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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 amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Backward
25000/50000/20000
Field of vision

2. The horn should not be used to
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Across the hips
Show anger
Stop-go when the way is clear

3. A certificate of title proves
True
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Who owns a car
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

4. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Depth perception
Two way traffic
15 years and 6 months old
True

5. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
True
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
About the same
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

6. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

7. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
About the same
Push/pull/slide
True

8. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
True
8 to 11 seconds
Implied consent
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

9. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
False
Backward
Right
About the same

10. A banked curve is one that
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Yellow
False

11. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
A point system
Occur in urban areas
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Rest

12. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
A madatory driver improvement class
25000/50000/20000
True

13. There are two separate levers to open the hood
False
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Regulatory sign

14. Red signs indicate
True
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Stop - prohibitive
A point system

15. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Smell gasoline
CDL
Can get better traction

16. The basic color for construction signs is...
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Orange
True
100%

17. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
A madatory driver improvement class
True
Can get better traction
False

18. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Weekly
Orange
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Yield

19. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Field of vision
Pitch
False
Implied consent

20. A solid line indicates
No passing
False
Two way traffic
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

21. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
5
Plan your move
500
20 to 30 seconds

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

23. Vehicle balance is maintained through
True
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Occur in urban areas

24. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
$500
Lower humidity
15
True

25. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
True
False
CDL
15

26. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Implied consent
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

27. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
To reverse your direction
8 to 11 seconds
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

28. Steady Amber Light
Will appear slower than it is
When you actually begin the turn
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Clear the intersection

29. A yellow line indicates
Threshold braking
Two way traffic
When you actually begin the turn
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

30. Red Light
Field of vision
Human-perception time
Go if the way is clear
Stop-remained stopped

31. Flashing Amber Light
15 years and 6 months old
A madatory driver improvement class
True
Proceed with caution

32. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
A point system
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Executing your maneuver
False

33. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
When you actually begin the turn
500
100%
False

34. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
True
Weekly
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Everything

35. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
Once a year
True
Occur in urban areas

36. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Driver error
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Events you think might happen

37. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
1 1/2 miles
True
Will not increase engine power

38. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
The rear wheels
No passing
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Weekly

39. Cruise control
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
500
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

40. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Area of central vision
False
Is the selection between two or more possible options
16 and 3 months old

41. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Gravity
True
Distance judgement
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

42. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Stop - prohibitive
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True

43. An important point to remember in skid control is...
500
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
True
Depending on the driver's height

44. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
Yield sign
About the same
Weekly

45. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
Peripheral vision
False
Yellow

46. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
True
Right
Go if the way is clear

47. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True
Roll
The lane furthest to the left

48. Tires should be checked
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Weekly
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
500

49. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
25000/50000/20000
16 and 3 months old
Regulatory sign
Right

50. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
Everything
Whiplash injuries
Threshold braking
True