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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 vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Across the hips

2. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
True
Executing your maneuver
About the same
Backward

3. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
After you have entered the intersection
In the bottom of the trunck
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Clear the intersection

4. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
500
20/40 in one or both eyes
No passing

5. Flashing Red Light
False
About the same
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Stop-go when the way is clear

6. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
25000/50000/20000
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk

7. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Once a year
Orange
Visual activity

8. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Backward
Yield
Over the right and left shoulders
Driving around the block

9. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
4 seconds
10
When you actually begin the turn
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

10. Reference points are the same for all drivers
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Who owns a car
16 and 3 months old
False

11. 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
Check tire tread depth with a penny
It is easier to drive
Give the alcohol time to wear off

12. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
A madatory driver improvement class
Area of central vision
Smell gasoline
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

13. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Depth perception
Executing your maneuver
True

14. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
True
Everything
1

15. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
False
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
True
Distance judgement

16. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Can get better traction
Driving around the block
100%
8 to 12 seconds

17. Tires should be checked
8 to 12 seconds
Crosswalks
Stop-go when the way is clear
Weekly

18. A solid line indicates
No passing
When you actually begin the turn
Stop-go when the way is clear
False

19. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
8 to 11 seconds
500
Stop-go when the way is clear
Stop - prohibitive

20. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Everything
True
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

21. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
1 1/2 miles
Human-perception time
The first open lane going in your direction
It is easier to drive

22. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
$500
Occur in urban areas
8 to 11 seconds

23. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
To reverse your direction
True
Driver error
The same vehicle you have practiced in

24. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
False

25. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Field of vision
Driving around the block

26. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Orange
Once a year
Over the right and left shoulders
Push/pull/slide

27. While driving look at least _______ down the road
Give the alcohol time to wear off
20 to 30 seconds
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

28. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
When you actually begin the turn
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Check tire tread depth with a penny
No

29. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
A point system
About the same
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
4 seconds

30. Red Light
4 seconds
20/40 in one or both eyes
Visibility
Stop-remained stopped

31. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
True
The rear wheels
Human-perception time
False

32. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
4 seconds
Yellow
True
20 to 30 seconds

33. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
Occur in urban areas
False
Visibility - time - space
It is easier to drive

34. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Plan your move
No
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

35. You should signal for a turn at least
Driver error
Area of central vision
150 feet before the turn
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

36. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Push/pull/slide
Clear the intersection
Signal your speed
True

37. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Signal your speed
False
Pitch
Smell gasoline

38. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
True
False
No
Zero tolerance

39. The friction point is...
True
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Forward
8 to 11 seconds

40. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
16 and 3 months old
Stop-remained stopped
Will not increase engine power

41. 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
In the bottom of the trunck
Will appear slower than it is
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Implied consent

42. Assumptions are
Events you think might happen
Depending on the driver's height
Orange
True

43. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
False
True
It is easier to drive
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

44. The function of the differential is to
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Across the hips
Is the selection between two or more possible options
False

45. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Executing your maneuver
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Give the alcohol time to wear off
True

46. Preventative maintenance

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47. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
False
False
10

48. When parallel parking you
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

49. A yellow line indicates
Weekly
Will appear slower than it is
Two way traffic
False

50. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
The rear wheels
True
Over the right and left shoulders
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5