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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. After parking on an upgrade with a curb - your front wheels should be...
...watching for hazards in advance.
Turned sharply away from the curb.
...scanning eyes quickly from place to place.
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.

2. When unable to avoaid a crace - a driver can best lessen the force of impace by steering their car at...
...you can't steer the car.
...make sure the space area is open.
...a heavy growth or bushes.
...use a series of quick glances.

3. The best action when leaving a freeway is to...
...keep order and safety on the highways.
One-way traffic flow.
...keep freeway speed until you are on the exit ramp.
I must prepare for whatever they do.

4. If your accelerator sticks...
The reasoning process.
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.

5. The best lane position for your car when driving on a two-lane street Which is lined with parked cars is...
One - sightline. Two - another curve bank. Three - speed.
...drive at slower speeds.
...lane position two.
...develop drivers who will be capable and responsible.

6. The best way to keep from gettin ginvolved in emergency driving situations is to...
...contintually scan for hazards or changing areas.
...adjust to changing conditions.
...drive at the speed of other traffic.
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.

7. Before changing lanes the most important thing you should do is...
...make sure the space area is open.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
Train crossing ahead.

8. Lights must be on...
Time and space judgements may be distorted.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.
...drive at slower speeds.

9. As a driver's inhibitions are lowered because of drinking - driving speed usually increases. This is because...

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10. Of all human faults which contribute to accidents - the one which causes the most accidents is...
Are there any traffic controls?
...wrong attitudes.
...complete passage through is available.
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.

11. Before moving a car in reverse (R) - safe drivers...
I must prepare for whatever they do.
...perceptual skills - good judgement - and motor skills.
...keep order and safety on the highways.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.

12. Pennant-Shaped Sign
...make sure the space area is open.
Same as stop sign.
...moving to the middle or passing lane.
No passing zone.

13. The general meaning of a traffic sign can be identified by its...
...a heavy growth or bushes.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.
...keep order and safety on the highways.
...shape.

14. Whenever you approach a yield sign at an intersection - you should...
... drive in the center lane.
...make sure the space area is open.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.
One - sightline. Two - another curve bank. Three - speed.

15. Among the most important of the abilities needed in driving are...
...yield to the exiting car.
Left
Time and space judgements may be distorted.
...perceptual skills - good judgement - and motor skills.

16. If it is necessary to reduce speed to maintain control during a turning maneuver - you should slow your vehicle...
...perceptual skills - good judgement - and motor skills.
...before entering the turn.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.

17. After starting the engine - but before shifting to drive you should...
Lane closed.
...keep your foot on the brake pedal.
...develop drivers who will be capable and responsible.
...contintually scan for hazards or changing areas.

18. When you are planning to cross or turn at an intersection do not enter unless...
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.
...complete passage through is available.
...when your sightline to target area (travel path) is visible again.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.

19. If the hood of your car should fly open while you are driving - the correct action to take first is...
Left green arrow
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...look through the opening of the hood.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.

20. Sudden braking and swerving in traffic shows that the driver...
Turn the front wheels so that they point to the side of the road - that is - to the right.
...drive at the speed of other traffic.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.
...has not watched far enough ahead.

21. The strategy of maintaining a space area can be considered as...
...a way of driving defensively.
...shape.
Left
No passing zone.

22. Driving is a social task because...
The driver's ability to evaluate goes down.
...drivers must interact with other people.
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.
Train crossing ahead.

23. If you keep being passed on the right on a freeway while driving at the speed limit - you should...
...if the cross street is a one-way street to the left.
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.
...safetly move to the right lane.
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.

24. What is first affected by alcohol?
The reasoning process.
... drive in the center lane.
...keep freeway speed until you are on the exit ramp.
...adjust to changing conditions.

25. The main goal of traffic safety education is to...
...develop drivers who will be capable and responsible.
Are there any traffic controls?
...complete passage through is available.
...has not watched far enough ahead.

26. If you want to exit a weave lane and another car is exiting the freeway even with or ahead of you - you should...
The driver's ability to evaluate goes down.
...yield to the exiting car.
...share the road and allow for errors of others.
One-way traffic flow.

27. You should begin a right turn at an intersection when...
...sightline and travel path are open.
...when your sightline to target area (travel path) is visible again.
...adjust to changing conditions.
One - sightline. Two - another curve bank. Three - speed.

28. When coming to an intersection - the question the driver should answer is...
Are there any traffic controls?
Left green arrow
...using a driveway on the right side of the road.
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.

29. When nearing the top of a hill on a narrow road you should...
...watching for hazards in advance.
...when your sightline to target area (travel path) is visible again.
The reasoning process.
...use lane position three.

30. One of the most effective ways to offset driver fatigue is to...
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
Passing is allowed on a two-lane road.
Twelve
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.

31. 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.
...look through the opening of the hood.
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.
Warn of hazards ahead.

32. The most serious loss for a driver who tailgates is...
...watching for hazards in advance.
...seeing the full traffic picture.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
...drive at the speed of other traffic.

33. The best way to prevent sidding on wet or snowy roads is to...
...a heavy growth or bushes.
Train crossing ahead.
...keep your foot on the brake pedal.
...steer and brake gradually.

34. Double Yellow Line
...before entering the curve.
No passing in either direction.
Time and space judgements may be distorted.
...share the road and allow for errors of others.

35. The drinking driver may show...
One-way traffic flow.
...overconfidence - risk taking desires - and decreased judgement.
...sightline and travel path are open.
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.

36. If a curve requires reduced speed - you should slow down...
No passing in either direction.
...before entering the curve.
...is required by law for entering the freeway.
One-way traffic flow.

37. You are preparing to exit from a freeway. You should start reducing speed...
...use a series of quick glances.
...adjust to changing conditions.
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.

38. When backing the correct steering is to...
...use lane position three.
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
...shape.

39. A left turn can be made on red...
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
...make sure the area and travel path is open.
...use lane position three.
...if the cross street is a one-way street to the left.

40. When people drink alcoholic beverages...
The driver's ability to evaluate goes down.
...sightline and travel path are open.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.
Train crossing ahead.

41. Broken Yellow Line
Passing is allowed on a two-lane road.
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.
...experience.
... drive in the center lane.

42. Yellow Round Sign
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
Train crossing ahead.
I must prepare for whatever they do.
Warn of hazards ahead.

43. When driving on country roads - you should...
...drive out of the tunnel or off the bridge before changing the tire.
Same as stop sign.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.
...adjust to changing conditions.

44. Before changing lanes - the most important thing you should do is...
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.
...make sure the area and travel path is open.
... drive in the center lane.

45. If you have a flat tire in a tunnel or on a bridge...
...develop drivers who will be capable and responsible.
...experience.
Left
...drive out of the tunnel or off the bridge before changing the tire.

46. The main value of making a visual check to the left or right before changing lanes is that...
One - sightline. Two - another curve bank. Three - speed.
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
The reasoning process.

47. Traffic laws are made primarily to...
...keep order and safety on the highways.
Turn the front wheels so that they point to the side of the road - that is - to the right.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
Train crossing ahead.

48. You should release the parking brake...
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.
...look through the opening of the hood.
...after starting the engine and shifting to proper gear.
...when your sightline to target area (travel path) is visible again.

49. You reach threshold braking in your car's braking system when...
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
...safetly move to the right lane.
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
...your brakes are exerting full braking power; without traction loss - that is - without locking the wheels.

50. When parking downhill on the right shoulder where there is no curb you should...
...using a driveway on the right side of the road.
...remain behind the crosswalk until a gap appears.
Turn the front wheels so that they point to the side of the road - that is - to the right.
Train crossing ahead.