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Drivers Ed Section 3 - Test A



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 


When entering a freeway, remember:
a.
Freeway traffic has the right of way
c.
You should be going 10 mph slower than the traffic
b.
You have the right of way
d.
x
 

 2. 

. If your speed is about 800 ft. in 10 seconds (55mph)
a.
You will need about 800 ft to pass safely
c.
You will need about 1200 ft to pass safely
b.
You will need about 1600 ft to pass safely
d.
x
 

 3. 

When you plan to exit the freeway:
a.
Switch lanes as quickly as possible
c.
Switch lanes as slowly as possible
b.
Be sure you are at the proper speed for leaving traffic
d.
x
 

 4. 

Use your horn:
a.
To wake up a sleepy driver
c.
To avoid an accident
b.
To get a driver up to speed
d.
x
 

 5. 

The use of a lap belt only:
a.
Is as safe as a lap & shoulder belt together
c.
Is the cause of more spinal injuries in children
b.
Is required of under 40 pound children     
d.
x
 

 6. 

. When you enter a freeway, you should be driving at
a.
The legal speed of the freeway
c.
At or near same speed as the freeway traffic
b.
Ten mph slower than the flow of traffic
d.
x
 

 7. 

After passing another car you should:
a.
Count 10 seconds and then cut in
c.
Honk, then return to the lane you left
b.
See the headlights in rearview mirror, return to lane
d.
x
 

 8. 

If you see an accident ahead
a.
Both following answers are correct
c.
Tap brake pedal quickly a few times
b.
Turn on your emergency flashers
d.
x
 

 9. 

A way to notify drivers you have an emergency:
a.
To leave none of your lights on
c.
To leave your parking lights on
b.
To open the hood of the car and leave it up
d.
x
 

 10. 


A good safety rule in leaving space to merge is
a.
Leave a one second gap
c.
Leave a four second gap
b.
Leave a three second gap
d.
x
 

 11. 

Use your horn on a narrow mountain road:
a.
Where you can't see 100 feet ahead
c.
Where you can't see 300 feet ahead
b.
Where you can't see 200 feet ahead
d.
x
 

 12. 

At highway speeds (50-55 mph) you need:
a.
A 6 - 8 second gap to pass safely
c.
A 3 - 5 gap to pass safely
b.
A 10 -12 second gap to pass safely
d.
x
 

 13. 

If you are crossing lanes or turning make sure:
a.
No cars are blocking your way
c.
You see a yellow light
b.
You see a red light
d.
x
 

 14. 

. If you have car trouble and need to stop:
a.
Pull off the road, away from traffic
c.
Stop in the far right lane
b.
Use carpool lane for emergency stop
d.
x
 

 15. 

If you have to cross several freeway lanes:
a.
Cross them all in one move
c.
Crossing several lanes is an illegal move
b.
Cross them one lane at a time

d.
x
 

 16. 

Lap and shoulder belts are:
a.
About the same as laps belts only
c.
Three to four times as safe as lap belts only
b.
Ten times as safe as lap belts only
d.
x
 

 17. 


When entering city streets from a full stop:
a.
City traffic will yield to you
c.
You will need a gap of a full block to enter
b.
You will need a gap of half a block to enter
d.
x
 

 18. 

Seat belts in good condition and properly worn:
a.
Are required for drivers and passengers
c.
Are required only for the driver
b.
Are required only in the cab of a pickup truck
d.
x
 

 19. 

It has been proven that seat belts:
a.
Always causes drivers to be trapped in car
c.
Always causes drivers to be thrown from car
b.
Can reduce injury and death
d.
x
 

 20. 

In a 30 mph collision your body is hit with:
a.
The impact of a 30 mph force
c.
The impact of falling from a 3-story building
b.
The impact of falling from a 6-story building
d.
x
 



 
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