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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. Cruise control
Yaw
Threshold braking
Can get better traction
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

2. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Occur in urban areas
Rest
True
False

3. A driver's license expires

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4. When parallel parking you
Over the right and left shoulders
1 1/2 miles
Driving around the block
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

5. Red Light
3000-5000 miles
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Stop-remained stopped

6. The basic color for construction signs is...
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Orange
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Threshold braking

7. According to the _______ law - you must submit to a chemical test for alcohol and other drugs if requested when driving on VA's public roadways or lose your license
Implied consent
True
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

8. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
20 to 30 seconds
About the same
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

9. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
True
1 1/2 miles
Plan your move
3000-5000 miles

10. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Visibility
True
Will not increase engine power
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

11. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
The lane furthest to the left
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Distance judgement
False

12. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
It is easier to drive
15
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
True

13. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
1 1/2 miles
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Push/pull/slide

14. While driving look at least _______ down the road
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
20 to 30 seconds

15. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Forward
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Crosswalks
Stop - prohibitive

16. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Area of central vision
The lane furthest to the left
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

17. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Visibility - time - space
Everything
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

18. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
21 or 18 if immediate family member
500
Lower humidity
Roll

19. Green Arrow
False
150 feet before the turn
False
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

20. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
4 seconds
Turn the wheels towards the curb

21. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Stop-go when the way is clear
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

22. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Threshold braking

23. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Yaw
Yield
4 seconds
Stop-go when the way is clear

24. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Occur in urban areas
Roll
Rest

25. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Will appear slower than it is
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Yield
$500

26. Reference points are the same for all drivers
20/40 in one or both eyes
1
False
Will not increase engine power

27. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
True
Driving around the block
No passing
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

28. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
150 feet before the turn
Crosswalks
500
Will appear slower than it is

29. Braking just short of lockup is known as
8 to 12 seconds
Threshold braking
15 years and 6 months old
Plan your move

30. Flashing Red Light
Stop-go when the way is clear
1
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Across the hips

31. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Will not increase engine power
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Signal your speed
True

32. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
The same vehicle you have practiced in
4 seconds
500
True

33. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Weekly
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
3000-5000 miles
True

34. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
100%
False
Across the hips
Depth perception

35. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Smell gasoline
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

36. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Depth perception
Push/pull/slide
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Driving around the block

37. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Everything
Whiplash injuries

38. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Rest
False
Orange
True

39. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Crosswalks
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True
When you actually begin the turn

40. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
25000/50000/20000
A point system
False
Is the selection between two or more possible options

41. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Area of central vision
Yield
False
Over the right and left shoulders

42. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
8 to 11 seconds
Zero tolerance
CDL

43. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Everything
15
True

44. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Driving around the block
Over the right and left shoulders
False
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

45. 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
4 seconds
Smell gasoline
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

46. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Orange
100%
False
Once a year

47. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Orange
Stop - prohibitive
8 to 11 seconds

48. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
False
Driving around the block
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

49. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
About the same
Peripheral vision
Over the right and left shoulders
Deer move around to feed at dusk

50. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
25
15 years and 6 months old
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash