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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. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Proceed with caution
Roll
5
To reverse your direction

2. 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
3000-5000 miles
Once a year
Can get better traction
Implied consent

3. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
True
16 and 3 months old
Proceed with caution
The same vehicle you have practiced in

4. A certificate of title proves
True
Once a year
Depth perception
Who owns a car

5. You should signal for a turn at least
False
150 feet before the turn
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Stop-go when the way is clear

6. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
No
Whiplash injuries
The rear wheels
15

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

8. Braking results in weight transfer
The first open lane going in your direction
Forward
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
True

9. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Rest
True
True
Distance judgement

10. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
False
Whiplash injuries
Crosswalks
150 feet before the turn

11. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
15 years and 6 months old
False

12. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
False
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
True

13. The horn should not be used to
False
5
False
Show anger

14. Ability to see clearly
Stop - prohibitive
False
Visual activity
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

15. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
False
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Across the hips
It is easier to drive

16. Steady Green Light
500
True
Go if the way is clear
Rest

17. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
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
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
25000/50000/20000

18. General warning signs are
Lower humidity
Yellow
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Driving around the block

19. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
16 and 3 months old
True
8 to 12 seconds
Lower humidity

20. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Gravity
Plan your move
25000/50000/20000
Peripheral vision

21. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
25000/50000/20000
True
$500
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

22. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
True
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Pitch

23. A driver's license expires

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24. Braking just short of lockup is known as
False
True
Threshold braking
Across the hips

25. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
True
Human-perception time
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
In the bottom of the trunck

26. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
15
False
8 to 11 seconds
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

27. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
1 1/2 miles
Pitch
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

28. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
True
The first open lane going in your direction
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Right

29. You set your car's automatic choke by...
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

30. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
A madatory driver improvement class

31. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
Executing your maneuver
After you have entered the intersection

32. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
True
Clear the intersection
Executing your maneuver
Right

33. According to VA law - you must turn into
The first open lane going in your direction
The lane furthest to the left
Weekly
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

34. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
25000/50000/20000
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Weekly
Will not increase engine power

35. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Will not increase engine power
True
Everything
4 seconds

36. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
True
15
Visibility
$500

37. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
100%
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Field of vision
8 to 12 seconds

38. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Yaw
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Smell gasoline
True

39. Red Light
$500
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Everything
Stop-remained stopped

40. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
True
True
In the bottom of the trunck

41. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
Deer move around to feed at dusk
150 feet before the turn
500

42. A choice
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Stop-remained stopped
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Executing your maneuver

43. A driver turning right
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Zero tolerance
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

44. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
True
10
The lane furthest to the left

45. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
8 to 11 seconds
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Gravity

46. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Visibility - time - space
True
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Two way traffic

47. The function of the differential is to
20/40 in one or both eyes
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
False
Signal your speed

48. The basic color for construction signs is...
8 to 12 seconds
Events you think might happen
Orange
True

49. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

50. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
True
False
Orange
Depending on the driver's height