OFFICIAL DRIVING SCHOOL SEGMENT 1 EXAM SOLVED #25
What is the primary reason that safety belts are important to a driver in a class? -
correct answer to protect the driver from inertia
If the head restraint is adjusted properly, where should it be in relation to the person's
head? - correct answer directly behind and as close as possible to the middle of the
back of your head
What should drivers do regarding mirrors while driving? - correct answer glance often
If there is an airbag in your vehicle's steering wheel, where is it best to keep your
hands? - correct answer 9 and 3 (or 8 and 4)
What are enhanced mirror settings? - correct answer a technique for setting your
mirrors to reduce blind spots
What are vehicle reference points used for? - correct answer guiding and determining
where a car is
What are airbags designed to do? - correct answer minimize inertia and impact
Explain hand over hand steering - correct answer passing hands over each other on the
wheel while steering
Explain push pull steering - correct answer one hand pushes up, and the other pulls
down
Why is push pull steering better? - correct answer it reduces the chance of hitting
yourself if the airbag were to go off
What are the 3 levels of breaking? - correct answer coasting, controlled, threshold
What do the letters on the shifter stand for? - correct answer park, reverse, neutral,
drive, 2nd, 1st
Which direction should you approach to enter the vehicle when you are parked at a
curb? - correct answer the front
When you park facing uphill which way should you turn your wheels? - correct answer
away from the curb
What is the purpose of traffic control devices? - correct answer to give drivers info to
keep them safe
, Rumble strips are placed across the roadway to alert drivers of what? - correct answer
an upcoming hazard
In order to aviod comflicts when traffic is heavy in the right lane you should use what
lane? - correct answer if there are 3 lanes, the center, if there are 2, the left
You car driving on a city street and have the green light, a pedestrian begins to begin to
cross the the street ahead of you. What should you do? - correct answer wait for them
to cross; stop regardless of light
The speed limit in a subdivision is - correct answer 25
The speed limit in a business district is - correct answer 25
The speed limit on a highway with a lane closed for construction is - correct answer 45
The speed limit on a highway is - correct answer 55
The speed limit on an expressway is - correct answer 70
The speed limit on an unmarked road is - correct answer 55
The speed limit in a trailer park is - correct answer 15
You are the first in line when the light turns green. What should you do before you begin
to move ahead? - correct answer scan the intersection
You get the best gas mileage when? - correct answer the slowest speed of your highest
gear (normally around 45-50 mph)
You're stopped at a red light. You have checked the intersection to see that it is clear of
vehicles and people. Unless a sign tells you not to you may? - correct answer turn right
Is passing on the right of another vehicle by crossing the solid white line that marks the
edge of the roadway allowed or prohibited? - correct answer prohibited
A traffic signal changes to yellow as you approach an intersection. In most cases, what
action should you take? - correct answer make any reasonable effort to stop safely
A weave lane on a freeway is very dangerous because? - correct answer there are both
entrance and exit lanes,so cars cross paths
A flashing yellow arrow in the left turn lane communicates what to a driver? - correct
answer go through, but beware/yield to other cars
What is the primary reason that safety belts are important to a driver in a class? -
correct answer to protect the driver from inertia
If the head restraint is adjusted properly, where should it be in relation to the person's
head? - correct answer directly behind and as close as possible to the middle of the
back of your head
What should drivers do regarding mirrors while driving? - correct answer glance often
If there is an airbag in your vehicle's steering wheel, where is it best to keep your
hands? - correct answer 9 and 3 (or 8 and 4)
What are enhanced mirror settings? - correct answer a technique for setting your
mirrors to reduce blind spots
What are vehicle reference points used for? - correct answer guiding and determining
where a car is
What are airbags designed to do? - correct answer minimize inertia and impact
Explain hand over hand steering - correct answer passing hands over each other on the
wheel while steering
Explain push pull steering - correct answer one hand pushes up, and the other pulls
down
Why is push pull steering better? - correct answer it reduces the chance of hitting
yourself if the airbag were to go off
What are the 3 levels of breaking? - correct answer coasting, controlled, threshold
What do the letters on the shifter stand for? - correct answer park, reverse, neutral,
drive, 2nd, 1st
Which direction should you approach to enter the vehicle when you are parked at a
curb? - correct answer the front
When you park facing uphill which way should you turn your wheels? - correct answer
away from the curb
What is the purpose of traffic control devices? - correct answer to give drivers info to
keep them safe
, Rumble strips are placed across the roadway to alert drivers of what? - correct answer
an upcoming hazard
In order to aviod comflicts when traffic is heavy in the right lane you should use what
lane? - correct answer if there are 3 lanes, the center, if there are 2, the left
You car driving on a city street and have the green light, a pedestrian begins to begin to
cross the the street ahead of you. What should you do? - correct answer wait for them
to cross; stop regardless of light
The speed limit in a subdivision is - correct answer 25
The speed limit in a business district is - correct answer 25
The speed limit on a highway with a lane closed for construction is - correct answer 45
The speed limit on a highway is - correct answer 55
The speed limit on an expressway is - correct answer 70
The speed limit on an unmarked road is - correct answer 55
The speed limit in a trailer park is - correct answer 15
You are the first in line when the light turns green. What should you do before you begin
to move ahead? - correct answer scan the intersection
You get the best gas mileage when? - correct answer the slowest speed of your highest
gear (normally around 45-50 mph)
You're stopped at a red light. You have checked the intersection to see that it is clear of
vehicles and people. Unless a sign tells you not to you may? - correct answer turn right
Is passing on the right of another vehicle by crossing the solid white line that marks the
edge of the roadway allowed or prohibited? - correct answer prohibited
A traffic signal changes to yellow as you approach an intersection. In most cases, what
action should you take? - correct answer make any reasonable effort to stop safely
A weave lane on a freeway is very dangerous because? - correct answer there are both
entrance and exit lanes,so cars cross paths
A flashing yellow arrow in the left turn lane communicates what to a driver? - correct
answer go through, but beware/yield to other cars
