VADETS LATEST 2026/2027 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔triangle pavement markings - ✔✔yield
✔✔yellow lines pavement marking - ✔✔Two way traffic
✔✔white lines pavement marking - ✔✔One way traffic
✔✔dotted lines pavement marking - ✔✔passing allowed
✔✔solid lines pavement marking - ✔✔no passing
✔✔What are the three components of the Highway Transportation System? -
✔✔People, vehicles, roadways
✔✔What system provides safe, convenient, and efficient movement of people and
goods fromplace to place? - ✔✔Highway Transportation System
✔✔Cars must give bicycles at least how many feet of room when passing? - ✔✔3
✔✔T or F: Pedestrians are part of the Highway Transportation System but they do not
have to follow the same rules of the road as drivers. - ✔✔False
✔✔T or F: The Virginia Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining
state and local roadways in Virginia. - ✔✔True
✔✔When approaching a vehicle in a parking lot, you should always approach from the
_____. - ✔✔Rear
✔✔When approaching a vehicle parked at the curb, you should always approach from
the _____. - ✔✔Front
✔✔Before driving, when approaching a vehicle, name three things you should check. -
✔✔Condition of tires, broken glass, fluid leaks
✔✔Why is it important to check behind the vehicle before you enter it? - ✔✔- you want
to look for small objects (shopping carts) behind the vehicle
- you want to look for small children behind the vehicle
- you want to look for small animals behind the vehicle
✔✔T or F: Having a back up camera in your vehicle can help with visibility and reduce
risk of backing over an object or person. - ✔✔True
,✔✔When preparing to drive, the hands should be placed at _____ o'clock and _____
o'clock. - ✔✔8, 4
✔✔A driver should allow at least how many inches between the driver's chest and the
steeringwheel? - ✔✔10
✔✔When preparing to drive and when driving, where should the driver rest their left
foot? - ✔✔on the dead pedal
✔✔What mirror provides the widest field of view? - ✔✔rear view mirror
✔✔When adjusting the head restraint in a vehicle, it should be in what position, relative
to thedriver or passenger? - ✔✔level with the ears, four inches from the head
✔✔two gauges found on the instrument panel - ✔✔odometer, speedometer
✔✔Tire pressure symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Headlights symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Overdrive symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Car door open symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Driver base driving decisions on appropximately _____ percent of what they see
and approximately _____ percent of what they hear or feel. - ✔✔90, 10
✔✔A driver should search at least _____ seconds ahead in their path of travel to
evaluate the situation. - ✔✔20
✔✔Your _____ field of vision allows you to read and see details. - ✔✔focal
✔✔What field of vision is more sensitive to light and motion, and orients individuals to
the environment? - ✔✔peripheral
✔✔What vision allows one to see distant objects more clearly than near ones? -
✔✔farsighted
✔✔SEEiT stands for _____. - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, Execute, in Time
✔✔Seeing the ball roll into the road is an example of _____. - ✔✔Searching
, ✔✔Space without restrictions to line of sight or path of travel is _____. - ✔✔Open
✔✔Space in which the level of risk is increasing is _____. - ✔✔Changing
✔✔To search effectively, driver need to know _____. - ✔✔Where to look, how to
evaluate what they see, what to look for
✔✔The maximum safe speed for a 4-second following distance on dry pavement is
_____. - ✔✔70
✔✔__________is the natural force that constantly pulls to the Earth and effects an
object'sweight. - ✔✔Gravity
✔✔The __________ a vehicle's center of gravity, the more unstable the vehicle
becomes. - ✔✔Higher
✔✔The Law of Motion is also known as __________. - ✔✔Inertia
✔✔__________ refers to the amount of motion an object has. - ✔✔Momentum
✔✔_______________ is compromised by the constantly changing weight on the tire
patches. - ✔✔Vehicle balance
✔✔________ describes the transfer of vehicle weight forward or backward? - ✔✔Pitch
✔✔________ describes when a vehicle shifts weight from side to side. - ✔✔Roll
✔✔________ describes the transfer of the vehicle's weight when the rear-end swings to
theright, to the left, or back and forth. - ✔✔Yaw
✔✔______________ are points used to help determine where the vehicle is in relation
to theroad and other vehicles. - ✔✔Reference Points
✔✔What lane position is used for most driving? - ✔✔1
✔✔Which lane position is used for making a right turn or parking? - ✔✔3
✔✔How do you know when you are parked 6 inches from the front line or curb? -
✔✔When the curb line extends beyond the right side passenger mirror
✔✔How do you know when you are parked with rear limitation? (6 inches from the curb
or line in the rear? - ✔✔You can see the curb line extend through the back of the right
