DRIVE SAFE CORE EXAMS SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔All vehicles carrying passengers for hire, all buses carrying passengers and all
vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids must always stop no closer than
______ and no farther than ______ from railroad tracks. - ✔✔15 feet, 50 feet
✔✔The maximum legal speed limit on most interstate highways in VA is ______. -
✔✔65MPH
✔✔While driving in the city, _____ may help you avoid traffic but they may not be as
safe or they may increase your travel because of traffic control lights. - ✔✔Side Streets
✔✔While driving in the city, the busy urban environment can induce _________. -
✔✔Visual Overload
✔✔Prevent an expressway emergency by merging without ________. - ✔✔Stopping
✔✔On the expressway, maintain a 3-4 second following distance. If the road is slippery
or wet, adjust your distance to ______. - ✔✔6-8 seconds
✔✔When traveling at a safe speed on an expressway, select a lane that allows others
to ________. - ✔✔Pass you on the left
✔✔When changing lanes on an expressway, signal your intentions and ________. -
✔✔Check your mirrors and blind spot before maneuvering
✔✔Many head-on collisions occur on two-lane roads when passing because drivers
______. - ✔✔Misjudge the closure rate of oncoming traffic.
✔✔When passing around rotary traffic island, you must - ✔✔drive to the right of the
rotary island, and exit the rotary island smoothly.
✔✔ Roads that function as expressways and divided highways have high speeds and
greater risk of ________ crashes. - ✔✔High-Impact
✔✔Driving is a ________ society has entrusted to us when we are issued a license. -
✔✔Privilege
✔✔Evaluate weather conditions, the condition of your vehicle and other risk factors,
including ____ every time you drive - ✔✔Your Own Well Being
, ✔✔To help manage risk, it is essential that you _______ that can increase levels of risk.
- ✔✔Remain Alert to Conditions or Objects
✔✔It is illegal to drive in the US without a _______. - ✔✔Passenger Mirror
✔✔________ associated with traffic-related crashes in one of our largest societal
problems. - ✔✔Injury and Death
✔✔When you drive _________. - ✔✔Risk is Always Present
✔✔In the US, nearly ________ million people were injured and over 37k people were
killed in traffic collisions in 2008. - ✔✔ONE
✔✔Every vehicle operated on your state roadways must be covered by ______
insurance through a company that is authorized to do business in your state. -
✔✔Liability
✔✔Speed ________ - ✔✔Increases the distance required to stop
✔✔Lower headlight beams must be used when approaching within ______ of an
oncoming vehicle or when following within _____ of the rear of another vehicle. -
✔✔500 feet, 200 feet
✔✔Determine the stopping distance between these factors: - ✔✔Perception Distance
Reaction Distance
Braking Distance
✔✔How can you assess whether you are not looking far enough ahead when you
drive? - ✔✔You make frequent, quick stops
✔✔If a driver in front stops suddenly and a collision occurs, it is the fault of _______. -
✔✔the Driver behind
✔✔New hand positions are encouraged on the steering wheel such as - ✔✔8 & 4 o'
clock
✔✔The ______ becomes critical if you are in a situation where you may be struck from
the rear. - ✔✔Identification of alternate path
✔✔When exiting a parking spot, _________ has the right-of-way. - ✔✔the vehicle
already in lane
RATED A+
✔✔All vehicles carrying passengers for hire, all buses carrying passengers and all
vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids must always stop no closer than
______ and no farther than ______ from railroad tracks. - ✔✔15 feet, 50 feet
✔✔The maximum legal speed limit on most interstate highways in VA is ______. -
✔✔65MPH
✔✔While driving in the city, _____ may help you avoid traffic but they may not be as
safe or they may increase your travel because of traffic control lights. - ✔✔Side Streets
✔✔While driving in the city, the busy urban environment can induce _________. -
✔✔Visual Overload
✔✔Prevent an expressway emergency by merging without ________. - ✔✔Stopping
✔✔On the expressway, maintain a 3-4 second following distance. If the road is slippery
or wet, adjust your distance to ______. - ✔✔6-8 seconds
✔✔When traveling at a safe speed on an expressway, select a lane that allows others
to ________. - ✔✔Pass you on the left
✔✔When changing lanes on an expressway, signal your intentions and ________. -
✔✔Check your mirrors and blind spot before maneuvering
✔✔Many head-on collisions occur on two-lane roads when passing because drivers
______. - ✔✔Misjudge the closure rate of oncoming traffic.
✔✔When passing around rotary traffic island, you must - ✔✔drive to the right of the
rotary island, and exit the rotary island smoothly.
✔✔ Roads that function as expressways and divided highways have high speeds and
greater risk of ________ crashes. - ✔✔High-Impact
✔✔Driving is a ________ society has entrusted to us when we are issued a license. -
✔✔Privilege
✔✔Evaluate weather conditions, the condition of your vehicle and other risk factors,
including ____ every time you drive - ✔✔Your Own Well Being
, ✔✔To help manage risk, it is essential that you _______ that can increase levels of risk.
- ✔✔Remain Alert to Conditions or Objects
✔✔It is illegal to drive in the US without a _______. - ✔✔Passenger Mirror
✔✔________ associated with traffic-related crashes in one of our largest societal
problems. - ✔✔Injury and Death
✔✔When you drive _________. - ✔✔Risk is Always Present
✔✔In the US, nearly ________ million people were injured and over 37k people were
killed in traffic collisions in 2008. - ✔✔ONE
✔✔Every vehicle operated on your state roadways must be covered by ______
insurance through a company that is authorized to do business in your state. -
✔✔Liability
✔✔Speed ________ - ✔✔Increases the distance required to stop
✔✔Lower headlight beams must be used when approaching within ______ of an
oncoming vehicle or when following within _____ of the rear of another vehicle. -
✔✔500 feet, 200 feet
✔✔Determine the stopping distance between these factors: - ✔✔Perception Distance
Reaction Distance
Braking Distance
✔✔How can you assess whether you are not looking far enough ahead when you
drive? - ✔✔You make frequent, quick stops
✔✔If a driver in front stops suddenly and a collision occurs, it is the fault of _______. -
✔✔the Driver behind
✔✔New hand positions are encouraged on the steering wheel such as - ✔✔8 & 4 o'
clock
✔✔The ______ becomes critical if you are in a situation where you may be struck from
the rear. - ✔✔Identification of alternate path
✔✔When exiting a parking spot, _________ has the right-of-way. - ✔✔the vehicle
already in lane
