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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. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Push/pull/slide
Weekly
16 and 3 months old
Can get better traction

2. Ability to see clearly
Visibility
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
1
Visual activity

3. Red signs indicate
Stop - prohibitive
False
Can get better traction
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

4. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Go if the way is clear
Forward
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

5. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Clear the intersection
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

6. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
True
500
Orange
False

7. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
To reverse your direction
Occur in urban areas
Area of central vision
True

8. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Visibility
10
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
To reverse your direction

9. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
8 to 12 seconds
True
20 to 30 seconds
The first open lane going in your direction

10. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Check tire tread depth with a penny

11. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Across the hips
500

12. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
The first open lane going in your direction
Yield sign
Deer move around to feed at dusk
15 years and 6 months old

13. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Right
Human-perception time
Crosswalks
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

14. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
4 seconds
True
No passing
Once a year

15. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Over the right and left shoulders
False
True
Visibility - time - space

16. Cruise control
True
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Can get better traction
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

17. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Area of central vision
Yield

18. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Stop-remained stopped
True
Plan your move
Will not increase engine power

19. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
Can get better traction
10
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

20. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
The same vehicle you have practiced in
15
Push/pull/slide
Peripheral vision

21. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
4 seconds
25000/50000/20000
When you actually begin the turn
21 or 18 if immediate family member

22. A train's speed
Visual activity
Yellow
Will appear slower than it is
20/40 in one or both eyes

23. A solid line indicates
Roll
No passing
Yellow
Is the selection between two or more possible options

24. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Distance judgement
4 seconds
False
Gravity

25. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Push/pull/slide
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Driving around the block
Events you think might happen

26. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
True
False
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

27. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Peripheral vision
True
25000/50000/20000
Everything

28. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
15
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Occur in urban areas
Whiplash injuries

29. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Field of vision
20 to 30 seconds
False
Roll

30. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Depending on the driver's height
Backward
False

31. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Signal your speed
Who owns a car
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
False

32. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
It is easier to drive
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
The lane furthest to the left
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

33. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
Stop-go when the way is clear
4 seconds
Regulatory sign
About the same

34. Flashing Red Light
Backward
Yellow
Stop-go when the way is clear
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

35. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Yaw
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
20 to 30 seconds

36. When parking downhill with a curb
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Field of vision
False
True

37. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
25
The lane furthest to the left
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Will not increase engine power

38. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
16 and 3 months old
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
500

39. A banked curve is one that
Plan your move
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
10
Depth perception

40. The basic color for construction signs is...
Orange
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
4 seconds
Push/pull/slide

41. Braking just short of lockup is known as
True
Threshold braking
Yaw
True

42. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Clear the intersection
25
Yellow

43. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Occur in urban areas
It is easier to drive
Across the hips
4 seconds

44. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
False
500
A point system
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

45. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
False
Orange
Can get better traction
Weekly

46. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Over the right and left shoulders
Stop - prohibitive
25000/50000/20000
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

47. If your engine stalls

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48. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
False
No
3000-5000 miles
CDL

49. When backing up - you must
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True
Backward
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

50. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
25000/50000/20000