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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. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Events you think might happen
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
Stop - prohibitive
2. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
20/40 in one or both eyes
Push/pull/slide
Lower humidity
3. The oil should be changed every
True
Weekly
3000-5000 miles
False
4. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Depending on the driver's height
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True
5. Assumptions are
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Events you think might happen
Clear the intersection
6. Reference points are the same for all drivers
Executing your maneuver
Signal your speed
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
False
7. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
25000/50000/20000
True
Show anger
Can get better traction
8. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Regulatory sign
CDL
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
9. The horn should not be used to
Go if the way is clear
Yield
Show anger
True
10. Preventative maintenance
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11. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Gravity
8 to 12 seconds
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Push/pull/slide
12. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
16 and 3 months old
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
13. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
False
Driver error
14. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
False
Across the hips
15
It is easier to drive
15. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Roll
False
500
16. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Proceed with caution
Driver error
Visibility - time - space
17. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
Whiplash injuries
15 years and 6 months old
Proceed with caution
18. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
About the same
5
19. The head restraint should be adjusted
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20. A train's speed
150 feet before the turn
True
Will appear slower than it is
After you have entered the intersection
21. If your engine stalls
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22. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
When you actually begin the turn
Everything
False
100%
23. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
It is easier to drive
False
When you actually begin the turn
4 seconds
24. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Yield sign
Yellow
Yaw
1 1/2 miles
25. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
No passing
Executing your maneuver
Go if the way is clear
500
26. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Occur in urban areas
Human-perception time
Lower humidity
False
27. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
Stop-go when the way is clear
When you actually begin the turn
A point system
Threshold braking
28. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
Implied consent
Gravity
False
29. The lane position for a right turn is...
Threshold braking
After you have entered the intersection
False
5
30. 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
False
20/40 in one or both eyes
True
31. A driver's license expires
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32. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Across the hips
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
15 years and 6 months old
33. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Who owns a car
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Depending on the driver's height
Check tire tread depth with a penny
34. Braking results in weight transfer
True
Two way traffic
Forward
Will appear slower than it is
35. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Stop-remained stopped
Push/pull/slide
Will not increase engine power
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
36. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
About the same
False
False
When you actually begin the turn
37. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
15
Smell gasoline
Check tire tread depth with a penny
38. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
False
Driving around the block
Two way traffic
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
39. Flashing Red Light
Gravity
Visibility
8 to 12 seconds
Stop-go when the way is clear
40. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
20/40 in one or both eyes
Events you think might happen
Over the right and left shoulders
41. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
True
Gravity
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Will appear slower than it is
42. When parking downhill with a curb
The first open lane going in your direction
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Events you think might happen
True
43. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
20 to 30 seconds
4 seconds
44. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
4 seconds
True
25
Whiplash injuries
45. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
False
Across the hips
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
True
46. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
True
100%
True
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
47. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
3000-5000 miles
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
False
Push/pull/slide
48. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Peripheral vision
The rear wheels
Depth perception
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
49. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
10
Will not increase engine power
Deer move around to feed at dusk
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
50. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
500
Across the hips
False
Will appear slower than it is