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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 oil should be changed every
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Who owns a car
3000-5000 miles
Zero tolerance

2. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
It is easier to drive
False
Visibility - time - space
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

3. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
4 seconds
21 or 18 if immediate family member
The first open lane going in your direction
True

4. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Depth perception
Implied consent
True

5. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Orange
Gravity
True
The first open lane going in your direction

6. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Signal your speed
Occur in urban areas
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

7. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
25
True
Zero tolerance

8. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
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
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

9. Assumptions are
Everything
No
Gravity
Events you think might happen

10. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
1
Push/pull/slide
Two way traffic
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

11. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Peripheral vision
False
True

12. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
Human-perception time
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
True

13. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
Visibility - time - space
Human-perception time
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

14. Steady Green Light
Smell gasoline
Across the hips
Go if the way is clear
False

15. The air conditioner is used to
8 to 12 seconds
Visibility
Lower humidity
Visual activity

16. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
It is easier to drive
Visibility
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
To reverse your direction

17. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
True
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Driving around the block
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

18. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
False
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

19. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
25000/50000/20000
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

20. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Distance judgement
Pitch
20/40 in one or both eyes
True

21. Red signs indicate
Stop - prohibitive
25
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

22. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Roll
Driver error
Everything

23. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
100%
8 to 11 seconds
False
4 seconds

24. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
No
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

25. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
True
The same vehicle you have practiced in
No passing
True

26. A banked curve is one that
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Go if the way is clear
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

27. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Area of central vision
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Rest
100%

28. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
True
To reverse your direction
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Gravity

29. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
500
False
It is easier to drive
25

30. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
4 seconds
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

31. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
When you actually begin the turn
True
Crosswalks
True

32. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
True
25000/50000/20000
Driving around the block
Yaw

33. A certificate of title proves
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Whiplash injuries
Who owns a car
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

34. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
CDL
True
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
8 to 11 seconds

35. A driver's license expires

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36. The function of an odometer is to
Human-perception time
Everything
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Stop-remained stopped

37. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Signal your speed
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Plan your move
Occur in urban areas

38. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Over the right and left shoulders
Visibility
True
Regulatory sign

39. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
No passing
Crosswalks
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Depending on the driver's height

40. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Stop-remained stopped
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Executing your maneuver
Will not increase engine power

41. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
False
1 1/2 miles
A madatory driver improvement class
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

42. 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
Depth perception
False

43. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
Right
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
About the same
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

44. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
To reverse your direction
$500
Crosswalks

45. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
True
Stop - prohibitive

46. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
False
True
$500
Executing your maneuver

47. The basic color for construction signs is...
False
Orange
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Right

48. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
It is easier to drive
20 to 30 seconds
Smell gasoline
Over the right and left shoulders

49. According to VA law - you must turn into
Roll
False
Will not increase engine power
The first open lane going in your direction

50. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
20/40 in one or both eyes
Yield sign
Implied consent