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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. A solid line indicates
Gravity
No passing
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

2. Flashing Red Light
Forward
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
500

3. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Depth perception
Proceed with caution
Visibility
Driver error

4. Assumptions are
Smell gasoline
Everything
8 to 11 seconds
Events you think might happen

5. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Peripheral vision
Yellow
True
Will appear slower than it is

6. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Proceed with caution
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
No

7. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Two way traffic
Visual activity
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Yellow

8. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
4 seconds
True
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
CDL

9. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
False

10. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Driving around the block
25000/50000/20000
Whiplash injuries
Will not increase engine power

11. The lane position for a right turn is...
True
5
True
True

12. When parallel parking you
Two way traffic
True
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

13. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
True
8 to 12 seconds
Will not increase engine power
To reverse your direction

14. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Field of vision
Regulatory sign
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Pitch

15. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Occur in urban areas
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

16. Steady Green Light
Occur in urban areas
True
Go if the way is clear
16 and 3 months old

17. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
True
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
500
False

18. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Human-perception time
Yaw
Over the right and left shoulders

19. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Across the hips
To reverse your direction
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
True

20. A train's speed
Will appear slower than it is
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
$500
False

21. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Deer move around to feed at dusk

22. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
The rear wheels
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Area of central vision

23. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
False
Everything
It is easier to drive
Regulatory sign

24. A banked curve is one that
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Yield sign
4 seconds
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

25. Tires should be checked
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
25000/50000/20000
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Weekly

26. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Push/pull/slide
Will not increase engine power
Field of vision

27. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
True
Orange
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
3000-5000 miles

28. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Go if the way is clear
Everything
Weekly
False

29. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
False
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Smell gasoline

30. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
16 and 3 months old
About the same
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True

31. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
25
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Rest
Smell gasoline

32. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Orange
15
True

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

34. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Two way traffic
No
Proceed with caution

35. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Signal your speed
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

36. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Push/pull/slide
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
It is easier to drive
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

37. The head restraint should be adjusted

38. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Distance judgement
Plan your move
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Rest

39. A driver's license expires

40. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
1
Clear the intersection
Everything
Right

41. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Distance judgement
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True

42. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
True
Field of vision
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
4 seconds

43. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
False
True
Visual activity
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

44. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
Yaw
Push/pull/slide
True
Check tire tread depth with a penny

45. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
False
False
True
20 to 30 seconds

46. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
True
Area of central vision
Across the hips
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

47. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
False
Once a year
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Show anger

48. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
False
The rear wheels
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

49. Cruise control
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
False
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
$500

50. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
16 and 3 months old