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Drivers Education Exam
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Subject
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drivers-education
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
True
Show anger
Whiplash injuries
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
2. According to VA law - you must turn into
Rest
8 to 12 seconds
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
The first open lane going in your direction
3. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Yaw
The rear wheels
False
4. When parking downhill with a curb
The rear wheels
Turn the wheels towards the curb
21 or 18 if immediate family member
It is easier to drive
5. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Will appear slower than it is
500
Gravity
True
6. The friction point is...
Can get better traction
10
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Distance judgement
7. A banked curve is one that
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Will not increase engine power
8. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Who owns a car
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Threshold braking
9. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
16 and 3 months old
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
10. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
False
When you actually begin the turn
Orange
Right
11. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
True
500
25000/50000/20000
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
12. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Rest
No
True
False
13. A driver's license expires
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14. Acceleration results in weight transfer
To reverse your direction
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Backward
True
15. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Regulatory sign
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Visibility
16. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
500
True
False
Give the alcohol time to wear off
17. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Will appear slower than it is
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Smell gasoline
True
18. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Who owns a car
Events you think might happen
True
19. There are two separate levers to open the hood
5
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
About the same
20. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
20 to 30 seconds
Peripheral vision
21 or 18 if immediate family member
5
21. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Who owns a car
True
False
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
22. 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
False
Over the right and left shoulders
150 feet before the turn
Implied consent
23. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
False
Will not increase engine power
Pitch
24. A train's speed
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Will appear slower than it is
The lane furthest to the left
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
25. Steady Amber Light
Gravity
Regulatory sign
Distance judgement
Clear the intersection
26. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
False
27. A solid line indicates
Signal your speed
16 and 3 months old
25000/50000/20000
No passing
28. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Executing your maneuver
Depth perception
True
29. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
False
25
30. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
$500
CDL
True
Stop-remained stopped
31. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
True
100%
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Go if the way is clear
32. Assumptions are
No
Events you think might happen
The lane furthest to the left
Who owns a car
33. 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
True
True
Yield
34. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
True
Threshold braking
Driver error
True
35. Ability to see clearly
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Visual activity
A madatory driver improvement class
Events you think might happen
36. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Go if the way is clear
Depth perception
8 to 11 seconds
37. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Driving around the block
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
True
38. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Forward
False
500
True
39. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Across the hips
False
40. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
False
Area of central vision
Over the right and left shoulders
8 to 12 seconds
41. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
21 or 18 if immediate family member
False
True
The lane furthest to the left
42. Reference points are the same for all drivers
4 seconds
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
False
20 to 30 seconds
43. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Executing your maneuver
True
A point system
Regulatory sign
44. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
After you have entered the intersection
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
45. The air conditioner is used to
Clear the intersection
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
4 seconds
Lower humidity
46. Flashing Red Light
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Stop-go when the way is clear
Yellow
47. An important point to remember in skid control is...
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Crosswalks
CDL
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
48. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
False
Area of central vision
49. When turning left at an intersection
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Orange
Over the right and left shoulders
50. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
True
Field of vision
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Forward