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Washington State Drivers Ed

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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...
...reduce your speed.
...you can't steer the car.
...watching for hazards in advance.
...look through the opening of the hood.

2. Flashing Red Light
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.
...a way of driving defensively.
Same as stop sign.
...has not watched far enough ahead.

3. One of the most effective ways to offset driver fatigue is to...
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...after starting the engine and shifting to proper gear.
Turn the front wheels so that they point to the side of the road - that is - to the right.
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.

4. When you are planning to cross or turn at an intersection do not enter unless...
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
Passing is allowed on a two-lane road.
...complete passage through is available.
...after starting the engine and shifting to proper gear.

5. Pennant-Shaped Sign
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.
...wrong attitudes.
...drive out of the tunnel or off the bridge before changing the tire.
No passing zone.

6. Lights must be on...
...your brakes are exerting full braking power; without traction loss - that is - without locking the wheels.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
...when your sightline to target area (travel path) is visible again.
...you can't steer the car.

7. In the acceleration lane of the freeway in order to locate a gap in which to merge you should...
Lane closed.
One-way traffic flow.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.
...use a series of quick glances.

8. What is first affected by alcohol?
... drive in the center lane.
The reasoning process.
...a heavy growth or bushes.
...lane position two.

9. The best way to keep from gettin ginvolved in emergency driving situations is to...
...you can't steer the car.
Lane closed.
... drive in the center lane.
...contintually scan for hazards or changing areas.

10. Before changing lanes the most important thing you should do is...
...make sure the space area is open.
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.

11. Double Yellow Line
...a heavy growth or bushes.
No passing in either direction.
Time and space judgements may be distorted.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.

12. After starting the engine - but before shifting to drive you should...
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.
...keep your foot on the brake pedal.
...before entering the turn.
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.

13. The best action when leaving a freeway is to...
...keep freeway speed until you are on the exit ramp.
...only when no sign prohibits it.
...before entering the turn.
...drive at slower speeds.

14. When people drink alcoholic beverages...
...steer and brake gradually.
...whether the driver might suddenly stop or slow down.
Their judgement is affected before their coordination.
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.

15. The best way to prevent sidding on wet or snowy roads is to...
Left
...using a driveway on the right side of the road.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.
...steer and brake gradually.

16. If you are forced off the paved road and onto the shoulder - you should...
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
...wrong attitudes.
...before entering the turn.

17. As you follow another car into the acceleration lane - your chief concern about the driver of that car should be...
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...whether the driver might suddenly stop or slow down.
...pull off the road - get out - and stretch.
Warn of hazards ahead.

18. If the hood of your car should fly open while you are driving - the correct action to take first is...
...yield to the exiting car.
...look through the opening of the hood.
Left green arrow
...a heavy growth or bushes.

19. 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.
...a heavy growth or bushes.
No passing zone.
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.

20. The most serious loss for a driver who tailgates is...
Same as stop sign.
... drive in the center lane.
...seeing the full traffic picture.
...yield to the exiting car.

21. Based on Washington law - the reduced risk position to take when waiting to make an unprotected left turn in heavy traffic is to...
...make cars behind slow down dangerously or hit you.
...whether the driver might suddenly stop or slow down.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
...remain behind the crosswalk until a gap appears.

22. The main value of making a visual check to the left or right before changing lanes is that...
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
...all traffic in both directions must stop.
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...make sure the area and travel path is open.

23. 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...
...using a driveway on the right side of the road.
...drivers must interact with other people.
...contintually scan for hazards or changing areas.
The driver's ability to evaluate goes down.

24. What is the most likely affect of marijuana on driving ability?
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
Time and space judgements may be distorted.
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
...complete passage through is available.

25. If you keep being passed on the right on a freeway while driving at the speed limit - you should...
...from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.
...safetly move to the right lane.
Warn of hazards ahead.

26. Driving is a social task because...
...drivers must interact with other people.
...safetly move to the right lane.
...remain behind the crosswalk until a gap appears.
...look through the opening of the hood.

