DRIVER EDUCATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2014-15

  1. The eyes tell the brain to do what?
  2. What are staggered stops?
  3. You must park at least how many feet from a fire truck answering a call?
  4. When faced with a driving risk, the driver can choose to do what?
  5. There are how many basic operating spaces around a vehicle?
  6. What does SEEIT stand for?
  7. What is the safest way to change directions in the city?
  8. What are limited access highways?
  9. When passing a vehicle, when should you return to your lane?
  10. When approaching the crest of a hill what lane position should you be in?
  11. What is the purpose of a shared left turn lane?
  12. Once you have reached the apex of a curve, what should you do?
  13. How far back should you be when stopped in traffic behind another vehicle?
  14. A red traffic light is an example of what type of zone?
  15. DUI refers to what?
  16. Between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. one out of every how many drivers is intoxicated?
  17. What should you do if you miss an exit?
  18. What should you do to avoid highway hypnosis?
  19. On expressways, you should maintain a following distance of at least how many seconds?
  20. What should a driver do prior to entering an expressway?
  21. What do diamond-shaped road markings on an expressway indicate?
  22. What is the purpose of rumble strips?
  23. What is the meaning of a shield on a road map?
  24. The second drug most often found in drivers involved in crashes is what?
  25. Drinking and driving is illegal at what age?
  26. Is alcohol considered a drug?
  27. The body rids itself of most of the alcohol consumed through what?
  28. An alcoholic beverage which is 80 proof is what percentage of alcohol?
  29. What is BAC?
  30. What is zero tolerance?
  31. How many drinks would affect driving ability?
  32. What does overdriving your headlight mean?
  33. Approximately what percentage of the driving task depends on vision?
  34. As tires get hot, tire pressure does what?
  35. Where should you drive when driving through water?
  36. What should you do if you begin to slide on a slick surface?
  37. Why are bridges and overpasses more hazardous during cold weather?
  38. What is hydroplaning?
  1. What is the most common group of drivers who commit road rage?
  2. What should you do if you experience brake failure?
  3. Insurance companies offer discounts. What would be some of these discounts?
  4. What is the purpose of liability insurance?
  5. How much is the uninsured motorist fee?
  6. How far back should you be when following a truck?
  7. What are the “No Zone” areas?
  8. What is the purpose of ABS?
  9. What are some of the signs of ABS?
  10. Underinflated tires can lead to what type of failure?
  11. What should you do if you experience a blowout?
  12. What does it mean when the alternator light comes on?
  13. What is under steer?
  14. What is over steer?
  15. Most motor vehicle injuries are the result of what?
  16. What does Virginia law require?
  17. When is a wet roadway most slippery?
  18. People with a provisional driver’s license cannot drive during what time?
  19. How long must a person under 19 hold a leaner’s permit before a temporary license can be issued?
  20. When does a driver’s license expire?
  21. What is the law that states that if you operate a motor vehicle on a public roadway in the state of Virginia, you must submit to an alcohol or drug test when asked?
  22. What is the minimum amount of liability coverage needed to drive on Virginia roads?
  23. What is the uninsured motorist fee?
  24. When two cars are each merging into the center lane of traffic on a highway (going in the same direction) which car should yield?
  25. What do you do when an emergency vehicle approaches?
  26. What is the cause of most railroad crashes involving vehicles?
  27. A green arrow at an intersection means what?
  28. Draw the sign for an added lane?
  29. What does a yellow line indicate?
  30. A shared center lane is reserved for what?
  31. Where should the head restraint be adjusted to?
  32. What is the proper hand position while driving?
  33. When using the BGE setting, the side view mirrors should be adjusted so that the driver sees what?
  34. Where should the steering wheel be pointed?
  35. What direction do you turn the steering wheel when backing?
  36. How many feet within a vehicle should you dim your headlights?
  37. When should you use your headlights?
  38. What is weight transfer from side to side?
  39. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer to which direction?
  40. Acceleration results in weight transfer where?
  41. If understeer occurs, weight should be transferred to the…
  42. What is the line of site (LOS)?
  43. What is a target when relating to the driving task?
  44. Why are reference points necessary?
  45. When the pavement line or curb appears to run through the middle of the vehicle’s hood, the vehicle is how far from the curb.
  46. How do you set the contemporary setting for a mirror?

85. What is the vehicle operating space?

  1. What is the pivot point for backing and turning?
  2. What is the accepted procedure for moving straight back?
  3. What following interval (in seconds) is recommended when traveling at speeds of 50-55 mph?
  4. What should you do when your line of sight and path of travel are no longer the same?
  5. When driving, the decision making part of the SEEit principle is what?
  6. What lane position would help communicate to other drivers that you plan to turn left?
  7. If a vehicle is behind you, what kind of zone is that?
  8. When turning right onto a multi-lane road, what lane should you turn into?
  9. What must a vehicle turning left with a green light do?
  10. When using the contemporary mirror setting, the right rear zone should be able to be seen where?
  11. What is a drivers best defense to manage risk?
  12. When does the driver begin steering when angle parking?
  13. What is pitch, roll, and yaw?
  14. What is risk?
  15. What is the most important skill used in driving?
  16. What is a 2 point turn, 3 point turn, and U turn?
  17. What is the most important thing to do before changing lanes?
  18. What is the basic purpose of insurance?
  19. What is the sole purpose of the parking brake?
  20. What is effective targeting?
  21. What should you do before planning a trip?
  22. What is SEEIT?
  23. What is lane positions?
  24. What are the meanings of road signs, colors, shapes, and markings?
  25. What would you do if a tire blows out?
  26. Where do most train/car collisions occur?
  27. What are the requirements for a learners permit, drivers license?
  28. Identify Virginia’s roads signs