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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. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
A madatory driver improvement class
Stop - prohibitive
Everything

2. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
20 to 30 seconds
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
About the same
$500

3. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Smell gasoline
Yield sign
Visual activity

4. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Regulatory sign
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

5. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Once a year
Who owns a car
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Over the right and left shoulders

6. You should signal for a turn at least
True
Plan your move
150 feet before the turn
Show anger

7. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Everything
Right
False
Occur in urban areas

8. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
False
Orange
True

9. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Yield
True
Human-perception time
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

10. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
8 to 12 seconds
Zero tolerance
A point system

11. There are two separate levers to open the hood
True
The first open lane going in your direction
Field of vision
4 seconds

12. While driving look at least _______ down the road
True
In the bottom of the trunck
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
20 to 30 seconds

13. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Signal your speed
True
True

14. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Yaw
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Regulatory sign

15. The basic color for construction signs is...
Orange
Is the selection between two or more possible options
16 and 3 months old
Give the alcohol time to wear off

16. A train's speed
Will appear slower than it is
10
It is easier to drive
True

17. The horn should not be used to
A madatory driver improvement class
True
Driver error
Show anger

18. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Push/pull/slide
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

19. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Right
True
CDL
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

20. A yellow line indicates
After you have entered the intersection
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Two way traffic
Stop - prohibitive

21. 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
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
4 seconds
Over the right and left shoulders

22. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Right
Human-perception time
It is easier to drive
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

23. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
It is easier to drive
1 1/2 miles
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

24. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
Human-perception time
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
1 1/2 miles

25. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
4 seconds
25000/50000/20000

26. After passing a truck - you should not pull in closely in front of it because...

27. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
Pitch
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
False
True

28. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Executing your maneuver
Go if the way is clear

29. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
15 years and 6 months old

30. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
True
True

31. When backing up - you must
Push/pull/slide
Area of central vision
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
8 to 12 seconds

32. The function of the differential is to
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Crosswalks
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
4 seconds

33. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Events you think might happen
Can get better traction
A madatory driver improvement class
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

34. Steady Green Light
It is easier to drive
Stop-go when the way is clear
Go if the way is clear
In the bottom of the trunck

35. Acceleration results in weight transfer
True
15 years and 6 months old
Backward
False

36. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
In the bottom of the trunck
Stop - prohibitive
Visual activity
1

37. Red signs indicate
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Stop - prohibitive
500

38. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Visual activity
Visibility - time - space
Stop-remained stopped
True

39. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Crosswalks
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Smell gasoline
Distance judgement

40. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
8 to 12 seconds
Regulatory sign
False
About the same

41. A driver turning right
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
About the same
Threshold braking

42. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Driving around the block
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

43. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
The first open lane going in your direction
15
Crosswalks
Depth perception

44. 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
Roll
Implied consent
Push/pull/slide
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

45. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
True
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
100%
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

46. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True
False

47. A choice
Everything
False
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

48. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

49. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Push/pull/slide
15 years and 6 months old
Whiplash injuries
False

50. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Whiplash injuries
False