27. When coming to an intersection - the question the driver should answer is...
Reduced ability to respond quickly.
Are there any traffic controls?
...keep freeway speed until you are on the exit ramp.
...shape.

28. The strategy of maintaining a space area can be considered as...
...drive at the speed of other traffic.
...moving to the middle or passing lane.
...perceptual skills - good judgement - and motor skills.
...a way of driving defensively.

29. Sudden braking and swerving in traffic shows that the driver...
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
Passing is allowed on a two-lane road.
...has not watched far enough ahead.
...lane position two.

30. The most effective way to reduce risks for everyone in traffic is to...
...sightline and travel path are open.
...when traffic signs and pavement markings indicate it.
Train crossing ahead.
...share the road and allow for errors of others.

31. Whenever you approach a yield sign at an intersection - you should...
...a heavy growth or bushes.
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.
...secure the accident scene - and assist the injured.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.

32. When driving on country roads - you should...
...adjust to changing conditions.
...scanning eyes quickly from place to place.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
No passing in either direction.

33. Broken Yellow Line
...drivers must interact with other people.
Passing is allowed on a two-lane road.
Train crossing ahead.
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.

34. Yellow Round Sign
...yield to the exiting car.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.
Warn of hazards ahead.
Train crossing ahead.

35. When nearing the top of a hill on a narrow road you should...
...use lane position three.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.
...steer and brake gradually.
...your brakes are exerting full braking power; without traction loss - that is - without locking the wheels.

36. According to Washington law - a person under 21 is considered to be under the influence of alcohol when the BAC reaches...
...use lane position three.
... 0.02%.
...stop - if vehicles are approaching the intersection.
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37. The chief problem you have if your front wheels lock up when you are braking on a slick surface is...

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38. When signs indicate - yielding the right-of-way to traffic on the freeway...
...scanning eyes quickly from place to place.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.
...is required by law for entering the freeway.
...lane position two.

39. When two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection from different steers the...
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...move your vehicle to the left to create a space for the driver provided the space to the left is open.
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
...wrong attitudes.

40. Use of safety bels will...
Train crossing ahead.
...steer in the same direction as you would going forward.
...lower the chance of serious injury in an accident.
Lane closed.

41. 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.
The driver's ability to evaluate goes down.
...it covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
...steer and brake gradually.

42. If you are driving a little faster than the average flow of traffic on a freeway which has three lanes for each direction of traffic - you should be in the ____ lane.
...remain behind the crosswalk until a gap appears.
...share the road and allow for errors of others.
Left
...before entering the curve.

43. If the approach and the beginning of a turn have been executed correctly - you can...
...moving to the middle or passing lane.
...slow gradually and then turn sharply back onto the pavement when there is no oncoming traffic.
...immediately upon entering the exit ramp.
...speed up gently coming out of the turn.

44. Before moving a car in reverse (R) - safe drivers...
...make sure the area and travel path is open.
...check to see the area behind the vehicle is clear.
Turn the front wheels so that they point to the side of the road - that is - to the right.
Left green arrow

45. A left turn can be made on red...
...experience.
...if the cross street is a one-way street to the left.
...a heavy growth or bushes.
Same as stop sign.

46. 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...
...sightline and travel path are open.
...you can't steer the car.
...stop behind the crosswalk and prepare for a gap in traffic.
...drive out of the tunnel or off the bridge before changing the tire.

47. The drinking driver may show...
...your brakes are exerting full braking power; without traction loss - that is - without locking the wheels.
...driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
...shift to neutral - stop as quickly as possible - and shut off your engine.
...overconfidence - risk taking desires - and decreased judgement.

48. Watching for hazards in traffic depends most on...
...scanning eyes quickly from place to place.
...look through the opening of the hood.
Train crossing ahead.
...moving to the middle or passing lane.

49. What best describes an effect of alcohol on driver performance?
... drive in the center lane.
Turned sharply away from the curb.
...all traffic in both directions must stop.
Reduced ability to respond quickly.

50. Traffic safety education gives you basic knowledge and skills. In addition - to be a good driver - one needs...
...moving to the middle or passing lane.
...has not watched far enough ahead.
...lane position two.
...experience.