VADETS 2026 EXAM SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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✔✔Preventive maintenance includes vehicle self checks. Checking the vehicle
emergency kit should be done __________? - ✔✔weekly
✔✔T or F: If an engine overheats, open the radiator cap to cool down the vehicle? -
✔✔False
✔✔T or F: If a car catches fire, use an A-B-C type fire extinguisher to put it out. -
✔✔True
✔✔T or F: Highway Safety Design may include guardrails, crash attenuators and
breakaway sign posts. - ✔✔true
✔✔__________________ create noise and alert drivers if they cross the center or edge
line? - ✔✔Rumble strips
✔✔An example of a traffic design that is meant to slow vehicles down is a
_________________________? - ✔✔roundabout.
✔✔______________________ alert drivers to weather conditions and traffic problems?
- ✔✔Variable-message signs
✔✔____________________ is one of the most common contributing factors of traffic
crashes? - ✔✔speeding
✔✔____________ control devices are designed to keep the tires in contact with the
road surface as much as possible. - ✔✔Suspension
✔✔___________ glass fractures into small relatively harmless pieces. - ✔✔Tempered
✔✔_______________ increases traction and allows the driver to better manage the
vehicle in bad weather? - ✔✔All wheel drive
✔✔__________________ monitors the speed of each wheel to prevent lock-up? -
✔✔Anti-lock brake
✔✔______________________ this function automatically switches from low to high
beam and back again, for improved nighttime visibility as conditions warrant? -
✔✔Automatic high beams
, ✔✔T or F: Vehicle Stability Control is designed to prevent wheels from slipping
sideways when cornering or steering suddenly. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F: Tire pressure rating indicates the expected life of a tire. - ✔✔False
✔✔A tire with a tread wear rating of 150 is expected to last _______________
percentage longer than one graded 100. - ✔✔50
✔✔_____________________ is the grip of a tire on a road. - ✔✔Traction
✔✔Air pressure for tires should be checked when the tire is _______________. -
✔✔cool
✔✔All new vehicles are required to have ________________________monitoring
system? - ✔✔tire pressure
✔✔_____________ technology automatically takes action without driver input? -
✔✔Mitigating
✔✔_____________________ maintains a speed set by the driver when there is no lead
vehicle. - ✔✔Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
✔✔___________________ vehicles are a self-driving car that is capable of sensing its
environment and moving with little or no human input. - ✔✔Automated
✔✔T or F: Lane departure warning uses a camera to monitor lane markings and will
take control of the vehicle to keep the driver from operating it. - ✔✔False
✔✔___________________ allows vehicles and traffic signals to communicate with one
another alerting drivers of an upcoming red light. - ✔✔Intersection Assistance
✔✔U.S.DOT stands for the __________________________. - ✔✔U. S. Department of
Transportation
✔✔Technology that provides 360 degree view within range of similarly equipped
vehicles is known as ___________________. - ✔✔V2V
✔✔______________________ speed warning alerts driver of upcoming sharp turns. -
✔✔Curve
RATED A+
✔✔Preventive maintenance includes vehicle self checks. Checking the vehicle
emergency kit should be done __________? - ✔✔weekly
✔✔T or F: If an engine overheats, open the radiator cap to cool down the vehicle? -
✔✔False
✔✔T or F: If a car catches fire, use an A-B-C type fire extinguisher to put it out. -
✔✔True
✔✔T or F: Highway Safety Design may include guardrails, crash attenuators and
breakaway sign posts. - ✔✔true
✔✔__________________ create noise and alert drivers if they cross the center or edge
line? - ✔✔Rumble strips
✔✔An example of a traffic design that is meant to slow vehicles down is a
_________________________? - ✔✔roundabout.
✔✔______________________ alert drivers to weather conditions and traffic problems?
- ✔✔Variable-message signs
✔✔____________________ is one of the most common contributing factors of traffic
crashes? - ✔✔speeding
✔✔____________ control devices are designed to keep the tires in contact with the
road surface as much as possible. - ✔✔Suspension
✔✔___________ glass fractures into small relatively harmless pieces. - ✔✔Tempered
✔✔_______________ increases traction and allows the driver to better manage the
vehicle in bad weather? - ✔✔All wheel drive
✔✔__________________ monitors the speed of each wheel to prevent lock-up? -
✔✔Anti-lock brake
✔✔______________________ this function automatically switches from low to high
beam and back again, for improved nighttime visibility as conditions warrant? -
✔✔Automatic high beams
, ✔✔T or F: Vehicle Stability Control is designed to prevent wheels from slipping
sideways when cornering or steering suddenly. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F: Tire pressure rating indicates the expected life of a tire. - ✔✔False
✔✔A tire with a tread wear rating of 150 is expected to last _______________
percentage longer than one graded 100. - ✔✔50
✔✔_____________________ is the grip of a tire on a road. - ✔✔Traction
✔✔Air pressure for tires should be checked when the tire is _______________. -
✔✔cool
✔✔All new vehicles are required to have ________________________monitoring
system? - ✔✔tire pressure
✔✔_____________ technology automatically takes action without driver input? -
✔✔Mitigating
✔✔_____________________ maintains a speed set by the driver when there is no lead
vehicle. - ✔✔Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
✔✔___________________ vehicles are a self-driving car that is capable of sensing its
environment and moving with little or no human input. - ✔✔Automated
✔✔T or F: Lane departure warning uses a camera to monitor lane markings and will
take control of the vehicle to keep the driver from operating it. - ✔✔False
✔✔___________________ allows vehicles and traffic signals to communicate with one
another alerting drivers of an upcoming red light. - ✔✔Intersection Assistance
✔✔U.S.DOT stands for the __________________________. - ✔✔U. S. Department of
Transportation
✔✔Technology that provides 360 degree view within range of similarly equipped
vehicles is known as ___________________. - ✔✔V2V
✔✔______________________ speed warning alerts driver of upcoming sharp turns. -
✔✔Curve
