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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. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Gravity
15
Occur in urban areas

2. Assumptions are
Events you think might happen
8 to 11 seconds
Regulatory sign
Visibility

3. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
After you have entered the intersection
True
When you actually begin the turn
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

4. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Visibility - time - space
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
$500

5. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
20 to 30 seconds
True
No
Stop-remained stopped

6. Flashing Amber Light
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Proceed with caution
Who owns a car
Push/pull/slide

7. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
The lane furthest to the left
Distance judgement
Implied consent
Area of central vision

8. The friction point is...
Stop-remained stopped
Will not increase engine power
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
8 to 11 seconds

9. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Forward
True
True
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

10. The function of the differential is to
The lane furthest to the left
Visibility - time - space
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

11. When backing up - you must
Yaw
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Turn the wheels towards the curb

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

13. Flashing Red Light
5
Human-perception time
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Stop-go when the way is clear

14. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
True
Rest
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
The same vehicle you have practiced in

15. A choice
Is the selection between two or more possible options
150 feet before the turn
Executing your maneuver
Proceed with caution

16. Steady Green Light
True
True
Go if the way is clear
Weekly

17. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
1 1/2 miles
Peripheral vision
About the same
No

18. The oil should be changed every
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
20/40 in one or both eyes
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
3000-5000 miles

19. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Human-perception time
The lane furthest to the left
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
True

20. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
1
Threshold braking
Area of central vision
16 and 3 months old

21. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
The lane furthest to the left
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Area of central vision
Over the right and left shoulders

22. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
$500
No

23. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
4 seconds
5
Peripheral vision
True

24. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Backward

25. Acceleration results in weight transfer
1
Backward
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True

26. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Visibility
Clear the intersection
Whiplash injuries
Check tire tread depth with a penny

27. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
False
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Pitch
Roll

28. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Occur in urban areas
Roll
About the same
No

29. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Stop - prohibitive
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

30. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
8 to 11 seconds
15 years and 6 months old
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

31. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
True
Yaw
Everything
Visibility - time - space

32. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
True
False
25
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

33. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Regulatory sign
16 and 3 months old
It is easier to drive
False

34. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
21 or 18 if immediate family member
15 years and 6 months old
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Stop-go when the way is clear

35. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Will appear slower than it is

36. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Rest
Depth perception
True
$500

37. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
False
Roll
The first open lane going in your direction
True

38. Ability to see clearly
Visual activity
$500
Zero tolerance
Who owns a car

39. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
True
Smell gasoline
False
25000/50000/20000

40. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
False
True
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

41. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Who owns a car
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Signal your speed

42. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Visibility
Roll
Driver error
Yield

43. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Right
Implied consent
25
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

44. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
True
Visibility - time - space
True
Driving around the block

45. While driving look at least _______ down the road
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Will appear slower than it is
Stop-go when the way is clear
20 to 30 seconds

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

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47. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
When you actually begin the turn

48. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Will appear slower than it is
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True

49. You should signal for a turn at least
True
Will appear slower than it is
150 feet before the turn
Yaw

50. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
100%
Show anger
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card