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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. 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
Give the alcohol time to wear off
$500
Peripheral vision

2. When backing up - you must
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True
10
True

3. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Proceed with caution
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

4. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
False
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

5. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
20/40 in one or both eyes
CDL
Pitch
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

6. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Field of vision
Implied consent
Signal your speed
To reverse your direction

7. Preventative maintenance

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8. The basic color for construction signs is...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
It is easier to drive
Orange
CDL

9. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
True
Area of central vision
Peripheral vision
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

10. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
1
The first open lane going in your direction
Field of vision
False

11. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Lower humidity
CDL
Depth perception
Will appear slower than it is

12. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
To reverse your direction
Across the hips
5
False

13. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Right
Rest

14. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Roll
Yield
Push/pull/slide
True

15. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
No passing
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
15
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

16. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Executing your maneuver
False
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

17. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Will not increase engine power
Weekly

18. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
20/40 in one or both eyes
False
Depth perception
Forward

19. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
CDL
Forward
True
500

20. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Executing your maneuver
The first open lane going in your direction
A point system
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

21. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
10
1 1/2 miles
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Yield sign

22. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
True
True
Distance judgement
True

23. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
In the bottom of the trunck
Stop-remained stopped
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

24. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Driver error
Go if the way is clear
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Is the selection between two or more possible options

25. Green Arrow
True
25000/50000/20000
False
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

26. Red signs indicate
Stop - prohibitive
25
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Threshold braking

27. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
True
Right
False
When you actually begin the turn

28. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
To reverse your direction
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
1 1/2 miles
Visibility - time - space

29. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
True
The first open lane going in your direction
Will not increase engine power
21 or 18 if immediate family member

30. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Pitch
False
25

31. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
True
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Plan your move
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

32. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
20 to 30 seconds
8 to 11 seconds
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Stop - prohibitive

33. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Zero tolerance
Yaw
Distance judgement

34. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Depending on the driver's height
False

35. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
False
Roll

36. While driving look at least _______ down the road
Yield
150 feet before the turn
20 to 30 seconds
Who owns a car

37. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Push/pull/slide
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Who owns a car
5

38. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Depth perception
False
25000/50000/20000
It is easier to drive

39. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Right
Everything
False

40. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
True
Orange
CDL

41. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
150 feet before the turn
False
4 seconds
Once a year

42. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk
100%
Occur in urban areas

43. Reference points are the same for all drivers
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
False
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

44. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
Weekly
Once a year
False

45. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Go if the way is clear
True

46. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
20/40 in one or both eyes
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb
15

47. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Yield
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Driving around the block
True

48. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
Implied consent
Can get better traction
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Stop - prohibitive

49. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
False
True
Show anger
Two way traffic

50. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
It is easier to drive
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner