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Washington State Drivers Ed

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. In Washington - you may only make a right turn on red when the intersection is clear...
...when your sightline to target area (travel path) is visible again.
Left
...only when no sign prohibits it.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.

2. The ability to handle dangerous traffic situations depends most on...
...keep freeway speed until you are on the exit ramp.
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.
...watching for hazards in advance.
Lane closed.

3. Before changing lanes the most important thing you should do is...
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
...make sure the space area is open.

4. If your brakes fail while you are on the roadway - the first thing you should do is...
...overconfidence - risk taking desires - and decreased judgement.
...pump your brakes a few times.
...all traffic in both directions must stop.
...a way of driving defensively.

5. Sudden braking and swerving in traffic shows that the driver...
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.
...has not watched far enough ahead.
...use a series of quick glances.
...share the road and allow for errors of others.

6. You are traveling 30 mph on a gravel road. The action you should take if you come upon an irregular or rough surface is to...
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.
...overconfidence - risk taking desires - and decreased judgement.
...reduce your speed.
...steer and brake gradually.

7. The drinking driver may show...
...develop drivers who will be capable and responsible.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
...overconfidence - risk taking desires - and decreased judgement.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.

8. Pennant-Shaped Sign
No passing zone.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.
...if the cross street is a one-way street to the left.
...use a series of quick glances.

9. When a school bus with red lights flashing stops on a two-lane - two-way highway - Washington law requires that...
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.
...all traffic in both directions must stop.
...is required by law for entering the freeway.

10. Lights must be on...
...moving to the middle or passing lane.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
...drivers must interact with other people.

11. When people drink alcoholic beverages...
...only when no sign prohibits it.
...use a series of quick glances.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.
One-way traffic flow.

12. Slowing down on the freeway as you approach an exit could...
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.
...remain behind the crosswalk until a gap appears.
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.
...yield to the exiting car.

13. When driving on country roads - you should...
...perceptual skills - good judgement - and motor skills.
...when your sightline to target area (travel path) is visible again.
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...adjust to changing conditions.

14. The main value of making a visual check to the left or right before changing lanes is that...
One-way traffic flow.
...drive at slower speeds.
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.

15. When you are planning to cross or turn at an intersection do not enter unless...
...develop drivers who will be capable and responsible.
...complete passage through is available.
...experience.
...drivers must interact with other people.

16. If your accelerator sticks...
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.
Same as stop sign.
...whether the driver might suddenly stop or slow down.
...experience.

17. If the approach and the beginning of a turn have been executed correctly - you can...
Train crossing ahead.
...wrong attitudes.
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.

18. Whenever you approach a yield sign at an intersection - you should...
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
...scanning eyes quickly from place to place.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.

19. The best way to prevent sidding on wet or snowy roads is to...
...only when no sign prohibits it.
...complete passage through is available.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.
...steer and brake gradually.

20. If you are involved in an accident involving injury to one or more persons - you should first...
...secure the accident scene - and assist the injured.
...keep order and safety on the highways.
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
...reduce your speed.

21. If you want to exit a weave lane and another car is exiting the freeway even with or ahead of you - you should...
...lane position two.
...yield to the exiting car.
...when traffic signs and pavement markings indicate it.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.

22. Driving is a social task because...
...drive out of the tunnel or off the bridge before changing the tire.
...seeing the full traffic picture.
...overconfidence - risk taking desires - and decreased judgement.
...drivers must interact with other people.

23. Diamond-Shaped Yellow Sign w/ Black Markings
... 0.02%.
Warn of hazards ahead.
...before entering the turn.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.

24. The chief problem you have if your front wheels lock up when you are braking on a slick surface is...

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25. When two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection from different steers the...
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
...pump your brakes a few times.
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
No passing in either direction.

26. The most serious loss for a driver who tailgates is...
...seeing the full traffic picture.
...scanning eyes quickly from place to place.
...keep order and safety on the highways.
The driver's ability to evaluate goes down.

27. If the hood of your car should fly open while you are driving - the correct action to take first is...
...drive at the speed of other traffic.
...is required by law for entering the freeway.
...look through the opening of the hood.
...adjust to changing conditions.

28. You plan to make a left turn at an intersection on a green light. Oncoming traffic with within half a block. You should decide to...
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.
...after starting the engine and shifting to proper gear.

29. If you keep being passed on the right on a freeway while driving at the speed limit - you should...
...safetly move to the right lane.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
Passing is allowed on a two-lane road.
I must prepare for whatever they do.

30. When backing the correct steering is to...
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
...a heavy growth or bushes.
...use lane position three.
...develop drivers who will be capable and responsible.

31. Traffic laws are made primarily to...
Turned sharply away from the curb.
...keep order and safety on the highways.
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.
...adjust to changing conditions.

32. In the acceleration lane of the freeway in order to locate a gap in which to merge you should...
...drive at slower speeds.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
...use a series of quick glances.
...complete passage through is available.

33. The most effective way to reduce risks for everyone in traffic is to...
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
...whether the driver might suddenly stop or slow down.
...share the road and allow for errors of others.
One - sightline. Two - another curve bank. Three - speed.

34. When parking downhill on the right shoulder where there is no curb you should...
Turn the front wheels so that they point to the side of the road - that is - to the right.
Twelve
...a way of driving defensively.
...keep your foot on the brake pedal.

35. When nearing the top of a hill on a narrow road you should...
...use lane position three.
No passing zone.
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.
...drive at the speed of other traffic.

36. You should begin a right turn at an intersection when...
...sightline and travel path are open.
...keep order and safety on the highways.
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
Twelve

37. In Washington state - when you are parallel parking - your car should be within ______ inches of the curb.
No passing zone.
Twelve
...secure the accident scene - and assist the injured.
...pump your brakes a few times.

38. If you have a flat tire in a tunnel or on a bridge...
...a way of driving defensively.
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
...drive out of the tunnel or off the bridge before changing the tire.
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.

39. Before moving a car in reverse (R) - safe drivers...
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.
...reduce your speed.

40. As you follow another car into the acceleration lane - your chief concern about the driver of that car should be...
...whether the driver might suddenly stop or slow down.
...look through the opening of the hood.
...drive out of the tunnel or off the bridge before changing the tire.
...secure the accident scene - and assist the injured.

41. Watching for hazards in traffic depends most on...
...only when no sign prohibits it.
One - sightline. Two - another curve bank. Three - speed.
...a heavy growth or bushes.
...scanning eyes quickly from place to place.

42. Based on Washington law - the reduced risk position to take when waiting to make an unprotected left turn in heavy traffic is to...
...remain behind the crosswalk until a gap appears.
Warn of hazards ahead.
...keep order and safety on the highways.
...make sure the area and travel path is open.

43. One of the most effective ways to offset driver fatigue is to...
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.
No passing zone.
Turned sharply away from the curb.
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.

44. When coming to an intersection - the question the driver should answer is...
...experience.
Are there any traffic controls?
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.
...a way of driving defensively.

45. What is the most likely affect of marijuana on driving ability?
...drive at slower speeds.
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.
Time and space judgements may be distorted.

46. You are preparing to exit from a freeway. You should start reducing speed...
...drivers must interact with other people.
...remain behind the crosswalk until a gap appears.
...after starting the engine and shifting to proper gear.
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.

47. A left turn can be made on red...
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.
...sightline and travel path are open.
...if the cross street is a one-way street to the left.

48. What best describes an effect of alcohol on driver performance?
Turned sharply away from the curb.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.
The driver's ability to evaluate goes down.
...use a series of quick glances.

49. In congested and close city traffic - it is best to...
...adjust to changing conditions.
...pump your brakes a few times.
...drive at the speed of other traffic.
No passing zone.

50. If you turn your car around on a narrow street and most of the traffic is coming towards you - the best type of turnabout would be...
...use a series of quick glances.
...using a driveway on the right side of the road.
Turn the front wheels so that they point to the side of the road - that is - to the right.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.