rear passenger window
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔triangle pavement markings - ✔✔yield
✔✔yellow lines pavement marking - ✔✔Two way traffic
✔✔white lines pavement marking - ✔✔One way traffic
✔✔dotted lines pavement marking - ✔✔passing allowed
✔✔solid lines pavement marking - ✔✔no passing
✔✔What are the three components of the Highway Transportation System? -
✔✔People, vehicles, roadways
✔✔What system provides safe, convenient, and efficient movement of people and
goods fromplace to place? - ✔✔Highway Transportation System
✔✔Cars must give bicycles at least how many feet of room when passing? - ✔✔3
✔✔T or F: Pedestrians are part of the Highway Transportation System but they do not
have to follow the same rules of the road as drivers. - ✔✔False
✔✔T or F: The Virginia Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining
state and local roadways in Virginia. - ✔✔True
✔✔When approaching a vehicle in a parking lot, you should always approach from the
_____. - ✔✔Rear
✔✔When approaching a vehicle parked at the curb, you should always approach from
the _____. - ✔✔Front
✔✔Before driving, when approaching a vehicle, name three things you should check. -
✔✔Condition of tires, broken glass, fluid leaks
✔✔Why is it important to check behind the vehicle before you enter it? - ✔✔- you want
to look for small objects (shopping carts) behind the vehicle
- you want to look for small children behind the vehicle
- you want to look for small animals behind the vehicle
✔✔T or F: Having a back up camera in your vehicle can help with visibility and reduce
risk of backing over an object or person. - ✔✔True
,✔✔When preparing to drive, the hands should be placed at _____ o'clock and _____
o'clock. - ✔✔8, 4
✔✔A driver should allow at least how many inches between the driver's chest and the
steeringwheel? - ✔✔10
✔✔When preparing to drive and when driving, where should the driver rest their left
foot? - ✔✔on the dead pedal
✔✔What mirror provides the widest field of view? - ✔✔rear view mirror
✔✔When adjusting the head restraint in a vehicle, it should be in what position, relative
to thedriver or passenger? - ✔✔level with the ears, four inches from the head
✔✔two gauges found on the instrument panel - ✔✔odometer, speedometer
✔✔Tire pressure symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Headlights symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Overdrive symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Car door open symbol - ✔✔
✔✔Driver base driving decisions on appropximately _____ percent of what they see
and approximately _____ percent of what they hear or feel. - ✔✔90, 10
✔✔A driver should search at least _____ seconds ahead in their path of travel to
evaluate the situation. - ✔✔20
✔✔Your _____ field of vision allows you to read and see details. - ✔✔focal
✔✔What field of vision is more sensitive to light and motion, and orients individuals to
the environment? - ✔✔peripheral
✔✔What vision allows one to see distant objects more clearly than near ones? -
✔✔farsighted
✔✔SEEiT stands for _____. - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, Execute, in Time
✔✔Seeing the ball roll into the road is an example of _____. - ✔✔Searching
, ✔✔Space without restrictions to line of sight or path of travel is _____. - ✔✔Open
✔✔Space in which the level of risk is increasing is _____. - ✔✔Changing
✔✔To search effectively, driver need to know _____. - ✔✔Where to look, how to
evaluate what they see, what to look for
✔✔The maximum safe speed for a 4-second following distance on dry pavement is
_____. - ✔✔70
✔✔__________is the natural force that constantly pulls to the Earth and effects an
object'sweight. - ✔✔Gravity
✔✔The __________ a vehicle's center of gravity, the more unstable the vehicle
becomes. - ✔✔Higher
✔✔The Law of Motion is also known as __________. - ✔✔Inertia
✔✔__________ refers to the amount of motion an object has. - ✔✔Momentum
✔✔_______________ is compromised by the constantly changing weight on the tire
patches. - ✔✔Vehicle balance
✔✔________ describes the transfer of vehicle weight forward or backward? - ✔✔Pitch
✔✔________ describes when a vehicle shifts weight from side to side. - ✔✔Roll
✔✔________ describes the transfer of the vehicle's weight when the rear-end swings to
theright, to the left, or back and forth. - ✔✔Yaw
✔✔______________ are points used to help determine where the vehicle is in relation
to theroad and other vehicles. - ✔✔Reference Points
✔✔What lane position is used for most driving? - ✔✔1
✔✔Which lane position is used for making a right turn or parking? - ✔✔3
✔✔How do you know when you are parked 6 inches from the front line or curb? -
✔✔When the curb line extends beyond the right side passenger mirror
✔✔How do you know when you are parked with rear limitation? (6 inches from the curb
or line in the rear? - ✔✔You can see the curb line extend through the back of the right
rear passenger window
