield sign

20. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
100%
A madatory driver improvement class
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
21 or 18 if immediate family member

21. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
8 to 11 seconds
Signal your speed
False

22. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
True
Whiplash injuries
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

23. 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
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Implied consent
Regulatory sign
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

24. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
20 to 30 seconds
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Depth perception
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

25. Vehicle balance is maintained through
True
Will not increase engine power
To reverse your direction
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

26. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Push/pull/slide
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Stop-remained stopped
Across the hips

27. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
15
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
True
It is easier to drive

28. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Show anger
16 and 3 months old
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
The rear wheels

29. A banked curve is one that
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
100%
Visibility

30. Flashing Red Light
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Backward
Stop-go when the way is clear
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

31. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Distance judgement
Gravity
True

32. The horn should not be used to
False
Show anger
Turn the wheels towards the curb
False

33. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Yield
Plan your move

34. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
To reverse your direction
Stop-go when the way is clear
500

35. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
15 years and 6 months old
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Will not increase engine power
After you have entered the intersection

36. Ability to see clearly
False
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Visual activity

37. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Go if the way is clear
Stop - prohibitive
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Visual activity

38. A yellow line indicates
Two way traffic
Everything
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

39. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Across the hips
True
Can get better traction
4 seconds

40. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Yellow
Driving around the block
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
1 1/2 miles

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

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42. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Will not increase engine power
True
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

43. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Zero tolerance
False
After you have entered the intersection

44. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
Smell gasoline
True
Regulatory sign

45. Braking results in weight transfer
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Forward
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Human-perception time

46. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Yellow
15
Area of central vision

47. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Executing your maneuver
Lower humidity
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
False

48. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Field of vision
Zero tolerance
True

49. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
$500
150 feet before the turn
Go if the way is clear
Give the alcohol time to wear off

50. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
True
False
Yaw
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it