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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. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Backward
500
Turn the wheels towards the curb
2. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Regulatory sign
After you have entered the intersection
Signal your speed
When you actually begin the turn
3. Your decision to become an organ donor should be
4. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Over the right and left shoulders
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Deer move around to feed at dusk
5. A certificate of title proves
Who owns a car
100%
False
False
6. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Depending on the driver's height
True
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Threshold braking
7. For the test - your state may require you to present
8. A banked curve is one that
Driver error
False
Threshold braking
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
9. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
True
Human-perception time
$500
Executing your maneuver
10. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Regulatory sign
Driver error
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Yaw
11. Preventative maintenance
12. A yellow line indicates
Push/pull/slide
Two way traffic
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Distance judgement
13. A triangular shaped sign indicates
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Field of vision
Yield
14. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
Smell gasoline
True
Across the hips
15. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
True
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Push/pull/slide
Depth perception
16. The oil should be changed every
Threshold braking
Depth perception
3000-5000 miles
Regulatory sign
17. When parking downhill with a curb
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
15 years and 6 months old
Turn the wheels towards the curb
18. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
$500
Visibility
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
False
19. A solid line indicates
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Rest
Can get better traction
No passing
20. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Over the right and left shoulders
Will not increase engine power
20/40 in one or both eyes
Driver error
21. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Driving around the block
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Whiplash injuries
Right
22. The function of an odometer is to
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
1
15 years and 6 months old
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
23. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
25000/50000/20000
A point system
Zero tolerance
15 years and 6 months old
24. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
$500
15 years and 6 months old
25. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True
Zero tolerance
False
26. The lane position for a right turn is...
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
20/40 in one or both eyes
About the same
5
27. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
4 seconds
Check tire tread depth with a penny
False
True
28. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Crosswalks
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Visual activity
Yield sign
29. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Will appear slower than it is
Depth perception
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
21 or 18 if immediate family member
30. The friction point is...
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
1
False
31. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
15
To reverse your direction
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
32. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
25000/50000/20000
Two way traffic
Yield sign
33. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
False
Occur in urban areas
Right
About the same
34. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Pitch
CDL
Area of central vision
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
35. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Driving around the block
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
15 years and 6 months old
36. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
True
False
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
True
37. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Driver error
True
Check tire tread depth with a penny
The same vehicle you have practiced in
38. Flashing Amber Light
True
Proceed with caution
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Everything
39. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
1
Plan your move
Yellow
100%
40. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
False
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Pitch
41. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Human-perception time
Orange
True
The lane furthest to the left
42. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member
A point system
The rear wheels
43. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
The lane furthest to the left
Show anger
44. Tires should be checked
Backward
Driving around the block
Weekly
Signal your speed
45. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
False
Two way traffic
The rear wheels
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
46. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
Driver error
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
15
Implied consent
47. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
A point system
Right
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
False
48. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
Threshold braking
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
10
49. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
25000/50000/20000
True
Human-perception time
Who owns a car
50. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Area of central vision
Occur in urban areas
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle